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	18-14 / in Starts: 18-14
Longest Hitting Streak	10 games
Longest On Base Streak	14 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 136 PAs	13
Actual Runners on Base	74 (29-27-18)
Avg. MLBer w/ 136 PAs	14
Avg. Runners on Base	84 (43-27-14)

Most Driven In
B Grabarkewitz	2
S Alomar	2
R Meoli	2
J Stephenson	2
V Pinson	1
Self	1
J Torborg	1
J Spencer	1

Most Driven In By
F Robinson	5
J Spencer	2
B Oliver	1
V Pinson	1
T McCraw	1
K Berry	1
Self	1
B Grabarkewitz	0

1973 Batting Game Log

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1973 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	226	1	Apr 6	CAL		KCR	W,3-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	2	.62	0.112	.96	0.10%	1.41	SS
2	227	2	Apr 7	CAL		KCR	L,5-12	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.500	.833	2	.78	-0.096	1.30	-0.10%	-1.05	SS
3	228	3	Apr 8	CAL		KCR	L,5-6	CG	5	5	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.462	.500	.692	1.192	2	1.97	0.252	3.04	0.23%	1.51	SS
4	229	4	Apr 10	CAL		MIN	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.471	.500	.647	1.147	2	.86	0.046	1.24	0.04%	0.65	SS
5	230	5	Apr 11	CAL		MIN	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.476	.500	.619	1.119	2	.55	0.036	.90	0.04%	0.43	SS
6	231	6	Apr 13	CAL	@	TEX	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.440	.462	.560	1.022	2	1.36	-0.097	2.24	-0.10%	-0.51	SS
7	232	7	Apr 17	CAL	@	MIN	L,5-10	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.433	.452	.567	1.018	2	.50	-0.008	.76	-0.01%	1.35	SS
8	233	8	Apr 18	CAL	@	MIN	W,3-2	CG	5	4	0	3	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.471	.472	.676	1.149	2	1.19	0.155	1.76	0.14%	1.27	SS
9	234	9	Apr 20	CAL	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.447	.450	.632	1.082	2	.84	0.020	1.26	0.02%	0.20	SS
10	235	10	Apr 21	CAL	@	OAK	W,4-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	.439	.455	.610	1.064	2	.52	0.067	.73	0.06%	1.42	SS LF
11	236	11	Apr 22	CAL	@	OAK	L,2-3	CG(10)	5	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.444	.458	.667	1.125	2	1.41	0.084	2.11	0.08%	0.57	SS
12	237	12	Apr 23	CAL	@	OAK	W,4-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.442	.633	1.075	2	.48	-0.002	.66	0.00%	-0.38	CF
13	238	13	Apr 24	CAL		BAL	W,6-5	CG(10)	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.396	.421	.585	1.006	2	1.84	-0.175	2.46	-0.14%	-1.38	CF SS
14	239	14	Apr 25	CAL		BAL	W,1-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.386	.410	.561	.971	3	1.82	0.180	2.35	0.14%	-0.04	SS
15	240	15	Apr 27	CAL		CLE	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.361	.385	.525	.909	3	.69	-0.071	.99	-0.06%	-0.99	SS
16	241	16	Apr 28	CAL		CLE	W,5-0	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.338	.362	.492	.855	3	.52	-0.089	.67	-0.07%	-1.35	SS
17	242	17	Apr 29	CAL		CLE	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.353	.375	.500	.875	2	1.14	0.073	1.60	0.06%	0.37	SS
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
18	243	18	May 1	CAL	@	DET	W,6-2	CG	5	5	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.370	.390	.507	.896	2	.33	0.043	.45	0.04%	1.18	SS
19	244	19	May 2	CAL	@	DET	W,5-3	CG(12)	5	5	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.397	.415	.538	.953	2	1.23	0.033	1.72	0.03%	0.40	SS
20	245	20	May 4	CAL	@	BAL	W,1-0	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.390	.407	.524	.931	2	.85	-0.056	1.26	-0.05%	-0.28	SS
21	246	21	May 5	CAL	@	BAL	W,3-1	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.384	.407	.512	.918	2	.66	0.034	.98	0.03%	0.16	SS
22	247	22	May 6	CAL	@	BAL	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.367	.389	.489	.878	2	.76	-0.058	1.20	-0.06%	-0.71	SS
23	248	23	May 8	CAL	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.366	.394	.484	.878	2	1.04	-0.045	1.60	-0.04%	-0.21	SS
24	249	24	May 9	CAL	@	CLE	L,3-10	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.351	.379	.464	.843	2	1.00	-0.126	1.35	-0.10%	-1.55	SS
25	250	25	May 10	CAL		CHW	L,3-4	CG(12)	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.361	.441	.802	2	1.84	-0.137	3.32	-0.15%	-0.72	SS
26	251	26	May 11	CAL		CHW	L,4-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.321	.348	.425	.773	2	.75	-0.072	1.19	-0.07%	-0.94	SS
27	252	27	May 12	CAL		CHW	W,6-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.309	.336	.409	.745	2	1.06	-0.084	1.45	-0.07%	-0.92	SS
28	253	28	May 13	CAL		CHW	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.301	.325	.398	.723	3	.92	-0.180	1.37	-0.16%	-2.27	CF
29	254	29	May 14	CAL	@	KCR	W,3-2	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.291	.315	.385	.699	3	1.49	-0.192	2.38	-0.18%	-1.21	CF
30	255	30	May 15	CAL	@	KCR	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.313	.380	.693	3	.63	-0.056	1.10	-0.06%	-0.59	CF
31	256	31	May 16	CAL		OAK	W,7-2	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.318	.392	.710	3	.85	0.086	1.51	0.09%	0.73	CF
32	257	32	May 17	CAL		OAK	L,0-4	GS-2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.323	.397	.720	3	.40	-0.010	.78	-0.01%	-0.09	CF
							18-14		136	126	12	38	5	2	1	13	5	0	9	0	3	2	2	1	6	1	.302	.323	.397	.720		.98	-0.333	1.49	-0.34%	-3.53

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