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Corky Valentine
Harold Lewis Valentine
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 203 lb.

Born: January 4, 1929 in Troy, OH
Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1954
Final Game: May 29, 1955
Died: January 21, 2005 in Roswell, GA
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1954 25 CIN NL 12 11 .522 4.45 36 28 4 7 3 1 194.1 211 98 96 24 60 73 4 1 1 824 94 1.395 9.8 1.1 2.8 3.4 1.22
1955 26 CIN NL 2 1 .667 7.42 10 5 2 0 0 0 26.2 29 23 22 5 16 2 14 1 1 0 127 56 1.688 9.8 1.7 5.4 4.7 0.88
2 Seasons 14 12 .538 4.81 46 33 6 7 3 1 221.0 240 121 118 29 76 2 87 5 2 1 951 87 1.430 9.8 1.2 3.1 3.5 1.14
162 Game Avg. 12 10 .538 4.81 40 28 5 6 3 1 190 207 104 102 25 65 75 4 2 1 819 87 1.430 9.8 1.2 3.1 3.5 1.14

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1954 25 CIN NL 36 71 65 6 9 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 25 .138 .152 .185 .336 -13 12 0 0 5 0 1
1955 26 CIN NL 10 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2 Seasons 46 78 72 6 9 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 29 .125 .137 .167 .304 -22 12 0 0 5 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 275 254 21 32 11 0 0 11 0 0 4 102 .125 .137 .167 .304 -22 42 0 0 18 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1954 CIN NL 25 P 36 28 194.1 35 9 25 1 6 .971 1.57 0.94 .960 2.07 0.87
1955 CIN NL 26 P 10 5 26.2 12 2 9 1 0 .917 3.71 1.10 .950 2.06 0.83
2 Seasons P 46 33 221.0 47 11 34 2 6 .957 1.83 0.98 .957 2.07 0.86
2 Seasons TOT 46 33 221.0 47 11 34 2 6 .957 1.83 0.98 .915 2.07 0.86

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1954 NL--2.779--9th

Shutouts s c a p y
1954 NL--3--7th

Home Runs s c a p y
1954 NL--24--7th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1954 NL--96--9th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 3 (2250), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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Transactions

Before 1948 Season: Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent.

May 10, 1956: Sent by the Cincinnati Redlegs to the Milwaukee Braves to complete an earlier deal made on April 9, 1956. The Cincinnati Redlegs sent a player to be named later and Bob Hazle to the Milwaukee Braves for a player to be named later and George Crowe. The Cincinnati Redlegs sent Corky Valentine (May 10, 1956) to the Milwaukee Braves to complete the trade.

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