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Sandy Valdespino
Hilario (Borroto) Valdespino

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 5' 8", Weight 170 lb.

Debut April 12, 1965
  vs. NYY 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 28, 1971
Born January 14, 1939 in San Jose De Las Lajas, Cuba

Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1957. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1965 26 MIN AL 108  245   38   64   8  2   1   22   7  4  20  28  .261  .319  .322   80   79   3   3   3   2   5
 1966 27 MIN AL  52  108   11   19   1  1   2    9   2  2   4  24  .176  .211  .259   31   28   0   1   0   1   5
 1967 28 MIN AL  99   97    9   16   2  0   1    3   3  1   5  22  .165  .204  .216   21   21   0   1   1   0   1
 1968 29 ATL NL  36   86    8   20   1  0   1    4   0  0  10  20  .233  .320  .279   81   24   0   0   5   1   0
 1969 30 TOT     61  157   20   37   5  0   0   14   2  3  16  26  .236  .309  .268   65   42   2   1   0   1   1
         HOU NL  41  119   17   29   4  0   0   12   2  2  15  19  .244  .326  .277   72   33   2   1   0   0   1
         SEP AL  20   38    3    8   1  0   0    2   0  1   1   7  .211  .250  .237   39    9   0   0   0   1   0
 1970 31 MIL AL   8    9    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   1
 1971 32 KCR AL  18   63   10   20   6  0   2   15   0  0   2   5  .317  .338  .508  139   32   0   0   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      382  765   96  176  23  3   7   67  14 10  57 129  .230  .286  .295   65  226   5   6   9   5  15
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        324   41   75  10  1   3   28   6  4  24  55  .230  .286  .295   65   96   2   3   4   2   6
 Career High    108  245   38   64   8  2   2   22   7  4  20  28  .261  .319  .322   80   79   3   3   5   2   5
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1965 26 MIN AL  273  196   26   3.6    96| .261  .256| .319  .327| .322  .393| .641  .720|  80  .445  -6.5  -0.7  63%
 1966 27 MIN AL  114   97    5   1.4    95| .176  .256| .211  .324| .259  .394| .470  .718|  31  .131 -10.4  -1.1  50%
 1967 28 MIN AL  103   84    4   1.3    91| .165  .252| .204  .322| .216  .377| .420  .700|  21  .125 -10.1  -1.1  75%
 1968 29 ATL NL   97   66    8   3.3    82| .233  .253| .320  .312| .279  .357| .599  .668|  81  .460  -1.8  -0.2   0%
 1969 30 TOT     177  127   14   3.0    93| .236  .255| .309  .327| .268  .380| .577  .707|  65  .347  -6.9  -0.7  40%
         HOU NL  137   96   12   3.4    93| .244  .257| .326  .327| .277  .381| .603  .708|  72  .401  -3.7  -0.4  50%
         SEP AL   40   31    2   1.7    92| .211  .251| .250  .327| .237  .378| .487  .706|  39  .165  -3.1  -0.3   0%
 1970 31 MIL AL    9   10    0   0.0    98| .000  .258| .000  .332| .000  .394| .000  .726|-100  .000  -2.5  -0.3   0%
 1971 32 KCR AL   65   45   10   6.0    91| .317  .254| .338  .326| .508  .377| .846  .702| 139  .673   2.9   0.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons       838  625   67   2.9    93| .230  .255| .286  .324| .295  .383| .581  .707|  65  .360 -35.2  -3.8  58%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1965 26 MIN AL OF 57 94 4 1 1 .990 .978 1.72 1.78 1.98 2.04 47 445.7 LF 43 71 3 1 1 .987 .979 1.72 1.49 1.90 1.87 38 350.0 RF 17 20 1 0 0 1.000 .977 1.24 1.57 1.97 1.85 9 95.7 1966 27 MIN AL LF 23 34 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.48 1.45 1.69 1.83 20 181.3 1967 28 MIN AL OF 65 40 3 1 0 .977 .979 0.66 