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4-1-2040
Erik Valdespino Relief Pitcher
Retired (1984, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.30 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/L
W-L 57-52 Status Deceased (2018) Option Years 0  
SV 19 Age at Death 69 Date of Birth 01-14-1949
K 719 Drafted Round 1, Pick 6
(1970)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(109 games)
IP 926.1
WHIP 1.61
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L F  Endurance C-   Ldrship D-
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L F  Velocity A    Mentor Val C-
Speed C+ Bunt C  Control C+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C+ WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1970 BOS
5
 5
37
0
0
0
3
 0
42.0
 45 25 24 1 20
36
1.55
5.14
1971 BOS
5
 4
63
0
0
0
1
 2
63.1
 58 30 30 4 23
45
1.28
4.26
1972 BOS
4
 3
68
0
0
0
0
 0
60.0
 74 42 40 5 37
38
1.85
6.00
1973 BOS
0
 2
34
0
0
0
1
 2
35.2
 52 34 31 1 28
26
2.24
7.82
1974 BOS
3
 3
41
0
0
0
2
 2
49.1
 66 32 30 2 23
39
1.80
5.47
1975 BOS-CLE
1
 1
18
0
0
0
1
 0
17.1
 16 13 13 1 8
11
1.38
6.75
1976 CLE
2
 5
55
0
0
0
4
 2
46.1
 63 37 37 1 16
44
1.71
7.19
1977 CLE-WAS
7
 4
49
0
0
0
3
 1
46.1
 46 29 27 1 23
35
1.49
5.24
1978 WAS
6
 2
75
0
0
0
0
 1
102.2
 97 51 45 1 54
91
1.47
3.94
1979 WAS
8
 3
91
0
0
0
0
 4
119.1
 143 78 71 2 56
88
1.67
5.35
1980 WAS
7
 8
103
0
0
0
2
 7
132.2
 135 76 70 2 63
96
1.49
4.75
1981 WAS
3
 5
85
0
0
0
0
 4
88.0
 105 73 70 2 44
59
1.69
7.16
1982 WAS
3
 0
36
0
0
0
1
 2
47.2
 47 19 17 3 17
44
1.34
3.21
1983 WAS-BOS
2
 6
47
0
0
0
1
 2
54.2
 64 33 32 2 31
53
1.74
5.27
1984 WAS-NYA
1
 1
21
0
0
0
0
 0
21.0
 29 9 8 0 8
14
1.76
3.43
2040
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
57
 52
823
0
0
0
19
 29
926.1
 1040 581 545 28 451
719
1.61
5.30
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1984-11-01Erik Valdespino has retired from the New York Salseros
1984-04-19The New York Salseros have acquired Erik Valdespino from the waiver wire.
1984-04-15The Washington Woolly Mammoths have promoted Tim Blanco to the major league team. The Washington Woolly Mammoths have designated Erik Valdespino for assignment.
1984-04-15The Washington Woolly Mammoths have re-claimed Erik Valdespino from the waiver wire.
1984-04-12The Washington Woolly Mammoths have promoted Manuel Hunt to the major league team. The Washington Woolly Mammoths have designated Erik Valdespino for assignment.
1984-03-03A trade has been completed between the Washington Woolly Mammoths and the Boston Red Sox. The Boston Red Sox receive Draft Pick 1986 Round 5 WAS (Corey Church), Draft Pick 1986 Round 4 WAS (Cal Grant) from the Washington Woolly Mammoths in exchange for Erik Valdespino.
1983-10-23The Boston Red Sox have re-claimed Erik Valdespino from the waiver wire.
1983-10-13The Boston Red Sox have promoted Mike Foster to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have designated Erik Valdespino for assignment.
1983-09-14Erik Valdespino of the Boston Red Sox is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1983-05-03A trade has been completed between the Washington Woolly Mammoths and the Boston Red Sox. The Boston Red Sox receive Steve Troedson, Erik Valdespino, Dave Dolan, Draft Pick 1984 Round 3 WAS (Greg Kingman), Draft Pick 1984 Round 2 WAS (Bill Smith), Draft Pick 1984 Round 1 WAS (Jerry Berberet) from the Washington Woolly Mammoths in exchange for Josh Beckett.
1981-07-07Erik Valdespino of the Washington Water Bongs is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1980-08-30Erik Valdespino of the Washington SimMets is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
1978-05-08Erik Valdespino of the Washington SimMets is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1977-06-23The Washington SimMets have acquired Erik Valdespino from the waiver wire.
1977-06-19The Cleveland Coyotes have promoted Marshall Law to the major league team. The Cleveland Coyotes have designated Erik Valdespino for assignment.
1977-04-06The Cleveland Coyotes have re-claimed Erik Valdespino from the waiver wire.
1977-04-04The Cleveland Coyotes have promoted Cung Le to the major league team. The Cleveland Coyotes have designated Erik Valdespino for assignment.
1976-04-01The Cleveland Coyotes have promoted Erik Valdespino to the major league team. The Cleveland Coyotes have promoted Punch Cruz to the major league team. The Cleveland Coyotes have designated Jim Torphy for assignment. The Cleveland Coyotes have designated John Soriano for assignment.
1975-10-17The Cleveland Coyotes have sent Erik Valdespino to the minors.
