#23 Elmer Valo, Leftfield, 35 yrs, Los Angeles Angels

#23 Elmer Valo, Leftfield, 35 yrs, Los Angeles Angels
Saturday, 10/11/1956

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Elmer Valo

3/5/1921
35
CZECHOSLOVAKIA,,RIBN
5"11
195

Leftfield
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R

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Some ability
1 / 6 (Insignificant)
2 / 6 (Fair)
Very inconsistent
Normal
Prone
1.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 580,000
1957
13 Year(s), 0 Days (2236 total Days)
172 Day(s)
14 Year(s), 157 Days (2565 total Days)
14 Year(s)
Not eligible
1 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	2	4	1	5	4
Versus LHP	1	3	1	5	4
Versus RHP	2	4	1	5	4
Talent	2	4	1	6	4

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2
4
4
3
1
Pull Hitter

Fielding Ratings
SS : 1 (Range), .980 (Fielding Pct.)
LF : 2 (Range), .965 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 1 (Range), .965 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 4
Outfield Arm : 5

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/8	BRO	L 4-5	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	#6
9/9	BRO	L 2-6	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#6
9/12	@ATL	L 1-7	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#6
9/13	HOL	L 0-6	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	#6
9/15	@PIT	W 5-1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#6
9/16	@PIT	W 5-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#6
9/17	KC	L 2-3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#6
9/19	BRO	L 2-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#6
9/20	@CHC	L 0-3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#6
9/21	CHC	W 4-1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	#6

Batting Stats 1956

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	146	452	82	9	2	1	24	36	72	67	.181	.296	.217	.512	.452	.035
Projected	146	452	82	9	2	1	24	36	72	67	.181	.296	.217	.512	.452	.035

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	146	532	3	1	0	16	1	4	98	12	3	3	50.0	32.9	2.3

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	112	15	2	0	0	2	10	18	18	0	0	1	.134	.260	.152	.411
vs. RHP	340	67	7	2	1	22	26	54	49	4	1	2	.197	.308	.238	.546
Close/Late	38	4	1	0	0	0	1	2	8	0	1	0	.105	.146	.132	.278
Scoring Position	93	13	2	0	0	23	0	21	12	4	1	2	.140	.298	.161	.459
Pinch Hitting	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	72	221	39	4	1	0	14	16	31	41	.176	.279	.204	.483
Road	74	231	43	5	1	1	10	20	41	26	.186	.310	.229	.540
March/April	27	88	18	1	0	0	6	7	14	6	.205	.314	.216	.530
May	26	82	15	0	1	1	6	11	16	9	.183	.323	.244	.567
June	23	67	12	2	0	0	1	5	12	11	.179	.300	.209	.509
July	27	87	11	2	0	0	6	8	15	19	.126	.260	.149	.409
August	28	82	20	2	1	0	4	5	12	12	.244	.337	.293	.630
Sept/Oct	15	46	6	2	0	0	1	0	3	10	.130	.184	.174	.358

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1944	93	137	26	3	0	1	17	18	10	1	0	2	5	5	.190	.250	.234	.484	LA
1945	82	154	50	0	3	1	23	18	6	0	2	6	9	1	.325	.346	.383	.729	LA
1946	129	379	103	7	5	8	41	58	33	6	3	6	5	1	.272	.337	.380	.717	LA
1947	82	105	35	6	1	1	20	16	11	1	0	0	4	3	.333	.402	.438	.840	LA
1948	144	492	129	13	2	5	71	61	62	3	3	11	19	9	.262	.346	.327	.674	LA
1949	110	384	96	11	4	11	47	64	48	1	3	21	12	6	.250	.333	.385	.718	LA
1950	146	530	135	18	9	7	85	66	60	4	3	24	18	13	.255	.333	.362	.696	LA
1951	148	592	123	15	2	5	44	68	65	5	2	25	22	13	.208	.291	.265	.556	LA
1952	107	190	41	8	0	2	15	21	28	0	1	4	4	3	.216	.315	.289	.605	LA
1953	137	445	114	10	4	13	60	67	79	4	1	34	15	12	.256	.372	.384	.757	LA
1954	149	482	111	15	3	8	59	53	73	4	7	36	8	4	.230	.332	.324	.656	LA
1955	146	485	118	24	3	11	43	47	77	5	4	32	8	4	.243	.350	.373	.723	LA
1956	146	452	82	9	2	1	24	36	72	3	4	67	3	3	.181	.296	.217	.512	LA
Total	1619	4827	1163	139	38	74	549	593	624	37	33	268	132	77	.241	.330	.331	.662

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1942, AAA	75	112	34	5	2	1	23	16	14	2	2	3	.304	.375	.411	.786
1943, AAA	128	525	157	26	2	3	50	89	45	13	14	8	.299	.347	.373	.720

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1944	7	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833
1950	5	18	4	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	.222	.300	.222	.522
Total	12	21	5	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	.238	.333	.238	.571

Fielding Stats 1956

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Shortstop	9	0	2	9	1	11	0	1.000	11.0	9.00
Leftfield	44	36	61	1	1	66	4	.939	339.1	1.75
Rightfield	110	110	196	2	1	208	10	.952	850.0	2.20

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 7th overall pick, by Los Angeles in 1942...
Had first career hit on 4/8/1944, off Butch Wensloff (HOL)...
Hit first career homerun on 6/7/1944, off Bill Lee (HOM)...
Won World Championship with Los Angeles in 1944...
1/31/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $364,286 through salary arbitration...
1/31/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $517,143 through salary arbitration...
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Atlanta on 4/15/1948...
1/31/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $517,143 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 8/11/1949 with a Broken Foot, out for 4-5 weeks...
1/31/1950: Gets a new one-year contract worth $517,143 through salary arbitration...
6/1/1950: Signed a contract extension with Los Angeles, $970,000 per year, for 2 years.
Won Slick Fielder Award at Shortstop in 1950...
Injured on 6/4/1951 with a Bruised Ankle, out for one week...
10/9/1952: Signed a contract extension with Los Angeles, $540,000 per year, for 1 years.
Injured on 4/7/1953 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week...
10/12/1953: Signed a contract extension with Los Angeles, $1,200,000 per year, for 2 years.
10/13/1955: Signed a contract extension with Los Angeles, $580,000 per year, for 2 years.

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

Triples
1950 - 9 - 9th

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