Player Report for #10 Valentín Costello


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Saturday, July 1st, 1961

AB	198
HR	2
RBI	11
AVG	.263
OPS	.689

Name:	Valentín Costello	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$20,300
Birthday:	11-11-1939	Signed Through:	1961 Season
Age:	21	Years of Major League Service:	None, 144 Days
Born in:	Drexel Heights (Arizona)	Major League Service Days this Year:	81 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 1"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	None, 144 Days
Weight:	220 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	4 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	SS	Minor League Option Years:	3 option years left
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right	Contract Extension	-
Status:	Completely Rested	Drafted	1957, 9th Pick in Round 1
Morale:	Normal	Local Popularity (National)	Insignificant (Unknown)

Boston

Colonials

ABA

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	76	54	8	81	73
Versus LHP	80	59	9	88	75
Versus RHP	75	52	8	78	71
Talent	86	56	11	100	86

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	52	Shortstop 68
Stealing Ability:	9
Baserunning Instincts:	20
Sacrifice Bunt:	66
Bunt for Hit:	51
Hitter Type:	Normal

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB
06-30-1961	CIN	Win, 4-0	4	0	1	1	0	1	1	0
06-29-1961	CIN	Loss, 4-9	4	1	3	0	0	1	0	0
06-28-1961	CIN	Loss, 1-5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
06-26-1961	@ PIT	Loss, 3-7	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
06-26-1961	@ PIT	Loss, 6-7	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	0
06-25-1961	@ PIT	Loss, 1-5	4	1	2	1	1	0	2	0
06-24-1961	@ PIT	Win, 6-5	4	2	1	0	0	1	1	0
06-23-1961	@ ATL	Loss, 1-2	5	1	2	1	1	0	0	0
06-22-1961	@ ATL	Loss, 5-6	3	1	2	0	0	1	0	0
06-21-1961	@ ATL	Loss, 2-4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0

American Baseball Association 1961 Batting Stats

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO	VORP
Overall	53	198	52	3	4	2	11	27	23	21	.263	.341	.348	.689	.624	.086	4.6
Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	49	223	1	0	0	3	0	1	69	9	0	0	0.0	24.9	4.48
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Versus Left		59	18	0	1	2	4	10	4	9	1	0	0	.305	.344	.441	.784
Versus Right		139	34	3	3	0	7	17	19	12	0	0	1	.245	.340	.309	.649
Batting		AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
This Week		25	10	1	1	1	2	4	3	4	0	0	0	.400	.464	.640	1.104
Last Week		24	7	0	1	1	1	5	4	5	0	0	0	.292	.393	.500	.893
April		42	11	1	1	0	3	9	5	1	0	0	0	.262	.340	.333	.674
May		60	13	0	1	0	4	4	4	9	1	0	0	.217	.262	.250	.512
June		96	28	2	2	2	4	14	14	11	0	0	1	.292	.387	.417	.804
Spring Training		52	17	1	0	1	5	4	11	5	0	0	3	.327	.470	.404	.874
Last Year		154	27	1	0	0	5	10	17	22	2	0	2	.175	.263	.182	.445
Career		352	79	4	4	2	16	37	40	43	3	0	3	.224	.307	.276	.582
Home		99	24	3	1	0	5	10	12	9	0	0	0	.242	.324	.293	.617
Road		99	28	0	3	2	6	17	11	12	1	0	1	.283	.357	.404	.761
Grass		198	52	3	4	2	11	27	23	21	1	0	1	.263	.341	.348	.689
Day		132	36	2	3	2	10	16	13	16	1	0	0	.273	.336	.379	.714
Night		66	16	1	1	0	1	11	10	5	0	0	1	.242	.351	.288	.639
Pinch Hitting		2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167
Close/Late		39	12	0	1	0	3	2	4	5	0	0	1	.308	.386	.359	.745
Inning 1-3		85	24	2	1	1	5	13	7	6	1	0	0	.282	.333	.365	.698
Inning 4-6		54	14	0	2	1	3	10	10	5	0	0	0	.259	.375	.389	.764
Inning 7-9		56	13	1	1	0	2	4	6	10	0	0	1	.232	.317	.286	.603
Extra Innings		3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667
0 Outs		81	20	0	1	1	2	14	7	9	0	0	0	.247	.307	.309	.615
1 Outs		73	23	2	2	0	7	10	10	6	1	0	1	.315	.400	.397	.797
2 Outs		44	9	1	1	1	2	3	6	6	0	0	0	.205	.300	.341	.641
Scoring Position		23	5	0	0	0	8	3	6	5	1	0	1	.217	.387	.217	.604
Bases Empty		136	39	2	4	2	2	22	14	11	0	0	0	.287	.353	.404	.758
Runner on 1st		39	8	1	0	0	1	2	3	5	0	0	0	.205	.262	.231	.493
Runner on 2nd		7	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	.143	.333	.143	.476
Runner on 3rd		2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd		4	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	1	.250	.571	.250	.821
Runner on 1st & 3rd		2	2	0	0	0	3	2	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	.750	1.000	1.750
Runner on 2nd & 3rd		5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Bases Loaded		3	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250
Two Strikes		71	20	2	1	1	6	13	7	21	1	0	0	.282	.342	.380	.722
First Pitch		37	7	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	.189	.211	.270	.481
Count 0-1		19	6	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	.316	.316	.474	.789
Count 0-2		13	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	.231	.231	.308	.538
Count 1-0		17	5	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.294	.529	.824
Count 1-1		15	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.267	.267	.533
Count 1-2		24	5	0	0	1	2	3	0	8	1	0	0	.208	.200	.333	.533
Count 2-0		6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333
Count 2-1		27	7	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.259	.259	.519
Count 2-2		21	6	0	0	0	2	3	0	8	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571
Count 3-0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	.000	1.000	.000	1.000
Count 3-1		6	2	0	0	0	1	4	10	0	0	0	0	.333	.750	.333	1.083
Full Count		13	6	1	1	0	2	7	7	1	0	0	0	.462	.650	.692	1.342
Behind in Count		56	14	1	0	2	3	6	0	12	1	0	0	.250	.246	.375	.621
Ahead in Count		56	15	0	2	0	3	9	16	0	0	0	0	.268	.431	.339	.770

