Elmer Valo
Bats L · Throws R · b. 1921, Rybnik, Czechoslovakia · d. 1998 · MLB debut 1940-09-22, final game 1961-10-01
Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | PHA | AL | 6 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .348 | .423 | .348 |
| 1941 | PHA | AL | 15 | 50 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .420 | .463 | .580 |
| 1942 | PHA | AL | 133 | 459 | 64 | 115 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 40 | 13 | 70 | 21 | .251 | .355 | .336 |
| 1943 | PHA | AL | 77 | 249 | 31 | 55 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 35 | 13 | .221 | .319 | .297 |
| 1946 | PHA | AL | 108 | 348 | 59 | 107 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 60 | 18 | .307 | .411 | .411 |
| 1947 | PHA | AL | 112 | 370 | 60 | 111 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 11 | 64 | 21 | .300 | .406 | .405 |
| 1948 | PHA | AL | 113 | 383 | 72 | 117 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 10 | 81 | 13 | .305 | .432 | .394 |
| 1949 | PHA | AL | 150 | 547 | 86 | 155 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 85 | 14 | 119 | 32 | .283 | .413 | .404 |
| 1950 | PHA | AL | 129 | 446 | 62 | 125 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 46 | 12 | 82 | 22 | .280 | .400 | .406 |
| 1951 | PHA | AL | 123 | 444 | 75 | 134 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 55 | 11 | 75 | 20 | .302 | .412 | .446 |
| 1952 | PHA | AL | 129 | 388 | 69 | 109 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 12 | 101 | 16 | .281 | .432 | .407 |
| 1953 | PHA | AL | 50 | 85 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 7 | .224 | .383 | .259 |
| 1954 | PHA | AL | 95 | 224 | 28 | 48 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 51 | 18 | .214 | .356 | .330 |
| 1955 | KC1 | AL | 112 | 283 | 50 | 103 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 5 | 52 | 18 | .364 | .460 | .484 |
| 1956 | 2TM | 107 | 300 | 41 | 86 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 7 | 49 | 22 | .287 | .389 | .400 | |
| 1957 | BRO | NL | 81 | 161 | 14 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 25 | 16 | .273 | .370 | .422 |
| 1958 | LAN | NL | 65 | 101 | 9 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 11 | .248 | .322 | .317 |
| 1959 | CLE | AL | 34 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .292 | .424 | .292 |
| 1960 | 2TM | AL | 84 | 69 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 19 | 5 | .261 | .413 | .304 |
| 1961 | 2TM | 83 | 75 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 9 | .173 | .295 | .267 | |
| 1940–1961 | 1806 | 5029 | 768 | 1420 | 228 | 73 | 58 | 601 | 110 | 942 | 284 | .282 | .398 | .391 |
Hall of Fame voting
| Year | Voted by | Votes | Ballots | Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | BBWAA | 2 | 292 | 219 |