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Lowell Palmer

Lowell Raymond Palmer

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: August 18, 1947 in Sacramento, CA
High School: Norte Del Rio (Sacramento, CA)
Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1966 amateur draft (January Secondary). Player signed February 1, 1966. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 21, 1969
Teams (by GP): Phillies/Padres/Cardinals/Indians 1969-1974

Final Game: September 16, 1974
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

Standard Pitching

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1966	18	PHI-min	A	9	4	.692	2.78	19	16					123.0	86	45	38	9	64								1.220	6.3	0.7	4.7			SPB,TID · WCRS,CARL
1967	19	PHI-min	A	6	4	.600	2.30	13	13					98.0	57	30	25	5	51		106						1.102	5.2	0.5	4.7	9.7	2.08	TID · CARL
1968	20	PHI-min	AAA	13	8	.619	3.44	31	30		13	2		204.0	140	87	78	8	114	8	191	8	0	20			1.245	6.2	0.4	5.0	8.4	1.68	SDG · PCL
1969	21	PHI-min	AAA	8	1	.889	2.77	14	13		6	1	0	91.0	69	38	28	5	45	2	97	3	1	4			1.253	6.8	0.5	4.5	9.6	2.16	EUG · PCL
1969	21	PHI	NL	2	8	.200	5.20	26	9	9	1	1	0	90.0	91	54	52	12	47	7	68	6	0	4	407	69	1.533	9.1	1.2	4.7	6.8	1.45
1970	22	PHI	NL	1	2	.333	5.47	38	5	10	0	0	0	102.0	98	66	62	15	55	4	85	5	1	14	451	74	1.500	8.6	1.3	4.9	7.5	1.55
1971	23	PHI-min	AAA	6	5	.545	5.54	16	11		4	1	2	78.0	74	54	48	15	52	1	77	3	0	7			1.615	8.5	1.7	6.0	8.9	1.48	EUG · PCL
1971	23	PHI	NL	0	0		6.00	3	1	0	0	0	0	15.0	13	11	10	3	13	0	6	4	0	4	73	61	1.733	7.8	1.8	7.8	3.6	0.46
1972	24	CHW-STL-min	AAA	3	1	.750	4.02	10	7		1	0	0	56.0	40	26	25	7	28	1	62	2	1	1			1.214	6.4	1.1	4.5	10.0	2.21	TUC,TUL · PCL,AA
1972	24	TOT	MLB	0	3	.000	3.93	17	2	3	0	0	0	36.2	32	17	16	2	28	1	28	1	0	3	166	89	1.636	7.9	0.5	6.9	6.9	1.00
1972	24	STL	NL	0	3	.000	3.89	16	2	3	0	0	0	34.2	30	16	15	2	26	1	25	1	0	3	155	89	1.615	7.8	0.5	6.8	6.5	0.96
1972	24	CLE	AL	0	0		4.50	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	2	1	1	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	11	89	2.000	9.0	0.0	9.0	13.5	1.50

1974	26	NYY-min	AAA	5	1	.833	3.06	8	8		4	0	0	53.0	42	22	18	6	28	0	57	1	0	1			1.321	7.1	1.0	4.8	9.7	2.04	SYR · IL
1974	26	SDP	NL	2	5	.286	5.67	22	8	1	1	0	0	73.0	68	48	46	9	59	6	52	7	0	10	343	63	1.740	8.4	1.1	7.3	6.4	0.88
1975	27	MIL-min	AAA	1	4	.200	5.91	34	3		1	0	2	102.0	88	75	67	14	109	3	85	8	0	18			1.931	7.8	1.2	9.6	7.5	0.78	SAC · PCL
1977	29	PIT-NYM-min	AAA	2	6	.250	5.30	37	8		0	0	1	90.0	82	55	53	16	75	2	80	4	1	7			1.744	8.2	1.6	7.5	8.0	1.07	CLB,TID · IL
5 Seasons				5	18	.217	5.29	106	25	23	2	1	0	316.2	302	196	186	41	202	18	239	23	1	35	1440	70	1.592	8.6	1.2	5.7	6.8	1.18
162 Game Avg.				3	9	.217	5.29	55	13	12	1	1	0	164	157	102	97	21	105	9	124	12	1	18	747	70	1.592	8.6	1.2	5.7	6.8	1.18

