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Ellis Valentine   |   Major Leaguer   1975-1985

Full Name:  Ellis Clarence Valentine
Born:  July 30,1954  in  Helena, Arkansas
Height:  6-4  Weight:  207  Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right
High School:  Crenshaw (Los Angeles,CA)
College:  

Baseball Lists:  NL Gold Glove Award Winners

Debut:  September 3,1975

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Drafted:  Selected by Montreal Expos in 2nd Round (29th overall) of 1972 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  

Transactions:   [May 29,1981] - Traded by Expos to Mets for Dan Norman and Jeff Reardon.  [Nov 10,1982] - Granted Free Agency.  [Jan 21,1983] - Signed as Free Agent by Angels.  [Nov 7,1984] - Released by Angels.  [Jul 10,1985] - Signed as Free Agent by Rangers.  [Dec 20,1985] - Released by Rangers.  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1972Coc ExposFla Rk17MtlD   53177244780118          .266---.328-----
1973West PalmFSL18MtlA+   11940359124184861          .308---.432-----
1974Quebec CtyEast19MtlAA   13042646112117550          .263---.357-----
1975MemphisIL20MtlAAA   139494871513031366          .306---.457-----
 MontrealNL20MtlMLB of8,7,412332124013002400001 .364.400.57697647%
1976DenverAmer21MtlAAA   57204316391732          .309---.466-----
 MontrealNL21MtlMLB of3,1,4943053685152739141305100245 .279.339.41074952%
1977MontrealNL22MtlMLB of31275086314928225761353058031218 .293.331.50483557%
1978MontrealNL23MtlMLB of3,5151570751653522576138358823059 .289.330.48981951%
1979MontrealNL24MtlMLB of61465487315129321821192274131323 .276.303.45475751%
1980MontrealNL25MtlMLB of4863114098222136755254430043 .315.367.52489152%
1981NY MetsNL26NymMLB of5481691535815210353800022 .207.227.35558246%
 MontrealNL26MtlMLB of42276816303150161100032 .211.259.36862753%
1982NY MetsNL27NymMLB of5,3111337339714184813538100711 .288.294.40770153%
1983EdmontonPCL28CalAAA of 3922000000120000  .222.300.222522--
 CaliforniaAL28CalMLB of7,3,6862713065102134321184800146 .240.283.43571854%
1984EdmontonPCL29CalAAA   2300000000120000  .000.250.000250--
1985Okla CityAmer30TexAAA of 46169265318010330013271302  .314.362.598960--
 TexasAL30TexMLB of-dh61138581024012800001 .211.250.39564556%
 
Major League Totals - 10 Season(s)89431663808811691512347459371804627953481 .278.315.45877353%
Minor League Totals - 8 Season(s)5491885275552941544260 .293---.429-----


 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1975MontrealNL20MtlMLBOF111212151---.867--
 
1976MontrealNL21MtlMLBOF881621251794---.972--
 
1977MontrealNL22MtlMLBOF126232972481---.972--
 
1978MontrealNL23MtlMLBOF14629624103303---.970--
 
1979MontrealNL24MtlMLBOF1442811052962---.983--
 
1980MontrealNL25MtlMLBOF83154651651---.970--
 
1981MontrealNL26MtlMLBOF213220340---1.000--
1981NY MetsNL26NymMLBOF478364930---.957--
 
1982NY MetsNL27NymMLBOF981591031724---.983--
 
1983EdmontonPCL28CalAAAOF330030---1.000--
1983CaliforniaAL28CalMLBOF85152561631---.963--
 
1985Okla CityAmer30TexAAAOF91531191---.947--
1985TexasAL30TexMLBOF770070---1.000--
1985TexasAL30TexMLBDH4--------
 


 Awards
[1977] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #21), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1978] - NL Gold Glove Award (OF)  [1991] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (1 votes - 0.23%)
 Salaries
YearSalary Rank  Lg Avg  Centile
1985*60,000  299,10880
 
Career:  $60,000   estimate
 Trivia and Player Notes
Notes: Played in 1 All-Star game during his career (1977)
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