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John William Valentin (born February 16, 1967 in Mineola, New York) is a former shortstop and third baseman in Major League Baseball. He played his entire major league career with the Boston Red Sox, except his final season when he played as a backup infielder for the New York Mets. He batted and threw right-handed. February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Mineola is a village located in Nassau County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 19,234. ...
The position of the shortstop A shortstop moves to his left, toward the center of the field, to play a ground ball Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. ...
The position of the third baseman A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in the sport of baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base, the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in a counterclockwise succession in order to score a run. ...
Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ...
Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) East Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (6) 2004 • 1918 • 1916 • 1915 1912 • 1903 AL Pennants (11) 2004 • 1986 • 1975 • 1967 1946 • 1918 • 1916 • 1915 1912 • 1904 • 1903 East Division titles (5) 1995 • 1990 • 1988 • 1986 1975 Wild card berths...
An infielder is a baseball player who plays on the infield, the dirt portion of a baseball diamond between first base and third base. ...
Major league affiliations National League (1962-present) East Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (2) 1986 • 1969 NL Pennants (4) 2000 • 1986 • 1973 • 1969 East Division titles (4) 1988 • 1986 • 1973 • 1969 Wild card berths (2) 2000 • 1999 Major league nicknames New York Mets (1962-present) Major...
College and career Valentin attended Seton Hall University before starting his professional career in the Red Sox minor league system in 1988. He first played in a major league game in 1992. Seton Hall University is a Roman Catholic university in South Orange, New Jersey. ...
See also: 1987 in sports, other events of 1988, 1989 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Bobby Allison won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Bill Elliott CART Racing - Danny Sullivan won the season championship Indianapolis 500 - Rick Mears Formula One Championship - Ayrton...
See also: 1991 in sports, other events of 1992, 1993 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Auto Racing Stock car racing: Davey Allison won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Alan Kulwicki CART Racing - season championship won by Bobby Rahal Indianapolis 500 - Al Unser, Jr. ...
In 11 seasons with the Boston Red Sox and New York Mets, he averaged a .279 batting average, and accumulated a total of 1093 hits. He hit 124 career home runs, and had 558 runs batted in. Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) East Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (6) 2004 • 1918 • 1916 • 1915 1912 • 1903 AL Pennants (11) 2004 • 1986 • 1975 • 1967 1946 • 1918 • 1916 • 1915 1912 • 1904 • 1903 East Division titles (5) 1995 • 1990 • 1988 • 1986 1975 Wild card berths...
Major league affiliations National League (1962-present) East Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (2) 1986 • 1969 NL Pennants (4) 2000 • 1986 • 1973 • 1969 East Division titles (4) 1988 • 1986 • 1973 • 1969 Wild card berths (2) 2000 • 1999 Major league nicknames New York Mets (1962-present) Major...
Batting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsmen, respectively. ...
For other uses of the phrase see Home run (disambiguation) In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run himself (along with a run for each runner who was already on...
In baseball statistics, a run batted in (RBI) is given to a batter for each run scored as the result of a batters plate appearance. ...
He averaged a .971 fielding in his first 3 years as a shortstop for the Red Sox. He was known for being beloved by the Boston fans, playing solid defense, and getting clutch hits in the late innings.
Valentin hit for the cycle in 1996. In the Red Sox 7-4 win over the Chicago White Sox, Valentin completed a triple play. It marked the first time since July 1, 1931 that a player accomplished it in the same game that a team completed a triple play. Chuck Klein was the player to do it in 1931. Eric Davis hit for the cycle in 1989 Hitting for the cycle is a baseball accomplishment characterized by a player hitting a single, a double, a triple and a home run in the same game, though not necessarily in that order. ...
Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) Central Division (1994-present) West Division (1969-1993) Major league titles World Series titles (3) 2005 • 1917 • 1906 AL Pennants (6) 2005 • 1959 • 1919 • 1917 1906 • 1901 Central Division titles (2) [1] 2005 • 2000 West Division titles (2) 1993 • 1983 Wild card berths...