PHI (3 yrs)				3	10	.231	5.39	67	15	19	1	1	0	207.0	202	131	124	30	115	11	159	15	1	22	931	71	1.531	8.8	1.3	5.0	6.9	1.38
STL (1 yr)				0	3	.000	3.89	16	2	3	0	0	0	34.2	30	16	15	2	26	1	25	1	0	3	155	89	1.615	7.8	0.5	6.8	6.5	0.96
SDP (1 yr)				2	5	.286	5.67	22	8	1	1	0	0	73.0	68	48	46	9	59	6	52	7	0	10	343	63	1.740	8.4	1.1	7.3	6.4	0.88
CLE (1 yr)				0	0		4.50	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	2	1	1	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	11	89	2.000	9.0	0.0	9.0	13.5	1.50

NL (5 yrs)			NL	5	18	.217	5.29	105	25	23	2	1	0	314.2	300	195	185	41	200	18	236	23	1	35	1429	70	1.589	8.6	1.2	5.7	6.8	1.18
AL (1 yr)			AL	0	0		4.50	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	2	1	1	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	11	89	2.000	9.0	0.0	9.0	13.5	1.50

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
1969	21	PHI	NL	90.0	9	54	52	-4	.9	-2	-0.4	$
1970	22	PHI	NL	102.0	5	66	66	-5	.6	0	-0.4	$
1971	23	PHI	NL	15.0	1	11	8	0	.3	-3	-0.2	$
1972	24	STL	NL	34.2	2	16	18	-1	.7	2	0.1	$
1972	24	CLE	AL	2.0	0	1	1	0	.5	0	0.0	$

1974	26	SDP	NL	73.0	8	48	44	-4	1.2	-4	-0.7	$
5 Seasons				316.2	25	196	189	-14	.8	-7	-1.6	$

PHI (3 yrs)				207.0	15	131	126	-9	.7	-5	-1.0	$
STL (1 yr)				34.2	2	16	18	-1	.7	2	0.1	$
SDP (1 yr)				73.0	8	48	44	-4	1.2	-4	-0.7	$
CLE (1 yr)				2.0	0	1	1	0	.5	0	0.0	$

Standard Batting

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1966	18	PHI-min	A	20	45	45		8	2	0	2						.178	.178	.356	.533		16						SPB,TID · WCRS,CARL
1967	19	PHI-min	A	19	43	41	7	9	2	0	2	4	0	0	2	15	.220	.256	.415	.670		17						TID · CARL
1968	20	PHI-min	AAA	36	82	78	7	12	4	0	0	3	0	0	1	41	.154	.165	.205	.370		16		0	3	0		SDG · PCL
1969	21	PHI-min	AAA	17	35	31	4	7	1	1	1	2	0	0	2	13	.226	.273	.419	.692		13		0	2	0		EUG · PCL
1969	21	PHI	NL	26	25	22	2	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	10	.136	.174	.273	.447	25	6	0	0	2	0	0	1
1970	22	PHI	NL	38	30	27	4	4	3	0	0	4	0	0	2	15	.148	.207	.259	.466	26	7	0	0	1	0	0	1
1971	23	PHI-min	AAA	18	34	32	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	16	.063	.091	.063	.153		2		0	1	0		EUG · PCL
1971	23	PHI	NL	3	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200	.200	.200	.400	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1972	24	CHW-STL-min	AAA	11	22	21	2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	12	.095	.095	.095	.190		2		0	1	0		TUC,TUL · PCL,AA
1972	24	TOT	MLB	18	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1972	24	STL	NL	17	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1972	24	CLE	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1

1974	26	NYY-min	AAA	9	21	20	7	2	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	10	.100	.100	.250	.350		5		0	1	0		SYR · IL
1974	26	SDP	NL	23	23	23	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	.087	.087	.174	.261	-27	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
1975	27	MIL-min	AAA	39	21	19	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	10	.105	.100	.105	.205		2		0	1	1		SAC · PCL
1977	29	NYM-PIT-min	AAA	41	8	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.167	.286	.167	.452		1		0	1	0		TID,CLB · IL
5 Seasons				108	88	82	9	10	3	1	1	5	0	0	3	45	.122	.153	.220	.372	3	18	0	0	3	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	132	123	14	15	5	2	2	8	0	0	5	68	.122	.153	.220	.372	3	27	0	0	5	0	0

