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Name Team Age
Buddy Valentin Retired (1977, Age 36) Died (2027, Age 86)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 9
(1959)		 CF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Nomar Garciaparra League 0 12 years (44 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
74 52 96
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
90 91 80
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
58 57 13
Endurance Velocity Control
55 5 4
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
85 100 100
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
68 0 9/19/1941
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
1 3 6
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (---)
98 (98.9 %) 97 (97.9 %) 0 (0.0 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1966 AHP 74 309 92 13 5 5 37 46 37 .812 .391 .421 .298
1966 HHP 77 299 84 17 2 7 23 42 46 .793 .372 .421 .281
1966 LHP 51 115 36 11 1 2 15 20 14 .894 .416 .478 .313
1966 RHP 139 493 140 19 6 10 45 68 69 .781 .373 .408 .284
1967 AHP 73 304 100 17 4 8 35 43 45 .904 .414 .490 .329
1967 HHP 78 320 92 18 2 3 31 36 44 .743 .358 .384 .287
1967 LHP 56 104 34 8 1 1 12 8 16 .824 .372 .452 .327
1967 RHP 146 520 158 27 5 10 54 71 73 .821 .388 .433 .304
1968 AHP 74 322 82 12 0 6 34 38 48 .683 .335 .348 .255
1968 HHP 77 308 96 16 5 7 38 58 50 .885 .421 .464 .312
1968 LHP 51 100 26 4 1 0 11 15 17 .677 .357 .320 .260
1968 RHP 144 530 152 24 4 13 61 81 81 .803 .382 .421 .287
1969 AHP 78 332 88 19 4 5 30 47 50 .749 .357 .392 .265
1969 HHP 73 299 82 18 3 5 31 27 51 .740 .335 .405 .274
1969 LHP 51 139 34 9 3 2 13 13 24 .709 .314 .396 .245
1969 RHP 138 492 136 28 4 8 48 61 77 .754 .356 .398 .276
1970 AHP 81 358 116 23 7 12 46 38 54 .917 .389 .528 .324
1970 HHP 70 277 79 11 4 6 44 42 39 .799 .380 .419 .285
1970 LHP 68 185 59 14 3 5 30 25 26 .906 .398 .508 .319
1970 RHP 127 450 136 20 8 13 60 55 67 .848 .379 .469 .302
1971 AHP 78 325 97 16 8 7 43 48 45 .851 .389 .462 .298
1971 HHP 73 295 106 17 3 12 52 50 38 1.013 .454 .559 .359
1971 LHP 61 151 56 12 4 6 32 22 20 1.080 .457 .623 .371
1971 RHP 133 469 147 21 7 13 63 76 63 .880 .409 .471 .313
1972 AHP 70 285 77 13 4 5 37 44 42 .767 .370 .396 .270
1972 HHP 81 346 107 17 3 8 46 37 41 .823 .378 .445 .309
1972 LHP 77 195 53 15 1 3 25 25 19 .762 .357 .405 .272
1972 RHP 127 436 131 15 6 10 58 56 64 .814 .383 .431 .300
1973 AHP 78 337 89 14 4 8 32 43 60 .750 .349 .401 .264
1973 HHP 73 296 94 16 2 7 26 32 52 .846 .390 .456 .318
1973 LHP 71 188 50 7 0 4 17 26 37 .725 .358 .367 .266
1973 RHP 125 445 133 23 6 11 41 49 75 .824 .373 .452 .299
1974 AHP 74 310 95 10 10 2 30 35 51 .801 .379 .423 .306
1974 HHP 77 316 73 13 1 9 36 41 50 .684 .320 .364 .231
1974 LHP 70 180 55 3 3 4 27 28 27 .824 .402 .422 .306
1974 RHP 125 446 113 20 8 7 39 48 74 .708 .327 .381 .253
1975 AHP 73 313 78 15 4 3 25 29 51 .665 .314 .351 .249
1975 HHP 78 303 82 14 2 5 28 51 49 .754 .374 .380 .271
1975 LHP 69 190 53 9 2 2 18 26 34 .741 .362 .379 .279
1975 RHP 125 426 107 20 4 6 35 54 66 .696 .337 .359 .251
1976 AHP 36 83 19 2 0 2 7 6 16 .614 .289 .325 .229
1976 HHP 24 70 20 3 0 1 7 4 9 .696 .324 .371 .286
1976 LHP 25 61 19 3 0 1 5 4 8 .764 .354 .410 .311
1976 RHP 51 92 20 2 0 2 9 6 17 .577 .273 .304 .217
1977 AHP 23 65 17 2 0 0 7 5 10 .602 .310 .292 .262
1977 HHP 23 68 26 3 1 3 15 5 8 1.007 .419 .588 .382
1977 LHP 24 62 22 2 1 0 9 8 8 .836 .417 .419 .355
1977 RHP 32 71 21 3 0 3 13 2 10 .780 .315 .465 .296
Total AHP 812 3343 950 156 50 63 363 422 509 .783 .366 .417 .284
Total HHP 804 3197 941 163 28 73 377 425 477 .810 .378 .431 .294
Total LHP 674 1670 497 97 20 30 214 220 250 .814 .380 .434 .298
Total RHP 1412 4870 1394 222 58 106 526 627 736 .790 .369 .421 .286
Total 1616 6540 1891 319 78 136 740 847 986 .796 .372 .424 .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.