Elmer Valo
- Full Name: Elmer William Valo
- Born: 3/5/1921
- Birthplace: Ribnik, Czechoslovakia
- Died: 7/19/1998
- Died In: Palmerton, PA
- Height: 5'11" Weight: 190
- Bats: Left
- Throws: Right
- College: N/A
- Debut: 9/22/1940
- Final Game: 10/1/1961
Batting Stats
| Year |
Age |
Team |
Lg |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
IBB |
HBP |
SO |
SH |
SF |
SB |
CS |
TB |
PA |
GIDP |
AVG |
SLG |
OBP |
| 1940 |
19 |
PHA |
AL |
6 |
23 |
6 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2 |
0 |
8 |
26 |
0 |
.348 |
.348 |
.423 |
| 1941 |
20 |
PHA |
AL |
15 |
50 |
13 |
21 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
4 |
|
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
29 |
54 |
1 |
.420 |
.580 |
.463 |
| 1942 |
21 |
PHA |
AL |
133 |
459 |
64 |
115 |
13 |
10 |
2 |
40 |
70 |
|
4 |
21 |
9 |
|
13 |
8 |
154 |
542 |
14 |
.251 |
.336 |
.355 |
| 1943 |
22 |
PHA |
AL |
77 |
249 |
31 |
55 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
18 |
35 |
|
1 |
13 |
2 |
|
2 |
6 |
74 |
287 |
6 |
.221 |
.297 |
.319 |
| 1946 |
25 |
PHA |
AL |
108 |
348 |
59 |
107 |
21 |
6 |
1 |
31 |
60 |
|
1 |
18 |
2 |
|
9 |
8 |
143 |
411 |
3 |
.307 |
.411 |
.411 |
| 1947 |
26 |
PHA |
AL |
112 |
370 |
60 |
111 |
12 |
6 |
5 |
36 |
64 |
|
2 |
21 |
14 |
|
11 |
3 |
150 |
450 |
4 |
.300 |
.405 |
.406 |
| 1948 |
27 |
PHA |
AL |
113 |
383 |
72 |
117 |
17 |
4 |
3 |
46 |
81 |
|
4 |
13 |
7 |
|
10 |
6 |
151 |
475 |
11 |
.305 |
.394 |
.432 |
| 1949 |
28 |
PHA |
AL |
150 |
547 |
86 |
155 |
27 |
12 |
5 |
85 |
119 |
|
2 |
32 |
12 |
|
14 |
11 |
221 |
680 |
11 |
.283 |
.404 |
.413 |
| 1950 |
29 |
PHA |
AL |
129 |
446 |
62 |
125 |
16 |
5 |
10 |
46 |
82 |
|
7 |
22 |
7 |
|
12 |
7 |
181 |
542 |
7 |
.280 |
.406 |
.400 |
| 1951 |
30 |
PHA |
AL |
123 |
444 |
75 |
134 |
27 |
8 |
7 |
55 |
75 |
|
8 |
20 |
3 |
|
11 |
6 |
198 |
530 |
12 |
.302 |
.446 |
.412 |
| 1952 |
31 |
PHA |
AL |
129 |
388 |
69 |
109 |
26 |
4 |
5 |
47 |
101 |
|
2 |
16 |
4 |
|
12 |
11 |
158 |
495 |
10 |
.281 |
.407 |
.432 |
| 1953 |
32 |
PHA |
AL |
50 |
85 |
15 |
19 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
22 |
|
0 |
7 |
0 |
|
0 |
1 |
22 |
107 |
2 |
.224 |
.259 |
.383 |
| 1954 |
33 |
PHA |
AL |
95 |
224 |
28 |
48 |
11 |
6 |
1 |
33 |
51 |
2 |
0 |
18 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
74 |
281 |
2 |
.214 |
.330 |
.356 |
| 1955 |
34 |
KCA |
AL |
112 |
283 |
50 |
103 |
17 |
4 |
3 |
37 |
52 |
2 |
0 |
18 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
137 |
338 |
5 |
.364 |
.484 |
.460 |
| 1956 |
35 |
KCA |
AL |
9 |
9 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
11 |
0 |
.222 |
.222 |
.273 |
| |
|
PHI |
NL |
98 |
291 |
40 |
84 |
13 |
3 |
5 |
37 |
48 |
6 |
3 |
21 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
6 |
118 |
345 |
7 |
.289 |
.405 |
.392 |
| |
|
TOT |
|
107 |
300 |
41 |
86 |
13 |
3 |
5 |
39 |
49 |
6 |
3 |
22 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
6 |
120 |
356 |
7 |
.287 |
.400 |
.389 |
| 1957 |
36 |
BRO |
NL |
81 |
161 |
14 |
44 |
10 |
1 |
4 |
26 |
25 |
2 |
1 |
16 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
68 |
189 |
8 |
.273 |
.422 |
.370 |
| 1958 |
37 |
LAD |
NL |
65 |
101 |
9 |
25 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
14 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
32 |
115 |
2 |
.248 |
.317 |
.322 |
| 1959 |
38 |
CLE |
AL |
34 |
24 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
33 |
2 |
.292 |
.292 |
.424 |
| 1960 |
39 |
NYY |
AL |
8 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
.000 |
.000 |
.286 |
| |
|
WSH |
|
76 |
64 |
6 |
18 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
17 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
85 |
2 |
.281 |
.328 |
.424 |
| |
|
TOT |
|
84 |
69 |
7 |
