Bobby Valentine

Positions: Shortstop, Outfielder and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 189lb (178cm, 85kg)

Born: May 13, 1950 in Stamford, CT us

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1st round (5th) of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Rippowam HS (Stamford, CT).

High School: Rippowam HS (Stamford, CT)

Schools: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ), University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: September 2, 1969 (Age 19-112d, 12,887th in major league history)
vs. NYM 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1979 (Age 29-140d)
vs. CHW 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1971 season

Full Name: Robert John Valentine

Twitter: @BobbyValentine

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Relatives: Son-In-Law of Ralph Branca

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.0

1698

441

.260

176

RBI

157

OBP

.315

SLG

.326

OPS

.641

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	15-47 / in Starts: 11-11
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	9 games
Most Games w/o HR	50 games
Most Games w/o RBI	26 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 122 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	91 (45-30-16)
Avg. MLBer w/ 122 PAs	13
Avg. Runners on Base	75 (37-25-13)

Most Driven In
T Paciorek	2
B Bochte	1
W Horton	1
M Mendoza	1
R Craig	1
B Stein	1
J Cruz	0
B Stinson	0

Most Driven In By
T Paciorek	2
J Cruz	2
M Mendoza	2
L Milbourne	1
L Roberts	1
B Stein	1
L Cox	0

