Name | Team | Age |
Lefty Valle | Retired (1970, Age 35) | Died (2003, Age 68) |
Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
Round 2, Pick 31 (1953) |
SS | R/R |
League | Option Years
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Majors Service Time |
Lou Whitaker League | 0 | 13 years (21 games) |
Total Rating
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Arm | Range |
Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
Endurance | Velocity | Control |
Leadership
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Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
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Health
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Injured Days
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Birthday |
0 | 10/27/1935 | |
WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
2 | 4 | 5 |
Alt Pos (3B) | Alt Pos (2B) | Alt Pos (RF) |
(96.0 %) | (88.1 %) | (65.3 %) |
Year
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Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
1957 | MIL | 13 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .385 | .242 | .143 | .107 |
1958 | CHN | 114 | 481 | 47 | 115 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 43 | 27 | 100 | 6 | 4 | 4 | .646 | .280 | .366 | .239 |
1959 | CHN | 135 | 542 | 65 | 146 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 63 | 45 | 99 | 3 | 4 | 9 | .709 | .326 | .384 | .269 |
1960 | CHN | 133 | 475 | 65 | 129 | 28 | 4 | 17 | 70 | 49 | 78 | 3 | 2 | 5 | .797 | .342 | .455 | .272 |
1961 | CHN | 122 | 322 | 36 | 84 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 35 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .704 | .331 | .373 | .261 |
1962 | CHN | 124 | 298 | 39 | 85 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .773 | .353 | .419 | .285 |
1963 | CHN-STL | 131 | 282 | 32 | 73 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 19 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .698 | .315 | .383 | .259 |
1964 | STL | 77 | 191 | 25 | 53 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .745 | .336 | .408 | .277 |
1965 | STL | 117 | 205 | 40 | 60 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .812 | .368 | .444 | .293 |
1966 | TEX | 135 | 522 | 83 | 146 | 36 | 6 | 18 | 76 | 56 | 84 | 7 | 6 | 17 | .827 | .352 | .475 | .280 |
1967 | TEX | 107 | 444 | 67 | 127 | 26 | 6 | 11 | 51 | 34 | 73 | 9 | 7 | 7 | .785 | .339 | .446 | .286 |
1968 | DET | 58 | 123 | 24 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .873 | .361 | .512 | .309 |
1969 | DET | 73 | 109 | 17 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .635 | .323 | .312 | .229 |
1970 | DET | 75 | 76 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .662 | .333 | .329 | .237 |
Total | 1414 | 4098 | 550 | 1102 | 202 | 42 | 102 | 497 | 378 | 678 | 45 | 29 | 58 | .746 | .332 | .413 | .269 |
Date | Transaction |
1970-11-01 | Lefty Valle has retired from the Detroit Sharks |
1968-04-01 | A trade has been completed between the Texas Trench Maggots and the Detroit Sharks . The Detroit Sharks receive Lefty Valle, Damian Ripley, Sergio De La Cerda from the Texas Trench Maggots in exchange for Franklin Law, Joel Esparque, Carlos Weiss, Jay Moren, Draft Pick - 1969 Round 2 (TEX), Draft Pick - 1971 Round 2 (DET). |
1967-08-31 | Lefty Valle of the Texas Trench Maggots is injured and is expected to be out 18 days. |
1967-07-16 | Lefty Valle of the Texas Trench Maggots is injured and is expected to be out 21 days. |
1965-06-20 | Lefty Valle of the St. Louis Ravioli is injured and is expected to be out 33 days. |
1964-06-16 | Lefty Valle of the St. Louis Ravioli is injured and is expected to be out 21 days. |
1963-09-24 | Lefty Valle of the St. Louis Ravioli is injured and is expected to be out 30 days. |
1963-04-15 | A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Ravioli and the Chicago Saints. The Chicago Saints receive Dickie Carmel, Draft Pick - 1964 Round 1 (STL) from the St. Louis Ravioli in exchange for Bert Kremers, Lefty Valle. |
1958-06-18 | Lefty Valle of the Chicago Saints is injured and is expected to be out 14 days. |
1958-04-16 | A trade has been completed between the Chicago Saints and the Milwaukee Sausage Eaters. The Milwaukee Sausage Eaters receive Josias Norman, Draft Pick - 1959 Round 3 (CHN) from the Chicago Saints in exchange for Lefty Valle, Charles Brosnan. |
1957-07-18 | The Milwaukee Sausage Eaters have sent Lefty Valle to the minors. |
1957-06-18 | The Milwaukee Sausage Eaters have promoted Lefty Valle to the major league team. |