PHI (3 yrs)				67	60	54	6	8	3	0	1	5	0	0	3	27	.148	.193	.259	.452	24	14	0	0	3	0	0
STL (1 yr)				17	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
SDP (1 yr)				23	23	23	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	.087	.087	.174	.261	-27	4	0	0	0	0	0
CLE (1 yr)				1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

NL (5 yrs)				107	88	82	9	10	3	1	1	5	0	0	3	45	.122	.153	.220	.372	3	18	0	0	3	0	0
AL (1 yr)				1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos
1969	21	PHI	NL	25	-2	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0.1	1	0.1	0.0	$	1
1970	22	PHI	NL	30	-3	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0.1	1	0.1	0.0	$	1
1971	23	PHI	NL	5	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$	/1
1972	24	STL	NL	5	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$13,000	1

1974	26	SDP	NL	23	-4	0	0	0	0	2	1	-1	-0.2	-1	-0.1	-0.1	$	1
5 Seasons				88	-11	0	0	0	0	7	3	-1	-0.2	-1	-0.1	-0.1	$13,000

PHI (3 yrs)				60	-6	0	0	0	0	5	2	1	0.1	1	0.1	0.0	$
STL (1 yr)				5	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$13,000
SDP (1 yr)				23	-4	0	0	0	0	2	1	-1	-0.2	-1	-0.1	-0.1	$

Standard Fielding

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	PO
1969	PHI	NL	21	P	26	9	1	90.0	17	4	13	0	1	1.000	1.70	0.65	.958	1.95	1.94	4	4	50%	1
1970	PHI	NL	22	P	38	5	0	102.0	17	7	10	0	1	1.000	1.50	0.45	.951	1.85	1.84	13	1	7%	0
1971	PHI	NL	23	P	3	1	0	15.0	3	2	1	0	0	1.000	1.80	1.00	.953	1.92	1.90	0	0		0
1972	TOT	MLB	24	P	17	2	0	36.2	7	3	4	0	0	1.000	1.72	0.41	.950	1.79	1.78	2	5	71%	0
1972	STL	NL	24	P	16	2	0	34.2	7	3	4	0	0	1.000	1.82	0.44	.950	1.79	1.78	2	5	71%	0
1972	CLE	AL	24	P	1	0	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00		1.80	1.80	0	0		0
1974	SDP	NL	26	P	22	8	1	73.0	11	1	9	1	1	.909	1.23	0.45	.944	1.87	1.88	8	2	20%	0
	5 Seasons			P	106	25	2	316.2	55	17	37	1	3	.982	1.53	0.51	.952	1.88	1.87	27	12	31%	1
	5 Seasons			TOT	106	25	2	316.2	55	17	37	1	3	.982	1.53	0.51	.952	1.88	1.87	27	12	31%	1

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Wild Pitches s c a p y 1970 NL 14 (4th) 1974 NL 10 (8th)	Hit By Pitch s c a p y 1974 NL 7 (3rd)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
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1974 NL 10 (8th)

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Transactions

June 8, 1965: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 23rd round of the 1965 amateur draft, but did not sign.
January 29, 1966: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1966 amateur draft (January Secondary). Player signed February 1, 1966.
October 22, 1971: Purchased by the Chicago White Sox from the Philadelphia Phillies.
May 16, 1972: Released by the Chicago White Sox.
May 16, 1972: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.
September 18, 1972: Selected off waivers by the Cleveland Indians from the St. Louis Cardinals.
June 12, 1973: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the New York Yankees for Mike Kekich.
May 31, 1974: Purchased by the San Diego Padres from the New York Yankees.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Year	Age	Team	Salary	Sources
1972	24	St. Louis Cardinals	$13,000	Noll/Fort/Hylan database

1974	26	New York Yankees	$12,500	Noll/Fort/Hylan database

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$25,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
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