John Valentine (umpire)

Infobox MLB retired
name = John Valentine


position = Umpire/Pitcher
bats = Both
throws = Left
birthdate = birth date|1855|11|21
Brooklyn, New York
deathdate = death date and age|1903|10|10|1855|11|21
Central Islip, New York
debutdate = May 3
debutyear = by|1883
debutteam = Columbus Buckeyes
finaldate = August 3
finalyear = by|1883
finalteam = Columbus Buckeyes
stat1label = Pitching record
stat1value = 2-10
stat2label = Games
stat2value = 13
stat3label = E.R.A.
stat3value = 3.53
teams =
* Columbus Buckeyes (by|1883)
highlights =

John Gill Valentine (November 21 1855 – October 10 1903) was an American pitcher and umpire in Major League Baseball who played one season as a player for the by|1883 Columbus Buckeyes of the American Association, and later umpired from by|1884 to by|1888.

Playing career

Born in Brooklyn, New York, he made his major league debut for the Buckeyes in 1883, his only season as a player, and compiled 13 games pitched, starting 12 and completing 11 of them. He had a win-loss record of 2-10, with an earned run average of 3.53 in 102 innings pitched.cite web| title = John Valentine's Stats | work = retrosheet.org | url=http://retrosheet.org/boxesetc/V/Pvalej101.htm | accessdate = 2008-06-19 ]

Umpiring career

After the 1883 season, Valentine became an umpire, beginning in 1884 for the American Association, and umpiring 102 games that first season. He continued umpiring in the Association until midway through the by|1887 season, when switched over to the National League, which is where he continued to umpire until retiring after the 1888 season.

Valentine was involved in a couple of notable games, including being behind the plate for two no-hitters. The first game came on May 29, by|1884, when Ed Morris of the Columbus Buckeyes blanked the Pittsburgh Alleganyscite web| title = No Hitters Chronologically | work = retrosheet.org | url=http://www.retrosheet.org/nohit_chrono.htm | accessdate = 2008-06-19 ] cite web| title = MLB No-Hitters | work = espn.go.com | url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/stats/nohitters | accessdate = 2008-06-19 ] ; and the other came just seven days later on June 5, when Frank Mountain, also of the Buckeyes, no-hit the Washington Nationals.

Death

Valentine died at the age of 47 in Central Islip, New York, and is interred at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.

References

External links

*baseball-reference|id=v/valenjo01
* [http://retrosheet.org/boxesetc/V/Pvalej101.htm Retrosheet] - career umpiring record

Persondata
NAME = Valentine, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Valentine, John Gill
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Major League Baseball player, Umpire
DATE OF BIRTH = November 21 1855
PLACE OF BIRTH = Brooklyn, New York
DATE OF DEATH = October 10 1903
PLACE OF DEATH = Central Islip, New York