Sandy Valdespino

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Full Name: Hilario (Borroto) Valdespino	Primary Position: OF,LF
Height/Weight: 5' 8"/170	First Game: April 12, 1965
Birthdate: January 24, 1939	Final Game: September 28, 1971
Birthplace: San Jose de las Lajas, Cuba	MLB Experience: 7 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Left

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1 Biography
2 Statistics
- 2.1 Batting Stats
- 2.2 Fielding Stats
3 Transactions
4 Trivia
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Sandy Valdespino (Hilario (Borroto) Valdespino) was born on January 24, 1939 in San Jose de las Lajas, Cuba. He made his Major League debut on April 12, 1965 for the Minnesota Twins. In 1965, his rookie year, he hit .261 with 1 home run and 22 RBI. Valdespino played for the Minnesota Twins, Atlanta Braves, Seattle Pilots, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers and Kansas City Royals over the course of his 7 year career.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1965	MIN	A	108	245	38	64	1	22	.261	.319	.322	8	2	20	28	2	3	7	3	5
1966	MIN	A	52	108	11	19	2	9	.176	.211	.259	1	1	4	24	1	0	2	0	5
1967	MIN	A	99	97	9	16	1	3	.165	.204	.216	2	0	5	22	0	0	3	1	1
1968	ATL	N	36	86	8	20	1	4	.233	.320	.279	1	0	10	20	1	0	0	5	0
1969	SEA	A	20	38	3	8	0	2	.211	.250	.237	1	0	1	7	1	0	0	0	0
1969	HOU	N	41	119	17	29	0	12	.244	.326	.277	4	0	15	19	0	2	2	0	1
1969	Total		61	157	20	37	0	14	.236	.309	.268	5	0	16	26	1	2	2	0	1
1970	MIL	A	8	9	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1
1971	KC	A	18	63	10	20	2	15	.317	.338	.508	6	0	2	5	0	0	0	0	2
Total	NL		77	205	25	49	1	16	.239	.323	.278	5	0	25	39	1	2	2	5	1
Total	AL		305	560	71	127	6	51	.227	.271	.302	18	3	32	90	4	3	12	4	14
Total			382	765	96	176	7	67	.230	.286	.295	23	3	57	129	5	5	14	9	15

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1965	MIN	A	RF	17	9	95.2	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1965	MIN	A	OF	57	47	445.2	94	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.990
1965	MIN	A	LF	43	38	350	71	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.987
1966	MIN	A	OF	23	20	181.1	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1966	MIN	A	LF	23	20	181.1	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1967	MIN	A	OF	65	9	210.1	40	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.977
1967	MIN	A	LF	64	8	201.1	38	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.976
1967	MIN	A	RF	1	1	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1968	ATL	N	OF	20	20	174	40	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.976
1968	ATL	N	LF	20	20	174	39	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.975
1969	SEA	A	OF	7	7	63	23	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.889
1969	SEA	A	LF	7	7	63	22	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.885
1969	HOU	N	LF	29	28	227	27	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.967
1969	HOU	N	OF	29	28	227	37	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.976
1969	Total		OF	36	35	290	60	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.941
1969	Total		LF	36	35	290	49	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.929
1970	MIL	A	OF	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1970	MIL	A	LF	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1971	KC	A	LF	13	13	110	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1971	KC	A	RF	2	2	17	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.800
1971	KC	A	OF	15	15	127	18	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.950
Total			OF	217	146	1430.1	288	12	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.974
Total			RF	20	12	121.2	25	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.964
Total			LF	200	134	1308.2	246	9	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.973

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by Washington Senators (1957).
Selected by Atlanta Braves from Minnesota Twins in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 28, 1967).
Traded by Atlanta Braves to Houston Astros in exchange for Paul Doyle (@December 15, 1968).
Traded by Houston Astros with Danny Walton to Seattle Pilots in exchange for Tommy Davis (August 30, 1969).
Sold by Milwaukee Brewers to Kansas City Royals (July, 1970).

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