Born: (1954-07-30) July 30, 1954 (age 69) Helena, Arkansas, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 3, 1975, for the Montreal Expos
Last MLB appearance
October 2, 1985, for the Texas Rangers
MLB statistics
Batting average
.278
Home runs
123
Runs batted in
474
Teams
Montreal Expos (1975–1981)
New York Mets (1981–1982)
California Angels (1983)
Texas Rangers (1985)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (1977)
Gold Glove Award (1978)
Ellis Clarence Valentine (born July 30, 1954) is an American former Major League Baseball right fielder. He is remembered for having one of the all-time great throwing arms. "There's a plateau where you can't throw the ball any harder and you can't be any more accurate", said former Montreal manager Felipe Alou. "That was Ellis Valentine."[1]
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championship. Valentine and Ellis lost the belts to Buddy Rogers & Handsome Johnny Barend in a match where Arnold Skoaland subbed for Ellis, but the belts...
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early career with the Montreal Expos. He and fellow young outfielders EllisValentine and Andre Dawson were the talk of Major League Baseball (MLB) when...
Terrell on April 1, 1982. He had lost the right fielder competition to EllisValentine and Joel Youngblood. He batted .269 with 61 home runs in his five years...
Kaat† N/A 1978 Keith Hernandez* Davey Lopes Mike Schmidt† Larry Bowa EllisValentine Garry Maddox Dave Parker Bob Boone Phil Niekro† N/A 1979 Keith Hernandez*...
League west with a record of 70 wins and 92 losses. January 21, 1983: EllisValentine was signed as a free agent by the Angels. Note: Pos = Position; G =...
Inner City athletes on weekends, players such as: George Hendrick, EllisValentine, Reggie Smith, infielder turned CBS Sports Broadcaster Rich Perez and...
their best draft in franchise history. The Expos grabbed outfielder EllisValentine in round two of the June regular phase and then selected catcher Gary...
six home runs and 38 RBIs. In 1977, young stars Warren Cromartie, EllisValentine, and Andre Dawson became full-time outfielders. In mid-June, former...
Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers; played in two Super Bowls EllisValentine - Major League Baseball right fielder remembered for having one of...
in 1974 at age 20. Warren Cromartie, Steve Rogers, Larry Parrish, EllisValentine and the great Andre Dawson were all young Expos who played their debut...
Beníquez Bruce Sutter† September 8, 1977 Chicago Cubs Montreal Expos 9th EllisValentine, Gary Carter, Larry Parrish Pedro Borbón June 23, 1979 Cincinnati Reds...
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Brett, along with his brother, All-Stars Steve Garvey, Fred Lynn, EllisValentine, and Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda made guest appearances in an episode...
utilize non-C-flap modified batting helmet include Gary Roenicke (1979), EllisValentine (1980), Charlie Hayes (1994), and Otis Nixon (1998). The first known...
Petralli was signed as a free agent by the Rangers. July 10, 1985: EllisValentine was signed as a free agent by the Rangers. July 30, 1985: Sammy Sosa...
island, including the Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital, is open to the public only through guided tours. The name derives from Samuel Ellis, a Welshman who bought...
traded to the Montreal Expos along with outfielder Dan Norman for EllisValentine. Lacking a reliable closer on the big league staff, the Expos immediately...
season there. Andre Dawson, CF Rodney Scott, 2B Warren Cromartie, LF EllisValentine, RF Tony Pérez, 1B Gary Carter, C Larry Parrish, 3B Chris Speier, SS...
Reardon and Dan Norman were traded by the Mets to the Montreal Expos for EllisValentine. June 8, 1981: 1981 Major League Baseball Draft John Christensen was...
April 1, 1981: John Tamargo was released by the Expos. May 29, 1981: EllisValentine was traded by the Expos to the New York Mets for Jeff Reardon and Dan...
Ron LeFlore Larry Parrish Scott Sanderson Rodney Scott Chris Speier EllisValentine June 3, 1980: 1980 Major League Baseball draft Drafted Terry Francona...