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.

1992 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1992 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	TEX	@	SEA	W,12-10	CG	45	9.0	7	1	1	9	0	1B
2	2	Apr 7	TEX	@	SEA	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
3	3	Apr 8	TEX	@	SEA	W,13-1	GS	21	6.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
4	4	Apr 9	TEX	@	SEA	W,9-1	GS	17	5.0	5	3	0	8	2	1B
5	5	Apr 10	TEX	@	MIN	L,1-7	CG	40	8.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
6	6	Apr 11	TEX	@	MIN	W,10-8	CG	51	10.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
7	7	Apr 12	TEX	@	MIN	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	14	0	0	14	2	1B
8	8	Apr 13	TEX		CAL	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
9	9	Apr 14	TEX		CAL	L,1-8	CG	42	9.0	11	0	1	12	2	1B
10	11 (1)	Apr 16	TEX		CAL	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	11	1	1	13	1	1B
11	12	Apr 17	TEX		OAK	W,6-5	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
12	13	Apr 18	TEX		OAK	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
13	14	Apr 19	TEX		OAK	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
14	15	Apr 21	TEX		DET	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
15	16	Apr 22	TEX		DET	L,8-12	CG	46	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
16	17	Apr 23	TEX		DET	L,5-11	CG	47	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
17	18	Apr 24	TEX	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	25	5.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
18	19	Apr 26 (1)	TEX	@	BOS	W,3-1	CG	41	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
19	20	Apr 26 (2)	TEX	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	8	1	1	10	1	1B
20	21	Apr 27	TEX	@	NYY	L,7-8	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	1	1B
21	22	Apr 28	TEX	@	NYY	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	13	3	0	16	0	1B
22	23	Apr 29	TEX	@	NYY	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
23	24	Apr 30	TEX	@	CHW	L,1-12	CG	41	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	25	May 1	TEX	@	CHW	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	8	3	0	11	2	1B
25	26	May 2	TEX	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	48	11.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
26	28 (1)	May 4	TEX	@	BAL	L,5-8	CG	41	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
27	29	May 5	TEX	@	BAL	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
28	30	May 6	TEX		CLE	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
29	31	May 7	TEX		CLE	L,7-8	CG	42	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
30	32	May 8	TEX		MIL	W,3-2	GS	31	7.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
31	33	May 9	TEX		MIL	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
32	34	May 10	TEX		MIL	L,2-6	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
33	35	May 12	TEX		BAL	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
34	36	May 13	TEX		BAL	L,2-4	CG	34	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
35	37	May 15	TEX	@	MIL	L,3-7	CG	43	9.1	7	2	0	9	1	1B
36	38	May 16	TEX	@	MIL	L,4-5	CG	38	8.1	1	1	0	2	0	1B
37	39	May 17	TEX	@	MIL	W,2-1	CG	41	10.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
38	40	May 18	TEX	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
39	41	May 19	TEX	@	CLE	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
40	42	May 20	TEX	@	CLE	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	9	4	0	13	0	1B
41	43	May 21	TEX		KCR	L,5-7	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
42	44	May 22	TEX		KCR	W,10-7	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
43	45	May 23	TEX		KCR	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
44	46	May 24	TEX		KCR	W,4-3	CG	54	13.0	9	3	0	12	1	1B
45	47	May 26	TEX		CHW	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	7	1	1	9	0	1B
46	48	May 27	TEX		CHW	W,4-3	CG	41	11.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
47	49	May 28	TEX		CHW	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
48	50	May 29	TEX	@	KCR	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
49	51	May 30	TEX	@	KCR	L,2-8	CG	36	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	53 (1)	Jun 1	TEX		NYY	L,1-7	CG	44	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	1B
51	54	Jun 2	TEX		NYY	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	3	1B
52	55	Jun 3	TEX		NYY	W,4-3	CG	53	13.0	12	4	0	16	0	1B
53	56	Jun 4	TEX		MIN	L,12-15	CG	50	9.0	6	3	0	9	1	1B
54	57	Jun 5	TEX		MIN	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
55	58	Jun 6	TEX		MIN	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
56	59	Jun 7	TEX		MIN	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
57	60	Jun 8	TEX		SEA	W,14-3	CG	35	9.0	9	2	0	11	4	1B
58	61	Jun 9	TEX		SEA	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
59	62	Jun 10	TEX		SEA	W,5-3	GF	16	4.0	3	0	0	3	1	PH 1B
60	63	Jun 12	TEX	@	OAK	L,5-6	CG	64	13.2	10	0	0	10	1	1B
61	64	Jun 13	TEX	@	OAK	L,1-7	CG	33	8.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
62	65	Jun 14	TEX	@	OAK	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
63	66	Jun 15	TEX	@	CAL	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
64	67	Jun 16	TEX	@	CAL	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
65	69 (1)	Jun 19	TEX		BOS	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
66	70	Jun 20	TEX		BOS	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
67	71	Jun 21	TEX		BOS	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
68	72	Jun 22	TEX		TOR	L,7-16	CG	54	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
69	73	Jun 24	TEX		TOR	L,2-3	CG	41	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
70	74	Jun 25	TEX	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
71	75	Jun 26	TEX	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
72	76	Jun 27	TEX	@	DET	W,10-8	CG	46	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
73	77	Jun 28	TEX	@	DET	W,8-4	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
74	78	Jun 29	TEX	@	TOR	L,4-11	CG	43	8.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