18 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
19 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
92 |
2 |
.261 |
.304 |
.413 |
| 1961 |
40 |
MIN |
AL |
33 |
32 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
36 |
2 |
.156 |
.219 |
.250 |
| |
|
PHI |
NL |
50 |
43 |
4 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
52 |
0 |
.186 |
.302 |
.327 |
| |
|
TOT |
|
83 |
75 |
4 |
13 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
11 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
88 |
2 |
.173 |
.267 |
.295 |
| 20 Seasons |
1806 |
5029 |
768 |
1420 |
228 |
73 |
58 |
601 |
942 |
14 |
38 |
284 |
65 |
17 |
110 |
79 |
1968 |
6091 |
111 |
.282 |
.391 |
.398 |
Fielding Statistics
| Year |
Team |
Lg |
POS |
G |
GS |
Innings |
PO |
A |
E |
DP |
FP |
| 1940 |
PHA |
AL |
OF |
6 |
|
|
18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| 1941 |
PHA |
AL |
OF |
10 |
|
|
22 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| 1942 |
PHA |
AL |
OF |
122 |
|
|
264 |
5 |
10 |
0 |
.964 |
| 1943 |
PHA |
AL |
OF |
63 |
|
|
134 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
.986 |
| 1946 |
PHA |
AL |
OF |
90 |
|
|
182 |
7 |
5 |
0 |
.974 |
| 1947 |
PHA |
AL |
OF |
104 |
|
|
205 |
9 |
6 |
0 |
.973 |
| 1948 |
PHA |
AL |
OF |
109 |
|
|
231 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
.983 |
| 1949 |
PHA |
AL |
OF |
150 |
|
|
395 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
.981 |
| 1950 |
PHA |
AL |
OF |
117 |
|
|
264 |
9 |
5 |
3 |
.982 |
| 1951 |
PHA |
AL |
OF |
116 |
|
|
247 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
.981 |
| 1952 |
PHA |
AL |
OF |
121 |
|
|
223 |
7 |
9 |
1 |
.962 |
| 1953 |
PHA |
AL |
OF |
25 |
|
|
46 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1.000 |
| 1954 |
PHA |
AL |
LF |
34 |
28 |
263.0 |
80 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
.988 |
| |
|
|
RF |
30 |
28 |
244.1 |
56 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
.934 |
| 1955 |
KCA |
AL |
LF |
46 |
43 |
377.1 |
102 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
.991 |
| |
|
|
RF |
23 |
23 |
201.0 |
31 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
.970 |
| |
|
|
CF |
4 |
3 |
29.0 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| 1956 |
KCA |
AL |
LF |
1 |
1 |
6.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| |
PHI |
NL |
RF |
87 |
84 |
722.1 |
165 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
.966 |
| 1957 |
BRO |
NL |
LF |
27 |
27 |
207.1 |
41 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| |
|
|
RF |
13 |
9 |
74.2 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| 1958 |
LAD |
NL |
LF |
16 |
6 |
78.0 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| |
|
|
RF |
13 |
8 |
72.1 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| 1959 |
CLE |
AL |
RF |
2 |
0 |
2.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| 1960 |
NYY |
AL |
RF |
2 |
0 |
5.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| |
WSH |
|
RF |
5 |
0 |
14.0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| |
|
|
LF |
1 |
1 |
6.0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| |
TOT |
|
RF |
8 |
1 |
25.0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| 1961 |
MIN |
AL |
LF |
1 |
0 |
5.0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| |
PHI |
NL |
RF |
1 |
0 |
2.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
| Totals |
OF |
1033 |
0 |
0.0 |
2231 |
59 |
54 |
6 |
.977 |
| |
RF |
176 |
152 |
1337.2 |
278 |
7 |
11 |
2 |
.963 |
| |
LF |
126 |
106 |
942.2 |
244 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
.992 |
| |
CF |
4 |
3 |
29.0 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
| 20 Seasons |
|
1339 |
261 |
2309.1 |
2765 |
71 |
67 |
9 |
.977 |