itting ▁ ▁Val enz uela ▁was ▁considered ▁an ▁at yp ically ▁good ▁h itter ▁for ▁a ▁pitch er . ▁His ▁best ▁year ▁at ▁the ▁plate ▁was ▁ 1 9 9 0 — his ▁last ▁year ▁with ▁the ▁D od gers — when ▁he ▁hit ▁. 3 0 4 ▁with ▁ 5 ▁doubles , ▁ 1 ▁home ▁run , ▁and ▁ 1 1 ▁R BI ▁in ▁ 6 9 ▁at - b ats . ▁That ▁gave ▁him ▁a ▁ 1 0 1 ▁OP S + , ▁meaning ▁Val enz uela ▁ranked ▁just ▁above ▁average ▁among ▁all ▁National ▁League ▁hit ters ▁that ▁year , ▁including ▁non - p itch ers . ▁With ▁ 1 8 7 ▁hits ▁in ▁ 9 3 6 ▁career ▁at - b ats — rough ly ▁two ▁full ▁seasons ▁worth ▁of ▁at - b ats ▁for ▁a ▁full - time ▁position ▁player — his ▁career ▁batt ing ▁average ▁was ▁. 2 0 0 , ▁with ▁ 1 0 ▁home ▁runs , ▁ 2 6 ▁doubles , ▁and ▁ 8 4 ▁R BI . ▁Val enz uela ▁was ▁even ▁used ▁on ▁occasion ▁as ▁a ▁pin ch - h itter , ▁batt ing ▁. 3 6 8 ▁( 7 - for - 1 9 ) ▁in ▁such ▁situations . ▁Tw ice ▁while ▁with ▁the ▁D od gers , ▁Val enz uela ▁was ▁called ▁upon ▁to ▁play ▁out field ▁and ▁first ▁base ▁in ▁mar athon ▁extra - in ning ▁games ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁pitch . ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁Silver ▁Sl ug ger