Elmer Valo

Positions: Rightfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 190lb (180cm, 86kg)

Born: March 5, 1921 in Rybnik, Slovakia sk

Died: July 19, 1998 in Palmerton, PA

Buried: Sacred Heart New Cemetery, Palmerton, PA

High School: Palmerton HS (Palmerton, PA)

Debut: September 22, 1940 (Age 19-201d, 8,948th in major league history)
vs. WSH 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1961 (Age 40-210d)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1942 season

Full Name: Elmer William Valo

Pronunciation: \VOLL-oh\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

28.9

5029

1420

.282

768

RBI

601

110

OBP

.398

SLG

.391

OPS

.790

OPS+

115

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1949 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1949 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 18	PHA	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	40	8.1	4	0	0	4	0
2	2	Apr 19	PHA		BOS	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
3	3	Apr 20	PHA		BOS	W,3-2	CG	46	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
4	4	Apr 21	PHA		BOS	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
5	5	Apr 22	PHA	@	WSH	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
6	6	Apr 23	PHA	@	WSH	W,14-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
7	7	Apr 24	PHA	@	WSH	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
8	8	Apr 25	PHA	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
9	9	Apr 26	PHA	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	4	1	0	5	0
10	10	Apr 27	PHA	@	BOS	L,6-10	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
11	11	Apr 28	PHA	@	BOS	L,5-12	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
12	12	Apr 29	PHA		WSH	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
13	13	Apr 30	PHA		WSH	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 1 (1)	PHA		WSH	W,15-9	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
15	15	May 1 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,7-3	CG	32	7.0	3	0	0	3	0
16	16	May 4	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
17	17	May 5	PHA	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
18	18	May 6	PHA	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	0	13.0	2	0	0	2	0
19	19	May 7	PHA	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
20	20	May 8 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	L,3-11	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
21	21	May 8 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
22	22	May 10	PHA	@	CHW	W,5-0	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
23	23	May 11	PHA	@	SLB	L,4-5	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
24	24	May 12	PHA	@	SLB	L,3-9	CG	0	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
25	25	May 14	PHA		NYY	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
26	26	May 15 (1)	PHA		NYY	W,8-7	CG	51	11.0	6	1	0	7	0
27	27	May 15 (2)	PHA		NYY	W,7-6	CG	28	6.0	5	0	0	5	0
28	28	May 17	PHA		SLB	W,9-2	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
29	29	May 18	PHA		SLB	L,6-8	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
30	30	May 20	PHA		DET	W,2-1	CG	39	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
31	31	May 21	PHA		DET	W,15-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
32	32	May 22 (1)	PHA		CLE	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
33	33	May 22 (2)	PHA		CLE	W,7-3	CG	35	7.0	5	0	0	5	0
34	34	May 23	PHA		CLE	L,3-7	CG	39	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
35	35	May 25	PHA		CHW	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
36	36	May 27	PHA	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
37	37	May 28	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	51	13.1	3	0	0	3	0
38	38	May 29	PHA	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
39	39	May 30 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,2-10	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	44 (4)	Jun 4	PHA	@	CLE	W,10-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
41	45	Jun 5 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
42	46	Jun 5 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
43	47	Jun 6	PHA	@	CLE	L,5-11	CG	44	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
44	48	Jun 7	PHA	@	CHW	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
45	49	Jun 8	PHA	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
46	50	Jun 9	PHA	@	CHW	W,1-0	CG	44	12.0	0	0	0	0	0
47	51	Jun 12 (1)	PHA	@	SLB	L,4-6	CG	40	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
48	52	Jun 12 (2)	PHA	@	SLB	W,13-10	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
49	53	Jun 14	PHA		DET	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
50	54	Jun 15	PHA		DET	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
51	55	Jun 16	PHA		DET	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
52	56	Jun 17	PHA		SLB	W,6-5	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
53	57	Jun 19 (1)	PHA		SLB	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
54	58	Jun 19 (2)	PHA		SLB	L,3-7	GS	23	6.0	2	0	0	2	0
55	59	Jun 20	PHA		CLE	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
56	60	Jun 21	PHA		CLE	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
57	61	Jun 22	PHA		CLE	L,3-7	CG	59	14.0	1	0	0	1	0
58	62	Jun 23	PHA		CHW	W,11-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
59	63	Jun 24	PHA		CHW	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
60	64	Jun 25	PHA		CHW	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
61	65	Jun 26 (1)	PHA		CHW	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
62	66	Jun 26 (2)	PHA		CHW	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
63	67	Jun 28	PHA	@	WSH	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
64	68	Jun 29	PHA	@	WSH	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
65	69	Jun 30	PHA	@	WSH	L,6-8	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	70	Jul 1	PHA		BOS	W,11-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
67	71	Jul 2	PHA		BOS	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
68	72	Jul 3	PHA		BOS	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
69	73	Jul 4 (1)	PHA		WSH	W,9-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
70	74	Jul 4 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,8-0	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
71	75	Jul 7	PHA		NYY	L,2-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
72	76	Jul 8	PHA	@	BOS	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
73	77	Jul 9	PHA	@	BOS	L,5-7	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
