Fernando Valenzuela

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)

Born: November 1, 1960 in Navojoa, Mexico mx

High School: Navajoa (Navajoa, Mexico)

Debut: September 15, 1980 (Age 19-319d, 14,397th in major league history)
vs. ATL 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 14, 1997 (Age 36-255d)
vs. CIN 2.2 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 6 BB, 3 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1981 season

Agents: Dick Moss, Tony DeMarco

Full Name: Fernando Valenzuela

Nicknames: El Toro

Pronunciation: \val-en-ZWAY-lah\

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Cy Young
Rookie of the Year
6x All-Star
1981 World Series
Gold Glove
2x Silver Slugger
ML PoY

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

41.5

173

153

ERA

3.54

453

424

2930.0

2074

WHIP

1.320

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	4-14 / in Starts: 4-13
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 28 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	19 (10-5-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 28 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	17 (8-5-3)

Most Driven In
G Vaughn	1
M Difelice	1

Most Driven In By
W McGee	1

1997 Batting Game Log

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1997 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	422	3 (2)	Apr 3	SDP		NYM	L,1-4	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0					9	1.70	-0.024	1.85	-0.02%	-0.30	P
2	423	8 (4)	Apr 8	SDP		PIT	L,0-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.78	-0.039	.86	-0.03%	-0.33	P
3	424	13 (4)	Apr 16	SDP	@	PIT	W,7-5	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.13	-0.074	1.15	-0.05%	-1.01	P
4	425	17 (3)	Apr 22	SDP		HOU	L,3-12	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.63	-0.018	1.63	-0.01%	-0.19	P
5	426	21 (3)	Apr 27	SDP	@	ATL	L,0-2	CG(5)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.46	-0.012	.36	-0.01%	-0.11	P
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
6	427	26 (4)	May 2	SDP		MON	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.52	-0.019	.32	-0.01%	-0.18	P
7	428	31 (4)	May 8	SDP		CHC	L,2-6	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	2.27	-0.011	1.14	0.00%	-0.08	P
8	429	35 (3)	May 13	SDP	@	MON	L,3-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	1.18	-0.027	.63	-0.01%	-0.36	P
9	430	40 (4)	May 18	SDP	@	CIN	L,0-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	.84	-0.024	.27	-0.01%	-0.24	P
10	431	45 (4)	May 23	SDP		FLA	W,6-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	9	.47	-0.024	.27	-0.01%	-0.45	P
11	432	48 (2)	May 26	SDP		ATL	L,5-12	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.20	PH
12	433	50 (1)	May 29	SDP	@	HOU	L,6-10	GS-3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.214	.429	9	1.91	0.099	.66	0.02%	0.94	P
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
13	434	55 (4)	Jun 3	SDP	@	ATL	W,5-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.188	.188	.375	9	1.23	-0.063	.63	-0.02%	-0.62	P
14	435	60 (4)	Jun 8	SDP		HOU	L,0-9	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.176	.176	.353	9	.28	-0.007	.17	0.00%	-0.10	P
				Player went from San Diego Padres to St. Louis Cardinals
15	436	73	Jun 23	STL		CHC	L,0-3	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.46	-0.012	.50	-0.01%	-0.11	P
16	437	78 (4)	Jun 28	STL	@	CIN	W,12-6	GS-5	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.64	0.027	.81	0.02%	0.51	P
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
17	438	83 (4)	Jul 3	STL		PIT	L,4-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	.90	-0.049	1.67	-0.05%	-0.53	P
18	439	91 (7)	Jul 14	STL	@	CIN	L,2-4	GS-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	1.60	-0.020	2.29	-0.02%	-0.21	P
							4-14		28	22	1	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364		.93	-0.297	.83	-0.20%	-3.17

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