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Nomar Garciaparra League
10-20-2331
Buddy Valentin Center Field
Retired (1977, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .289 Total Rating 74   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .796 Status Deceased (2027) Option Years 0  
H 1891 Age at Death 86 Date of Birth 09-19-1941
HR 136 Drafted Round 1, Pick 9
(1959)		 Majors Svc Time 12 years
(44 games)
RBI 740
SB 390
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R 90 Contact vs. L 91 Endurance 55   Ldrship 85
Power vs. R 58 Power vs. L 57 Velocity 5   Mentor vR 100
Speed 80 Bunt 13 Control 4   Mentor vL 100
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range 96 WS Rings 1
1B --- LF 97 (97.9%) Arm 52 WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF 100 (100%)   Health 68 LCS Appearances 6
3B --- RF 98 (98.9%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 5
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1966 Away 74 309 54 92 13 5 5 37 46 37 16 5 0 .812 .391 .421 .123 .298
1966 Home 77 299 46 84 17 2 7 23 42 46 11 5 1 .793 .372 .421 .140 .281
1967 Away 73 304 63 100 17 4 8 35 43 45 17 5 1 .904 .414 .490 .161 .329
1967 Home 78 320 52 92 18 2 3 31 36 44 14 6 4 .743 .358 .384 .097 .287
1968 Away 74 322 63 82 12 0 6 34 38 48 13 5 1 .683 .335 .348 .093 .255
1968 Home 77 308 67 96 16 5 7 38 58 50 21 2 0 .885 .421 .464 .153 .312
1969 Away 78 332 57 88 19 4 5 30 47 50 16 6 0 .749 .357 .392 .127 .265
1969 Home 73 299 50 82 18 3 5 31 27 51 14 3 0 .740 .335 .405 .130 .274
1970 Away 81 358 77 116 23 7 12 46 38 54 21 9 0 .917 .389 .528 .204 .324
1970 Home 70 277 55 79 11 4 6 44 42 39 13 4 1 .799 .380 .419 .134 .285
1971 Away 78 325 63 97 16 8 7 43 48 45 24 11 0 .851 .389 .462 .163 .298
1971 Home 73 295 67 106 17 3 12 52 50 38 28 9 2 1.013 .454 .559 .200 .359
1972 Away 70 285 46 77 13 4 5 37 44 42 25 12 1 .767 .370 .396 .126 .270
1972 Home 81 346 58 107 17 3 8 46 37 41 34 3 1 .823 .378 .445 .136 .309
1973 Away 78 337 49 89 14 4 8 32 43 60 23 16 0 .750 .349 .401 .136 .264
1973 Home 73 296 52 94 16 2 7 26 32 52 23 5 0 .846 .390 .456 .139 .318
1974 Away 74 310 53 95 10 10 2 30 35 51 23 10 3 .801 .379 .423 .116 .306
1974 Home 77 316 47 73 13 1 9 36 41 50 12 7 2 .684 .320 .364 .133 .231
1975 Away 73 313 35 78 15 4 3 25 29 51 12 13 1 .665 .314 .351 .102 .249
1975 Home 78 303 49 82 14 2 5 28 51 49 23 15 3 .754 .374 .380 .109 .271
1976 Away 36 83 12 19 2 0 2 7 6 16 2 3 1 .614 .289 .325 .096 .229
1976 Home 24 70 6 20 3 0 1 7 4 9 2 0 1 .696 .324 .371 .086 .286
1977 Away 23 65 5 17 2 0 0 7 5 10 0 2 0 .602 .310 .292 .031 .262
1977 Home 23 68 11 26 3 1 3 15 5 8 3 2 0 1.007 .419 .588 .206 .382
Total Away 812 3343 577 950 156 50 63 363 422 509 192 97 8 .783 .366 .417 .133 .284
Total Home 804 3197 560 941 163 28 73 377 425 477 198 61 15 .810 .378 .431 .137 .294
Total 1616 6540 1137 1891 319 78 136 740 847 986 390 158 23 .796 .372 .424 .135 .289
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1977-11-01Buddy Valentin has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1977-10-16The New York Crimes have waived Buddy Valentin.
1976-04-01A trade has been completed between the New York Crimes and the Detroit Dukes. The Detroit Dukes receive Lee Jacquez from the New York Crimes in exchange for Buddy Valentin.
1973-06-23The Detroit Dukes have placed Buddy Valentin on the trade block.
1966-04-01The Detroit Dukes have promoted Buddy Valentin to the major league team. The Detroit Dukes have promoted Jim Schulmerich to the major league team. The Detroit Dukes have promoted Johnny Curry to the major league team. The Detroit Dukes have designated Jose Kruger for assignment. The Detroit Dukes have designated Dickey Rodriguez for assignment. The Detroit Dukes have designated Cookie Davis for assignment.
1958-05-10A trade has been completed between the Boston Braves and the Detroit Dukes. The Detroit Dukes receive Draft Pick 1959 Round 3 BOS (Cy Farrell), Draft Pick 1959 Round 1 BOS (Buddy Valentin) from the Boston Braves in exchange for Glenn Shellenback.