Rafael Palmeiro

Positions: First Baseman and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: September 24, 1964 in La Habana, Cuba cu

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 8th round of the 1982 MLB June Amateur Draft from Miami Jackson HS (Miami, FL) and the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (22nd) of the 1985 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS).

High School: Miami Jackson HS (Miami, FL)

School: Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS)

Debut: September 8, 1986 (Age 21-349d, 15,249th in major league history)
vs. PHI 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 30, 2005 (Age 40-340d)
vs. TOR 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1987 season

Agents: Bob Gilhooley, Jim Bronner

Full Name: Rafael Palmeiro

Pronunciation: \pahl-MARE-oh\

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4x All-Star
3x Gold Glove
2x Silver Slugger
ML PoY

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

71.9

10472

3020

569

.288

1663

RBI

1835

OBP

.371

SLG

.515

OPS

.885

OPS+

132

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1998 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1998 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Mar 31	BAL		KCR	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
2	2	Apr 1	BAL		KCR	W,10-1	CG	33	9.0	15	1	1	17	0	1B
3	3	Apr 2	BAL		KCR	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
4	4	Apr 3	BAL		DET	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
5	5	Apr 4	BAL		DET	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	11	3	0	14	0	1B
6	6	Apr 5	BAL		DET	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
7	7	Apr 7	BAL	@	KCR	W,11-7	CG	42	9.0	12	2	0	14	0	1B
8	8	Apr 9	BAL	@	KCR	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	7	1	1	9	2	1B
9	9	Apr 10	BAL	@	DET	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
10	10	Apr 11	BAL	@	DET	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
11	11	Apr 12	BAL	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
12	12	Apr 14	BAL		CHW	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
13	13	Apr 15	BAL		CHW	L,6-7	CG	39	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
14	14	Apr 16	BAL		CHW	L,2-8	CG	41	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
15	15	Apr 17	BAL	@	TEX	L,4-6	CG	43	8.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
16	16	Apr 18	BAL	@	TEX	W,10-8	CG	41	9.0	6	2	0	8	2	1B
17	17	Apr 19	BAL	@	TEX	L,7-11	CG	43	8.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
18	18	Apr 20	BAL	@	ANA	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
19	19	Apr 21	BAL	@	ANA	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	12	2	0	14	2	1B
20	20	Apr 22	BAL	@	ANA	L,6-7	CG	40	8.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
21	21	Apr 24	BAL		OAK	L,1-10	CG	45	9.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
22	22	Apr 25	BAL		OAK	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
23	23	Apr 26	BAL		OAK	L,4-12	CG	45	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
24	24	Apr 27	BAL		ANA	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
25	25	Apr 28	BAL		ANA	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
26	26	Apr 29	BAL	@	CHW	L,7-16	CG	49	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
27	27	Apr 30	BAL	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	28	May 1	BAL		MIN	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
29	29	May 2	BAL		MIN	L,7-8	CG	51	11.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
30	30	May 3	BAL		MIN	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
31	31	May 5	BAL	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	38	8.2	10	0	0	10	0	1B
32	32	May 6	BAL	@	CLE	L,5-14	CG	49	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
33	33	May 8	BAL	@	TBD	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
34	34	May 9	BAL	@	TBD	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
35	35	May 10	BAL	@	TBD	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
36	36	May 11	BAL	@	MIN	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	12	3	0	15	1	1B
37	37	May 12	BAL	@	MIN	L,4-7	CG	40	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
38	38	May 13	BAL		CLE	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
39	39	May 14	BAL		CLE	L,4-5	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
40	40	May 15	BAL		TBD	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
41	41	May 16	BAL		TBD	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	10	0	1	11	3	1B
42	42	May 17	BAL		TBD	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
43	43	May 18	BAL		TBD	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
44	44	May 19	BAL	@	NYY	L,5-9	CG	43	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