July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ...
See also: 1930 in sports, 1932 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing 24 hours of Le Mans: Earl Howe and Tim Birkin, driving an Alfa Romeo 8C. Louis Schneider wins the Indy 500. ...
Triple Play can refer to several things: A play in baseball, from which the game series gets its name (TP) Triple play is grouping together Internet access, TV and telephone service into one subscription on a broadband connection. ...
Charles Herbert Chuck Klein (October 7, 1904 _ March 28, 1958) was a Major League Baseball player who played for the Philadelphia Blue Jays & Phillies (1928-33, 1936-39, 1940-44), Chicago Cubs (1934-36) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1939). ...
During the 1996 season, Red Sox prospect Nomar Garciaparra battled for the spot of shortstop with Valentin, who had held the position for his entire career. In 1997, Garciaparra won the position during spring training. Valentin briefly left the team, but returned and took up his new position at second base. Later that season, he shifted to third base after the regular third baseman, Tim Naehring, was injured. Valentin spent three more seasons with the Red Sox (playing only a total of 31 games the last two years) before ending his career with the Mets. This year in baseball 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 Events January-June January 8 - For only the 7th time in major league history, the Baseball Writers Association of America fails to select a player for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. ...
Nomar Garciaparra Anthony Nomar Garciaparra (born July 23, 1973, in Whittier, California) is an American baseball player. ...
The position of the shortstop A shortstop moves to his left, toward the center of the field, to play a ground ball Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. ...
The following are the events of the year 1997 that happened world-wide throughout the sport of baseball. ...
The position of the second baseman A second baseman often ranges onto the outfield grass to field a ground ball A second baseman is the baseball player guarding second base. ...
The position of the third baseman A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in the sport of baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base, the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in a counterclockwise succession in order to score a run. ...
Tim Naehring was a baseball infielder who spent his entire injury-plagued 8-year career (1990-1997) with the Boston Red Sox. ...
Info In baseball, an unassisted triple play occurs when a defensive player makes three putouts by himself in one continuous play. ...
June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ...
This year in baseball 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 Events January-June January 8 - For only the 7th time in major league history, the Baseball Writers Association of America fails to select a player for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. ...
Eric Davis hit for the cycle in 1989 Hitting for the cycle is a baseball accomplishment characterized by a player hitting a single, a double, a triple and a home run in the same game, though not necessarily in that order. ...
Fenway Park is the home ballpark for the Boston Red Sox baseball club. ...
See also: 1998 in sports, other events of 1999, 2000 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Athletics Hicham El Guerrouj sets the new World Record in the mile at the World Championships in Rome. ...
Major league affiliations American League (1901-present) Central Division (1994-present) East Division (1969-1993) Major league titles World Series titles (2) 1948 • 1920 AL Pennants (5) 1997 • 1995 • 1954 • 1948 1920 Central Division titles (6) [1] 2001 • 1999 • 1998 • 1997 1996 • 1995 Wild card berths (0) None [1] - In...
Look up double in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Double can mean: In baseball, a double is a two-base hit. ...
1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Silver Slugger Award In Major League Baseball, the Louisville Silver Slugger award is given annually to the best offensive player at each position in each league. ...
1995 (MCMXCV in Roman) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The position of the shortstop A shortstop moves to his left, toward the center of the field, to play a ground ball Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. ...
External links
References Grossman, Leigh (compiler). The Red Sox Fan Handbook. Pomfret, Connecticut: Swordsmith Books. ISBN 1-931013-03-9. Pgs. 180-181.
Stout, Glenn and Johnson, Richard A. Red Sox Century. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN 0-395-88417-9. Pg. 432.
John Valentin Statistics - Baseball-Reference: http://www.baseball-reference.com/v/valenjo02.shtml
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