José Valdivielso
Full name: José Valdivielso López
Also known as: Jose · Jose Martinez De Valdivielso (L.) · José Valdivielso
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Height
- 185 cm
- Weight
- 79 kg
- Born
- 1934-05-22 · Matanzas
- Died
- 2025-03-04
- Debut
- 1955-06-21
José Valdivielso was a Cuban baseball player, born on 22 May 1934 in Matanzas. His full name is recorded as José Valdivielso López. He is also listed as Jose Martinez De Valdivielso (L.). He died on 4 March 2025. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 5 seasons in the American League, between 1955 and 1961. Most of that was with Washington Senators, 4 seasons of it, with the remainder for Minnesota Twins.
Across his recorded career he batted .219, with 213 hits, 9 home runs and 85 runs batted in. His highest recorded season average was .236, in 1956 (246 AB).
Career summary
- Seasons 5 (1955–1961)
- Leagues American League
- TeamsMinnesota Twins, Washington Senators
- AVG / OBP / SLG
.219 / .282 / .290
Batting
| Season | Team | League | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Washington Senators | American League | 94 | 325 | 294 | 32 | 65 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 93 | .221 | .277 | .316 | .593 |
| 1956 | Washington Senators | American League | 90 | 279 | 246 | 18 | 58 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 82 | .236 | .318 | .333 | .651 |
| 1959 | Washington Senators | American League | 24 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .286 | .333 | .286 | .619 |
| 1960 | Washington Senators | American League | 117 | 303 | 268 | 23 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 66 | .213 | .276 | .246 | .522 |
| 1961 | Minnesota Twins | American League | 76 | 158 | 149 | 15 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | .195 | .234 | .248 | .482 |
| Career total | — | American League | 401 | 1080 | 971 | 89 | 213 | 26 | 8 | 9 | 85 | 6 | 6 | 79 | 131 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 282 | .219 | .282 | .290 | .572 |
Frequently asked questions
When was José Valdivielso born?
José Valdivielso was born on 1934-05-22 in Matanzas.
Which teams did José Valdivielso play for?
José Valdivielso appears for Minnesota Twins, Washington Senators across 5 recorded seasons.
What are José Valdivielso's career statistics?
In 5 recorded seasons José Valdivielso batted .219 with 213 hits, 9 home runs and 85 runs batted in.
Sources and licences
- Identity data from the Chadwick Bureau Register, made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License v1.0. ODC-By-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at "www.retrosheet.org". custom-permissive (retrieved 2026-09-01)
- Biographical data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0. CC0-1.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
