From 1901 to 1904, a useful player. Other than that, a utility guy who may or may not have held down a roster spot. He has a very steep decline, and could exit MLB anytime from 1905 on. Was elected to the Cuban HoF in 1939, which warrants some further exploration.
He was an excellent 2B, but played a lot in the OF where he wasn’t very good–lots of speed, but not a great arm. A higher than normal HBP rate, and very, very hard to strike out.
| Name | Valentín González (Sirique) |
| ID / Status | gonzal049val / Draft |
| Pos | 2B |
| DOB / i9s Career | 1876 / 1895 - 1911 |
| Birthplace | (Cuba) |
| Height / Weight | / |
| B / T | R / R |
Batting Projections
| Year | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | SB | CS | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1895 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.278 | 0.316 | 0.333 | 0.649 |
| 1896 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.225 | 0.279 | 0.225 | 0.504 |
| 1897 | 114 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0.307 | 0.352 | 0.351 | 0.703 |
| 1898 | 150 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0.233 | 0.277 | 0.280 | 0.557 |
| 1899 | 169 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0.290 | 0.326 | 0.314 | 0.639 |
| 1900 | 372 | 98 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 0.263 | 0.305 | 0.301 | 0.606 |
| 1901 | 498 | 126 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 22 | 27 | 6 | 0.253 | 0.289 | 0.295 | 0.584 |
| 1902 | 484 | 118 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 0.244 | 0.281 | 0.329 | 0.652 |
| 1903 | 359 | 101 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 0.281 | 0.323 | 0.329 | 0.652 |
| 1904 | 544 | 112 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 42 | 20 | 7 | 0.206 | 0.262 | 0.272 | 0.534 |
| 1905 | 413 | 87 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 0.211 | 0.256 | 0.257 | 0.512 |
| 1906 | 338 | 77 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 0.234 | 0.272 | 0.296 | 0.568 |
| 1907 | 387 | 57 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 0.147 | 0.203 | 0.194 | 0.397 |
| 1908 | 232 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0.164 | 0.236 | 0.207 | 0.443 |
| 1909 | 175 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0.131 | 0.200 | 0.183 | 0.383 |
| 1910 | 110 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0.155 | 0.225 | 0.218 | 0.443 |
| 1911 | 49 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.184 | 0.286 | 0.224 | 0.510 |