74	78	Jul 10 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,5-8	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
75	79	Jul 10 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,10-11	CG	39	7.0	3	0	0	3	0
76	80	Jul 14	PHA	@	CLE	L,1-7	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
77	81	Jul 15	PHA	@	CLE	W,8-0	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
78	82	Jul 16	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-7	CG	35	8.0	4	1	0	5	0
79	83	Jul 17 (1)	PHA	@	DET	L,0-8	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
80	84	Jul 17 (2)	PHA	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	46	10.1	4	0	0	4	0
81	85	Jul 18	PHA	@	DET	W,13-8	CG	0	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
82	86	Jul 19 (1)	PHA	@	SLB	L,4-9	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
83	87	Jul 19 (2)	PHA	@	SLB	L,4-5	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
84	88	Jul 21 (1)	PHA	@	SLB	L,2-15	GS	0	6.0	1	1	1	3	0
85	89	Jul 21 (2)	PHA	@	SLB	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
86	90	Jul 22	PHA	@	CHW	L,0-12	GS	40	7.0	0	0	1	1	0
87	91	Jul 24 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	W,7-2	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
88	92	Jul 24 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	W,6-4	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
89	93	Jul 26	PHA		SLB	W,5-4	CG	0	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
90	94	Jul 27 (1)	PHA		SLB	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
91	95	Jul 27 (2)	PHA		SLB	W,8-6	GS	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
92	96	Jul 29	PHA		DET	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
93	97	Jul 30	PHA		DET	L,0-11	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
94	98	Jul 31 (1)	PHA		DET	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
95	99	Jul 31 (2)	PHA		DET	L,0-6	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
96	100	Aug 2	PHA		CHW	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
97	101	Aug 3	PHA		CHW	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
98	102	Aug 5	PHA		CLE	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
99	103	Aug 6	PHA		CLE	W,2-0	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
100	104	Aug 7 (1)	PHA		CLE	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
101	105	Aug 7 (2)	PHA		CLE	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
102	106	Aug 9	PHA	@	WSH	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
103	107	Aug 10	PHA	@	WSH	L,7-8	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
104	108	Aug 12	PHA		NYY	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
105	109	Aug 13	PHA		NYY	L,7-9	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
106	110	Aug 14 (1)	PHA		NYY	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
107	111	Aug 14 (2)	PHA		NYY	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
108	112	Aug 15	PHA		NYY	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
109	113	Aug 16	PHA		BOS	W,7-4	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
110	114	Aug 17	PHA		BOS	L,1-5	CG	39	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
111	115	Aug 19	PHA	@	NYY	L,4-7	CG	41	8.0	5	0	2	7	0
112	116	Aug 20	PHA	@	NYY	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
113	117	Aug 21	PHA	@	NYY	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
114	118	Aug 23	PHA	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
115	119	Aug 24	PHA	@	CHW	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
116	120	Aug 25	PHA	@	SLB	W,9-5	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
117	121	Aug 26	PHA	@	SLB	L,3-11	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
118	122	Aug 27	PHA	@	SLB	L,1-5	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
119	123	Aug 28	PHA	@	DET	L,4-6	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
120	124	Aug 29	PHA	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	39	9.2	4	0	0	4	0
121	125	Aug 31 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	62	13.1	5	0	0	5	0
122	126	Aug 31 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
123	127	Sep 1	PHA	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	40	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
124	128	Sep 2	PHA	@	BOS	L,4-8	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
125	129	Sep 3	PHA	@	BOS	L,3-10	CG	42	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
126	130	Sep 4	PHA	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
127	131	Sep 5 (1)	PHA		NYY	L,4-13	CG	51	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
128	132	Sep 5 (2)	PHA		NYY	L,2-5	CG	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
129	133	Sep 8 (1)	PHA		WSH	W,9-1	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
130	134	Sep 8 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
131	135	Sep 9	PHA		WSH	W,5-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
132	136	Sep 10	PHA		BOS	L,1-9	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
133	137	Sep 11 (1)	PHA		BOS	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
134	138	Sep 11 (2)	PHA		BOS	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
135	139	Sep 14	PHA		CLE	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
136	140	Sep 16 (1)	PHA		CHW	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
137	141	Sep 16 (2)	PHA		CHW	L,3-6	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
138	142	Sep 17	PHA		CHW	L,5-8	CG	45	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
139	143	Sep 18 (1)	PHA		SLB	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
140	144	Sep 18 (2)	PHA		SLB	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
141	145	Sep 19	PHA		SLB	W,7-4	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
142	146	Sep 20	PHA		DET	W,8-6	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
143	147	Sep 21	PHA		DET	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
144	148	Sep 25 (1)	PHA		WSH	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
145	149	Sep 25 (2)	PHA		WSH	L,0-4	CG	35	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
146	150	Sep 27	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
147	151	Sep 28	PHA	@	NYY	L,5-7	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
148	152	Sep 30	PHA	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
149	153	Oct 1	PHA	@	WSH	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
150	154	Oct 2	PHA	@	WSH	L,0-3	CG	0	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
							151gm		1318.0	382	8	8	398	0