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Thurman Munson League
8-10-2254
Dave Valdes Right Field
Retired (1955, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .323 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .908 Status Deceased (1986) Option Years 0  
H 802 Age at Death 67 Date of Birth 06-29-1919
HR 97 Drafted Round 1, Pick 2
(1950)
Majors Svc Time 6 years
(7 games)
RBI 384
SB 100
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A- Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B- Velocity C+   Mentor vR A+
Speed A- Bunt B+ Control C+   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 1
1B D- (6.3%) LF A+ (98.7%) Arm WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF C- (29.7%)   Health LCS Appearances 5
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT GG
1951 RF WAS 11 11 97.0 28 27 0 1 0 -1 2.51 .964
CF WAS 1 1 11.0 4 4 0 0 0 0 3.27 1.000
LF WAS 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.50 1.000
1952 RF WAS-KC-NYN-NYA 82 81 709.1 151 148 0 3 0 -4 1.88 .980
LF WAS-KC-NYN-NYA 16 14 131.2 36 32 2 2 0 +2 2.32 .944
1B WAS-KC-NYN-NYA 11 11 94.0 104 102 2 0 12 -1 9.96 1.000
CF WAS-KC-NYN-NYA 11 11 88.1 29 29 0 0 0 0 2.95 1.000
2B WAS-KC-NYN-NYA 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
SS WAS-KC-NYN-NYA 1 0 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.00 1.000
1953 RF NYA 105 105 937.1 204 204 0 0 0 -2 1.96 1.000
LF NYA 13 13 108.1 23 23 0 0 0 0 1.91 1.000
1954 RF NYA 135 135 1185.0 249 246 1 2 0 0 1.88 .992
1955 LF MIL 11 10 93.0 20 18 0 2 0 +2 1.74 .900
RF MIL 8 7 63.0 14 13 0 1 0 0 1.86 .929
1B MIL 4 4 35.0 41 40 1 0 7 +1 10.54 1.000
CF MIL 3 3 27.0 9 9 0 0 0 0 3.00 1.000
3B MIL 1 0 5.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.60 1.000
SS MIL 2 0 5.0 6 2 3 1 1 0 9.00 .833
2B MIL 3 0 4.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.25 1.000
Pos Total RF 341 339 2991.2 646 638 1 7 0 -7 1.92 .989
LF 41 37 335.0 80 74 2 4 0 +4 2.04 .950
1B 15 15 129.0 145 142 3 0 19 0 10.12 1.000
CF 15 15 126.1 42 42 0 0 0 0 2.99 1.000
2B 5 0 7.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.29 1.000
SS 3 0 6.0 7 2 4 1 1 0 9.00 .857
3B 1 0 5.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.60 1.000
Total 421 406 3600.0 923 899 12 12 20 -3 2.28 .987
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1955-11-01Dave Valdes has retired from the Milwaukee Braves
1955-04-01A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Braves and the New York Cannibals. The New York Cannibals receive Billy Edmonson, Van Fryman, Draft Pick - 1956 Round 1 (MIL) from the Milwaukee Braves in exchange for AJ Lea, Dave Valdes.
1952-08-14A trade has been completed between the New York Mets and the New York Cannibals. The New York Cannibals receive Dave Valdes from the New York Mets in exchange for Draft Pick - 1953 Round 2 (NYA), Draft Pick - 1954 Round 1 (NYA), Draft Pick - 1954 Round 2 (NYA).
1952-06-13A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Killers and the New York Mets. The New York Mets receive Dave Valdes from the Kansas City Killers in exchange for Chet Taylor, Draft Pick - 1953 Round 2 (BAL).
1952-05-20A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Killers and the Washington Presidents. The Washington Presidents receive David Cohen, Danny Gross from the Kansas City Killers in exchange for Dave Valdes.