45	45	May 20	BAL	@	NYY	L,6-9	CG	43	8.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
46	46	May 21	BAL	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
47	47	May 22	BAL	@	OAK	L,5-9	CG	39	8.0	8	3	0	11	1	1B
48	48	May 23	BAL	@	OAK	W,9-1	CG	31	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
49	49	May 24	BAL	@	OAK	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
50	50	May 25	BAL	@	SEA	L,4-12	CG	45	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
51	51	May 26	BAL	@	SEA	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
52	52	May 28	BAL		TEX	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
53	53	May 29	BAL		TEX	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
54	54	May 30	BAL		TEX	L,8-10	CG	45	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
55	55	May 31	BAL		TEX	L,5-9	CG	45	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
56	56	Jun 1	BAL		SEA	W,10-9	CG	43	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
57	57	Jun 2	BAL		SEA	W,9-8	CG	43	10.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
58	58	Jun 3	BAL	@	BOS	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
59	59	Jun 4	BAL	@	BOS	L,1-9	CG	44	8.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
60	60	Jun 5	BAL		ATL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
61	61	Jun 6	BAL		ATL	L,5-10	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
62	62	Jun 7	BAL		ATL	L,0-9	CG	46	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
63	63	Jun 8	BAL	@	PHI	W,14-8	CG	45	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
64	64	Jun 9	BAL	@	PHI	L,0-2	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
65	65	Jun 10	BAL	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	39	10.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
66	66	Jun 12	BAL	@	TOR	W,9-5	CG	44	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
67	67	Jun 13	BAL	@	TOR	L,8-9	CG	38	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
68	68	Jun 14	BAL	@	TOR	L,4-7	CG	41	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
69	69	Jun 15	BAL		NYY	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
70	70	Jun 16	BAL		NYY	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
71	71	Jun 17	BAL		NYY	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	10	3	0	13	0	1B
72	72	Jun 18	BAL		TOR	L,6-13	GS	40	7.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
73	73	Jun 19	BAL		TOR	W,7-4	CG	57	15.0	15	1	0	16	1	1B
74	74	Jun 20	BAL		TOR	W,11-3	CG	40	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
75	75	Jun 21	BAL		TOR	L,3-7	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
76	76	Jun 22	BAL		NYM	W,7-2	CG	29	9.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
77	77	Jun 23	BAL		NYM	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
78	78	Jun 24	BAL	@	NYM	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
79	79	Jun 25	BAL	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	41	8.2	9	0	0	9	0	1B
80	80	Jun 26	BAL	@	MON	L,4-9	CG	44	8.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
81	81	Jun 27	BAL	@	MON	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
82	82	Jun 28	BAL	@	MON	L,4-8	CG	43	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
83	83	Jun 30	BAL		FLA	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
84	84	Jul 1	BAL		FLA	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
85	85	Jul 2	BAL		FLA	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	3	1B
86	86	Jul 3	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	35	8.1	6	1	0	7	1	1B
87	87	Jul 4	BAL	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
88	88	Jul 5	BAL	@	NYY	L,0-1	CG	35	8.0	13	2	0	15	0	1B
89	89	Jul 9	BAL		BOS	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
90	90	Jul 10	BAL		BOS	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
91	91	Jul 11	BAL		BOS	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
92	92	Jul 12	BAL		BOS	W,11-7	CG	39	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
93	93	Jul 13	BAL		TOR	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
94	94	Jul 14	BAL		TOR	W,11-5	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
95	95	Jul 15	BAL	@	TEX	W,14-3	GS	30	6.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
96	96	Jul 16	BAL	@	TEX	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
97	97	Jul 17	BAL	@	ANA	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
98	98	Jul 18	BAL	@	ANA	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
99	99	Jul 19	BAL	@	ANA	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
100	100	Jul 21	BAL		OAK	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
101	101	Jul 22	BAL		OAK	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	1B
102	102	Jul 23	BAL		OAK	W,9-7	CG	40	9.0	7	2	0	9	2	1B
