Abstract: A hydraulic control valve having a valve housing including a cylindrical valve bore, the valve bore being in communication with a supply port, a discharge port and first and second delivery ports each with first and second openings to the valve bore. A valve pin is slidable within the valve bore, the valve pin including first and second pin grooves operable to establish communication between the supply port and either of the delivery ports to the exclusion of the other delivery port, the supply port and discharge port communication being establishable through corresponding valve bore openings of respective delivery ports. Supply port communication with one of the delivery ports is establishable simultaneously with discharge port communication with the other delivery port.