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Mark Fidrych League
10-22-2157
Bull Valera Left Field
Retired (1965, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .246 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .698 Status Deceased (1999) Option Years 0  
H 932 Age at Death 69 Date of Birth 08-17-1930
HR 118 Drafted Round 1, Pick 13
(1952)
Majors Svc Time 12 years
(80 games)
RBI 463
SB 0
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L Velocity C-   Mentor vR A+
Speed Bunt Control C-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D+ WS Rings 4
1B A+ (96.3%) LF A+ (100%) Arm WS Appearances 6
2B --- CF (62.1%)   Health D+ LCS Appearances 7
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% 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
1952 KC-MIL
8
21
0
2
0
0
0
1
3
7 0 0
0
0 1
.304
.208
.095
.000
.095
1953 MIL
120
429
36
87
15
0
12
46
43
81 1 2
0
0 3
.597
.276
.322
.119
.203
1954 MIL
135
508
46
136
25
0
14
58
48
88 1 0
0
0 3
.732
.332
.400
.132
.268
1955 MIL
135
497
46
107
20
1
15
50
45
83 0 1
0
0 8
.630
.280
.350
.135
.215
1956 MIL
116
426
49
110
20
0
11
49
46
76 3 1
0
1 6
.717
.334
.383
.124
.258
1957 MIL-PHI
106
294
28
66
15
0
8
33
29
35 1 0
0
0 0
.653
.296
.357
.133
.224
1958 PHI
97
220
29
57
10
1
9
34
29
45 2 1
0
0 3
.786
.349
.436
.177
.259
1959 PHI
85
235
37
69
15
0
10
35
23
35 1 0
0
0 1
.844
.359
.485
.191
.294
1960 PHI
71
235
37
62
9
1
9
37
25
43 2 6
0
0 3
.758
.332
.426
.162
.264
1961 PHI
104
336
39
88
11
1
14
49
31
71 1 3
0
0 6
.749
.323
.426
.164
.262
1962 PHI
80
287
29
73
9
1
7
35
19
44 4 0
0
0 8
.676
.310
.366
.111
.254
1963 PHI-BAL-PHI
47
138
20
37
7
0
5
21
16
30 0 2
0
0 3
.767
.340
.428
.159
.268
1964 PHI
22
79
9
21
4
0
3
10
10
12 0 0
0
0 1
.779
.348
.430
.165
.266
1965 PHI
35
90
10
17
2
0
1
5
3
22 0 1
0
0 0
.457
.213
.244
.056
.189
Total
1161
3795
415
932
162
5
118
463
370
672 16 17
0
1 46
.698
.314
.384
.139
.246
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1965-11-01Bull Valera has retired from the Philadelphia Force
1965-04-18Bull Valera of the Philadelphia Force is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1964-05-17Bull Valera of the Philadelphia Force is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1963-08-25A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Baboons and the Philadelphia Force. The Philadelphia Force receive Luis Johnson, Ed Cepeda, Bull Valera, Gary Bagwell, Shane Pendergrass, Jackson Montgomery from the Baltimore Baboons in exchange for Mark Miller, Darius Eslami.
1963-05-23A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Baboons and the Philadelphia Force. The Philadelphia Force receive Rusty Bowler, Phil Martinez from the Baltimore Baboons in exchange for Bull Valera, Larry Smith, Storm Fox, Gary Bagwell, Jackson Montgomery, Shane Pendergrass, Alex Hutchings, Luis Johnson.
1962-05-09Bull Valera of the Philadelphia Force is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1957-08-03A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Mustangs and the Philadelphia Force. The Philadelphia Force receive Bull Valera, Jack Holmes, Draft Pick - 1958 Round 1 (MIL) from the Milwaukee Mustangs in exchange for Walter Bradley, Mike Zadick, Ken Casey, Draft Pick - 1960 Round 1 (PHI).
1957-07-18The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Bull Valera to the major league team.
1957-07-15The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Jack Holmes to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Bull Valera to the minors.
1957-07-15The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Bull Valera to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Jack Holmes to the minors.
1957-06-08The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Luis Brogna to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Jack Holmes to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Bull Valera to the minors. The Milwaukee Mustangs have sent Jim Bourgeois to the minors.
1956-08-10Bull Valera of the Milwaukee Mustangs is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1953-04-22The Milwaukee Mustangs have promoted Bull Valera to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mustangs have designated Alex Stafford for assignment.
1952-06-10A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Athletics and the Milwaukee Mustangs. The Milwaukee Mustangs receive Bull Valera from the Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Sean Scurry.
1952-04-15The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Brandon Kolb to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Bull Valera to the minors.
1952-04-01The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Bill Magoon to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Bull Valera to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Charlie Kemp to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have designated Mike Fassero for assignment. The Kansas City Athletics have designated Joe Storie for assignment. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Dick Smith to the minors. The Kansas City Athletics have designated Chick Schmidt for assignment.