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.

1950 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1950 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,7-8	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
2	2	Apr 19	PHA	@	WSH	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
3	3	Apr 21	PHA		BOS	L,2-8	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
4	4	Apr 22	PHA		BOS	W,6-5	CG	63	15.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
5	5	Apr 23 (1)	PHA		BOS	W,9-4	CG	43	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	RF
6	11 (5)	Apr 30 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,0-19	CG	50	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
7	12	Apr 30 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	41	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	13	May 4	PHA		DET	L,5-8	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
9	14	May 6	PHA		SLB	W,12-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
10	15	May 7 (1)	PHA		CHW	L,3-7	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
11	16	May 7 (2)	PHA		CHW	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
12	17	May 9	PHA		CLE	W,9-8	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
13	18	May 10	PHA		CLE	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
14	19	May 11	PHA		CLE	L,3-4	CG	45	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
15	20	May 12	PHA	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
16	21	May 13	PHA	@	NYY	L,3-9	CG	44	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
17	22	May 14	PHA	@	NYY	W,9-8	CG	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
18	23	May 16	PHA	@	CLE	L,4-15	CG	49	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
19	24	May 17	PHA	@	CLE	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
20	25	May 18	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	38	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	RF
21	28 (2)	May 21 (1)	PHA	@	SLB	L,6-11	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
22	29	May 21 (2)	PHA	@	SLB	W,8-3	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
23	30	May 23	PHA	@	SLB	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	RF
24	31	May 24	PHA	@	CHW	L,7-10	CG	45	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
25	32	May 25	PHA	@	CHW	W,6-1	CG	24	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
26	33	May 26	PHA		NYY	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
27	34	May 27	PHA		NYY	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
28	35	May 28 (1)	PHA		NYY	L,3-6	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
29	36	May 28 (2)	PHA		NYY	W,6-5	CG	33	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
30	37	May 30 (1)	PHA		WSH	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
31	38	May 30 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	39	Jun 2 (1)	PHA		DET	L,2-8	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
33	40	Jun 2 (2)	PHA		DET	L,5-16	CG	57	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
34	41	Jun 3	PHA		DET	L,1-6	CG	0	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
35	50 (8)	Jun 11 (2)	PHA		CLE	W,9-6	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
36	51	Jun 13	PHA	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
37	52	Jun 14	PHA	@	DET	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
38	53	Jun 15	PHA	@	DET	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
39	54	Jun 16	PHA	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
40	55	Jun 17	PHA	@	CLE	L,7-8	CG	47	8.1	4	0	0	4	0	LF
41	56	Jun 18 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	L,0-7	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
42	57	Jun 18 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	L,2-21	CG	53	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
43	58	Jun 20	PHA	@	SLB	L,0-1	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
44	59	Jun 21	PHA	@	SLB	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
45	60	Jun 22	PHA	@	SLB	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
46	61	Jun 23	PHA	@	CHW	L,5-11	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
47	62	Jun 25 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	L,6-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
48	63	Jun 25 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	W,13-4	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
49	64	Jun 27	PHA		BOS	L,5-7	CG	55	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
50	65	Jun 28	PHA		BOS	L,2-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
51	66	Jun 29	PHA		BOS	L,14-22	CG	60	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
52	67	Jun 30 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	W,7-6	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
53	68	Jun 30 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
54	69	Jul 1	PHA	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
55	70	Jul 2	PHA	@	WSH	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
56	71	Jul 5	PHA	@	NYY	L,8-12	CG	46	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
57	72	Jul 6	PHA	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	39	8.2	3	1	0	4	1	LF
58	73	Jul 7	PHA		WSH	L,5-7	CG	49	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
59	74	Jul 8	PHA		WSH	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
60	75	Jul 9 (1)	PHA		WSH	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
61	76	Jul 9 (2)	PHA		WSH	L,0-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
62	77	Jul 14 (1)	PHA		SLB	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
63	78	Jul 14 (2)	PHA		SLB	L,2-5	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
64	79	Jul 15	PHA		SLB	L,2-3	CG	38	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
65	80	Jul 16 (1)	PHA		DET	W,5-2	GS	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF RF
66	81	Jul 16 (2)	PHA		DET	L,6-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
67	82	Jul 17 (1)	PHA		DET	L,6-8	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
68	83	Jul 17 (2)	PHA		DET	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
69	84	Jul 18	PHA		CLE	L,2-10	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
70	85	Jul 19	PHA		CLE	L,0-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
71	86	Jul 20	PHA		CLE	L,2-3	CG	45	11.0	6	1	0	7	0	LF
72	87	Jul 21	PHA		CHW	W,7-6	CG	0	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
73	88	Jul 22	PHA		CHW	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	LF
74	89	Jul 23 (1)	PHA		CHW	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
75	92 (2)	Jul 26	PHA	@	CLE	L,2-6	CG	42	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
76	93	Jul 27	PHA	@	CLE	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
77	94	Jul 28	PHA	@	DET	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
78	95	Jul 29	PHA	@	DET	L,5-8	CG	42	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
79	96	Jul 30	PHA	@	DET	L,10-12	CG	0	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
80	97	Aug 1	PHA	@	CHW	L,1-8	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
81	98	Aug 2	PHA	@	CHW	W,10-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
82	99	Aug 3	PHA	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
83	100	Aug 4	PHA	@	SLB	W,12-9	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
84	101	Aug 5	PHA	@	SLB	L,0-4	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
85	102	Aug 6	PHA	@	SLB	L,3-10	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
86	120 (17)	Aug 25	PHA		CLE	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
87	121	Aug 26	PHA		CLE	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
88	122	Aug 27 (1)	PHA		DET	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
89	124 (1)	Aug 28	PHA		DET	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
90	125	Aug 30 (1)	PHA		SLB	L,1-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
91	126	Aug 30 (2)	PHA		SLB	L,6-7	CG	0	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
92	127	Aug 31 (1)	PHA		SLB	L,3-4	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
93	128	Aug 31 (2)	PHA		SLB	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
94	129	Sep 1	PHA		BOS	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
95	130	Sep 2	PHA		BOS	L,3-9	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
96	131	Sep 4 (1)	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
97	132	Sep 4 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
98	133	Sep 6	PHA	@	WSH	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
99	134	Sep 7	PHA	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
100	135	Sep 8	PHA	@	WSH	L,4-10	CG	46	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
101	136	Sep 9 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,3-8	CG	45	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
102	137	Sep 9 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,3-11	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
103	138	Sep 10	PHA	@	BOS	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
104	139	Sep 12	PHA	@	SLB	L,0-6	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
105	140	Sep 13	PHA	@	SLB	L,3-4	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
106	141	Sep 14	PHA	@	CHW	L,2-5	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
107	142	Sep 15	PHA	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
108	143	Sep 16	PHA	@	CHW	L,3-10	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
109	144	Sep 17	PHA	@	CLE	W,10-9	CG	53	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
110	145	Sep 19	PHA	@	DET	L,4-12	CG	46	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
111	146	Sep 20	PHA	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
112	147	Sep 21	PHA	@	DET	L,2-8	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
113	148	Sep 23	PHA	@	WSH	W,16-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
114	151 (2)	Sep 25 (2)	PHA		BOS	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
115	152	Sep 27	PHA		NYY	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
116	153	Sep 28	PHA		NYY	L,6-8	CG	50	10.0	3	1	0	4	0
117	154	Oct 1	PHA		WSH	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
							118gm		1025.1	251	8	5	264	3