1979 Batting Game Log

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1979 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	578	7 (6)	Apr 11	SEA		OAK	L,7-14	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.07	-0.002	.10	0.00%	-0.49	PH
2	579	11 (3)	Apr 15	SEA		MIN	L,6-18	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	.02	-0.001	.03	0.00%	-0.48	LF
3	580	14 (2)	Apr 18	SEA	@	OAK	L,2-5	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	2	.25	0.008	.21	0.00%	0.13	PH
4	581	15	Apr 21	SEA	@	MIN	L,5-6	GS-8	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.429	.000	.429	7	.68	0.041	.51	0.02%	0.49	LF
5	582	17 (1)	Apr 24	SEA		BOS	L,3-4	10-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.375	.000	.375	7	2.29	-0.060	1.21	-0.02%	-0.25	2B
6	583	18	Apr 25	SEA		BOS	L,1-4	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.444	.167	.611	9	1.45	0.057	.75	0.02%	0.39	PH 2B
7	584	19	Apr 26	SEA		BOS	L,0-2	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.500	.250	.750	8	1.12	0.048	.51	0.01%	0.27	3B
8	585	20	Apr 27	SEA		NYY	W,6-5	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.438	.333	.771	2	1.46	0.012	.55	0.00%	-0.55	LF 3B
9	586	22 (1)	Apr 29	SEA		NYY	W,6-5	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.429	.313	.741	2	1.48	-0.138	.68	-0.04%	-0.98	LF
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	587	25 (2)	May 2	SEA		BAL	L,3-9	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.222	.417	.278	.694	8	.91	-0.023	.36	-0.01%	-0.27	LF
11	588	28 (2)	May 6	SEA	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.393	.273	.666	8	1.61	-0.075	.35	-0.01%	-0.86	3B
12	589	29	May 7	SEA	@	NYY	W,12-4	CG	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.394	.333	.727	8	.37	-0.022	.10	0.00%	-0.95	3B
13	590	31 (1)	May 9	SEA	@	NYY	L,0-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.259	.394	.333	.727	9						2B
14	591	32	May 10	SEA	@	NYY	L,1-8	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.382	.321	.704	9	.30	-0.007	.07	0.00%	-0.37	PH SS
15	592	33	May 11	SEA	@	BAL	L,3-8	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.382	.321	.704	1						2B
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	593	55 (21)	Jun 4	SEA		DET	W,11-2	7-GF	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.389	.367	.756	4	.03	-0.002	.00	0.00%	0.17	PH
17	594	56	Jun 5	SEA		DET	L,1-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.378	.355	.733	9	4.78	-0.112	.35	-0.01%	-0.49	SS
18	595	59 (2)	Jun 9	SEA		CLE	L,3-4	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.368	.344	.712	9	2.29	-0.060	.27	0.00%	-0.25	PH SS
19	596	60	Jun 10	SEA		CLE	W,5-2	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.381	.343	.724	8	1.13	0.139	.08	0.01%	0.99	LF
20	597	61	Jun 11	SEA	@	TOR	L,0-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.257	.381	.343	.724	9						SS
21	598	66 (4)	Jun 16	SEA	@	CLE	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.372	.333	.705	8	1.84	-0.046	.12	0.00%	-0.17	PH LF
22	599	67	Jun 17	SEA	@	CLE	W,6-5	9-GF	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.386	.378	.765	8	2.90	0.196	.16	0.01%	0.63	PH SS
23	600	71 (3)	Jun 21	SEA	@	CHW	L,5-9	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.378	.368	.746	9	.53	-0.014	.09	0.00%	-0.11	SS
24	601	74 (2)	Jun 24	SEA		MIL	L,4-7	11-GF(12)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.263	.378	.368	.746	9						SS
25	602	76 (1)	Jun 27	SEA		CHW	W,4-3	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.391	.368	.760	9	4.61	-0.004	.53	0.00%	0.25	PH
26	603	77	Jun 28	SEA		CHW	L,1-2	9-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.404	.368	.773	8	6.00	0.039	.82	0.00%	0.14	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
27	604	81 (3)	Jul 2	SEA	@	MIN	L,0-7	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.417	.385	.801	9	.11	0.005	.01	0.00%	0.13	PH SS
28	605	84 (2)	Jul 4	SEA	@	MIN	L,2-7	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.408	.375	.783	9	.39	-0.010	.02	0.00%	-0.18	PH SS
29	606	85	Jul 5	SEA	@	MIN	W,4-0	GS-9	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.273	.396	.364	.760	1	.85	0.017	.02	0.00%	0.01	SS
30	607	88 (2)	Jul 8	SEA		BOS	L,2-8	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.382	.348	.730	9	.19	-0.010	.01	0.00%	-0.62	PH SS
31	608	93 (4)	Jul 14	SEA		BAL	L,2-5	8-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.368	.333	.702	9	1.03	-0.054	.03	0.00%	-0.71	PH SS
32	609	94	Jul 15	SEA		BAL	L,1-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.368	.333	.702	9						SS
33	610	98 (3)	Jul 22	SEA	@	NYY	L,0-4	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.379	.333	.713	9	.51	0.024	.01	0.00%	0.39	PH SS
34	611	99	Jul 23	SEA	@	NYY	L,2-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.373	.327	.699	9	.18	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.17	SS
35	612	100	Jul 24 (1)	SEA	@	BAL	L,6-7	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.367	.320	.687	9	6.93	-0.176	.09	0.00%	-0.78	SS
36	613	101	Jul 24 (2)	SEA	@	BAL	L,3-11	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.359	.315	.674	1	.57	-0.056	.01	0.00%	-0.24	RF
37	614	103 (1)	Jul 26	SEA	@	BAL	L,1-12	6-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.364	.321	.685	9	.01	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.31	SS
38	615	105 (1)	Jul 28	SEA	@	OAK	L,5-6	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.358	.316	.674	7	3.32	-0.098	.03	0.00%	-0.80	PH
39	616	106	Jul 29	SEA	@	OAK	L,1-2	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.246	.358	.316	.674	9						SS
40	617	108 (1)	Jul 31	SEA	@	CAL	L,1-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.246	.358	.316	.674	9						SS
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
41	618	111 (2)	Aug 4	SEA		OAK	L,3-5	7-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.368	.328	.695	7	1.38	0.046	.01	0.00%	0.28	PH
42	619	114 (2)	Aug 7	SEA		MIN	L,2-5	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.357	.317	.674	3	1.27	-0.066	.00	0.00%	-0.75	PH RF
43	620	120 (5)	Aug 14	SEA		CLE	L,4-7	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.365	.317	.682	7	.82	0.085	.00	0.00%	0.90	RF
44	621	121	Aug 15	SEA		CLE	W,3-2	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.360	.313	.673	9	3.60	-0.095	.00	0.00%	-0.46	PH
45	622	122	Aug 17	SEA		DET	L,2-9	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.355	.308	.663	7	.20	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.46	PH C
46	623	124 (1)	Aug 19	SEA		DET	W,8-4	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.346	.299	.645	7	.60	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.55	RF
47	624	130 (5)	Aug 26 (1)	SEA	@	DET	L,3-4	CG(10)	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.235	.366	.294	.660	6	.88	0.005	.00	0.00%	0.24	RF
48	625	131	Aug 26 (2)	SEA	@	DET	L,8-9	GS-7	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.384	.310	.694	6	1.78	0.088	.00	0.00%	1.03	RF
49	626	134 (2)	Aug 29 (2)	SEA	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.382	.311	.693	7	1.04	0.061	.00	0.00%	0.17	RF
50	627	135	Aug 30	SEA	@	TOR	W,8-2	GS-6	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.380	.303	.683	7	1.17	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-0.90	RF
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
51	628	144 (8)	Sep 9	SEA		KCR	L,1-3	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.387	.303	.690	9	2.90	0.060	.00	0.00%	0.34	PH
52	629	146 (1)	Sep 11	SEA	@	TEX	L,2-5	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.394	.312	.705	8	.77	0.038	.00	0.00%	0.61	PH
53	630	149 (2)	Sep 15	SEA	@	KCR	L,4-5	6-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.400	.321	.721	8	1.14	0.079	.00	0.00%	0.87	PH
54	631	150	Sep 16	SEA	@	KCR	W,6-3	GS-7	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.404	.329	.733	7	1.28	0.028	.00	0.00%	0.24	SS
55	632	151	Sep 17	SEA		MIL	L,6-7	GS-7	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.402	.341	.743	7	.91	0.050	.00	0.00%	0.04	SS
56	633	152	Sep 18	SEA		MIL	L,6-7	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279	.398	.337	.735	8	3.48	-0.101	.00	0.00%	-0.34	PH SS
57	634	154 (1)	Sep 21	SEA		CHW	L,4-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.270	.393	.326	.718	5	.90	-0.087	.00	0.00%	-1.26	SS
58	635	156 (1)	Sep 23	SEA		CHW	W,8-3	GS-8	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.272	.396	.337	.733	8	.93	0.103	.00	0.00%	0.70	SS
59	636	159 (2)	Sep 27	SEA	@	MIL	L,6-7	9-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.393	.333	.726	9	1.84	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.17	PH SS
60	637	160	Sep 28	SEA	@	CHW	L,1-3	6-GF	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.404	.340	.744	9	1.84	0.100	.00	0.00%	0.61	PH SS
61	638	161	Sep 29	SEA	@	CHW	W,9-2	GS-7	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.281	.407	.344	.751	8	.54	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.06	SS
62	639	162	Sep 30	SEA	@	CHW	L,1-6	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.405	.337	.742	8	.67	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.03	SS
							15-47		122	98	9	27	6	0	0	7	22	1	5	0	1	1	1	4	1	2	.276	.405	.337	.742		1.18	-0.123	.14	-0.02%	-4.18

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