#3 Elmer Valo, Leftfield, 26 yrs, Philadelphia (A) Athletics Monday, 10/23/1947 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Elmer Valo
3/5/1921 26 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 3 / 6 (Well Known) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good Normal Normal 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : 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 $ 1,600,000 1950 5 Year(s), 0 Days (1032 total Days) 172 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 0 Days (1032 total Days) 7 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
Talent | 8 | 7 | 4 | 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 | | |
4/27 | BOS | L 3-10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
4/28 | BOS | L 2-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #1 | | |
4/30 | NYY | W 4-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
5/1 | NYY | L 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
5/7 | @SLA | L 7-8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
5/8 | @SLA | W 2-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
5/9 | CLE | L 3-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
5/10 | CLE | W 8-4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
5/12 | DET | W 9-3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
5/13 | DET | W 4-3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 32 | 130 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 29 | 19 | 4 | .385 | .464 | .515 | .979 | 1.105 | .131 |
Projected | 32 | 130 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 29 | 19 | 4 | .385 | .464 | .515 | .979 | 1.105 | .131 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 32 | 151 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 72.7 | 34.1 | 10.6 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 35 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .314 | .429 | .343 | .771 |
vs. RHP | 95 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .411 | .477 | .579 | 1.056 |
Close/Late | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .412 | .444 | .824 | 1.268 |
Scoring Position | 29 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .345 | .429 | .414 | .842 |
Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 18 | 70 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 2 | .329 | .435 | .414 | .850 |
Road | 14 | 60 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 2 | .450 | .500 | .633 | 1.133 |
March/April | 25 | 102 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 18 | 4 | .422 | .508 | .559 | 1.067 |
May | 7 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .276 | .357 | .633 |
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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 |
1947 | 32 | 130 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 29 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | .385 | .464 | .515 | .979 | PHA |
Total | 706 | 2558 | 713 | 116 | 27 | 37 | 256 | 381 | 240 | 20 | 11 | 64 | 101 | 63 | .279 | .344 | .389 | .733 | |
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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% |
Leftfield | 32 | 32 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 1.000 | 281.2 | 1.95 | | | | |
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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... Injured on 5/13/1947 with a Broken Hip, out for full season...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1946 - .322 - 10th
| Hits 1946 - 181 - 9th
| Triples 1945 - 8 - 10th
| SB 1944 - 22 - 8th 1945 - 25 - 10th
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