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Kevin Brown League
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Joe Valdez Relief Pitcher
Retired (1985, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 4.02 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 59-63 Status Deceased (2009) Option Years 0  
SV 49 Age at Death 62 Date of Birth 06-03-1947
K 955 Drafted Round 1, Pick 15
(1966)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(61 games)
IP 1086.2
WHIP 1.40 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 1985
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance D+   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity A-   Mentor Val B 
Speed C  Bunt C- Control C+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health F  LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Endurance   Velocity   Control   Total 
1966 Minors 19 60.00 4 / 10 3 / 27 6 / 23 13 / 60
1967 Minors 20 68.00 3 / 4 4 / 31 3 / 33 10 / 68
1968 Minors 21 58.00 1 / 6 1 / 29 3 / 23 5 / 58
1969 Minors 22 39.00 0 / 1 3 / 24 2 / 14 5 / 39
1969 Majors 22 17.07 82 0 0 0 / 0 1 / 8 3 / 9 4 / 17
1970 Majors 23 38.82 130 0 32 1 / 5 3 / 17 5 / 16 9 / 38
1971 Majors 24 42.97 157 0 5 5 / 10 0 / 18 1 / 14 6 / 42
1972 Majors 25 43.26 141 0 21 3 / 8 0 / 17 3 / 18 6 / 43
1973 Majors 26 47.93 142 0 20 5 / 14 0 / 18 1 / 15 6 / 47
1974 Majors 27 26.77 85 10 76 0 / 0 0 / 12 0 / 14 0 / 26
1975 Majors 28 40.56 134 0 28 2 / 7 0 / 19 0 / 14 2 / 40
1976 Majors 29 41.00 131 0 31 0 / 8 0 / 15 0 / 18 0 / 41
1977 Majors 30 28.90 162 0 0 0 / 0 0 / 13 2 / 15 2 / 28
1978 Majors 31 36.62 162 0 0 0 / 3 0 / 15 0 / 18 0 / 36
1979 Majors 32 40.90 144 2 18 0 / 8 0 / 16 1 / 16 1 / 40
1980 Majors 33 22.14 86 1 56 0 / 0 0 / 7 0 / 15 0 / 22
1981 Majors 34 29.05 108 0 51 -3 / 1 -6 / 14 -3 / 14 -12 / 29
1982 Majors 35 25.69 85 1 71 -3 / 0 -2 / 9 0 / 16 -5 / 25
1983 Majors 36 28.60 133 1 29 -4 / 1 -3 / 16 -2 / 11 -9 / 28
1984 Majors 37 49.62 162 0 0 -1 / 12 -8 / 17 -3 / 20 -12 / 49
1985 Minors 38 10.00 0 / 1 1 / 5 0 / 4 1 / 10
1985 Majors 38 24.00 0 / 0 1 / 13 2 / 11 3 / 24
Total 2044 15 438 13 / 99 -2 / 360 24 / 351 35 / 810
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1985-11-01Joe Valdez has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1985-08-07The Montreal Nationals have waived Joe Valdez.
1985-04-28The Montreal Nationals have acquired Joe Valdez from the waiver wire.
1984-03-29The San Francisco Rotties have promoted Frank Wallace to the major league team. The San Francisco Rotties have promoted Dolby Chandler to the major league team. The San Francisco Rotties have promoted Joe Valdez to the major league team. The San Francisco Rotties have promoted Glenn Lilly to the major league team. The San Francisco Rotties have promoted Bill Alexander to the major league team. The San Francisco Rotties have promoted Maury Flores to the major league team. The San Francisco Rotties have sent Merv Howell to the minors. The San Francisco Rotties have sent Matt Kiefer to the minors. The San Francisco Rotties have sent Andres Sebra to the minors. The San Francisco Rotties have sent Lance Werden to the minors. The San Francisco Rotties have sent Wayne Slaughter to the minors. The San Francisco Rotties have sent Reggie Clark to the minors.
1984-03-29Joe Valdez has signed with the San Francisco Rotties for $1.0M per year for 1 year.
1983-09-24Joe Valdez of the San Francisco Wonders is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1983-07-06Joe Valdez of the San Francisco Wonders is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1983-04-18Joe Valdez of the San Francisco Wonders is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1982-08-24Joe Valdez of the San Francisco Wonders is injured and is expected to be out 39 days.
1982-04-05Joe Valdez of the San Francisco Wonders is injured and is expected to be out 43 days.
1981-08-06Joe Valdez of the San Francisco Wonders is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1981-06-28Joe Valdez of the San Francisco Wonders is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1980-09-13Joe Valdez of the San Francisco Wonders is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1980-07-04Joe Valdez of the San Francisco Wonders is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1980-04-23Joe Valdez of the San Francisco Wonders is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
1980-03-31Trade #1115096 has been completed between the San Diego Thunder and the San Francisco Wonders. The San Francisco Wonders receive John Spahn, Joe Valdez, Matt Kiefer, Draft Pick - 1983 Round 2 (SD), Draft Pick 1982 Round 2 SD (Danny Howard), Draft Pick 1981 Round 2 SD (Harry Richter) from the San Diego Thunder in exchange for Maurice Desjardien, John Hoyle, Art See, Bill Sullivan, Draft Pick 1981 Round 1 SF (George Searcy). Protest This Trade.
1979-08-03Joe Valdez of the San Diego Thunder is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1977-04-01The Philadelphia Thunder have placed Joe Valdez on the trade block.
1976-09-24Joe Valdez of the Philadelphia Thunder is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1976-06-26Joe Valdez of the Philadelphia Thunder is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1976-03-30The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Joe Valdez to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Mike Ivie to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Brian Abernathy to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have promoted Bill Konetchy to the major league team. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Ray Lahti to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Del Unser to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Neal Adams to the minors. The Philadelphia Thunder have sent Glen Gorbous to the minors.
1976-03-30Joe Valdez has signed with the Philadelphia Thunder for $2.6M per year for 8 years.
1975-09-17Joe Valdez of the Montreal Nationals is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1975-07-06Joe Valdez of the Montreal Nationals is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1974-08-15Joe Valdez of the Montreal Nationals is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
1974-07-17Joe Valdez of the Montreal Nationals is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1974-04-10Joe Valdez of the Montreal Nationals is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
1973-09-27Joe Valdez of the Montreal Nationals is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1973-06-12Joe Valdez of the Montreal Nationals is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1973-05-15Joe Valdez of the Montreal Nationals is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1972-09-14Joe Valdez of the Montreal Nationals is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
1972-08-26Joe Valdez of the Montreal Nationals is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1971-05-05Joe Valdez of the Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
1970-09-28Joe Valdez of the Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
1970-07-31Joe Valdez of the Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1970-05-25Joe Valdez of the Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1969-07-03The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have promoted Joe Valdez to the major league team. The Montreal Crumbling Infrastructure have sent Bill Heinkel to the minors.