Fred Valentine

Full Name: Fred Lee Valentine	Primary Position: OF,RF,CF,LF
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/190	First Game: September 7, 1959
Birthdate: January 19, 1935	Final Game: September 24, 1968
Birthplace: Clarksdale, Mississippi	MLB Experience: 7 years
Bat/Throw: Both/Right

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Fred Valentine (Fred Lee Valentine) was born on January 19, 1935 in Clarksdale, Mississippi. He made his Major League debut on September 7, 1959 for the Baltimore Orioles. In 1964, his rookie year, he hit .226 with 4 home runs and 20 RBI. Valentine played for the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Senators over the course of his 7 year career.

Most people believe that Fred Valentine's best season was 1966, when he slugged 16 home runs, hit for a .276 average and knocked in 59 runs.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1959	BAL	A	12	19	0	6	0	1	.316	.409	.316	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	0	0
1963	BAL	A	26	41	5	11	0	1	.268	.388	.293	1	0	8	5	0	0	0	0	2
1964	WAS	A	102	212	20	48	4	20	.226	.304	.307	5	0	21	44	3	3	4	0	6
1965	WAS	A	12	29	6	7	0	1	.241	.353	.241	0	0	4	5	1	0	3	0	1
1966	WAS	A	146	508	77	140	16	59	.276	.351	.455	29	7	51	63	10	6	22	1	12
1967	WAS	A	151	457	52	107	11	44	.234	.330	.346	16	1	56	76	10	3	17	1	5
1968	WAS	A	37	101	11	24	3	7	.238	.291	.347	2	0	6	11	2	0	1	0	5
1968	BAL	A	47	91	9	17	2	5	.187	.253	.330	3	2	7	20	1	0	0	0	1
1968	TOT	A	84	192	20	41	5	12	.214	.273	.339	5	2	13	31	3	0	1	0	6
Total			533	1458	180	360	36	138	.247	.330	.373	56	10	156	228	27	12	47	2	32

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1959	BAL	A	LF	3	1	12	0	0	0	0	.000
1959	BAL	A	OF	8	6	55	7	1	1	0	.889
1959	BAL	A	RF	6	5	43	7	1	1	0	.889
1963	BAL	A	LF	1	1	3.2	0	0	0	0	.000
1963	BAL	A	OF	10	8	71	15	0	0	0	1.000
1963	BAL	A	RF	10	7	67.1	15	0	0	0	1.000
1964	WAS	A	RF	22	15	150.1	34	1	1	0	.972
1964	WAS	A	OF	57	46	425.1	86	2	2	1	.978
1964	WAS	A	CF	14	12	97	26	0	1	0	.963
1964	WAS	A	LF	23	19	178	31	1	0	1	1.000
1965	WAS	A	LF	6	1	12	5	0	0	0	1.000
1965	WAS	A	CF	6	6	47	18	0	0	0	1.000
1965	WAS	A	OF	11	7	62.1	23	0	0	0	1.000
1965	WAS	A	RF	2	0	3.1	2	0	0	0	1.000
1966	WAS	A	OF	138	127	1143.2	290	6	6	2	.980
1966	WAS	A	LF	35	8	137.2	35	1	2	0	.947
1966	WAS	A	RF	72	64	562.1	119	3	1	2	.992
1966	WAS	A	1B	2	2	15	14	1	1	1	.938
1966	WAS	A	CF	62	55	443.2	140	2	3	0	.979
1967	WAS	A	CF	70	56	510.1	143	2	1	0	.993
1967	WAS	A	RF	54	51	467.1	98	3	2	0	.981
1967	WAS	A	OF	136	111	1078.1	258	7	3	0	.989
1967	WAS	A	LF	26	4	100.2	22	0	0	0	1.000
1968	WAS	A	OF	27	24	205.2	34	2	0	1	1.000
1968	WAS	A	RF	26	24	202.2	34	2	0	1	1.000
1968	WAS	A	CF	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	1.000
1968	BAL	A	OF	26	17	162.1	33	2	1	1	.972
1968	BAL	A	CF	6	5	43	12	0	0	0	1.000
1968	BAL	A	RF	14	11	99.1	18	2	1	1	.952
1968	BAL	A	LF	6	1	20	4	0	0	0	1.000
1968	TOT	A	RF	40	35	302	52	4	1	2	.982
1968	TOT	A	CF	7	5	46	13	0	0	0	1.000
1968	TOT	A	OF	53	41	368	67	4	1	2	.986
Total			RF	206	177	1595.2	327	12	6	4	.983
Total			LF	100	35	464	97	2	2	1	.980
Total			1B	2	2	15	14	1	1	1	.938
Total			OF	413	346	3203.2	746	20	13	5	.983
Total			CF	159	134	1144	340	4	5	0	.986

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by Baltimore Orioles (1956).
Sold by Baltimore Orioles to Washington Senators (October 11, 1963).
Traded by Washington Senators to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Bruce Howard (June 15, 1968).

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