#3 Elmer Valo, Leftfield, 28 yrs, Philadelphia (A) Athletics
Friday, 10/20/1949 |
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| Elmer Valo
3/5/1921
28
CZECHOSLOVAKIA,,RIBN
5"11
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Leftfield
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3 / 6 (Well Known)
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2.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 1,600,000
1950
8 Year(s), 0 Days (1376 total Days)
172 Day(s)
8 Year(s), 0 Days (1376 total Days)
9 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 | 7 | 9 |
| Talent | 8 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 10 |
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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 | | |
| 9/28 | @CHA | W 6-1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 9/29 | @CHA | L 1-8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 9/30 | NYY | W 10-8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 10/1 | @WAS | L 0-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 10/2 | BOS | W 4-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | #1 | | |
| 10/4 | @CLE | W 6-3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 10/7 | @CHA | L 3-8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 10/8 | @CHA | L 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 10/10 | CHA | L 4-12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 10/11 | CHA | L 5-6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 157 | 594 | 179 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 55 | 112 | 79 | 39 | .301 | .390 | .424 | .814 | .813 | .123 |
| Projected | 157 | 594 | 179 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 55 | 112 | 79 | 39 | .301 | .390 | .424 | .814 | .813 | .123 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 144 | 690 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 252 | 42 | 25 | 23 | 52.1 | 114.2 | 6.8 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 197 | 55 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 28 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .279 | .366 | .376 | .741 |
| vs. RHP | 397 | 124 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 39 | 84 | 53 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 6 | .312 | .400 | .448 | .849 |
| Close/Late | 61 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .230 | .311 | .328 | .639 |
| Scoring Position | 123 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .301 | .378 | .472 | .849 |
| Pinch Hitting | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .429 | .444 | .571 | 1.016 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 79 | 283 | 90 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 54 | 41 | 15 | .318 | .406 | .420 | .826 |
| Road | 78 | 311 | 89 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 58 | 38 | 24 | .286 | .366 | .428 | .794 |
| Last Week | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .455 | .600 | 1.055 |
| March/April | 25 | 95 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 11 | 5 | .347 | .413 | .484 | .897 |
| May | 25 | 98 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 15 | 10 | .327 | .414 | .439 | .853 |
| June | 27 | 111 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 6 | .225 | .277 | .387 | .665 |
| July | 25 | 87 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 7 | .241 | .380 | .310 | .690 |
| August | 26 | 98 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 6 | .347 | .431 | .439 | .870 |
| Sept/Oct | 29 | 105 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 12 | 5 | .324 | .402 | .476 | .878 |
| Postseason | 4 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .353 | .450 | .471 | .921 |
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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 |
| 1948 | 138 | 490 | 150 | 24 | 3 | 13 | 59 | 102 | 61 | 7 | 1 | 31 | 27 | 9 | .306 | .390 | .447 | .837 | PHA |
| 1949 | 157 | 594 | 179 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 55 | 112 | 79 | 8 | 1 | 39 | 25 | 23 | .301 | .390 | .424 | .814 | PHA |
| Total | 1001 | 3642 | 1042 | 164 | 35 | 63 | 370 | 595 | 380 | 35 | 13 | 134 | 153 | 95 | .286 | .358 | .402 | .760 | |
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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 |
| 1948 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .417 | .476 | .893 |
| 1949 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .353 | .450 | .471 | .921 |
| Total | 10 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .342 | .432 | .474 | .906 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| First Base | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.0 | 15.00 | | | | |
| Leftfield | 151 | 144 | 285 | 6 | 3 | 291 | 0 | 1.000 | 1285.1 | 2.04 | | | | |
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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...
Won Gold Glove at Leftfield in 1949...
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AVG
1946 - .322 - 10th
| Hits
1946 - 181 - 9th
| Triples
1945 - 8 - 10th
| SB
1944 - 22 - 8th
1945 - 25 - 10th
1948 - 27 - 10th
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