From SABR Encyclopedia
Benjamin Flem Valley
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Bat/Throw:
| L/R
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Height:
| 6' 0"
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Weight:
| 187
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Born:
| 1937-?-?
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Benjamin Valley was a professional player.
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Profile
Personal
- Resided in Lebanon, Virginia in 1959.
- Self-identified as being of German ancestry.
- Shows he is married and has one son.
- Shows his hobby is hunting.
Pre-professional career
- Graduated from Lebanon High School in Lebanon, Virginia in 1955.
- Played baseball, basketball and football in high school.
- Was All-Virginia basketball player in his senior year.
- Attended Wake Forest College for one year.
Outside of baseball
- Attends East Tennessee State College during the off-season.
Contract signing
- Signed to his first contract by Dale Alexander of the New York Giants.
Source
- 1959 Texas League Sketches.