Elmer Valo

Positions: Rightfielder and Leftfielder

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)

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

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1939	18	-3.6	Federalsburg	ESHL	D	PHA	34		115		43	9	2	3						.374		.565		65
1940	19	-5.5	Wilmington	ISLG	B	PHA	120		437		159	31	16	6						.364		.549		240
1940	19	-8.9	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	6	26	23	6	8	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	.348	.423	.348	.771	8	0	0	0		0
1941	20	-4.2	Wilmington	ISLG	B	PHA	125		447		145	14	7	11						.324		.461		206
1941	20	-8.0	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	15	54	50	13	21	0	1	2	6	0	0	4	2	.420	.463	.580	1.043	29	1	0	0		0
1942	21	-6.9	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	133	542	459	64	115	13	10	2	40	13	8	70	21	.251	.355	.336	.690	154	14	4	9		0
1943	22	-6.7	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	77	287	249	31	55	6	2	3	18	2	6	35	13	.221	.319	.297	.617	74	6	1	2		0

1946	25	-4.6	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	108	411	348	59	107	21	6	1	31	9	8	60	18	.308	.411	.411	.822	143	3	1	2		2
1947	26	-3.3	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	112	450	370	60	111	12	6	5	36	11	3	64	21	.300	.406	.405	.811	150	4	2	14		3
1948	27	-2.0	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	113	475	383	72	117	17	4	3	46	10	6	81	13	.306	.432	.394	.826	151	11	4	7		5
1949	28	-0.8	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	150	680	547	86	155	27	12	5	85	14	11	119	32	.283	.413	.404	.817	221	11	2	12		2
1950	29	0.2	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	129	542	446	62	125	16	5	10	46	12	7	82	22	.280	.400	.406	.806	181	7	7	7		3
1951	30	1.0	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	123	530	444	75	134	27	8	7	55	11	6	75	20	.302	.412	.446	.858	198	12	8	3		1
1952	31	2.2	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	129	495	388	69	109	26	4	5	47	12	11	101	16	.281	.432	.407	.839	158	10	2	4		6
1953	32	3.3	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	50	107	85	15	19	3	0	0	9	0	1	22	7	.224	.383	.259	.642	22	2	0	0		0
1954	33	4.6	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	95	281	224	28	48	11	6	1	33	2	1	51	18	.214	.356	.330	.687	74	2	0	3	3	2
1955	34	5.5	KCA	AL	Maj	KCA	112	338	283	50	103	17	4	3	37	5	3	52	18	.364	.460	.484	.944	137	5	0	1	2	2
1956	35		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	KCA	107	356	300	41	86	13	3	5	39	7	6	49	22	.287	.389	.400	.789	120	7	3	1	3	6
1956	35	6.8	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	98	345	291	40	84	13	3	5	37	7	6	48	21	.289	.392	.406	.798	118	7	3	1	2	6
1956	35	6.6	KCA	AL	Maj	KCA	9	11	9	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	.222	.273	.222	.495	2	0	0	0	1	0
1957	36	7.7	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	81	189	161	14	44	10	1	4	26	0	1	25	16	.273	.370	.422	.793	68	8	1	0	2	2
1958	37	8.8	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	65	115	101	9	25	2	1	1	14	0	1	12	11	.248	.322	.317	.639	32	2	0	0	2	0
1959	38	10.3	Seattle	PCL	AAA	CIN	60	214	182	24	59	11	0	3	23	5	1	31	10	.324	.421	.434	.855	79		0	0	1
1959	38	9.2	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	34	33	24	3	7	0	0	0	5	0	0	7	0	.292	.424	.292	.716	7	2	0	0	2	1
1960	39		2 Teams	AL	Maj	WSH-NYY	84	92	69	7	18	3	0	0	16	0	0	19	5	.261	.413	.304	.717	21	2	1	0	3	0
1960	39	10.5	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	8	7	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.000	.286	.000	.286	0	0	0	0	0	0
1960	39	10.5	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	76	85	64	6	18	3	0	0	16	0	0	17	4	.281	.424	.328	.752	21	2	1	0	3	0
1961	40		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	MIN	83	88	75	4	13	4	0	1	12	0	0	11	9	.173	.296	.267	.562	20	2	2	0	0	1
1961	40	12.4	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	50	52	43	4	8	2	0	1	8	0	0	8	6	.186	.327	.302	.629	13	0	1	0	0	0
1961	40	11.7	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	33	36	32	0	5	2	0	0	4	0	0	3	3	.156	.250	.219	.469	7	2	1	0	0	1
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (20 seasons)					Majors		1806	6091	5029	768	1420	228	73	58	601	110	79	942	284	.282	.398	.391	.790	1968	111	38	65	17	36
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		339	1213	1181	24	406	65	25	23	23	5	1	31	10	.344		.500		590		0	0	1
All Levels (21 Seasons)							2145	7304	6210	792	1826	293	98	81	624	115	80	973	294	.294		.412		2558	111	38	65	18	36

AAA (1 season)					Minors		60	214	182	24	59	11	0	3	23	5	1	31	10	.324	.421	.434	.855	79		0	0	1
B (2 seasons)					Minors		245	884	884		304	45	23	17						.344		.505		446
D (1 season)					Minors		34	115	115		43	9	2	3						.374		.565		65