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.

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	15 (14)	May 3	PHA		CHW	L,3-14	GF	24	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
2	30 (14)	May 19	PHA	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
3	31	May 21	PHA	@	WSH	L,3-7	GS	38	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF RF
4	32	May 22	PHA	@	WSH	W,10-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
5	33	May 23	PHA	@	WSH	L,4-9	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
6	34	May 24	PHA	@	NYY	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
7	35	May 25	PHA		BOS	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
8	36	May 26	PHA		BOS	W,6-5	CG	46	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
9	37	May 28	PHA		WSH	L,6-12	CG	49	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
10	39 (1)	May 30 (1)	PHA		WSH	L,0-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
11	40	May 30 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
12	41	May 31 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,10-20	CG	55	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
13	42	May 31 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,0-9	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	43	Jun 1	PHA	@	BOS	W,16-6	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
15	44	Jun 2	PHA		BAL	L,1-9	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
16	45	Jun 3	PHA		BAL	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
17	46	Jun 4	PHA		BAL	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
18	47	Jun 5	PHA		CLE	L,1-4	CG	42	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
19	49 (1)	Jun 6 (2)	PHA		CLE	L,5-7	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
20	51 (1)	Jun 9	PHA		CHW	L,4-9	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
21	52	Jun 11 (1)	PHA		DET	L,5-16	CG	48	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
22	53	Jun 11 (2)	PHA		DET	W,2-1	GS	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF LF
23	54	Jun 12	PHA		DET	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
24	55	Jun 13 (1)	PHA		DET	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
25	56	Jun 13 (2)	PHA		DET	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
26	57	Jun 15	PHA	@	CHW	W,11-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
27	58	Jun 16	PHA	@	CHW	L,6-11	CG	45	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	79 (20)	Jul 11 (1)	PHA		BOS	L,0-18	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
29	80	Jul 11 (2)	PHA		BOS	L,1-11	CG	50	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
30	81	Jul 15	PHA		CLE	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
31	82	Jul 16	PHA		CLE	L,3-9	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
32	90 (7)	Jul 23	PHA		BAL	L,5-7	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
33	91	Jul 24	PHA		BAL	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
34	92	Jul 25 (1)	PHA		BAL	W,9-4	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
35	93	Jul 25 (2)	PHA		BAL	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
36	94	Jul 27 (1)	PHA	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	38	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	101 (6)	Aug 1 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
38	102	Aug 1 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	L,1-12	CG	44	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
39	103	Aug 2	PHA	@	BAL	L,2-10	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
40	104	Aug 3	PHA	@	BAL	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
41	105	Aug 4	PHA	@	BAL	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
42	106	Aug 6	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
43	107	Aug 7	PHA	@	CLE	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
44	108	Aug 8 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	L,2-7	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
45	109	Aug 8 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
46	110	Aug 10	PHA	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	39	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
47	111	Aug 11	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	41	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
48	113 (1)	Aug 12 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-7	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
49	115 (1)	Aug 14	PHA	@	WSH	W,6-4	GF	29	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
50	119 (3)	Aug 19	PHA		NYY	L,5-8	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
51	120	Aug 22 (1)	PHA		WSH	W,3-2	CG	50	12.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF
52	122 (1)	Aug 23 (1)	PHA		WSH	L,5-8	CG	49	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
53	132 (9)	Aug 31 (1)	PHA		BAL	W,8-6	GF	0	3.0	3	0	0	3	0
54	133	Aug 31 (2)	PHA		BAL	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
55	137 (3)	Sep 5 (2)	PHA		BOS	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
56	138	Sep 6 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	L,1-8	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
57	139	Sep 6 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
58	140	Sep 7	PHA	@	WSH	L,4-5	GS	15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
59	141	Sep 8	PHA	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
60	142	Sep 9	PHA	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	53	10.2	7	0	1	8	0	RF
61	143	Sep 10	PHA	@	DET	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	RF
62	144	Sep 11	PHA	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
							64gm		506.1	136	3	5	144	1