René Valdés
René (Gutiérrez) Valdés
Born: June 2, 1929
Guanabacoa, La Habana CU
Deceased: March 15, 2008
Miami, FL US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 175
Career: 1952-1964
Major League Statistics
René (Gutiérrez) Valdés compiled a career record of 152 wins and 111 losses and a 3.60 ERA in his 493-game pitching career with the Ciudad Juarez Indios, Ciudad Juarez Indians, Bakersfield Indians, Pueblo Dodgers, St. Paul Saints, Portland Beavers, Montreal Royals, Spokane Indians, Monterrey Sultanes and Yucatan Leones. He began playing during the 1952 season and last took the field during the 1964 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | C | AZTX | Ciudad Juarez Indios | 19 | 8 | .704 | 4.65 | 35 | 27 | 234.0 | 253 | 137 | 121 | 110 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | C | AZTX | Ciudad Juarez Indians | 19 | 15 | .559 | 3.24 | 45 | 30 | 275.0 | 281 | 136 | 99 | 9 | 98 | ||||||||||
| 1954 | A | WL3 | Pueblo Dodgers | 2 | 1 | .667 | 5.57 | 7 | 21.0 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| 1954 | C | CALL | Bakersfield Indians | 18 | 4 | .818 | 2.38 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 1 | 212.0 | 186 | 73 | 56 | 11 | 83 | 204 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 10 | 9 | .526 | 4.05 | 49 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 151.0 | 148 | 81 | 68 | 19 | 52 | 4 | 103 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1956 | Open | PCL | Portland Beavers | 22 | 11 | .667 | 3.43 | 41 | 35 | 18 | 8 | 254.3 | 245 | 109 | 97 | 22 | 69 | 148 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 11 | 13 | .458 | 2.87 | 28 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 182.0 | 150 | 62 | 58 | 18 | 45 | 113 | 7 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1958 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 15 | 14 | .517 | 4.03 | 45 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 210.0 | 209 | 114 | 94 | 23 | 63 | 3 | 112 | 9 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 11 | 8 | .579 | 3.64 | 38 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 188.0 | 193 | 86 | 76 | 17 | 48 | 6 | 114 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 11 | 17 | .393 | 3.92 | 48 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 200.0 | 190 | 100 | 87 | 22 | 62 | 10 | 117 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1961 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | 14 | 11 | .560 | 3.64 | 46 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 168.0 | 151 | 76 | 68 | 16 | 59 | 12 | 111 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 1962 | AA | MEX | Monterrey Sultanes | 28 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1963 | AA | MEX | Monterrey Sultanes | 28 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964 | A | MXSE | Yucatan Leones | 27 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 152 | 111 | .578 | 3.60 | 493 | 252 | 0 | 99 | 21 | 0 | 2095.3 | 2033 | 989 | 837 | 157 | 701 | 35 | 1022 | 39 | 2 | 26 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | C | AZTX | Ciudad Juarez Indios | 39 | 98 | 98 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .337 | .337 | .439 | .776 | 43 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | C | AZTX | Ciudad Juarez Indians | 48 | 108 | 108 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .259 | .259 | .296 | .556 | 32 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | A | WL3 | Pueblo Dodgers | 7 | 8 | 8 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1954 | C | CALL | Bakersfield Indians | 32 | 97 | 91 | 15 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 26 | .253 | .299 | .352 | .651 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | 50 | 46 | 41 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | .122 | .159 | .122 | .281 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1956 | Open | PCL | Portland Beavers | 44 | 99 | 91 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 29 | .209 | .240 | .242 | .481 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 28 | 61 | 59 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 24 | .153 | .180 | .186 | .367 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 51 | 78 | 75 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 28 | .173 | .184 | .200 | .384 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 43 | 66 | 58 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 24 | .121 | .177 | .138 | .315 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 60 | 66 | 58 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .103 | .148 | .103 | .251 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | 46 | 52 | 45 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | .089 | .146 | .089 | .235 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 448 | 779 | 732 | 54 | 147 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 186 | .201 | .227 | .243 | .470 | 178 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | C | AZTX | Ciudad Juarez Indios | P | 35 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | C | AZTX | Ciudad Juarez Indians | P | 45 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | A | WL3 | Pueblo Dodgers | P | 7 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | C | CALL | Bakersfield Indians | P | 28 | 8 | 38 | 3 | 3 | .939 | 1.643 |
| 1955 | AAA | AA2 | St. Paul Saints | P | 49 | 11 | 26 | 5 | 1 | .881 | .755 |
| 1956 | Open | PCL | Portland Beavers | P | 41 | 11 | 37 | 2 | 3 | .960 | 1.171 |
| 1957 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | P | 28 | 21 | 29 | 3 | 4 | .943 | 1.786 |
| 1958 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | P | 45 | 22 | 35 | 7 | 0 | .891 | 1.267 |
| 1959 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | P | 38 | 20 | 31 | 6 | 5 | .895 | 1.342 |
| 1960 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | P | 48 | 12 | 36 | 4 | 2 | .923 | 1.000 |
| 1961 | AAA | PCL | Spokane Indians | P | 46 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 0 | .971 | .739 |
| Totals | 410 | 116 | 255 | 31 | 18 | .923 | .905 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | C | Arizona-Texas League | Ciudad Juarez Indios | |||
| 1953 | C | Arizona-Texas League | Ciudad Juarez Indians | |||
| 1954 | C | California League | Bakersfield Indians | BRO | ||
| 1954 | A | Western League | Pueblo Dodgers | BRO | ||
| 1955 | AAA | American Association 2 | St. Paul Saints | BRO | ||
| 1956 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | BRO | ||
| 1957 | AAA | International League | Montreal Royals | BRO | ||
| 1958 | AAA | International League | Montreal Royals | LAN | ||
| 1959 | AAA | International League | Montreal Royals | LAN | ||
| 1960 | AAA | International League | Montreal Royals | LAN | ||
| 1961 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Spokane Indians | LAN | ||
| 1962 | AA | Mexican League | Monterrey Sultanes | |||
| 1963 | AA | Mexican League | Monterrey Sultanes | |||
| 1964 | A | Mexican Southeast League | Yucatan Leones |
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