James Alvin Palmer (Cakes)
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 190 lb.
Born: October 15, 1945 in New York, NY
High School: Scottsdale HS (Scottsdale, AZ)
Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1963.
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Debut: April 17, 1965 (Age 19)
vs. BOS 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER
Team: Orioles 1965-1984
Agents: Ed Keating, previously: Ron Shapiro? [*]
Final Game: May 12, 1984 (Age 38)
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1990 (411/444 ballots).
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| Rk | Gcar | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | |||
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| 1 | 387 | 7 | Apr 15 | BAL | MIL | W,7-0 | SHO | W(1-0) | 99 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 29 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .41 | 0.264 | 3.99 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a7 | |||||||
| 2 | 388 | 12 | Apr 21 | BAL | KCR | W,2-1 | GS-8 | W(2-0) | 5 | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.53 | 28 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.13 | 0.344 | 2.54 | 1t start tie | 8t 3 out a1 | |||||||
| 3 | 389 | 16 | Apr 25 | BAL | NYY | L,3-4 | CG | L(2-1) | 3 | 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.04 | 39 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .83 | -0.113 | -0.01 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out d3 | |||||||
| 4 | 390 | 18 | Apr 29 | BAL | @ | CHW | W,5-2 | GS-7 | W(3-1) | 3 | 6.2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.38 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .94 | 0.033 | 0.58 | 1b start tie | 7b 123 2 out a3 | ||||||
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 5 | 391 | 22 | May 3 | BAL | TEX | L,1-2 | GS-6 | 3 | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.40 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.36 | 0.170 | 1.66 | 1t start tie | 6t 3 out tie | ||||||||
| 6 | 392 | 25 | May 7 | BAL | MIN | L,9-15 | GS-2 | L(3-2) | 3 | 1.2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.23 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .80 | -0.407 | -5.45 | 1t start tie | 2t --3 2 out d6 | |||||||
| 7 | 393 | 28 | May 12 | BAL | @ | TEX | L,3-9 | GS-7 | L(3-3) | 4 | 6.0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.91 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.40 | -0.218 | -1.00 | 1b start a 1 | 7b 123 0 out tie | ||||||
| 8 | 394 | 32 | May 16 | BAL | @ | MIN | L,1-8 | GS-6 | L(3-4) | 3 | 5.2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.63 | 26 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .94 | -0.250 | -3.22 | 1b start tie | 6b --- 2 out d5 | ||||||
| 9 | 395 | 35 | May 20 | BAL | @ | CLE | W,2-1 | GS-8 | W(4-4) | 3 | 7.1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.19 | 29 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.40 | 0.297 | 2.24 | 1b start tie | 8b 1-- 1 out a1 | ||||||
| 10 | 396 | 40 | May 24(2) | BAL | DET | W,1-0 | SHO | W(5-4) | 3 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.77 | 34 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.34 | 0.683 | 3.99 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a1 | |||||||
| 11 | 397 | 45 | May 28(2) | BAL | CLE | W,3-0 | SHO | W(6-4) | 3 | 9.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.44 | 35 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.01 | 0.448 | 3.99 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a3 | |||||||
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 12 | 398 | 49 | Jun 1 | BAL | @ | NYY | W,1-0 | SHO | W(7-4) | 3 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.19 | 32 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.51 | 0.786 | 4.11 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a1 | ||||||
| 13 | 399 | 53 | Jun 5 | BAL | @ | CAL | W,6-2 | GS-7 | 3 | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.12 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 65 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.61 | 0.337 | 2.16 | 1b start tie | 7b 3 out a1 | |||||||
| 14 | 400 | 56 | Jun 10 | BAL | @ | OAK | W,1-0 | SHO | W(8-4) | 4 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.93 | 30 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.36 | 0.701 | 3.99 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a1 | ||||||
| 15 | 401 | 60 | Jun 14 | BAL | CAL | W,5-2 | CG | W(9-4) | 3 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.86 | 37 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .67 | 0.263 | 1.99 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a3 | |||||||
| 16 | 402 | 64 | Jun 18 | BAL | OAK | W,2-1 | GS-8 | W(10-4) | 3 | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.81 | 30 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.28 | 0.406 | 2.54 | 1t start tie | 8t 3 out a1 | |||||||
| 17 | 403 | 68 | Jun 23 | BAL | @ | BOS | L,2-5 | CG(8) | L(10-5) | 4 | 8.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.05 | 36 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .63 | -0.168 | -0.78 | 1b start tie | 8b 3 out d4 | ||||||
| 18 | 404 | 72 | Jun 27(1) | BAL | @ | TOR | L,2-6 | CG(8) | L(10-6) | 3 | 8.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2.33 | 39 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .83 | -0.288 | -2.20 | 1b start tie | 8b 3 out d4 | ||||||
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 19 | 405 | 77 | Jul 1 | BAL | BOS | W,3-2 | GS-9 | 3 | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.31 | 39 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.79 | 0.154 | 1.99 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out tie | ||||||||
