Elmer Valo
Elmer William Valo
Born: March 5, 1921
Rybnik, Plzensky Czech Republic
Deceased: 1998
Palmerton, PA USA
Primary Position: RF
All Position(s) Played: RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 190
Career: 1940-1961
Minor League Statistics
Elmer Valo compiled a career batting average of .282 with 58 home runs and 601 RBI in his 1806-game career with the Philadelphia Athletics, Kansas City Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Brooklyn Dodgers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins. He began playing during the 1940 season and last took the field during the 1961 campaign.
 Philadelphia Athletics |
 Kansas City Athletics |
 Philadelphia Phillies |
 Brooklyn Dodgers |
 Los Angeles Dodgers |
 Cleveland Indians |
 Washington Senators |
 New York Yankees |
 Minnesota Twins |
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 6 | 26 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .348 | .423 | .348 | .771 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 15 | 54 | 50 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .420 | .463 | .580 | 1.043 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 133 | 542 | 459 | 64 | 115 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 40 | 13 | 8 | 70 | 21 | .251 | .355 | .336 | .690 | 154 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 77 | 287 | 249 | 31 | 55 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 13 | .221 | .319 | .297 | .616 | 74 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 108 | 411 | 348 | 59 | 107 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 8 | 60 | 18 | .307 | .411 | .411 | .822 | 143 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 112 | 450 | 370 | 60 | 111 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 64 | 21 | .300 | .406 | .405 | .811 | 150 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 113 | 475 | 383 | 72 | 117 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 10 | 6 | 81 | 13 | .305 | .432 | .394 | .826 | 151 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 150 | 680 | 547 | 86 | 155 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 85 | 14 | 11 | 119 | 32 | .283 | .413 | .404 | .817 | 221 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 129 | 542 | 446 | 62 | 125 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 46 | 12 | 7 | 82 | 22 | .280 | .400 | .406 | .806 | 181 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 123 | 530 | 444 | 75 | 134 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 55 | 11 | 6 | 75 | 20 | .302 | .412 | .446 | .858 | 198 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 129 | 495 | 388 | 69 | 109 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 12 | 11 | 101 | 16 | .281 | .432 | .407 | .839 | 158 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 50 | 107 | 85 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 7 | .224 | .383 | .259 | .642 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 95 | 281 | 224 | 28 | 48 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 18 | .214 | .356 | .330 | .686 | 74 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1955 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 112 | 338 | 283 | 50 | 103 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 18 | .364 | .460 | .484 | .944 | 137 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1956 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .222 | .273 | .222 | .495 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1956 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 98 | 345 | 291 | 40 | 84 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 7 | 6 | 48 | 21 | .289 | .392 | .405 | .798 | 118 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 1957 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 81 | 189 | 161 | 14 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 16 | .273 | .370 | .422 | .793 | 68 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1958 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 65 | 115 | 101 | 9 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | .248 | .322 | .317 | .639 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1959 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 34 | 33 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .292 | .424 | .292 | .716 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1960 | AL | New York Yankees | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 | .286 | .000 | .286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | AL | Washington Senators | 76 | 85 | 64 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | .281 | .424 | .328 | .752 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1961 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 33 | 36 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .156 | .250 | .219 | .469 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1961 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 50 | 52 | 43 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | .186 | .327 | .302 | .629 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1806 | 6091 | 5029 | 768 | 1420 | 228 | 73 | 58 | 601 | 110 | 79 | 942 | 284 | .282 | .398 | .391 | .790 | 1968 | 111 | 38 | 65 | 17 | 12 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | |
| 1941 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.200 | |
| 1942 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 122 | 0 | 0.0 | 264 | 5 | 10 | 0 | .964 | 2.205 | |
| 1943 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 63 | 0 | 0.0 | 134 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .986 | 2.190 | |
| 1946 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 90 | 0 | 0.0 | 182 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .974 | 2.100 | |
| 1947 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 104 | 0 | 0.0 | 205 | 9 | 6 | 0 | .973 | 2.058 | |
| 1948 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 109 | 0 | 0.0 | 231 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .983 | 2.156 | |
| 1949 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 150 | 0 | 0.0 | 395 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .981 | 2.687 | |
| 1950 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 117 | 0 | 0.0 | 264 | 9 | 5 | 3 | .982 | 2.333 | |
| 1951 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 116 | 0 | 0.0 | 247 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .981 | 2.172 | |
| 1952 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 121 | 0 | 0.0 | 223 | 7 | 9 | 1 | .962 | 1.901 | |
| 1953 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.880 | |
| 1954 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 62 | 56 | 507.3 | 135 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .965 | 2.448 | 2.226 |
| 1955 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | OF | 72 | 69 | 607.3 | 147 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .987 | 2.252 | 2.111 |
| 1956 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 87 | 84 | 722.3 | 167 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .966 | 2.131 | 1.966 |
| 1956 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | OF | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1957 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | OF | 36 | 36 | 282.0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.819 | 1.583 |
| 1958 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 26 | 14 | 150.3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.437 | .923 |
| 1959 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | .500 |
| 1960 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 6 | 1 | 20.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.700 | 1.000 |
| 1960 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1961 | AL | Minnesota Twins | OF | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.600 | 2.000 |
| 1961 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 1329 | 261 | 2309.3 | 2769 | 72 | 67 | 9 | .977 | 11.072 | 2.138 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
