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Don Newcombe League
9-12-2162
Don Valentin Center Field
Retired (1957, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .247 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .652 Status Deceased (1982) Option Years 0  
H 182 Age at Death 59 Date of Birth 10-12-1923
HR 11 Drafted Round 2, Pick 24
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 3 years
(147 games)
RBI 83
SB 3
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L C  Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L C  Velocity D+   Mentor vR B 
Speed B- Bunt B  Control D+   Mentor vL C-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 0
1B F  (1.8%) LF A+ (98.2%) Arm B  WS Appearances 0
2B D+ (24.7%) CF A+ (100%)   Health D- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF C+ (50.5%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1950 CHA
121
304
40
82
14
2
5
35
33
 69 0 1
1
 1 7
.719
.340
.378
.109
.270
1951 CHA
116
145
21
35
7
1
2
15
13
 34 0 0
1
 2 1
.649
.304
.345
.103
.241
1952 CHA
108
190
20
45
6
0
2
21
17
 43 1 2
0
 0 3
.600
.300
.300
.063
.237
1954 PHI
19
50
2
9
0
0
0
3
4
 10 0 0
0
 3 0
.421
.241
.180
.000
.180
1955 PHI
27
47
5
11
1
0
2
9
6
 8 0 2
1
 1 0
.692
.309
.383
.149
.234
Total
391
736
88
182
28
3
11
83
73
 164 1 5
3
 7 11
.652
.314
.338
.091
.247
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1957-11-01Don Valentin has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1955-07-16The Philadelphia Pythians have waived Don Valentin.
1955-07-06The Philadelphia Pythians have designated Don Valentin for assignment.
1955-06-03The Philadelphia Pythians have acquired Don Valentin from the waiver wire.
1955-06-03The Philadelphia Pythians have demoted Jerry Montgomery to the minor leagues.
1955-05-27The Philadelphia Pythians have designated Don Valentin for assignment.
1955-04-01The Philadelphia Pythians have re-claimed Don Valentin from the waiver wire.
1955-04-01The Philadelphia Pythians have promoted Jerry Montgomery to the major league team. The Philadelphia Pythians have designated Don Valentin for assignment.
1954-08-30The Philadelphia Pythians have promoted Don Valentin to the major league team. The Philadelphia Pythians have designated Jeff King for assignment.
1954-08-22The Philadelphia Pythians have designated Don Valentin for assignment. The Philadelphia Pythians have designated Norm Smithson for assignment.
1954-07-20The Philadelphia Pythians have promoted Don Valentin to the major league team.
1954-07-20The Philadelphia Pythians have acquired Don Valentin from the waiver wire.
1953-05-20The New York Cubans have waived Don Valentin.
1953-04-19The New York Cubans have promoted Tony Sweet to the major league team. The New York Cubans have designated Don Valentin for assignment.
1953-04-08The New York Cubans have acquired Don Valentin from the waiver wire.
1953-04-01The Chicago American Giants have promoted Joe Fletcher to the major league team. The Chicago American Giants have promoted Oscar Bell to the major league team. The Chicago American Giants have promoted Walter Smith to the major league team. The Chicago American Giants have designated Spider Fischer for assignment. The Chicago American Giants have designated Danny Breton for assignment. The Chicago American Giants have designated Don Valentin for assignment.