1.76 1.84 2.05 9 210.3 LF 64 38 2 1 0 .976 .976 0.62 1.40 1.79 1.87 8 201.3 RF 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.60 2.00 1.80 1 9.0 1968 29 ATL NL LF 20 39 0 1 0 .975 .963 1.95 1.38 2.02 1.64 20 174.0 1969 30 TOT OF 36 60 4 4 0 .941 .976 1.78 1.77 1.99 2.04 35 290.0 TOT LF 36 49 3 4 0 .929 .970 1.44 1.34 1.61 1.72 35 290.0 HOU NL LF 29 27 2 1 0 .967 .963 1.00 1.28 1.15 1.65 28 227.0 SEP AL LF 7 22 1 3 0 .885 .979 3.29 1.60 3.29 1.99 7 63.0 1970 31 MIL AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.50 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 1971 32 KCR AL OF 15 18 1 1 0 .950 .984 1.27 1.96 1.35 2.24 15 127.0 LF 13 15 1 0 0 1.000 .982 1.23 1.60 1.31 1.93 13 110.0 RF 2 4 0 1 0 .800 .976 2.00 1.70 2.12 2.06 2 17.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1965 26 MIN AL LF 43 71 3 1 1 .987 .979 1.72 1.49 1.90 1.87 38 350.0 1966 27 MIN AL LF 23 34 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.48 1.45 1.69 1.83 20 181.3 1967 28 MIN AL LF 64 38 2 1 0 .976 .976 0.62 1.40 1.79 1.87 8 201.3 1968 29 ATL NL LF 20 39 0 1 0 .975 .963 1.95 1.38 2.02 1.64 20 174.0 1969 30 TOT LF 36 49 3 4 0 .929 .970 1.44 1.34 1.61 1.72 35 290.0 HOU NL LF 29 27 2 1 0 .967 .963 1.00 1.28 1.15 1.65 28 227.0 SEP AL LF 7 22 1 3 0 .885 .979 3.29 1.60 3.29 1.99 7 63.0 1970 31 MIL AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.50 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 1971 32 KCR AL LF 13 15 1 0 0 1.000 .982 1.23 1.60 1.31 1.93 13 110.0 1965 26 MIN AL OF 57 94 4 1 1 .990 .978 1.72 1.78 1.98 2.04 47 445.7 1966 27 MIN AL OF 23 36 0 0 0 1.000 .981 1.57 1.82 1.79 2.10 20 181.3 1967 28 MIN AL OF 65 40 3 1 0 .977 .979 0.66 1.76 1.84 2.05 9 210.3 1968 29 ATL NL OF 20 40 0 1 0 .976 .976 2.00 1.82 2.07 2.02 20 174.0 1969 30 TOT OF 36 60 4 4 0 .941 .976 1.78 1.77 1.99 2.04 35 290.0 HOU NL OF 29 37 3 1 0 .976 .973 1.38 1.75 1.59 2.02 28 227.0 SEP AL OF 7 23 1 3 0 .889 .980 3.43 1.84 3.43 2.13 7 63.0 1970 31 MIL AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 1971 32 KCR AL OF 15 18 1 1 0 .950 .984 1.27 1.96 1.35 2.24 15 127.0 1965 26 MIN AL RF 17 20 1 0 0 1.000 .977 1.24 1.57 1.97 1.85 9 95.7 1967 28 MIN AL RF 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.60 2.00 1.80 1 9.0 1971 32 KCR AL RF 2 4 0 1 0 .800 .976 2.00 1.70 2.12 2.06 2 17.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 217 288 12 8 1 .974 .978 1.38 1.79 1.89 2.07 146 1430.3 200 0 20# LF* 200 246 9 7 1 .973 .974 1.27 1.43 1.75 1.81 134 1308.7 RF* 20 25 2 1 0 .964 .978 1.35 1.58 2.00 1.88 12 121.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 217 288 12 8 1 .974 .978 1.38 1.79 1.89 2.07 146 1430
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1965   WS    MIN LAD     L   5  11   1   3  1  0  0   0   0   1  .273  .273  .364   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

Before 1957 Season: Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent.

November 28, 1967: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves from the Minnesota Twins in the 1967 rule 5 draft.

December 15, 1968: Traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Houston Astros for Paul Doyle. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

August 30, 1969: Traded by the Houston Astros with Danny Walton to the Seattle Pilots for Tommy Davis.

July, 1970: Purchased by the Kansas City Royals from the Milwaukee Brewers.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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