1975-10-03The Cleveland Coyotes have promoted Erik Valdespino to the major league team. The Cleveland Coyotes have designated Derrick Hahn for assignment.
1975-09-24The Cleveland Coyotes have promoted Punch Cruz to the major league team. The Cleveland Coyotes have promoted Jake Corser to the major league team. The Cleveland Coyotes have sent Anton Chigurh to the minors. The Cleveland Coyotes have sent Adrian Barrett to the minors. The Cleveland Coyotes have sent Erik Valdespino to the minors.
1975-09-04The Cleveland Coyotes have promoted Erik Valdespino to the major league team.
1975-09-03The Cleveland Coyotes have promoted Anton Chigurh to the major league team. The Cleveland Coyotes have sent Erik Valdespino to the minors.
1975-09-02The Cleveland Coyotes have promoted Erik Valdespino to the major league team.
1975-07-11The Cleveland Coyotes have promoted Jake Corser to the major league team. The Cleveland Coyotes have sent Erik Valdespino to the minors.
1975-07-07The Cleveland Coyotes have promoted Erik Valdespino to the major league team. The Cleveland Coyotes have sent Anton Chigurh to the minors.
1975-07-07The Cleveland Coyotes have promoted Anton Chigurh to the major league team. The Cleveland Coyotes have sent Erik Valdespino to the minors.
1975-05-29The Cleveland Coyotes have promoted Erik Valdespino to the major league team. The Cleveland Coyotes have sent Anton Chigurh to the minors.
1975-05-29The Cleveland Coyotes have acquired Erik Valdespino from the waiver wire.
1975-05-25The Boston Celts have acquired Chico Hale from the waiver wire. The Boston Celts have waived Erik Valdespino.
1975-05-22The Boston Celts have promoted Danny Ramirez to the major league team. The Boston Celts have sent Erik Valdespino to the minors.
1974-07-21The Boston Celts have promoted Erik Valdespino to the major league team. The Boston Celts have promoted Al Chadwick to the major league team. The Boston Celts have sent Glen Fisher to the minors. The Boston Celts have sent Milt Lopez to the minors.
1974-07-07The Boston Celts have promoted Jack James to the major league team. The Boston Celts have promoted Milt Lopez to the major league team. The Boston Celts have sent Al Chadwick to the minors. The Boston Celts have sent Erik Valdespino to the minors.
1974-05-23The Boston Celts have promoted Wayland Brenner to the major league team. The Boston Celts have promoted Erik Valdespino to the major league team. The Boston Celts have designated Marty Andrews for assignment. The Boston Celts have designated Dave Clements for assignment.
1974-05-08The Boston Celts have promoted Joe Poorman to the major league team. The Boston Celts have sent Erik Valdespino to the minors.
1974-04-18The Boston Celts have promoted Erik Valdespino to the major league team. The Boston Celts have sent Shawn Hill to the minors.
1974-04-05The Boston Celts have demoted Erik Valdespino to the minor leagues.
1974-04-04The Boston Celts have promoted Erik Valdespino to the major league team. The Boston Celts have promoted Ken Schlitzer to the major league team. The Boston Celts have sent Chuck Lauder to the minors. The Boston Celts have designated Doc Russell for assignment.
1974-04-04The Boston Celts have promoted Cal Biscan to the major league team. The Boston Celts have sent Erik Valdespino to the minors.
1974-04-01The Boston Celts have promoted Erik Valdespino to the major league team. The Boston Celts have promoted Chuck Lauder to the major league team. The Boston Celts have sent Al Chadwick to the minors. The Boston Celts have sent Wayland Brenner to the minors.
1973-08-24The Boston Dubliners have promoted Wayland Brenner to the major league team. The Boston Dubliners have sent Erik Valdespino to the minors.
1973-07-13The Boston Dubliners have promoted Erik Valdespino to the major league team. The Boston Dubliners have sent Ken Schlitzer to the minors.
1973-07-03The Boston Dubliners have promoted Cal Biscan to the major league team. The Boston Dubliners have sent Erik Valdespino to the minors.
1973-07-02The Boston Dubliners have promoted Erik Valdespino to the major league team.
1973-06-20The Boston Dubliners have promoted Harry Davis to the major league team. The Boston Dubliners have promoted Allen Shea to the major league team. The Boston Dubliners have sent Boots Cassady to the minors. The Boston Dubliners have sent Erik Valdespino to the minors.
1973-06-08The Boston Dubliners have promoted Erik Valdespino to the major league team. The Boston Dubliners have promoted Jim Martinez to the major league team. The Boston Dubliners have promoted Al Chadwick to the major league team. The Boston Dubliners have sent Johnny Pfund to the minors. The Boston Dubliners have sent Bill Westrum to the minors. The Boston Dubliners have sent Mitchell Wendell to the minors.
1973-05-15The Boston Dubliners have promoted Mitchell Wendell to the major league team. The Boston Dubliners have promoted Al Chadwick to the major league team. The Boston Dubliners have sent Jim Martinez to the minors. The Boston Dubliners have sent Erik Valdespino to the minors.
1970-05-01The Boston Pounders have promoted Erik Valdespino to the major league team. The Boston Pounders have designated Denton True for assignment.