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Bill Valentine

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Bill Valentine

Full name William Terry Jr. Valentine
Born November 21, 1932, Little Rock, Arkansas
Died April 26, 2015, Little Rock, Arkansas
Buried at Old Austin Cemetery, Austin, Arkansas
Umpired First Game: April 9, 1963; Umpired Final Game: September 15, 1968
Height: 5' 11" Weight: 195
Ejections: 1963 (2), 1964 (6), 1965 (3), 1966 (4), 1967 (4), 1968 (6). Total: 25
SABR Biography
Sporting News Umpire Card

                           Umpiring Record
Year LG             G   HP   1B   2B   3B   LF   RF
1963 AL Daily     153   37   38   38   40    0    0 
1964 AL Daily     163   40   39   42   42    0    0 
1965 AL Daily     165   42   41   41   41    0    0 
1966 AL Daily     156   39   40   40   37    0    0 
1967 AL Daily     163   40   40   44   39    0    0 
1968 AL Daily     147   35   34   42   36    0    0 
Total ( 6 Years)  947  233  232  247  235    0    0 
Year LG             G   HP   1B   2B   3B   LF   RF
              All-Star Game Umpiring Record
Year LG             G   HP   1B   2B   3B   LF   RF
1965 ML Daily       1    0    0    0    0    1    0 
Year LG             G   HP   1B   2B   3B   LF   RF

Ejection Information

Date                Team   Ejected             Reason
 5-15-1963(1)  BOX  LA  A  George Thomas       Bench jockeying
 9- 2-1963(1)  BOX  KC  A  Jimmy Dykes         Balk non-call
 6-19-1964(1)  BOX  BOS A  Johnny Pesky        Balls and strikes
 6-23-1964     BOX  NY  A  Mickey Mantle       Called third strike (Threw helmet)
 8-18-1964(2)  BOX  KC  A  Jim Gentile         Arguing teammate's strikeout
 8-18-1964(2)  BOX  CLE A  Birdie Tebbetts     Hit by pitch call
 9-12-1964     BOX  LA  A  Bill Rigney         Balls and strikes
10- 1-1964(1)  BOX  DET A  Dave Wickersham     Call at 1B (Bumped umpire)
 7-18-1965(1)  BOX  MIN A  Sam Mele            Call at 1B (Punched umpire)
 7-30-1965     BOX  BOS A  Arnold Earley       Fighting
 7-30-1965     BOX  CAL A  Buck Rodgers        Fighting
 7- 3-1966(1)  BOX  CAL A  Jose Cardenal       Call at 1B
 8-23-1966     BOX  NY  A  Roy White           Called third strike
 9-12-1966     BOX  BAL A  Hank Bauer          Call at HP
 9-30-1966     BOX  KC  A  Bert Campaneris     Fighting
 5-30-1967(2)  BOX  WAS A  Paul Casanova       Balls and strikes
 7-16-1967(2)  BOX  CAL A  Bill Rigney         Refusal to allow pitching change
 8-13-1967     BOX  CHI A  Eddie Stanky        Call at 3B
 8-20-1967(2)  BOX  BOS A  Dick Williams       Hit by pitch (spit on umpire's shoes)
 4-27-1968     BOX  BOS A  Mike Andrews        Call at 1B
Date                Team   Ejected             Reason
 5- 9-1968     BOX  CAL A  Bill Rigney         Call at 1B
 5-14-1968     BOX  CLE A  Al Dark             Automatic ball (pitcher went to mouth)
 5-20-1968     BOX  NY  A  Ralph Houk          Interference call
 7-30-1968     BOX  BAL A  Andy Etchebarren    Balls and strikes
 7-30-1968     BOX  BAL A  Earl Weaver         Bench jockeying
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