Elmer Valo Stats

Elmer Valo was born on Saturday, March 5, 1921, in Rybnik, Czechoslovakia. Valo was 19 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 22, 1940, with the Philadelphia Athletics. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Elmer Valo baseball stats page.
"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)

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Elmer Valo

Elmer Valo Autograph on a 1954 Topps Archive (#145)

Elmer Valo Autograph on a 1954 Topps Archive (#145)
 

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Birth Name:   Elmer William Valo (Imrich Vallo)
Nickname:   Wall Crusher
Born On:   03-05-1921  (Pisces)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Rybnik, Czechoslovakia
Year of Death Data Died On:   07-19-1998 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Palmerton, Pennsylvania
Cemetery:   Sacred Heart New Cemetery, Palmerton, Pennsylvania
High School:   Palmerton High School (Palmerton, PA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   09-22-1940 (Age 19)
Last Game:   10-01-1961
Draft:   Not Applicable
Elmer Valo

Elmer Valo Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Elmer Valo

Elmer Valo Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1940 19 Athletics 6 23 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 0 0 - 0 0 .348 .423 .348
1941 20 Athletics 15 50 13 21 0 1 2 0 6 4 - 2 0 - 0 1 .420 .463 .580
1942 21 Athletics 133 459 64 115 13 10 2 0 40 70 - 21 9 - 4 14 .251 .355 .336
1943 22 Athletics 77 249 31 55 6 2 3 0 18 35 - 13 2 - 1 6 .221 .319 .297
1946 25 Athletics 108 348 59 107 21 6 1 0 31 60 - 18 2 - 1 3 .307 .411 .411
1947 26 Athletics 112 370 60 111 12 6 5 0 36 64 - 21 14 - 2 4 .300 .406 .405
1948 27 Athletics 113 383 72 117 17 4 3 0 46 81 - 13 7 - 4 11 .305 .432 .394
1949 28 Athletics 150 547 86 155 27 12 5 1 85 119 - 32 12 - 2 11 .283 .413 .404
1950 29 Athletics 129 446 62 125 16 5 10 0 46 82 - 22 7 - 7 7 .280 .400 .406
1951 30 Athletics 123 444 75 134 27 8 7 0 55 75 - 20 3 - 8 12 .302 .412 .446
1952 31 Athletics 129 388 69 109 26 4 5 0 47 101 - 16 4 - 2 10 .281 .432 .407
1953 32 Athletics 50 85 15 19 3 0 0 0 9 22 - 7 0 - 0 2 .224 .383 .259
1954 33 Athletics 95 224 28 48 11 6 1 0 33 51 - 18 3 3 0 2 .214 .356 .330
1955 34 Athletics 112 283 50 103 17 4 3 0 37 52 2 18 1 2 0 5 .364 .460 .484
1956 35 Athletics 9 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .222 .273 .222
1956 35 Phillies 98 291 40 84 13 3 5 0 37 48 6 21 1 2 3 7 .289 .392 .405
1957 36 Dodgers 81 161 14 44 10 1 4 0 26 25 2 16 0 2 1 8 .273 .370 .422
1958 37 Dodgers 65 101 9 25 2 1 1 0 14 12 0 11 0 2 0 2 .248 .322 .317
1959 38 Indians 34 24 3 7 0 0 0 0 5 7 1 0 0 2 0 2 .292 .424 .292
1960 39 Yankees 8 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .286 .000
1960 39 Senators 76 64 6 18 3 0 0 0 16 17 0 4 0 3 1 2 .281 .424 .328
1961 40 Twins 33 32 0 5 2 0 0 0 4 3 1 3 0 0 1 2 .156 .250 .219
1961 40 Phillies 50 43 4 8 2 0 1 0 8 8 0 6 0 0 1 0 .186 .327 .302
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
20 Years 1,806 5,029 768 1,420 228 73 58 1 601 942 12 284 65 17 38 111 .282 .398 .391
Elmer Valo

