Ellis Valentine

Ellis Clarence Valentine
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 207 lbs.
Born: July 30, 1954 in Helena, AR
Drafted: 2nd round 1972 by the Montreal Expos
Acquired: traded from the Expos for Jeff Reardon and Dan Norman, May 1981
Departed: as a free agent, November 1982

 

One of the fine outfielders the Expos broke in during the early '80s, along with Andre Dawson and Tim Raines, but of course, Ellis was essentially used up by the time the Mets got him. Pictured below on a 1981 Topps Scratch-Off (yes, that's Pete Rose on the top of the card), and shown here on a 1982 Fleer Stamp.

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BATTING RECORD (team-leading totals in red)

YEAR CLUB     G   AB   R   H  2B 3B  HR RBI   TB SB CS  SO  BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
1975 Mon NL  12   33   2  12   4  0   1   3   19  0  0   4   2   0   0  0 .400 .576 .364
1976 Mon NL  94  305  36  85  15  2   7  39  125 14  1  51  30   0   2  4 .339 .410 .279
1977 Mon NL 127  508  63 149  28  2  25  76  256 13  5  58  30   0   1  2 .331 .504 .293
1978 Mon NL 151  570  75 165  35  2  25  76  279 13  8  88  35   2   0  5 .330 .489 .289
1979 Mon NL 146  548  73 151  29  3  21  82  249 11  9  74  22   1   1  3 .303 .454 .276
1980 Mon NL  86  311  40  98  22  2  13  67  163  5  5  44  25   3   0  4 .367 .524 .315
1981 2teams  70  245  23  51  11  1   8  36   88  0  4  49  11   0   0  5 .238 .359 .208
1982 *METS* 111  337  33  97  14  1   8  48  137  1  3  38   5   1   0  7 .294 .407 .288
1983 Cal AL  86  271  30  65  10  2  13  43  118  2  1  48  18   0   1  4 .283 .435 .240
1985 Tex AL  11   38   5   8   1  0   2   4   15  0  1   8   2   0   0  0 .250 .395 .211
METS TOTALS 159  506  48 132  22  2  13  69  197  1  6  76  10   1   0  9 .272 .389 .261
OTHER CLUBS 735 2660 332 749 147 13 110 405 1252 58 31 386 170   6   5 25 .323 .471 .282
CAREER TOTS 894 3166 380 881 169 15 123 474 1449 59 37 462 180   7   5 34 .315 .458 .278

 

SPLIT SEASONS

YEAR CLUB     G   AB   R   H  2B 3B  HR RBI   TB SB CS  SO  BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
1981 Mon NL  22   76   8  16   3  0   3  15   28  0  1  11   6   0   0  3 .259 .368 .211
1981 *METS*  48  169  15  35   8  1   5  21   60  0  3  38   5   0   0  2 .227 .355 .207

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This is a list of the Ellis Valentine cards that I already have in my collection. If you have any cards that are not listed here, and you are willing to donate or trade them, contact me at Rounding Third.

1981 Topps Scratch-Offs

 

1976 SSPC #342
1976 Topps #590 (Rookie Outfielders)

1977 Topps #52

1978 Topps #185

1979 O-Pee-Chee #277
1979 Topps #535

1980 Kellogg's #21

1981 Fleer #148
1981 Topps #445
1981 Topps Scratch-Offs #80 (complete panel; with Horner and Martin)
1981 Topps Scratch-Offs #80 (complete panel; with Howe and Simmons)
1981 Topps Scratch-Offs #80 (complete panel; with Mumphrey and Rose)
1981 Topps Stickers #186
1981 Topps Traded #849

1982 Donruss #605
1982 Fleer #541
1982 Fleer Stamps #83
1982 Mets Photo Album
1982 Topps #15
1982 Topps Stickers #69a ("Albums coming soon!")
1982 Topps Stickers #69b ("Need stickers…?")

1983 Fleer #558
1983 Fleer Stamps (with question)
1983 Fleer Star Stickers #235
1983 Topps #653

1984 Fleer #529
1984 Nestlé #236
1984 O-Pee-Chee #236
1984 Topps #236

1991 WIZ Mets #419

Other Ellis Valentine memorabilia in my collection:

1977 Royal Crown Cola commemorative can
complete Montreal Expos ticket dated Monday, June 23, 2003

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