Erv Palica

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: February 9, 1928 in Lomita, CA us

Died: May 29, 1982 in Huntington Beach, CA

Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery & Mausoleum, Culver City, CA

High School: Nathaniel Narbonne HS (Harbor City, CA)

Debut: April 21, 1945 (Age 17-071d, 9,924th in major league history)
vs. NYG 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 24, 1956 (Age 28-228d)
vs. NYY 7.0 IP, 6 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Ervin Martin Palica

Pronunciation: \pah-LEE-kuh\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.4

ERA

4.22

246

839.1

423

WHIP

1.436

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	16-29 / in Starts: 4-6
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 44 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	35 (17-9-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 44 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	29 (15-9-4)

Most Driven In
B Edwards	2
D Whitman	1
B Cox	0

Most Driven In By
A Vaughan	1
P Reese	1
G Hermanski	1
M Rackley	1
B Cox	1
P Reiser	0

1948 Batting Game Log

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1948 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	6	2 (1)	Apr 21	BRO	@	NYG	L,5-9	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					8						PR
2	7	5 (2)	Apr 24	BRO		PHI	W,11-4	3-GF	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.69	0.019	1.82	0.03%	0.05	P
3	8	8 (2)	Apr 27	BRO	@	BSN	L,2-3	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9						P
4	9	10 (1)	Apr 30	BRO	@	PHI	W,11-2	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.000	.222	.000	.222	9	.43	-0.053	1.02	-0.08%	0.16	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	10	18 (7)	May 9 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	L,8-10	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.222	.000	.222	3						PR
6	11	19	May 10	BRO	@	PIT	L,2-4	GS-9	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.333	.222	.556	9	1.49	0.148	4.42	0.26%	1.15	P
7	12	20	May 12	BRO	@	CIN	W,9-7	6-9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.100	.308	.200	.508	9	.77	-0.015	1.75	-0.02%	-0.43	P
8	13	23 (2)	May 17	BRO		BSN	L,3-12	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.308	.200	.508	9						P
9	14	25 (1)	May 19	BRO		STL	L,7-14	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.308	.200	.508	9						P
10	15	28 (2)	May 22	BRO		PIT	L,1-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.308	.200	.508	9						P
11	16	29	May 23	BRO		CIN	L,5-6	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.308	.200	.508	9						P
12	17	36 (6)	May 31 (2)	BRO		NYG	L,1-10	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.286	.182	.468	9	.90	-0.026	1.77	-0.03%	-0.24	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	18	41 (4)	Jun 5	BRO	@	STL	L,6-9	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.286	.182	.468	9						P
14	19	44 (2)	Jun 9	BRO	@	PIT	L,4-6	1-8	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.077	.294	.154	.448	9	.38	-0.008	.83	-0.01%	-0.09	P
15	20	50 (5)	Jun 17	BRO		CIN	L,3-5	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.071	.278	.143	.421	9	.55	-0.014	1.04	-0.02%	-0.11	P
16	21	51	Jun 18	BRO		CHC	L,4-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.278	.143	.421	9						P
17	22	58 (6)	Jun 26	BRO		STL	L,3-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.278	.143	.421	9						P
18	23	59	Jun 27	BRO		STL	L,4-6	7-8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.278	.143	.421	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
19	24	61 (1)	Jun 30	BRO		PHI	L,4-13	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.278	.143	.421	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	25	65 (3)	Jul 4	BRO		NYG	W,13-12	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.278	.143	.421	3						P
21	26	66	Jul 5 (1)	BRO	@	PHI	W,4-3	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.278	.143	.421	9						P
22	27	70 (3)	Jul 8	BRO		BSN	L,4-7	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.278	.143	.421	9						P
23	28	72 (1)	Jul 10	BRO	@	NYG	W,15-10	1-3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.133	.316	.200	.516	9	1.54	0.075	2.33	0.07%	0.94	P
24	29	75 (2)	Jul 16	BRO	@	CIN	W,4-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.316	.200	.516	9						P
25	30	76	Jul 17 (1)	BRO	@	CIN	W,8-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.300	.188	.488	9	.14	-0.004	.25	0.00%	-0.59	P
26	31	78 (1)	Jul 18 (1)	BRO	@	STL	L,3-6	8-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.118	.286	.176	.462	5	1.74	-0.106	4.89	-0.18%	-1.61	P
27	32	84 (5)	Jul 23	BRO	@	PIT	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.250	.150	.400	9	.67	-0.049	2.08	-0.09%	-0.57	P
28	33	85	Jul 25 (1)	BRO	@	PIT	W,7-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.250	.150	.400	9						P
29	34	87 (1)	Jul 26	BRO		NYG	L,4-13	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.250	.150	.400	9						P
30	35	92 (4)	Jul 31	BRO		PIT	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.231	.136	.367	9	1.47	-0.071	5.12	-0.15%	-0.61	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
31	36	94 (1)	Aug 4	BRO		CHC	W,5-4	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.231	.136	.367	9						P
32	37	97 (2)	Aug 7	BRO		CIN	L,4-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.231	.136	.367	9						P
33	38	101 (3)	Aug 11	BRO		PHI	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.154	.267	.192	.459	9	1.01	0.018	4.65	0.05%	-0.14	P
34	39	111 (9)	Aug 22	BRO		BSN	L,3-4	4-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.179	.429	9	1.26	-0.068	11.38	-0.37%	-0.61	P
35	40	114 (2)	Aug 25 susp	BRO	@	PIT	L,11-12	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.161	.257	.258	.515	9	1.63	-0.074	7.71	-0.21%	-0.11	P
36	41	119 (4)	Aug 29 (2)	BRO	@	STL	W,6-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.147	.237	.235	.472	9	1.07	-0.087	9.01	-0.44%	-0.80	P
37	42	120	Aug 30 (1)	BRO	@	STL	W,6-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.147	.237	.235	.472	9						P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
38	43	125 (4)	Sep 2	BRO	@	CHC	L,6-7	GS-4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.139	.225	.222	.447	9	.97	0.014	8.52	0.07%	0.16	P
39	44	135 (9)	Sep 12	BRO	@	NYG	L,3-5	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.139	.225	.222	.447	9						P
40	45	139 (3)	Sep 15 (1)	BRO		CIN	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.139	.225	.222	.447	9						P
41	46	142 (2)	Sep 17	BRO		STL	L,2-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.139	.225	.222	.447	9						P
42	47	147 (4)	Sep 22	BRO		PIT	L,1-5	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.139	.225	.222	.447	9						P
43	48	148	Sep 23	BRO	@	NYG	W,7-1	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.135	.220	.216	.436	9	.07	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.11	P
44	49	151 (2)	Sep 28	BRO		BSN	W,9-8	3-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.128	.209	.205	.414	9	.41	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.77	P
45	50	155 (3)	Oct 3	BRO		PHI	L,2-4	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.128	.209	.205	.414	1						PR
							16-29		44	39	6	5	1	1	0	3	4	0	12	0	1		2	1	0	0	.128	.209	.205	.414		.89	-0.332	3.79	-1.11%	-4.32

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