#3 Elmer Valo, Leftfield, 25 yrs, Philadelphia (A) Athletics Monday, 10/23/1946 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Elmer Valo
3/5/1921 25 CZECHOSLOVAKIA,,RIBN 5"11 190
Leftfield L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 350,000 1946 $ 1,600,000 (4 year(s)) 5 Year(s), 0 Days (860 total Days) 172 Day(s) 5 Year(s), 0 Days (860 total Days) 6 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
Talent | 8 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 7 6 6 3 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 1 (Range), .930 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 10 (Range), .996 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 3 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/23 | @CHA | W 4-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/24 | @CHA | W 2-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
9/26 | DET | L 4-10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/27 | DET | L 3-4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/28 | @SLA | W 9-4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/29 | WAS | W 8-7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/30 | BOS | L 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/1 | @DET | W 4-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/2 | @NYY | L 6-7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/4 | WAS | W 8-7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 149 | 562 | 181 | 30 | 5 | 20 | 61 | 102 | 51 | 20 | .322 | .385 | .500 | .885 | .892 | .178 |
Projected | 149 | 562 | 181 | 30 | 5 | 20 | 61 | 102 | 51 | 20 | .322 | .385 | .500 | .885 | .892 | .178 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 133 | 631 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 281 | 55 | 22 | 13 | 62.9 | 115.8 | 7.5 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 118 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .263 | .326 | .364 | .690 |
vs. RHP | 444 | 150 | 24 | 5 | 18 | 52 | 89 | 39 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 8 | .338 | .400 | .536 | .936 |
Close/Late | 73 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .370 | .388 | .562 | .949 |
Scoring Position | 94 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .298 | .346 | .543 | .888 |
Pinch Hitting | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .417 | .455 | .871 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 74 | 280 | 89 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 50 | 32 | 11 | .318 | .386 | .489 | .875 |
Road | 75 | 282 | 92 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 32 | 52 | 19 | 9 | .326 | .375 | .511 | .886 |
March/April | 22 | 57 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | .351 | .387 | .544 | .931 |
May | 24 | 100 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 2 | .370 | .439 | .560 | .999 |
June | 26 | 99 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 4 | .273 | .351 | .384 | .735 |
July | 24 | 85 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 3 | .259 | .320 | .388 | .708 |
August | 26 | 109 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 3 | .330 | .385 | .495 | .881 |
Sept/Oct | 27 | 112 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 8 | 5 | .348 | .393 | .616 | 1.010 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1942 | 53 | 69 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | .275 | .354 | .319 | .673 | PHA |
1943 | 152 | 597 | 172 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 66 | 91 | 48 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 19 | 17 | .288 | .344 | .384 | .728 | PHA |
1944 | 158 | 592 | 155 | 27 | 8 | 9 | 63 | 69 | 45 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 21 | .262 | .314 | .380 | .694 | PHA |
1945 | 162 | 608 | 136 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 49 | 77 | 69 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 6 | .224 | .307 | .280 | .587 | PHA |
1946 | 149 | 562 | 181 | 30 | 5 | 20 | 61 | 102 | 51 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 13 | .322 | .385 | .500 | .885 | PHA |
Total | 674 | 2428 | 663 | 107 | 26 | 35 | 243 | 352 | 221 | 19 | 10 | 60 | 93 | 60 | .273 | .337 | .382 | .719 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1940, AAA | 138 | 579 | 158 | 25 | 2 | 10 | 61 | 87 | 48 | 30 | 21 | 9 | .273 | .326 | .375 | .701 |
1941, AAA | 136 | 492 | 147 | 29 | 5 | 10 | 62 | 83 | 66 | 16 | 32 | 10 | .299 | .376 | .439 | .815 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 5 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 1.000 | 18.0 | 12.50 | | | | |
Leftfield | 136 | 131 | 226 | 5 | 1 | 233 | 2 | .991 | 1166.1 | 1.80 | | | | |
Centerfield | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.0 | 4.00 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 13th overall pick, by Philadelphia (A) in 1940... Had first career hit (double) on 4/6/1942, off Al Benton (BOS)... Hit first career homerun on 4/1/1943, off Les Mueller (WAS)... Injured on 5/28/1943 with a Pulled Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks... Won Rookie Of The Year in 1943, hitting .288 with 5 HR, 66 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 8/28/1944, hitting .440 with 1 HR, 8 RBI... 1/31/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... 6/19/1946: Signed a contract extension with Philadelphia (A), $1,600,000 per year, for 4 years. Won Player of the Week award on 9/18/1946, hitting .538 with 3 HR, 3 RBI...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Triples 1945 - 8 - 10th
| SB 1944 - 22 - 8th 1945 - 25 - 10th
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