103	103	Jul 24	BAL		SEA	W,7-4	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
104	104	Jul 25	BAL		SEA	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	8	3	0	11	0	1B
105	105	Jul 26	BAL		SEA	L,4-10	CG	47	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
106	106	Jul 28	BAL	@	DET	W,6-5	CG	32	9.0	11	3	0	14	2	1B
107	107	Jul 29	BAL	@	DET	W,14-2	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
108	108	Jul 30	BAL	@	DET	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
109	109	Jul 31	BAL	@	KCR	L,6-9	GS	28	5.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
110	110	Aug 1	BAL	@	KCR	L,5-9	CG	39	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
111	111	Aug 2	BAL	@	KCR	W,9-2	GS	28	6.0	3	1	0	4	2	1B
112	112	Aug 4	BAL		DET	W,4-0	CG	29	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
113	113	Aug 5	BAL		DET	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
114	114	Aug 7	BAL	@	MIN	W,16-9	GS	39	8.0	9	0	1	10	1	1B
115	115	Aug 8	BAL	@	MIN	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
116	116	Aug 9	BAL	@	MIN	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
117	117	Aug 10	BAL	@	TBD	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
118	118	Aug 11	BAL	@	TBD	L,1-2	CG	39	8.2	14	2	0	16	2	1B
119	119	Aug 12	BAL	@	TBD	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
120	120	Aug 13	BAL	@	CLE	W,7-4	CG	46	12.0	15	0	0	15	1	1B
121	121	Aug 14	BAL	@	CLE	W,15-3	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
122	122	Aug 15	BAL	@	CLE	W,9-8	CG	47	10.0	10	0	1	11	0	1B
123	123	Aug 16	BAL	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	32	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
124	124	Aug 17	BAL		MIN	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
125	125	Aug 18	BAL		MIN	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
126	126	Aug 19	BAL		TBD	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
127	127	Aug 20	BAL		TBD	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
128	128	Aug 21	BAL		CLE	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
129	129	Aug 22	BAL		CLE	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
130	130	Aug 23	BAL		CLE	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
131	131	Aug 25	BAL	@	CHW	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
132	132	Aug 26	BAL	@	CHW	L,5-12	CG	45	8.0	9	1	1	11	1	1B
133	133	Aug 27	BAL	@	CHW	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
134	134	Aug 28	BAL		KCR	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
135	135	Aug 29	BAL		KCR	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
136	136	Aug 30	BAL		KCR	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
137	137	Aug 31	BAL		CHW	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	14	0	0	14	2	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
138	138	Sep 1	BAL		CHW	L,5-9	CG	42	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
139	139	Sep 2	BAL		CHW	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
140	140	Sep 4	BAL	@	SEA	W,10-1	CG	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
141	141	Sep 5	BAL	@	SEA	L,5-6	CG	40	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
142	142	Sep 6	BAL	@	SEA	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
143	143	Sep 7	BAL	@	SEA	L,1-11	GS	33	6.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
144	144	Sep 8	BAL	@	OAK	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
145	145	Sep 9	BAL	@	OAK	W,6-2	CG	40	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
146	146	Sep 11	BAL		ANA	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	16	0	0	16	3	1B
147	147	Sep 12	BAL		ANA	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
148	148	Sep 13	BAL		ANA	W,12-7	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
149	149	Sep 14	BAL		TEX	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
150	150	Sep 15	BAL		TEX	L,5-6	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
151	151	Sep 16	BAL		BOS	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	11	1	1	13	2	1B
152	152	Sep 17	BAL		BOS	L,2-3	CG	42	10.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
153	153	Sep 18	BAL		NYY	L,5-15	GF	17	3.0	4	1	0	5	0	PH 1B
154	155 (1)	Sep 20	BAL		NYY	L,4-5	CG	44	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
155	156	Sep 21	BAL	@	TOR	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	2	1	1	4	0	1B
156	158 (1)	Sep 23	BAL	@	TOR	L,3-6	GS	25	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
157	159	Sep 24	BAL	@	BOS	L,6-9	CG	41	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
158	160	Sep 25	BAL	@	BOS	L,3-8	GS	28	5.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
159	162 (1)	Sep 27	BAL	@	BOS	L,4-6	GS	31	7.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
							159gm		1378.1	1435	124	9	1568	127