#3 Elmer Valo, Leftfield, 23 yrs, Philadelphia (A) Athletics Thursday, 10/26/1944 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Elmer Valo
3/5/1921 23 CZECHOSLOVAKIA,,RIBN 5"11 190
Leftfield L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Prospect rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 0 / 6 (Unknown) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Normal 5.0 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 $ 300,000 1944 (Arbitration eligible) 3 Year(s), 0 Days (516 total Days) 172 Day(s) 3 Year(s), 0 Days (516 total Days) 4 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
Talent | 7 | 7 | 3 | 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 | | |
9/23 | CHA | W 2-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/24 | CHA | L 5-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/26 | SLA | W 3-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/27 | SLA | L 1-3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/28 | @WAS | L 3-7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/29 | @NYY | L 0-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/30 | @BOS | L 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/1 | DET | L 1-6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/2 | CLE | L 3-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/4 | @NYY | W 4-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 158 | 592 | 155 | 27 | 8 | 9 | 63 | 69 | 45 | 6 | .262 | .314 | .380 | .694 | .618 | .118 |
Projected | 158 | 592 | 155 | 27 | 8 | 9 | 63 | 69 | 45 | 6 | .262 | .314 | .380 | .694 | .618 | .118 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 150 | 642 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 225 | 44 | 22 | 21 | 51.2 | 78.0 | 4.4 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 108 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .259 | .296 | .343 | .638 |
vs. RHP | 484 | 127 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 54 | 60 | 39 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .262 | .317 | .388 | .705 |
Close/Late | 68 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .221 | .280 | .250 | .530 |
Scoring Position | 146 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .240 | .286 | .329 | .614 |
Pinch Hitting | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .857 | .857 | 1.714 | 2.571 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 79 | 294 | 80 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 38 | 19 | 3 | .272 | .315 | .388 | .703 |
Road | 79 | 298 | 75 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 31 | 26 | 3 | .252 | .311 | .372 | .683 |
March/April | 26 | 108 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | .231 | .278 | .315 | .593 |
May | 26 | 99 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | .222 | .271 | .293 | .564 |
June | 27 | 100 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 1 | .250 | .333 | .330 | .663 |
July | 26 | 102 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 0 | .284 | .324 | .441 | .765 |
August | 28 | 105 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 0 | .248 | .298 | .390 | .689 |
Sept/Oct | 25 | 78 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 2 | .359 | .393 | .551 | .944 |
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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 |
Total | 363 | 1258 | 346 | 62 | 13 | 14 | 133 | 173 | 101 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 46 | 41 | .275 | .330 | .378 | .709 | |
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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% |
First Base | 152 | 150 | 1452 | 123 | 145 | 1604 | 29 | .982 | 1307.2 | 11.04 | | | | |
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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...
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