1928
Born September 16, 1928
West New York, NJ, USA
Vito Valentinetti Notable
Pitcher · b. September 16, 1928
Chicago White Sox 1954, Chicago Cubs 1956–1957, Cleveland Indians 1957, Detroit Tigers 1958, Washington Senators 1958–1959
Vito Valentinetti played for five clubs across six seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1954 and closing with the Washington Senators in 1959.
He went 13 and 14 with a 4.73 earned run average, pitching 257 innings in 108 games. He struck out 94. Across 108 games he batted .218, with 12 hits and 1 run.
He was born in West New York, NJ, USA on September 16, 1928, and died on August 5, 2021. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | CHW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1956 | CHC | 42 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .100 |
| 1957 | CHC/CLE | 20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .143 |
| 1958 | DET/WSH | 38 | 28 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .321 |
| 1959 | WSH | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 108 | 55 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 0 | .218 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | CHW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 54.00 |
| 1956 | CHC | 6 | 4 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 95.1 | 84 | 40 | 36 | 26 | 3.78 |
| 1957 | CHC/CLE | 2 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 35.2 | 38 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 4.04 |
| 1958 | DET/WSH | 5 | 6 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 114.1 | 124 | 61 | 54 | 43 | 4.80 |
| 1959 | WSH | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 10.2 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 10.13 |
| Career | — | 13 | 14 | 108 | 15 | 3 | 257.0 | 266 | 135 | 122 | 94 | 4.73 |
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