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Vito Valentinetti
Vito John Valentinetti

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 195 lb.
School Iona College

Debut June 20, 1954
Final Game May 11, 1959
Born September 16, 1928 in West New York, NJ

Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1950. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1954 25 CHW AL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    1.0    4    6    6   1    2    1   0   0     9       0 54.00  3.73    7 6.000
 1956 27 CHC NL   6   4  42   2   0   0  18  1   95.3   84   47   40  10   36   26   1   4   397   7   0  3.78  3.81  101 1.259
 1957 28 TOT      2   2  20   2   1   0   8  0   35.7   38   19   16   4   20   17   1   2   164   1   0  4.04  3.81   94 1.626
         CHC NL   0   0   9   0   0   0   4  0   12.0   12    5    3   1    7    8   0   0    55   1   0  2.25  3.92  174 1.583
         CLE AL   2   2  11   2   1   0   4  0   23.7   26   14   13   3   13    9   1   2   109   0   0  4.94  3.75   76 1.648
 1958 29 TOT AL   5   6  38  10   2   0  13  2  114.3  124   61   61  20   54   43   3   2   504   7   1  4.80  3.84   80 1.557
         DET AL   1   0  15   0   0   0   9  2   18.7   18    7    7   4    5   10   1   0    77   0   0  3.38  4.03  120 1.232
         WSH AL   4   6  23  10   2   0   4  0   95.7  106   54   54  16   49   33   2   2   427   7   1  5.08  3.81   75 1.620
 1959 30 WSH AL   0   2   7   1   0   0   3  0   10.7   16   12   12   0   10    7   1   1    58   0   0 10.13  3.94   39 2.438
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  5 Yr WL% .481  13  14 108  15   3   0  43  3  257.0  266  145  135  35  122   94   6   9  1132  15   1  4.73  3.83   81 1.510
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     7   7  59   8   1   0  23  1  142.0  147   80   74  19   67   51   3   4   625   8   0  4.73  3.83   81 1.510
 Career High      6   6  42  10   2   0  18  2  114.3  124   61   61  20   54   43   3   4   504   7   1  3.78  3.84  101 1.259

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
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 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1956 27 CHC NL  42   20    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  1   1  10  .100  .143  .100  -33    2   1   0   0   0   0
 1957 28 TOT     20    7    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   3  .143  .250  .143   11    1   0   0   0   0   0
         CHC NL   9    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   0  .000  .333  .000    1    0   0   0   0   0   0
         CLE AL  11    5    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .200  .200  .200   10    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1958 29 TOT AL  38   28    1    9   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   7  .321  .345  .321   87    9   2   0   0   0   0
         WSH AL  23   28    1    9   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   7  .321  .345  .321   87    9   2   0   0   0   0
 1959 30 WSH AL   7    0    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   0       1.000               0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 5 Seasons      108   55    1   12   0  0   0    0   0  1   4  20  .218  .271  .218   37   12   3   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         83    2   18   0  0   0    0   0  2   6  30  .218  .271  .218   37   18   5   0   0   0   0
 Career High     42   28    1    9   0  0   0    0   0  1   1  10                           9   2   0   0   0   0
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1956 27 CHC NL   22   20    0   0.0   102| .100  .263| .143  .330| .100  .415| .243  .745| -33  .000  -3.8  -0.4   0%
 1957 28 TOT       8    6    0   0.0   100| .143  .264| .250  .334| .143  .402| .393  .735|  11  .000  -0.9  -0.1   0%
         CHC NL    3    2    0   0.0   102| .000  .268| .333  .331| .000  .414| .333  .745|   1  .000  -0.2   0.0   0%
         CLE AL    5    4    0   0.0    99| .200  .263| .200  .335| .200  .397| .400  .732|  10  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1958 29 TOT AL   31   21    3   3.8    96| .321  .259| .345  .328| .321  .394| .666  .722|  87  .447  -0.6  -0.1   0%
         WSH AL   31   21    3   3.8    96| .321  .259| .345  .328| .321  .394| .666  .722|  87  .447  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1959 30 WSH AL    1    0    0            |           |1.000  .332|           |           |             0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 5 Seasons        62   47    3   1.7    99| .218  .261| .271  .329| .218  .403| .489  .732|  37  .152  -4.9  -0.6   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1954 25 CHW AL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.90 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1956 27 CHC NL P 42 4 12 1 0 .941 .964 0.38 0.83 1.50 2.05 2 96.3 1957 28 TOT P 20 2 6 0 0 1.000 .964 0.40 0.84 2.02 1.99 2 35.7 CHC NL P 9 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.11 0.82 0.75 2.02 0 12.0 CLE AL P 11 2 5 0 0 1.000 .959 0.64 0.86 2.66 1.97 2 23.7 1958 29 TOT AL P 38 8 23 1 5 .969 .963 0.82 0.82 2.44 1.95 10 114.4 DET AL P 15 0 2 1 0 .667 .952 0.13 0.82 0.96 1.97 0 18.7 WSH AL P 23 8 21 0 5 1.000 .963 1.26 0.82 2.73 1.95 10 95.7 1959 30 WSH AL P 7 2 3 0 0 1.000 .962 0.71 0.86 4.21 2.02 1 10.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1954 25 CHW AL P 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.90 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1956 27 CHC NL P 42 4 12 1 0 .941 .964 0.38 0.83 1.50 2.05 2 96.3 1957 28 TOT P 20 2 6 0 0 1.000 .964 0.40 0.84 2.02 1.99 2 35.7 CHC NL P 9 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.11 0.82 0.75 2.02 0 12.0 CLE AL P 11 2 5 0 0 1.000 .959 0.64 0.86 2.66 1.97 2 23.7 1958 29 TOT AL P 38 8 23 1 5 .969 .963 0.82 0.82 2.44 1.95 10 114.4 DET AL P 15 0 2 1 0 .667 .952 0.13 0.82 0.96 1.97 0 18.7 WSH AL P 23 8 21 0 5 1.000 .963 1.26 0.82 2.73 1.95 10 95.7 1959 30 WSH AL P 7 2 3 0 0 1.000 .962 0.71 0.86 4.21 2.02 1 10.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 108 16 44 2 5 .968 .963 0.56 0.83 2.09 2.00 15 258.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 108 16 44 2 5 .968 .963 0.56 0.83 2.09 2.00 15 258
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Transactions 

Before 1950 Season: Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent.

Before 1955 Season: Sent from the Chicago White Sox to the Charleston (American Association) in an unknown transaction.

November 27, 1955: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs from the Toronto (International) in the 1955 rule 5 draft.

May 23, 1957: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Jackie Collum to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Don Elston.

August 24, 1957: Purchased by the Cleveland Indians from the Brooklyn Dodgers.

March 27, 1958: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Milt Bolling to the Detroit Tigers for Pete Wojey and $20,000.

June 23, 1958: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Washington Senators for Al Cicotte.

April 1, 1959: Traded by the Washington Senators to the Baltimore Orioles for Billy Loes. Trade was voided and players returned on April 8, 1959.

April 8, 1959: Sent by the Baltimore Orioles to the Washington Senators to complete an earlier deal made on April 1, 1959. The Baltimore Orioles sent Billy Loes to the Washington Senators for Vito Valentinetti. Trade was voided and players returned on April 8, 1959.


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