Career Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	VORP
1960 Boston - ABA	20	50	154	27	1	0	0	5	10	17	2	2	22	0	1	.175	.263	.182	.445	-12.8
1961 Boston - ABA	21	53	198	52	3	4	2	11	27	23	1	1	21	0	0	.263	.341	.348	.689	4.6
Total ABA		103	352	79	4	4	2	16	37	40	3	3	43	0	1	.224	.307	.276	.582	-8.3

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	VORP
1957 Lake Elsinore - A	17	53	177	31	2	0	0	11	15	8	6	1	20	0	0	.175	.234	.186	.421	-6.9
1958 Lake Elsinore - A	18	108	324	85	7	2	0	12	26	28	4	3	42	0	1	.262	.326	.296	.622	9.7
1958 Kingsville - AA	18	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-0.4
1959 Lake Elsinore - A	19	44	161	49	7	1	0	20	16	25	1	1	19	1	0	.304	.399	.360	.759	12.5
1959 Kingsville - AA	19	2	7	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.444	.286	.730	0.2
1959 Peterborough - AAA	19	1	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	0.5
1960 Peterborough - AAA	20	99	376	107	14	3	1	44	48	68	5	4	45	2	2	.285	.397	.346	.743	21.0
Total GHL		100	381	109	14	3	1	44	48	68	5	4	47	2	2	.286	.397	.346	.744	21.5
Total STL		3	10	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	-0.1
Total SCL		205	662	165	16	3	0	43	57	61	11	5	81	1	1	.249	.321	.282	.603	15.4

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1960 Boston - ML	SS	38	36	51	105	21	160	4	.975	313.1	4.48
1961 Boston - ML	SS	51	49	82	129	28	214	3	.986	409.1	4.64

Player History
06-15-1957	Drafted in the 1957 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 9, 9th overall Pick) by the Boston Colonials.
01-01-1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 23 (81); Power: 4 (18); Eye: 32 (99).
04-14-1958	Named the #24 prospect in the ABA
04-23-1958	Injured (bruised ulna (arm)), day-to-day for 6 days.
04-29-1958	Injured (strained elbow ligament), out for 3 weeks.
08-20-1958	Injured (tender elbow), day-to-day for one week.
09-11-1958	Wins the 1958 SCL SL Frank E. Woodley Award at SS.
01-01-1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 47 (72); Power: 6 (13); Eye: 43 (91).
04-09-1959	Named the #36 prospect in the ABA
05-20-1959	Injured (strained back muscle), day-to-day for one week.
06-03-1959	Injured (fractured elbow), out for 7 months.
01-01-1960	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 66 (86); Power: 6 (11); Eye: 71 (100).
04-12-1960	Named the #19 prospect in the ABA
06-27-1960	Injured (strained back muscle), day-to-day for 6 days.
07-10-1960	Was selected to the 1960 Golden Horseshoe League All-Star Game.
01-01-1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 76 (86); Power: 8 (11); Eye: 81 (100).
04-12-1961	Named the #21 prospect in the ABA
05-20-1961	Injured (inguinal hernia), out for 2 weeks.
06-13-1961	Injured (bruised hand), day-to-day for 6 days.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	SH	Rank
1960	0	1