In 1960, the team\'s sixtieth and last season in Washington, Valdivielso was the Senators\' most-used shortstop, starting in 92 games and playing a career-high 117 contests. But by late September he had lost his starting job to Zoilo Versalles, a 20-year-old fellow countryman; Versalles would hold down the Twins\' starting shortstop job through 1967 and, as the American League\'s Most Valuable Player, lead the Twins to the 1965 pennant.\n', '

Valdivielso\'s professional career extended through the 1964 season. All told, he collected 213 hits in the Majors, with 26 doubles and eight triples to go along with his nine home runs.\n', '

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