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{{short description|Puerto Rican baseball player (born 1940)}}

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'''Hector Jose Valle''' is a former [[Major League Baseball]] [[catcher]]. He was born in [[Vega Baja, Puerto Rico]] on [[October 27]], [[1940]] and was signed by the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] as an amateur free agent in 1960.
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'''Héctor Jose Valle''' (born October 27, 1940) is a [[Puerto Ricans|Puerto Rican]] former [[professional baseball]] [[catcher]], who played in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) for the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]].
Valle played in nine games for the [[Los Angeles Dodgers|Dodgers]] during the 1965 season, appearing six times as a [[catcher]]. He batted .308 (4-for-13) and had an [[on base percentage]] of .400. He also handled 21 [[total chances|chances]] flawlessly for a [[fielding percentage]] of 1.000.


==Professional career==
Valle was later acquired by the [[New York Mets]] and the [[Detroit Tigers]], but never again appeared in a [[Major League Baseball|major league]] game.
Valle was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1960. His MLB career consists of the nine games he played for the {{by|1965}} Dodgers, appearing six times behind the plate. Valle [[Batting average (baseball)|batted]] .308 (4-for-13), scoring one run, with two [[runs batted in]] (RBI), and achieving an [[on-base percentage]] of .400. Defensively, he handled 21 [[total chances|chances]] flawlessly for a [[fielding percentage]] of 1.000.


Valle's four major league [[Hit (baseball)|hits]] (all [[Single (baseball)|singles]]) came against [[Denny Lemaster]], [[Bob Veale]], and [[Bob Sadowski (pitcher)|Bob Sadowski]].
==Trivia==
*Valle's [[hit (baseball)|hits]] were against [[Denny Lemaster]], [[Bob Veale]], and [[Bob Sadowski]] (2).


Valle was later acquired by the [[New York Mets]] and [[Detroit Tigers]], but never again appeared in another regular season big league game. He played in several other [[Farm team|farm systems]] and the [[Mexican League]], finally hanging up his spikes following the {{by|1981}} season.
==External links==
*[http://www.baseball-reference.com/v/vallehe01.shtml Baseball Reference]
*[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pvallh101.htm Retrosheet]


==See also==
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* [[List of Major League Baseball players from Puerto Rico]]

==External links==
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Latest revision as of 14:52, 4 July 2024

Héctor Valle
Catcher
Born: (1940-10-27) October 27, 1940 (age 84)
Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 6, 1965, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
October 3, 1965, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB statistics
Batting average.308
Home runs0
Runs batted in2
Teams
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Puerto Rico
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1959 Chicago Team

Héctor Jose Valle (born October 27, 1940) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball catcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Professional career

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Valle was signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1960. His MLB career consists of the nine games he played for the 1965 Dodgers, appearing six times behind the plate. Valle batted .308 (4-for-13), scoring one run, with two runs batted in (RBI), and achieving an on-base percentage of .400. Defensively, he handled 21 chances flawlessly for a fielding percentage of 1.000.

Valle's four major league hits (all singles) came against Denny Lemaster, Bob Veale, and Bob Sadowski.

Valle was later acquired by the New York Mets and Detroit Tigers, but never again appeared in another regular season big league game. He played in several other farm systems and the Mexican League, finally hanging up his spikes following the 1981 season.

See also

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