Elmer Valo 1953 Game by Game Batting Logs

Elmer Valo appeared in 50 Major League games during the 1953 regular season. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Valo appeared in, specifically relating to his 1953 hitting statistics. Notes: The Date / Box field has a link to the box score from the game being described. If the Date is followed by an asterisk (*), Valo started during that game at the first position listed in the Position(s) column. Cumulative monthly totals are provided where applicable.

"The enthusiasm he showed for the game ­ including climbing fences and crashing into outfield walls - made Elmer Valo a favorite in Philadelphia, where fans are notorious for demanding the best from their professional athletes." - by Jim Zbick in Times News (1998)
Elmer Valo 1953 Game by Game Batting Logs

In Chronological Order / Elmer Valo Stats

04-15-1953at Yankees1000000001000.000.000.000ph
04-16-1953vs Red Sox1110000000000.500.500.500ph
04-17-1953vs Red Sox0000000000000.500.500.500rf
04-19-1953vs Yankees1000000000000.333.333.333ph
04-19-1953vs Yankees0000000000000.333.333.333rf
04-22-1953 *at Senators5110000000000.250.250.250rf
04-23-1953 *at Senators3100001100000.182.250.182rf
04-24-1953 *at Red Sox3100001200000.143.294.143rf
04-28-1953 *at Indians1000000001000.133.278.133rf
 April 1953 Totals
15 4 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 .133 .278 .133 -
05-06-1953at Browns0000000100000.133.316.133ph
05-09-1953vs Senators1000000000000.125.300.125ph
05-10-1953 *vs Senators2000000001000.111.273.111rf
05-24-1953at Senators0000000100000.111.304.111ph
05-25-1953at Senators1000000000000.105.292.105ph
05-29-1953vs Yankees0000000100000.105.320.105ph
 May 1953 Totals
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .429 .000 -
06-05-1953at Indians0000000100000.105.346.105ph
06-06-1953at Indians1000000000000.100.333.100ph
06-07-1953at Indians1000000001000.095.321.095ph
06-07-1953at Indians0000000100000.095.345.095ph
06-14-1953 *at Browns1000000000000.091.333.091rf
 June 1953 Totals
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .400 .000 -
08-09-1953vs Tigers1010001000000.130.355.130ph
08-11-1953 *vs Red Sox5110001001000.143.333.143lf
08-11-1953vs Red Sox1110001000000.172.351.172ph
08-12-1953 *vs Red Sox3000000201000.156.357.156lf
08-13-1953 *vs Red Sox3000000000000.143.333.143lf
08-15-1953 *vs Yankees4121001100000.179.360.205lf
08-16-1953 *vs Yankees4000000001000.163.333.186rf
08-16-1953 *vs Yankees3110000100000.174.345.196rf
08-19-1953at Red Sox1000000000000.170.339.191ph
08-23-1953at Yankees1000000000000.167.333.188ph
08-27-1953at Browns1000000000000.163.328.184ph
08-30-1953at Tigers0000000100000.163.339.184ph
 August 1953 Totals
27 4 6 1 0 0 4 5 0 3 0 0 0 .222 .344 .259 -
09-01-1953at Tigers2010000100000.176.354.196rf
09-02-1953at Indians1000000000000.173.348.192ph
09-03-1953at Indians1000000000000.170.343.189ph
09-06-1953vs Red Sox1000000000000.167.338.185ph
09-06-1953vs Red Sox3010000000000.175.338.193rf
09-07-1953vs Senators1000000000000.172.333.190ph
09-11-1953 *vs White Sox2000000300000.167.351.183lf
09-12-1953 *vs White Sox3111000100000.175.358.206lf
09-13-1953 *vs Browns4121000000000.194.365.239lf
09-13-1953 *vs Browns4010001000000.197.360.239lf
09-16-1953 *vs Indians2110000200000.205.376.247lf
09-17-1953vs Indians1010001000000.216.383.257ph
09-20-1953vs Senators1000000000000.213.379.253ph
09-22-1953at Yankees0000000000000.213.379.253lf
09-23-1953at Yankees1000000000000.211.375.250ph
09-25-1953at Senators3010000000000.215.374.253rf
09-26-1953at Senators4320001100000.229.385.265rf
09-27-1953at Senators2100000100000.224.383.259rf
 September 1953 Totals
36 7 11 2 0 0 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 .306 .444 .361 -
 1953 Yearly Totals 85 15 19 3 0 0 9 22 0 7 0 0 0 .224 .383 .259 -

Elmer Valo 1953 Game by Game Batting Logs



Did you know that Elmer Valo appeared in 25 games at home, had 51 at-bats, drove in 6 runs, scored 8 times, had 14 hits (3 doubles / 0 triples / 0 home runs), walked 11 times (0 intentional), struck out 4 times, was hit by a pitcher 0 times, sacrificed 0 times (0 hits & 0 flies), and finished at home with a .274 batting average, .403 on base percentage and .333 slugging average?

On the road, Elmer Valo appeared in 25 games, had 34 at-bats, drove in 3 runs, scored 7 times, had 5 hits (0 doubles / 0 triples / 0 home runs), walked 11 times (0 intentional), struck out 3 times, was hit by a pitcher 0 times, sacrificed 0 times (0 hits & 0 flies), and finished at home with a .147 batting average, .355 on base percentage and .147 slugging average?

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