José Valdivielso Explained

José Valdivielso
Position:Shortstop
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:22 May 1934
Birth Place:Matanzas, Cuba
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:June 21
Debutyear:1955
Debutteam:Washington Senators
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 30
Finalyear:1961
Finalteam:Minnesota Twins
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.219
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:9
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:85
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José Martinez de Valdivielso (born José Martinez de Valdivielso López, May 22, 1934) is a Cuban-born former professional baseball player. A shortstop, he appeared in 401 games over all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball, between 1955 and 1961, for the Washington Senators and their later incarnation, the Minnesota Twins. The native of Matanzas threw and batted right-handed; he was listed as 6feet tall and .

In, the team's sixtieth and last season in Washington, Valdivielso was the Senators' most-used shortstop, starting in 92 games and playing a career-high 117 contests. But by late September he had lost his starting job to Zoilo Versalles, a 20-year-old fellow countryman.

Valdivielso's professional career extended through the 1964 season. All told, he collected 213 hits in the majors, with 26 doubles and eight triples to go along with his nine home runs.

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