in a game. The feat has been matched only by Bill Bruton (1959) and Duane Kuiper (1978). Valo added another bases-loaded triple that year, matching the major league record of three in a season, which was originally set by Shano Collins in 1918. Valo hit for the cycle on August 2, 1950. Later years Following his retirement as a player, Valo worked with the Indians' organization as a major league coach and minor league manager, and served as a scout for the Phillies for 13 years, until his death. He was inducted into the Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame in 1990. Valo died in Palmerton, Pennsylvania, at the age of 77 in 1998. See also List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle References Further reading External links Elmer Valo at SABR (Baseball BioProject) Elmer Valo at Baseball Almanac Elmer Valo at Baseballbiography.com Elmer Valo Brooklyn Dodgers Photo Elmer Valo at The Deadball Era 1921 births 1998 deaths American people of Slovak descent Major League Baseball players from Slovakia Brooklyn Dodgers players Cleveland Indians players Cleveland Indians coaches Czechoslovak baseball players Federalsburg A's players Kansas City Athletics players Los Angeles Dodgers players Major League Baseball first base coaches Major League Baseball right fielders Minnesota Twins players New York Mets scouts New York Yankees players Philadelphia Athletics players Philadelphia Phillies players Philadelphia Phillies scouts Seattle Rainiers players Washington Senators (1901–1960) players Wilmington Blue Rocks (1940–1952) players Minor league baseball managers Czechoslovak emigrants to the United States People from Rybnik