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
Columbus Buckeyes of the
American Association, and later umpired from to .
Playing career
Born in
Brooklyn,
New York
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, he made his major league debut for the Buckeyes in 1883, his only season as a player, and compiled 13
games pitched
In baseball statistics, games pitched (denoted by Games G in tables of only pitching statistics) is the number of games in which a player appears as a pitcher; a player who is announced as the pitcher must face at least one batter, although except ...
,
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
In baseball, innings pitched (IP) are the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that are put out while the pitcher is on the pitching mound in a game. Three outs made is equal to one innin ...
.
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 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-hitter
In baseball, a no-hitter is a game in which a team was not able to record a hit. Major League Baseball (MLB) officially defines a no-hitter as a completed game in which a team that batted in at least nine innings recorded no hits. A pitcher wh ...
s. The first game came on May 29, 1884, when Ed Morris of the Columbus Buckeyes blanked the Pittsburgh Alleghenys;Frank Mountain
Frank Henry Mountain (May 17, 1860 – November 19, 1939) was an American baseball player from 1880 to 1886. He played seven seasons in Major League Baseball, principally as a pitcher (143 games), outfielder (36 games) and first baseman (18 game ...
, 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
Retrosheet
– career umpiring record
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1855 births
1903 deaths
Major League Baseball pitchers
19th-century baseball players
Columbus Buckeyes players
Baseball players from Brooklyn
Burials at Green-Wood Cemetery
Major League Baseball umpires
National League umpires
Winona Clipper players
Holyoke (minor league baseball) players
Brooklyn Atlantics (minor league) players
Trenton (minor league baseball) players
People from Central Islip, New York
Baseball players from Suffolk County, New York