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| Player Report for #23 Bobby Valentine | | Saturday, October 4th, 1969 | 
| AB | 472 | | HR | 6 | | RBI | 59 | | AVG | .364 | | OPS | .902 |
| | Name: | Bobby Valentine | Contract: | Minor League Contract | | Nickname: | | Salary: | | | Birthday: | 05-13-1950 | Signed Through: | | | Age: | 19 | Years of Major League Service: | None, None | | Born in: | Stamford (Connecticut) | Major League Service Days this Year: | None | | Nationality: | American | | | | Height: | 5' 10" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | None, None | | Weight: | 189 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | None | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Not yet eligible | | Position: | SS | Minor League Option Years: | 3 option years left | | Bats: | Right | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | 1968, 2nd Pick in Round 3 | | Morale: | Very Good | Local Popularity (National) | Fair (Unknown) |
| | Player Development | | | | | | | Leadership: | 1 | IF Range: | 5 | | Desire for Winner: | 10 | IF Arm: | 5 | | Loyalty: | 8 | IF Range: | 5 | | Greed: | 3 | IF Error: | 5 | | Intelligence: | > 7 | IF DP: | 5 | | Work Ethic: | 6 | | | | | OF Range: | 1 | | | | OF Arm: | 1 | | | | OF Err: | 1 | | | | Catcher Abil: | 0 | | | | Catcher Arm: | 0 |
| | | Batting Ratings (OSA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | | | Versus LHP | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | | | Versus RHP | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | | | Talent | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 5 | | Shortstop 2 | | Stealing Ability: | 7 | | | | Baserunning Instincts: | 7 | | | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 4 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 2 | | | | Hitter Type: | Normal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | | | | | | | | | | 09-01-1969 | @ VAN | Loss, 6-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-31-1969 | @ VAN | Win, 5-1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-30-1969 | @ VAN | Loss, 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-29-1969 | BUF | Loss, 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-28-1969 | BUF | Win, 5-3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-27-1969 | BUF | Loss, 0-5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-26-1969 | ABQ | Loss, 5-7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-25-1969 | ABQ | Win, 6-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-24-1969 | ABQ | Loss, 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 08-21-1969 | @ TAC | Loss, 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Independence League 1969 Batting Stats | | Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO | VORP | | Overall | 125 | 472 | 172 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 59 | 77 | 53 | 24 | .364 | .429 | .472 | .902 | .885 | .108 | 59.1 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 125 | 536 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 223 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 69.2 | 94.3 | 7.74 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 105 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .352 | .413 | .467 | .880 | | Versus Right | | 367 | 135 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 45 | 61 | 43 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .368 | .434 | .474 | .908 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | April | | 64 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .438 | .493 | .578 | 1.071 | | May | | 114 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .325 | .388 | .412 | .800 | | June | | 92 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .424 | .481 | .500 | .981 | | July | | 98 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .347 | .435 | .531 | .965 | | August | | 101 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .337 | .387 | .406 | .793 | | September | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | | Career | | 472 | 172 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 59 | 77 | 53 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 5 | .364 | .429 | .472 | .902 | | Home | | 233 | 90 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 41 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .386 | .457 | .481 | .938 | | Road | | 239 | 82 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 36 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .343 | .401 | .464 | .866 | | Grass | | 472 | 172 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 59 | 77 | 53 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 5 | .364 | .429 | .472 | .902 | | Day | | 155 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .335 | .425 | .400 | .825 | | Night | | 317 | 120 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 48 | 31 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .379 | .431 | .508 | .939 | | Close/Late | | 99 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .354 | .440 | .455 | .894 | | Inning 1-3 | | 179 | 62 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .346 | .407 | .453 | .860 | | Inning 4-6 | | 156 | 62 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 33 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .397 | .459 | .487 | .946 | | Inning 7-9 | | 130 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .354 | .426 | .492 | .918 | | Extra Innings | | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .375 | .286 | .661 | | 0 Outs | | 197 | 60 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 46 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .305 | .371 | .421 | .792 | | 1 Outs | | 132 | 54 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .409 | .463 | .515 | .978 | | 2 Outs | | 143 | 58 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .406 | .479 | .503 | .982 | | Scoring Position | | 101 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .356 | .418 | .475 | .893 | | Bases Empty | | 257 | 90 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 34 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .350 | .428 | .444 | .872 | | Runner on 1st | | 114 | 46 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .404 | .443 | .535 | .978 | | Runner on 2nd | | 43 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .372 | .449 | .535 | .984 | | Runner on 3rd | | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .462 | .529 | .462 | .991 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .227 | .292 | .318 | .610 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .467 | .474 | .467 | .940 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .125 | .667 | .792 | | Bases Loaded | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .600 | .500 | 1.100 | | Two Strikes | | 165 | 53 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 29 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .321 | .422 | .412 | .834 | | First Pitch | | 82 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .402 | .412 | .524 | .936 | | Count 0-1 | | 40 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .425 | .415 | .625 | 1.040 | | Count 0-2 | | 29 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .379 | .387 | .414 | .801 | | Count 1-0 | | 57 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .404 | .404 | .456 | .860 | | Count 1-1 | | 58 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 | .310 | .397 | .707 | | Count 1-2 | | 46 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .326 | .313 | .457 | .769 | | Count 2-0 | | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .421 | .667 | 1.088 | | Count 2-1 | | 41 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .341 | .357 | .463 | .821 | | Count 2-2 | | 49 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .347 | .360 | .469 | .829 | | Count 3-0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | | Count 3-1 | | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .545 | .773 | .636 | 1.409 | | Full Count | | 41 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .557 | .293 | .850 | | Behind in Count | | 115 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .374 | .367 | .504 | .871 | | Ahead in Count | | 127 | 51 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .402 | .497 | .504 | 1.001 |
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| Career Batting Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | VORP |
| | Career Minor League Batting Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | VORP | | 1969 Miami - AAA | 19 | 125 | 472 | 172 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 59 | 77 | 53 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 9 | 4 | .364 | .429 | .472 | .902 | 59.1 | | Total IL | | 125 | 472 | 172 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 59 | 77 | 53 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 9 | 4 | .364 | .429 | .472 | .902 | 59.1 |
| | Career Fielding Stats | | Year/Team/League | POS | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% | | 1969 Miami - AAA | SS | 125 | 125 | 180 | 333 | 66 | 525 | 12 | .977 | 1064.1 | 4.34 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Player History | | 12-15-1968 | Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 2, 50th overall Pick) by the St. Louis Cardinals. | | 01-01-1969 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (3); Power: 2 (1); Eye: 5 (3). | | 04-08-1969 | Named the #80 prospect in the ORB2 | | 04-21-1969 | Wins the IL ACL Player of the Week Award. | | 06-09-1969 | Wins the IL ACL Player of the Week Award. | | 06-16-1969 | Was selected to the 1969 Independence League All-Star Game. | | 06-16-1969 | Goes 0-3 against the Buffalo Bisons, ending his hitting streak at 21 games. | | 07-01-1969 | Wins the IL ACL Batter of the Month Award. | | 07-14-1969 | Goes 5-5 against the Pawtucket Icecats, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI and 3 R. | | 07-21-1969 | Wins the IL ACL Player of the Week Award. | | 08-01-1969 | Wins the IL ACL Batter of the Month Award. | | 09-23-1969 | Wins the 1969 IL ACL Sluggers Award. | |
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