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.

1948 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1948 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	9 (8)	Apr 29	PHA		BOS	L,5-11	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
2	10	Apr 30	PHA	@	WSH	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	11	May 1	PHA	@	WSH	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
4	12	May 2	PHA	@	WSH	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
5	13	May 4	PHA		CLE	W,8-6	CG	49	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
6	14	May 6	PHA		CLE	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
7	15	May 8	PHA		CHW	W,16-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
8	16	May 9 (1)	PHA		DET	W,10-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
9	17	May 9 (2)	PHA		DET	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
10	18	May 11	PHA		SLB	W,3-2	CG	42	11.0	0	0	0	0	0
11	19	May 12	PHA		SLB	W,8-4	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
12	20	May 14	PHA	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
13	21	May 15 (1)	PHA	@	NYY	W,3-1	GS	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
14	26 (4)	May 21	PHA	@	DET	W,9-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
15	27	May 22	PHA	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
16	28	May 23 (1)	PHA	@	SLB	W,7-3	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
17	29	May 23 (2)	PHA	@	SLB	W,8-1	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
18	30	May 25	PHA	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
19	31	May 26	PHA	@	CHW	W,7-1	GS	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
20	32	May 27	PHA	@	WSH	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
21	33	May 28	PHA		NYY	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
22	34	May 29	PHA		NYY	W,6-5	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
23	35	May 30 (1)	PHA		NYY	W,7-6	CG	42	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
24	36	May 30 (2)	PHA		NYY	L,1-2	CG	23	5.0	2	0	0	2	0
25	37	May 31 (1)	PHA		BOS	L,0-7	GS	34	7.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	60 (22)	Jun 22	PHA	@	SLB	W,7-6	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
27	61	Jun 23	PHA	@	SLB	W,12-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
28	62	Jun 24	PHA	@	SLB	W,6-5	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
29	63	Jun 25	PHA	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
30	64	Jun 26	PHA	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	1
31	65	Jun 27 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
32	66	Jun 27 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
33	67	Jun 29	PHA		WSH	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	68	Jul 1	PHA		WSH	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
35	69	Jul 2	PHA	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
36	70	Jul 3	PHA	@	BOS	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
37	71	Jul 4	PHA	@	BOS	L,5-19	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
38	72	Jul 5 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
39	73	Jul 5 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	W,12-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
40	74	Jul 6	PHA	@	WSH	W,5-3	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
41	75	Jul 7	PHA	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
42	76	Jul 8	PHA	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	4	1	0	5	0
43	77	Jul 9	PHA		BOS	W,8-7	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
44	78	Jul 10	PHA		BOS	L,0-4	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
45	79	Jul 11 (1)	PHA		BOS	L,8-9	CG	49	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
46	80	Jul 11 (2)	PHA		BOS	W,7-5	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
47	81	Jul 15 (1)	PHA		CLE	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
48	82	Jul 15 (2)	PHA		CLE	L,5-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
49	83	Jul 16	PHA		CLE	W,10-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
50	84	Jul 17	PHA		CLE	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
51	85	Jul 18 (1)	PHA		CHW	L,11-12	CG	60	11.0	4	0	0	4	0
52	86	Jul 18 (2)	PHA		CHW	W,6-1	CG	22	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
53	87	Jul 19 (1)	PHA		CHW	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
54	88	Jul 19 (2)	PHA		CHW	W,6-4	CG	34	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
55	89	Jul 20	PHA		CHW	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
56	90	Jul 21	PHA		SLB	L,5-17	CG	55	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
57	91	Jul 22	PHA		SLB	W,8-7	CG	0	12.0	2	0	0	2	0
58	92	Jul 24	PHA		DET	W,8-6	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
59	93	Jul 25 (1)	PHA		DET	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
60	94	Jul 25 (2)	PHA		DET	L,2-10	GS	36	6.0	3	0	0	3	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
61	104 (9)	Aug 7	PHA	@	SLB	W,7-1	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
62	105	Aug 8	PHA	@	SLB	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
63	106	Aug 10 (1)	PHA		WSH	L,2-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
64	107	Aug 10 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,11-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
65	108	Aug 11	PHA		WSH	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
66	109	Aug 13	PHA	@	NYY	L,5-8	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
67	110	Aug 14	PHA	@	NYY	L,3-14	CG	46	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
68	111	Aug 15 (1)	PHA	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	41	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
69	112	Aug 15 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
70	113	Aug 18	PHA	@	BOS	L,2-10	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
71	114	Aug 19	PHA	@	BOS	W,10-3	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
72	115	Aug 20	PHA		NYY	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
73	116	Aug 21	PHA		NYY	L,0-6	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
74	117	Aug 22	PHA		NYY	L,0-10	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
75	118	Aug 24	PHA		DET	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
76	119	Aug 25	PHA		DET	L,4-10	GS	26	6.0	1	0	2	3	0
77	120	Aug 26	PHA		DET	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
78	121	Aug 27 (1)	PHA		SLB	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
79	122	Aug 27 (2)	PHA		SLB	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
80	123	Aug 28	PHA		SLB	W,5-4	CG	39	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
81	124	Aug 29 (1)	PHA		CHW	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
82	125	Aug 29 (2)	PHA		CHW	L,2-7	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
83	126	Aug 30	PHA		CHW	L,6-9	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
84	127	Aug 31	PHA		CLE	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
85	128	Sep 1	PHA		CLE	L,1-8	CG	46	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
86	129	Sep 3	PHA		BOS	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
87	130	Sep 4	PHA		BOS	L,3-5	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
88	131	Sep 5	PHA		BOS	L,3-4	CG	42	10.0	1	1	0	2	0
89	132	Sep 6 (1)	PHA	@	NYY	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
90	133	Sep 6 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
91	134	Sep 8 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	W,10-7	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
92	135	Sep 8 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
93	136	Sep 10 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	W,9-6	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
94	137	Sep 10 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	W,3-0	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
95	138	Sep 11 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,1-9	CG	45	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
96	139	Sep 11 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
97	140	Sep 12	PHA	@	BOS	W,10-4	CG	42	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
98	141	Sep 14	PHA	@	SLB	W,12-2	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
99	142	Sep 15	PHA	@	SLB	W,8-7	CG	0	12.0	1	0	0	1	0
100	143	Sep 17	PHA	@	CHW	W,9-6	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
101	144	Sep 18	PHA	@	CHW	W,11-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
102	145	Sep 19 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	33	8.1	1	0	0	1	0
103	146	Sep 19 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
104	147	Sep 20	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-6	GS	27	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
105	148	Sep 22	PHA	@	DET	L,1-5	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
106	150 (1)	Sep 28	PHA		NYY	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
107	151	Sep 29	PHA		NYY	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
108	152	Sep 30	PHA		NYY	L,7-9	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
109	153	Oct 2	PHA		WSH	L,1-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
							109gm		950.1	223	4	4	231	1