| 20 | 406 | 82 | Jul 6 | BAL | TOR | L,0-2 | CG | L(10-7) | 4 | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.23 | 35 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 68 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .95 | 0.119 | 1.99 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out d2 | |||||||
| 21 | 407 | 89 | Jul 15(2) | BAL | TEX | L,1-11 | GS-5 | L(10-8) | 8 | 4.1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.45 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .80 | -0.232 | -3.12 | 1t start tie | 5t -23 1 out d4 | |||||||
| 22 | 408 | 93 | Jul 19 | BAL | @ | CHW | W,10-3 | CG | W(11-8) | 3 | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.48 | 37 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .60 | 0.076 | 1.28 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a7 | ||||||
| 23 | 409 | 96 | Jul 23 | BAL | @ | MIN | W,8-5 | GS-8 | W(12-8) | 3 | 7.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.59 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.10 | -0.004 | -1.62 | 1b start a 1 | 8b 12- 0 out a3 | ||||||
| 24 | 410 | 101 | Jul 28 | BAL | CAL | W,5-4 | GS-9 | W(13-8) | 4 | 8.1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.62 | 34 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.12 | -0.344 | -1.14 | 1t start tie | 9t 1-3 1 out a1 | |||||||
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 25 | 411 | 105 | Aug 2 | BAL | MIL | L,3-5 | CG | L(13-9) | 4 | 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2.69 | 38 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 56 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .62 | -0.217 | -1.01 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out d2 | |||||||
| 26 | 412 | 109 | Aug 6 | BAL | @ | NYY | L,0-3 | CG(8) | L(13-10) | 3 | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.71 | 30 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 56 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .64 | -0.076 | 0.65 | 1b start tie | 8b 3 out d3 | ||||||
| 27 | 413 | 113 | Aug 10 | BAL | KCR | W,3-2 | GS-9 | W(14-10) | 3 | 8.2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.60 | 34 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.25 | 0.257 | 1.78 | 1t start tie | 9t 1-- 2 out a1 | |||||||
| 28 | 414 | 117 | Aug 14 | BAL | NYY | L,1-4 | CG | L(14-11) | 3 | 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.62 | 37 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .89 | -0.130 | -0.01 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out d3 | |||||||
| 29 | 415 | 121 | Aug 19 | BAL | @ | CAL | L,3-4 | CG(8) | L(14-12) | 4 | 8.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.68 | 35 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 48 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.05 | -0.203 | -0.39 | 1b start tie | 8b 3 out d1 | ||||||
| 30 | 416 | 125 | Aug 23 | BAL | @ | OAK | W,11-0 | SHO | W(15-12) | 3 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.58 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 83 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .13 | 0.081 | 3.99 | 1b start a 4 | 9b 3 out a11 | ||||||
| 31 | 417 | 129 | Aug 28 | BAL | OAK | W,7-3 | CG | W(16-12) | 4 | 9.0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2.60 | 38 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.13 | 0.047 | 0.99 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a4 | |||||||
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 32 | 418 | 133 | Sep 1(1) | BAL | CHW | W,3-0 | GS-8 | W(17-12) | 3 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.52 | 30 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.08 | 0.171 | 1.64 | 1t start tie | 8t -23 0 out a3 | |||||||
| 33 | 419 | 139 | Sep 5 | BAL | BOS | W,4-1 | GS-8 | W(18-12) | 3 | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.48 | 30 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.24 | 0.325 | 2.54 | 1t start tie | 8t 3 out a1 | |||||||
| 34 | 420 | 143 | Sep 11 | BAL | @ | BOS | L,4-5 | GS-6 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2.54 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .77 | -0.111 | -0.36 | 1b start tie | 6b --- 0 out d2 | |||||||
| 35 | 421 | 147 | Sep 15 | BAL | TOR | W,8-3 | CG | W(19-12) | 3 | 9.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.55 | 37 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .51 | -0.072 | 0.99 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a5 | |||||||
| 36 | 422 | 151 | Sep 19 | BAL | @ | CLE | L,1-2 | GS-8 | 3 | 7.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.52 | 29 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.27 | 0.426 | 3.08 | 1b start tie | 8b -2- 1 out a1 | |||||||
| 37 | 423 | 154 | Sep 23(2) | BAL | DET | W,6-1 | CG | W(20-12) | 3 | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.47 | 33 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .37 | 0.208 | 2.99 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a5 | |||||||
| 38 | 424 | 158 | Sep 28 | BAL | CLE | W,3-2 | GS-9 | W(21-12) | 4 | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.46 | 29 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .96 | 0.227 | 1.58 | 1t start tie | 9t 12- 0 out a2 | |||||||
| BAL | 296.0 | 246 | 94 | 81 | 97 | 138 | 19 | 1 | 2.46 | 1197 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Other (days rest listed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 9 | 2 | 99 days |
| Avg | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Other Game Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.81 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 and 11 runs |
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