Sandy Valdespino
1965–1971 · bats L / throws L · Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, SE1
383G
.230AVG
.286OBP
.295SLG
176H
7HR
67RBI
14SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 383 | 839 | 765 | 96 | 176 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 67 | 57 | 128 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 226 | .230 | .286 | .295 | .581 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1971-09-02 to 1971-09-13
13longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Platinum Sombrero | 1967-08-09 | 1 in 934 games | box score ↗ |
| 15 | 2 stolen bases | 1965-06-27 | 1 in 199 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 RBI | 1971-09-03 | 1 in 128 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 200 | 436 | 88 | 5 | 38 | 33 | 64 | .222 | .278 | .297 |
| Away | 183 | 403 | 88 | 2 | 29 | 24 | 64 | .239 | .278 | .293 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 38 | 99 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 19 | .261 | .333 | .352 |
| May | 58 | 110 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 26 | .235 | .282 | .275 |
| June | 75 | 169 | 30 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 22 | .201 | .266 | .268 |
| July | 57 | 114 | 28 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 11 | .264 | .307 | .283 |
| August | 64 | 144 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 24 | .200 | .236 | .269 |
| September | 87 | 193 | 44 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 25 | .243 | .275 | .337 |
| October | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .111 | .200 | .111 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| california-angels | 42 | 78 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 13 | .141 | .192 | .169 |
| new-york-yankees | 36 | 60 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | .296 | .317 | .407 |
| detroit-tigers | 36 | 66 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | .250 | .288 | .350 |
| chicago-white-sox | 35 | 72 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | .265 | .278 | .368 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 31 | 85 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 12 | .203 | .247 | .241 |
| cleveland-guardians | 30 | 79 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 18 | .197 | .241 | .338 |
| baltimore-orioles | 26 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .229 | .308 | .229 |
| boston-red-sox | 22 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .174 | .174 | .174 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 |  Minnesota Twins | 108 | 245 | 64 | 1 | 22 | 7 | .261 | – | – |
| 1966 | Minnesota Twins | 52 | 108 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 2 | .176 | – | – |
| 1967 | Minnesota Twins | 99 | 97 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .165 | – | – |
| 1968 |  Atlanta Braves | 36 | 86 | 20 | 1 | 4 | – | .233 | – | – |
| 1969 | Houston Astros, SE1 | 62 | 157 | 37 | – | 14 | 2 | .236 | – | – |
| 1970 |  Milwaukee Brewers | 8 | 9 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1971 |  Kansas City Royals | 18 | 63 | 20 | 2 | 15 | – | .317 | – | – |