▁played ▁sp aring ly ▁( getting ▁into ▁only ▁ 2 6 ▁games ), ▁but ▁he ▁batt ed ▁. 2 6 8 ▁as ▁a ▁backup ▁out f iel der ▁and ▁pin ch ▁h itter . ▁His ▁contract ▁was ▁then ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁Sen ators ▁in ▁October . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁Valent ine ▁finally ▁spent ▁extended ▁time ▁on ▁a ▁big - le ague ▁ro ster , ▁getting ▁into ▁ 1 0 2 ▁games ▁and ▁subst itut ing ▁in ▁all ▁three ▁out field ▁positions . ▁But ▁he ▁strugg led ▁off ens ively , ▁hitting ▁only ▁. 2 2 6 , ▁and ▁was ▁dem oted ▁to ▁Tri ple - A ▁Hawai i ▁for ▁. ▁Fort un ately , ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁b anner ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁Island ers , ▁sl ug ging ▁ 2 5 ▁home ▁runs , ▁batt ing ▁. 3 2 4 , ▁and ▁leading ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Coast ▁League ▁in ▁runs ▁scored ▁( 1 1 6 ), ▁ear ning ▁him ▁a ▁September ▁call up ▁with ▁the ▁ ▁Sen ators . ▁ ▁That ▁campaign ▁led ▁to ▁Valent ine ' s ▁career - best ▁season , ▁in ▁. ▁He ▁played ▁in ▁ 1 4 6 ▁games , ▁starting ▁ 1 2 7 ▁of ▁them ▁as ▁either ▁Washington ' s ▁center ▁fiel der ▁or ▁right ▁fiel der . ▁At ▁the ▁plate , ▁he ▁set ▁personal ▁best s ▁in ▁home ▁runs ▁( 1 6 ) ▁and ▁runs ▁batt ed ▁in ▁( 5 9 ), ▁while ▁hitting ▁a ▁robust ▁. 2 7 6 , ▁second ▁on