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Goose Goslin League
4-2-2063
John Valentin Left Field
Retired (1960, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .273 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .746 Status Deceased (1990) Option Years 0  
H 802 Age at Death 68 Date of Birth 12-24-1922
HR 39 Drafted Round 1, Pick 9
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 10 years
(40 games)
RBI 341
SB 119
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R D+ Power vs. L C  Velocity C    Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt D+ Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS C+ (49.6%) Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (100%) Arm B- WS Appearances 2
2B D  (12.9%) CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 8
3B --- RF A+ (99.0%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1950 CIN
144
503
97
143
23
9
11
55
74
 72 3 4
21
 3 2
.808
.377
.431
.147
.284
1951 CIN-STL
144
522
71
150
20
9
10
53
59
 66 4 0
19
 2 6
.782
.364
.418
.130
.287
1952 STL
131
457
69
130
24
9
8
60
60
 67 3 3
15
 4 4
.798
.369
.429
.144
.284
1953 STL
101
302
37
78
19
3
3
35
45
 46 2 5
15
 5 10
.724
.353
.371
.113
.258
1954 STL
86
267
40
70
18
4
2
30
27
 35 0 2
9
 2 5
.710
.328
.382
.120
.262
1955 STL
73
165
22
51
8
2
3
21
17
 18 2 2
8
 2 1
.813
.376
.436
.127
.309
1956 STL
79
182
28
44
6
3
0
21
27
 27 3 0
11
 1 3
.657
.349
.308
.066
.242
1957 STL
60
129
16
31
2
2
0
7
14
 12 1 0
8
 3 3
.606
.319
.287
.047
.240
1958 STL
40
111
9
30
2
0
1
13
13
 18 1 2
6
 2 1
.662
.346
.315
.045
.270
1959 BRO
106
293
35
74
12
4
1
44
38
 49 2 0
7
 4 2
.673
.342
.331
.078
.253
1960 BRO-BOS-CIN-BRO-NYA
9
7
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
 1 0 0
0
 0 0
.286
.143
.143
.000
.143
Total
973
2938
424
802
134
45
39
341
374
 411 21 18
119
 28 37
.746
.357
.389
.116
.273
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1960-11-01John Valentin has retired from the New York Blackhearts
1960-07-27The New York Blackhearts have acquired John Valentin from the waiver wire.
1960-07-13The Brooklyn Traveling Wilburies have waived John Valentin.
1960-07-09The Brooklyn Traveling Wilburies have acquired John Valentin from the waiver wire.
1960-06-22The Cincinnati Starlets have waived John Valentin.
1960-06-17The Cincinnati Starlets have acquired John Valentin from the waiver wire.
1960-05-29The Boston Chaos have waived John Valentin.
1960-05-14The Boston Chaos have acquired John Valentin from the waiver wire.
1960-05-10The Brooklyn Traveling Wilburies have waived John Valentin.
1960-05-05The Brooklyn Traveling Wilburies have promoted Turk Warstler to the major league team. The Brooklyn Traveling Wilburies have promoted Charlie Lea to the major league team. The Brooklyn Traveling Wilburies have designated John Valentin for assignment. The Brooklyn Traveling Wilburies have designated Sam Bush for assignment.
1959-04-05The Brooklyn Traveling Wilburies have acquired John Valentin from the waiver wire.
1959-04-05The Brooklyn Traveling Wilburies have demoted Ed Brinkman Jr. to the minor leagues.
1959-04-01The St. Louis Redlegs have promoted August West to the major league team. The St. Louis Redlegs have designated John Valentin for assignment.
1951-04-05A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Redlegs and the Cincinnati Troopers. The Cincinnati Troopers receive Stephen McKean, Draft Pick - 1952 Round 3 (STL) from the St. Louis Redlegs in exchange for John Valentin.
1950-04-11The Cincinnati Troopers have renamed Fred Johnson to John Valentin.