Elmer Valo Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1940 Athletics LF 6 6 147 18 3.0 18 18 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.31
1941 Athletics LF 10 10 264 22 2.2 22 22 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25
1942 Athletics CF 1 0 - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1942 Athletics LF 1 0 - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1942 Athletics RF 120 117 3,120 275 2.3 265 260 5 10 0 n/a n/a n/a .964 2.29
1943 Athletics LF 9 9 243 21 2.3 21 20 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.33
1943 Athletics RF 54 52 1,407 2,119 39.2 2,117 2,114 3 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .999 40.62
1946 Athletics LF 4 4 90 7 1.8 7 7 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.10
1946 Athletics RF 86 85 2,133 190 2.2 185 178 7 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .974 2.34
1947 Athletics RF 104 102 2,625 220 2.1 214 205 9 6 0 n/a n/a n/a .973 2.20
1948 Athletics RF 109 109 2,850 239 2.2 235 231 4 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .983 2.23
1949 Athletics LF 150 143 3,774 411 2.7 403 395 8 8 0 n/a n/a n/a .981 2.88
1949 Athletics RF 7 7 156 119 17.0 117 116 1 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .983 20.25
1950 Athletics LF 33 33 873 86 2.6 85 82 3 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .988 2.63
1950 Athletics RF 85 84 2,202 1,181 13.9 1,177 1,171 6 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .997 14.43
1951 Athletics CF 23 22 552 52 2.3 50 50 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .962 2.45
1951 Athletics LF 4 4 93 8 2.0 7 7 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .875 2.03
1951 Athletics RF 91 86 2,346 196 2.2 194 189 5 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .990 2.23
1952 Athletics CF 10 8 186 21 2.1 20 18 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .952 2.90
1952 Athletics LF 2 1 30 6 3.0 6 5 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.40
1952 Athletics RF 110 101 2,691 205 1.9 197 193 4 8 1 n/a n/a n/a .961 1.98
1953 Athletics LF 10 9 249 22 2.2 22 22 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.39
1953 Athletics RF 15 8 282 225 15.0 225 224 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 21.54
1954 Athletics LF 34 28 792 83 2.4 82 80 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .988 2.80
1954 Athletics RF 30 28 732 61 2.0 57 56 1 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .934 2.10
1955 Athletics CF 4 3 87 12 3.0 12 12 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.72
1955 Athletics LF 46 43 1,131 106 2.3 105 102 3 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .991 2.51
1955 Athletics RF 23 23 603 33 1.4 32 31 1 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .970 1.43
1956 Athletics LF 1 1 18 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1956 Phillies RF 87 84 2,166 175 2.0 169 165 4 6 0 n/a n/a n/a .966 2.11
1957 Dodgers LF 27 27 621 41 1.5 41 41 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.78
1957 Dodgers RF 13 9 222 15 1.2 15 15 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.82
1958 Dodgers LF 16 6 234 15 0.9 15 15 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.73
1958 Dodgers RF 13 8 216 9 0.7 9 9 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.13
1959 Indians RF 2 0 6 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
1960 Senators LF 1 1 18 4 4.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 6.00
1960 Senators RF 5 0 42 2 0.4 2 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.29
1960 Yankees RF 2 0 15 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1961 Twins LF 1 0 15 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.60
1961 Phillies RF 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
RF Totals 957 903 23,820 5,265 5.5 5,211 5,159 52 54 6 n/a n/a n/a .990 5.91
LF Totals 355 325 8,592 853 2.4 841 823 18 12 3 n/a n/a n/a .986 2.64
CF Totals 38 33 825 85 2.2 82 80 2 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .965 2.68
20 Years 1,350 1,261 33,237 6,203 4.6 6,134 6,062 72 69 9 n/a n/a n/a .989 4.98
Elmer Valo

Elmer Valo Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1940 Athletics 2 0 1.000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1941 Athletics 0 0 .000 5 0 n/a 25.0 25.0 8.3 - - -
1942 Athletics 13 8 .619 10 2 n/a 229.5 21.9 11.5 - - -
1943 Athletics 2 6 .250 13 1 n/a 83.0 19.2 13.8 - - -
1946 Athletics 9 8 .529 17 1 n/a 348.0 19.3 11.2 - - -
1947 Athletics 11 3 .786 8 0 n/a 74.0 17.6 10.3 - - -
1948 Athletics 10 6 .625 3 1 n/a 127.7 29.5 8.3 - - -
1949 Athletics 14 11 .560 0 0 n/a 109.4 17.1 6.4 - - -
1950 Athletics 12 7 .632 10 2 n/a 44.6 20.3 9.7 - - -
1951 Athletics 11 6 .647 9 0 n/a 63.4 22.2 8.1 - - -
1952 Athletics 12 11 .522 14 0 n/a 77.6 24.3 8.3 - - -
1953 Athletics 0 1 .000 25 0 n/a 0.0 12.1 9.4 - - -
1954 Athletics 2 1 .667 33 1 n/a 224.0 12.4 6.8 - - -
1955 Athletics 5 3 .625 40 1 n/a 94.3 15.7 7.6 - - -
1956 Athletics 0 0 .000 8 0 n/a 0.0 9.0 4.5 - - -
1956 Phillies 7 6 .538 11 0 n/a 58.2 13.9 7.9 - - -
1957 Dodgers 0 1 .000 45 0 n/a 40.3 10.1 6.2 - - -
1958 Dodgers 0 1 .000 43 0 n/a 101.0 9.2 7.2 - - -
1959 Indians 0 0 .000 34 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 4.8 - - -
1960 Yankees 0 0 .000 6 0 n/a 0.0 5.0 0.0 - - -
1960 Senators 0 0 .000 75 0 n/a 0.0 16.0 4.0 - - -
1961 Twins 0 0 .000 33 0 n/a 0.0 10.7 8.0 - - -
1961 Phillies 0 0 .000 50 0 n/a 43.0 7.2 5.4 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
20 Years 110 79 .582 492 9 n/a 86.7 17.7 8.4 - - -
Elmer Valo

Elmer Valo Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1940 Philadelphia Athletics 38 $1,800.00 - -
1941 Philadelphia Athletics 15 $2,100.00 - -
1942 Philadelphia Athletics 15 $3,500.00 - -
1943 Philadelphia Athletics 15 $4,000.00 - -
1946 Philadelphia Athletics 21 $5,000.00 - -
1947 Philadelphia Athletics 10, 21 $7,500.00 - -
1948 Philadelphia Athletics 10 $9,000.00 - -
1949 Philadelphia Athletics 10 $12,000.00 - -
1950 Philadelphia Athletics 10 $15,000.00 - -
1951 Philadelphia Athletics 10 $15,000.00 - -
1952 Philadelphia Athletics 10 $16,500.00 - -
1953 Philadelphia Athletics 10 $17,000.00 - -
1954 Philadelphia Athletics 10 $17,000.00 - -
1955 Kansas City Athletics 35 $15,000.00 - -
1956 Kansas City Athletics 35 $18,000.00 - -
1956 Philadelphia Phillies 15 "     "     - -
1957 Brooklyn Dodgers 3 $19,500.00 - -
1958 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 $19,500.00 - -
1959 Cleveland Indians 17 $12,000.00 - -
1960 New York Yankees 17 $15,000.00 - -
1960 Washington Senators 32 "     "     - -
1961 Minnesota Twins 32 $12,000.00 - -
1961 Philadelphia Phillies 18 "     "     - -




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