Elmer Valo

Positions: Rightfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 190lb (180cm, 86kg)

Born: March 5, 1921 in Rybnik, Slovakia sk

Died: July 19, 1998 in Palmerton, PA

Buried: Sacred Heart New Cemetery, Palmerton, PA

High School: Palmerton HS (Palmerton, PA)

Debut: September 22, 1940 (Age 19-201d, 8,948th in major league history)
vs. WSH 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1961 (Age 40-210d)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1942 season

Full Name: Elmer William Valo

Pronunciation: \VOLL-oh\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

28.9

5029

1420

.282

768

RBI

601

110

OBP

.398

SLG

.391

OPS

.790

OPS+

115

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	11-23 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	26 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 33 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	26 (15-7-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 33 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	20 (10-6-3)

Most Driven In
J Baxes	1
R Colavito	1
V Power	1
R Webster	1
C Hardy	1
W Held	0

Most Driven In By
T Francona	1
M Grant	1
B Martin	1

1959 Batting Game Log

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1959 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1606	71 (70)	Jul 1	CLE		CHW	L,5-6	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	3.20	-0.043	21.98	-0.18%	-0.30	PH
2	1607	72	Jul 2	CLE	@	KCA	L,4-6	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.19	-0.055	12.04	-0.18%	-0.08	PH
3	1608	75 (2)	Jul 4 (2)	CLE	@	DET	W,12-9	8-8	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.333	.500	.833	6	2.81	0.099	17.77	0.37%	0.61	PH
4	1609	76	Jul 5	CLE	@	DET	W,5-4	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.250	.333	.583	9	1.34	-0.035	8.63	-0.13%	-0.11	PH
5	1610	79 (2)	Jul 11	CLE		DET	W,8-7	8-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.400	.333	.733	9	3.33	0.094	22.23	0.38%	0.38	PH
6	1611	80	Jul 12 (1)	CLE		DET	L,2-6	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	9	.70	-0.027	4.65	-0.11%	-0.50	PH
7	1612	82 (1)	Jul 14	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-1	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.429	.250	.679	7	2.82	0.115	18.51	0.45%	0.38	PH RF
8	1613	83	Jul 16 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,5-7	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.500	.250	.750	9	1.61	0.039	10.22	0.15%	0.20	PH
9	1614	86 (2)	Jul 18	CLE	@	BOS	W,7-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.444	.200	.644	9	2.91	-0.101	16.97	-0.35%	-0.45	PH
10	1615	90 (3)	Jul 22	CLE		NYY	L,5-8	7-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.500	.200	.700	9	1.39	0.054	9.57	0.22%	0.25	PH
11	1616	91	Jul 23	CLE		NYY	W,8-5	6-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.200	.455	.200	.655	8	2.37	-0.019	16.32	-0.08%	0.06	PH
12	1617	95 (3)	Jul 26 (2)	CLE		WSH	W,4-3	11-12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.500	.200	.700	9	3.80	0.004	22.87	0.01%	0.11	PH
13	1618	96	Jul 27	CLE		BOS	L,0-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.462	.167	.628	7	1.25	-0.028	7.61	-0.10%	-0.35	PH
14	1619	98 (1)	Jul 28 (2)	CLE		BOS	L,4-8	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.143	.429	.143	.571	9	2.26	-0.113	14.28	-0.43%	-0.75	PH
15	1620	99	Jul 29	CLE		BOS	L,1-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.400	.125	.525	9	2.46	-0.062	15.05	-0.23%	-0.22	PH
16	1621	101 (1)	Jul 31	CLE		BAL	W,5-4	8-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.438	.125	.563	8	5.29	0.154	33.42	0.58%	0.66	PH
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	1622	102	Aug 1	CLE		BAL	L,2-5	8-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.471	.222	.693	9	.30	0.014	1.91	0.05%	0.38	PH RF
18	1623	103	Aug 2 (1)	CLE		BAL	L,4-5	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.444	.200	.644	9	2.46	-0.062	15.58	-0.24%	-0.22	PH
19	1624	106 (2)	Aug 5 (1)	CLE	@	WSH	W,7-3	7-7	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.474	.273	.746	8	2.86	0.174	17.52	0.64%	0.96	PH
20	1625	107	Aug 5 (2)	CLE	@	WSH	L,0-9	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.450	.250	.700	2	.01	0.000	.06	0.00%	-0.23	PH
21	1626	115 (7)	Aug 14	CLE	@	DET	L,1-11	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.429	.231	.659	9	.30	-0.007	1.78	-0.03%	-0.59	PH
22	1627	117 (1)	Aug 17	CLE	@	DET	L,4-5	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.409	.214	.623	9	1.73	-0.044	9.74	-0.15%	-0.24	PH
23	1628	118	Aug 18	CLE		WSH	L,4-11	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.435	.267	.701	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.26	PH
24	1629	127 (8)	Aug 28	CLE		CHW	L,3-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.417	.250	.667	9	.19	-0.005	2.76	-0.04%	-0.22	PH
25	1630	130 (2)	Aug 30 (2)	CLE		CHW	L,4-9	7-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.440	.294	.734	1	.80	0.031	6.51	0.15%	0.26	PH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	1631	132 (1)	Sep 4	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.423	.278	.701	8	2.77	-0.077	15.34	-0.26%	-0.22	PH
27	1632	134 (1)	Sep 6	CLE	@	CHW	W,2-1	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.407	.263	.671	8	2.15	-0.054	11.02	-0.17%	-0.23	PH
28	1633	135	Sep 7 (1)	CLE		DET	W,15-14	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.393	.250	.643	7	1.00	0.000	3.84	0.00%	0.18	PH
29	1634	140 (4)	Sep 11	CLE	@	WSH	L,4-5	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.414	.286	.700	9	1.43	0.067	5.28	0.15%	0.38	PH
30	1635	143 (2)	Sep 13 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-1	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.433	.286	.719	1	1.01	0.031	3.02	0.06%	0.12	PH
31	1636	150 (6)	Sep 22	CLE		CHW	L,2-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.419	.273	.692	8	1.51	-0.038	6.78	-0.10%	-0.22	PH
32	1637	152 (1)	Sep 25 (2)	CLE		KCA	W,8-7	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.438	.304	.742	2	8.21	0.764	.00	0.00%	1.64	PH
33	1638	153	Sep 26	CLE		KCA	L,4-8	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.304	.438	.304	.742	1						PH
34	1639	154	Sep 27	CLE		KCA	L,5-6	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.424	.292	.716	8	2.46	-0.062	.00	0.00%	-0.22	PH
							11-23		33	24	3	7	0	0	0	5	7	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	.292	.424	.292	.716		2.09	0.808	10.70	0.45%	1.66

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