▁the ▁team ▁to ▁sl ug ger ▁Frank ▁Howard ' s ▁. 2 7 8 . ▁He ▁led ▁the ▁Sen ators ▁in ▁runs ▁scored ▁( 7 7 ), ▁hits ▁( 1 4 0 ) ▁and ▁doubles ▁( 2 9 ). ▁ ▁Then , ▁in ▁, ▁Valent ine ▁returned ▁for ▁another ▁season ▁as ▁the ▁Sen ators ' ▁" four th " ▁out f iel der : ▁he ▁played ▁in ▁ 1 5 0 ▁games ▁in ▁all , ▁and ▁got ▁into ▁ 1 3 6 ▁games ▁as ▁an ▁out f iel der ▁with ▁ 1 1 1 ▁starts , ▁most ▁of ▁these ▁coming ▁in ▁center ▁and ▁right ▁fields . ▁However , ▁his ▁off ensive ▁production ▁fell ▁off ▁in ▁every ▁category , ▁as ▁he ▁hit ▁. 2 3 4 ▁with ▁ 1 1 ▁home ▁runs . ▁Return ing ▁to ▁Washington ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁he ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 2 6 ▁games ▁in ▁the ▁out field ▁during ▁the ▁season ' s ▁first ▁two ▁months . ▁But ▁he ▁again ▁strugg led ▁at ▁the ▁plate , ▁batt ing ▁. 2 3 8 , ▁and ▁Washington ▁sent ▁him ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Ori oles ▁at ▁the ▁June ▁ 1 5 ▁trade ▁dead line ▁for ▁pitch er ▁Bruce ▁Howard . ▁Valent ine ▁then ▁concluded ▁his ▁ML B ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁reserve ▁out f iel der , ▁hitting ▁only ▁. 1 8 7 ▁for ▁Baltimore . ▁On ▁the ▁c us p ▁of ▁winning ▁three ▁straight ▁American ▁League ▁p enn ants ▁( 1 9 6 9 – 1 9 7 1 ),