#98 Elmer Valo, Rightfield, 34 yrs, Detroit Tigers Monday, 10/2/1955 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Elmer Valo
3/5/1921 34 CZECHOSLOVAKIA,,RIBN 5"11 200
Rightfield L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Strong Minimal None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Normal 2.5 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 : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 8,250,000 1955 14 Year(s), 8 Days (2416 total Days) 172 Day(s) 15 Year(s), 88 Days (2668 total Days) 15 Year(s) 1 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 9 |
Talent | 7 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 9 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 7 5 7 3 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings LF : 4 (Range), .973 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 5 (Range), .991 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 6 (Range), .980 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 6 Outfield Arm : 7
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/14 | @NYY | W 12-9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/15 | BAL | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/16 | BAL | W 6-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/17 | BAL | L 3-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/19 | NYY | L 2-4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/20 | NYY | W 9-8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/21 | NYY | L 3-6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/22 | @WS1 | W 6-5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/23 | @WS1 | L 2-10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/24 | @WS1 | L 1-7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 148 | 568 | 169 | 42 | 5 | 11 | 82 | 114 | 116 | 26 | .298 | .418 | .447 | .865 | .940 | .150 |
Projected | 156 | 598 | 178 | 44 | 5 | 12 | 86 | 120 | 122 | 27 | .298 | .418 | .447 | .865 | .940 | .150 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 139 | 696 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 254 | 58 | 32 | 20 | 61.5 | 125.1 | 7.7 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 209 | 57 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 35 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .273 | .384 | .373 | .757 |
vs. RHP | 359 | 112 | 27 | 5 | 9 | 62 | 79 | 79 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .312 | .437 | .490 | .927 |
Close/Late | 60 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .412 | .450 | .863 |
Scoring Position | 140 | 44 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 70 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .314 | .410 | .500 | .910 |
Pinch Hitting | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .600 | 1.333 | 1.933 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 72 | 266 | 83 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 59 | 58 | 10 | .312 | .432 | .451 | .883 |
Road | 76 | 302 | 86 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 55 | 58 | 16 | .285 | .400 | .444 | .844 |
March/April | 24 | 90 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 8 | .244 | .400 | .378 | .778 |
May | 26 | 105 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 17 | 25 | 2 | .314 | .436 | .410 | .846 |
June | 25 | 90 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 4 | .278 | .396 | .500 | .896 |
July | 24 | 99 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 2 | .343 | .449 | .535 | .985 |
August | 28 | 109 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 4 | .294 | .371 | .385 | .756 |
Sept/Oct | 21 | 75 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 6 | .307 | .442 | .493 | .935 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1940 | 162 | 500 | 125 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 56 | 70 | 83 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 11 | 7 | .250 | .359 | .344 | .703 | PHA |
1941 | 162 | 500 | 147 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 66 | 82 | 97 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 11 | 7 | .294 | .410 | .410 | .820 | PHA |
1942 | 162 | 500 | 147 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 66 | 82 | 97 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 11 | 7 | .294 | .410 | .410 | .820 | PHA |
1943 | 162 | 500 | 147 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 66 | 82 | 97 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 11 | 7 | .294 | .410 | .410 | .820 | PHA |
1946 | 162 | 500 | 147 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 66 | 82 | 97 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 11 | 7 | .294 | .410 | .410 | .820 | PHA |
1947 | 162 | 500 | 147 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 66 | 82 | 97 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 11 | 7 | .294 | .410 | .410 | .820 | PHA |
1948 | 162 | 500 | 147 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 66 | 82 | 97 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 11 | 7 | .294 | .410 | .410 | .820 | PHA |
1949 | 162 | 500 | 147 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 66 | 82 | 97 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 11 | 7 | .294 | .410 | .410 | .820 | PHA |
1950 | 146 | 541 | 148 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 79 | 95 | 86 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 13 | 22 | .274 | .373 | .372 | .745 | PHA |
1951 | 145 | 511 | 141 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 66 | 83 | 99 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 30 | 16 | .276 | .396 | .384 | .779 | PHA |
1952 | 147 | 532 | 154 | 30 | 10 | 14 | 88 | 97 | 89 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 19 | 14 | .289 | .395 | .462 | .857 | DET |
1953 | 149 | 528 | 165 | 34 | 9 | 11 | 92 | 101 | 104 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 20 | .313 | .427 | .473 | .901 | DET |
1954 | 152 | 576 | 153 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 65 | 69 | 107 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 23 | 16 | .266 | .382 | .335 | .717 | DET |
1955 | 148 | 568 | 169 | 42 | 5 | 11 | 82 | 114 | 116 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 32 | 20 | .298 | .418 | .447 | .865 | DET |
Total | 2183 | 7256 | 2084 | 352 | 104 | 101 | 990 | 1203 | 1363 | 54 | 49 | 409 | 221 | 164 | .287 | .401 | .406 | .808 | |
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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 |
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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 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.0 | 1.29 | | | | |
Rightfield | 144 | 139 | 277 | 6 | 2 | 288 | 5 | .983 | 1266.0 | 2.05 | | | | |
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Transactions Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/13/1952 to a 4-year deal worth $8,250,000 per year... Awards Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1952, hitting .520 with 2 HR, 10 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1952, hitting .402 with 5 HR, 24 RBI... Achievements Drove in 7 runs against Boston (A) on 8/16/1952... Had 2000th career hit on 7/5/1955, off Duke Maas (BAL)... Drove in 6 runs against Baltimore on 7/14/1955...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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OBP 1953 - .427 - 6th
| Doubles 1953 - 34 - 8th
| Triples 1952 - 10 - 1st 1953 - 9 - 2nd 1954 - 6 - 7th
| BB 1951 - 99 - 7th 1952 - 89 - 10th 1953 - 104 - 7th 1954 - 107 - 6th
| SB 1950 - 13 - 10th 1951 - 30 - 3rd 1952 - 19 - 7th 1953 - 16 - 7th 1954 - 23 - 4th
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