#3 Elmer Valo, Leftfield, 24 yrs, Philadelphia (A) Athletics Monday, 10/23/1945 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Elmer Valo
3/5/1921 24 CZECHOSLOVAKIA,,RIBN 5"11 190
Leftfield L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Normal 1.5 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 : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 350,000 1945 (Arbitration eligible) 4 Year(s), 0 Days (688 total Days) 172 Day(s) 4 Year(s), 0 Days (688 total Days) 5 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
Talent | 8 | 7 | 5 | 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 | @DET | L 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/24 | @DET | W 13-3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/26 | SLA | L 1-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/27 | SLA | W 8-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/28 | @CHA | W 7-5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/29 | @CHA | L 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/30 | WAS | L 7-8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/1 | @BOS | L 0-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/2 | NYY | W 3-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/4 | @CLE | L 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 162 | 608 | 136 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 49 | 77 | 69 | 11 | .224 | .307 | .280 | .587 | .540 | .056 |
Projected | 162 | 608 | 136 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 49 | 77 | 69 | 11 | .224 | .307 | .280 | .587 | .540 | .056 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 162 | 684 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 170 | 24 | 25 | 6 | 80.6 | 56.1 | 3.0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 165 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .248 | .307 | .339 | .647 |
vs. RHP | 443 | 95 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 56 | 56 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .214 | .307 | .257 | .564 |
Close/Late | 62 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .290 | .380 | .371 | .751 |
Scoring Position | 162 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .204 | .325 | .259 | .584 |
Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 81 | 295 | 63 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 32 | 35 | 1 | .214 | .300 | .241 | .541 |
Road | 81 | 313 | 73 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 45 | 34 | 10 | .233 | .313 | .316 | .630 |
March/April | 26 | 99 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 2 | .253 | .321 | .293 | .614 |
May | 26 | 94 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 1 | .202 | .330 | .255 | .586 |
June | 27 | 94 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 2 | .223 | .353 | .277 | .630 |
July | 26 | 103 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | .282 | .315 | .320 | .635 |
August | 28 | 109 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 1 | .165 | .235 | .239 | .474 |
Sept/Oct | 29 | 109 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 2 | .220 | .292 | .294 | .585 |
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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 |
Total | 525 | 1866 | 482 | 77 | 21 | 15 | 182 | 250 | 170 | 11 | 8 | 40 | 71 | 47 | .258 | .323 | .346 | .669 | |
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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 | 162 | 162 | 1705 | 148 | 163 | 1900 | 47 | .975 | 1427.1 | 11.98 | | | | |
Leftfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
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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...
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