Elmer Valo
Elmer William Valo
 
 
Born: March 5, 1921 in Ribnik, Czechoslovakia
Died: July 19, 1998 - 77 years old
Bats: L Throws: R Ht: 5'11" Wt: 190
(legend)
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Notes:
- Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an Amateur Free Agent in 1938
- Served in the Army during World War II
- High School: Palmerton (Palmerton, PA)

Transactions

Date        
WAR
Transaction
1
1
1938
16.7
Signed as an Amateur Free Agent
PHA
0.0
28.4
26.5
5
21
1956
34.8
Released
KC1
26.5
2.0
5
22
1956
34.8
Signed as a Free Agent
PHI
26.6
1.9
1.6
4
5
1957
35.8
Traded
PHI
BRO
27.9
0.5
0.2
1
1
1959
37.7
Released
LAN
28.1
0.3
3
1
1959
37.7
Signed as a Free Agent
Seattle
28.1
0.3
0.0
6
29
1959
37.8
Purchased
Seattle
CLE
28.1
0.3
0.1
10
5
1959
37.8
Released
CLE
28.2
0.2
12
11
1959
37.8
Signed as a Free Agent
NYA
28.2
0.2
-0.1
5
23
1960
38.8
Released
NYA
28.2
0.3
5
24
1960
38.8
Signed as a Free Agent
WS1
28.2
0.2
0.2
6
17
1961
39.8
Released
MIN
28.3
0.1
6
17
1961
39.8
Signed as a Free Agent
PHI
28.6
-0.2
0.1
10
16
1961
39.8
Released
PHI
28.4
0.0
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com


Trades

4 / 5 / 1957
Traded to Brooklyn Dodgers
Brooklyn Dodgers Receive
       
Wins Above Replacement
Player
Pos
From
RF
PHI
35.8
27.9
0.5
0.2
0.7
1B
PHI
19.0
0.0
1.8
0.6
0.0
SP
PHI
26.8
1.4
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
SW
PHI
29.5
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
$75,000
PHI
Mel Geho
PHI
Totals      
29.6
2.2
0.7
0.7
Philadelphia Phillies Receive
       
Wins Above Replacement
Player
Pos
From
SS
BRO
24.8
0.0
-2.2
-1.9
-0.0
Totals      
0.0
-2.2
-1.9
-0.0
Team Analysis
WAR After Trade WAR First Year
Tm
  
-2.2
2.2
4.4
 
-0.0
0.7
0.7
2.2
-2.2
-4.4
 
0.7
-0.0
-0.7

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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James