75	79	Jun 30	TEX	@	TOR	W,16-13	CG	44	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
76	80	Jul 1	TEX	@	TOR	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
77	81	Jul 3	TEX		NYY	L,6-9	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
78	82	Jul 4	TEX		NYY	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
79	83	Jul 5	TEX		NYY	L,4-5	CG	43	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	1B
80	84	Jul 6	TEX		MIL	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	8	3	0	11	1	1B
81	85	Jul 7	TEX		MIL	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
82	86	Jul 8	TEX		MIL	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	3	1B
83	87	Jul 9	TEX		CLE	W,14-4	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
84	88	Jul 10	TEX		CLE	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
85	89	Jul 11	TEX		CLE	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	16	0	0	16	3	1B
86	90	Jul 12	TEX		CLE	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
87	91	Jul 16	TEX		BAL	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
88	92	Jul 17	TEX		BAL	L,0-8	CG	46	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
89	93	Jul 18	TEX		BAL	L,0-7	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
90	94	Jul 19	TEX		BAL	L,2-3	CG	41	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
91	95	Jul 20	TEX	@	MIL	L,4-5	CG	35	8.2	5	0	0	5	0	1B
92	96	Jul 21	TEX	@	MIL	W,6-3	CG	40	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
93	97	Jul 22	TEX	@	MIL	L,1-4	CG	30	8.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
94	98	Jul 23	TEX	@	BAL	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	3	1B
95	99	Jul 24	TEX	@	BAL	L,2-9	CG	43	7.2	2	0	0	2	0	1B
96	100	Jul 25	TEX	@	BAL	W,10-8	CG	46	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
97	101	Jul 26	TEX	@	BAL	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
98	102	Jul 27	TEX	@	BOS	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
99	103	Jul 28	TEX	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	39	10.0	7	2	0	9	2	1B
100	104	Jul 29	TEX	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
101	105	Jul 31	TEX		CAL	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
102	106	Aug 1	TEX		CAL	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
103	107	Aug 2	TEX		CAL	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	10	3	0	13	0	1B
104	108	Aug 3	TEX		OAK	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
105	109	Aug 4	TEX		OAK	L,0-9	CG	47	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
106	110	Aug 5	TEX		OAK	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
107	111	Aug 6	TEX		OAK	L,0-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
108	112	Aug 7	TEX	@	SEA	W,7-6	CG	50	11.0	10	1	0	11	3	1B
109	113	Aug 8	TEX	@	SEA	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
110	114	Aug 9	TEX	@	SEA	L,5-6	CG	60	13.1	11	0	0	11	1	1B
111	115	Aug 10	TEX	@	MIN	L,5-7	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
112	116	Aug 11	TEX	@	MIN	L,2-3	CG	38	8.2	8	0	0	8	0	1B
113	117	Aug 12	TEX	@	MIN	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	8	2	0	10	2	1B
114	118	Aug 13	TEX	@	MIN	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
115	119	Aug 14	TEX		DET	L,6-9	CG	48	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
116	120	Aug 15	TEX		DET	L,3-10	CG	52	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
117	121	Aug 16	TEX		DET	L,0-6	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
118	122	Aug 18	TEX	@	CHW	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
119	123	Aug 19	TEX	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
120	124	Aug 20	TEX	@	CHW	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
121	125	Aug 21	TEX	@	CLE	L,6-8	CG	40	8.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
122	126	Aug 22	TEX	@	CLE	L,1-6	CG	40	8.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
123	127	Aug 23	TEX	@	CLE	W,14-4	CG	39	9.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
124	128	Aug 25	TEX		KCR	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
125	129	Aug 26	TEX		KCR	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
126	130	Aug 27	TEX		KCR	L,2-7	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	1B
127	131	Aug 28	TEX		CHW	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
128	132	Aug 29	TEX		CHW	L,4-6	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
129	133	Aug 30	TEX		CHW	W,10-4	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	3	1B
130	134	Aug 31	TEX	@	KCR	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
131	135	Sep 1	TEX	@	KCR	L,3-8	CG	42	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
132	136	Sep 2	TEX	@	KCR	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	14	2	0	16	1	1B
133	137	Sep 4	TEX	@	NYY	L,3-6	CG	41	8.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
134	138	Sep 5	TEX	@	NYY	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	6	2	0	8	2	1B
135	139	Sep 6	TEX	@	NYY	L,0-7	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
136	140	Sep 7	TEX		BOS	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
137	141	Sep 8	TEX		BOS	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
138	142	Sep 9	TEX		BOS	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
139	143	Sep 11 (1)	TEX		TOR	L,5-7	CG	44	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
140	144	Sep 11 (2)	TEX		TOR	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
141	145	Sep 12	TEX		TOR	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
142	146	Sep 13	TEX		TOR	L,2-7	GF	13	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH 1B
143	147	Sep 15	TEX	@	DET	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
144	148	Sep 16	TEX	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
145	149	Sep 18	TEX	@	TOR	L,0-13	GS	24	4.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
146	150	Sep 19	TEX	@	TOR	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
147	151	Sep 20	TEX	@	TOR	W,7-5	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
148	152	Sep 22	TEX		MIN	L,0-1	CG	52	13.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
149	153	Sep 23	TEX		MIN	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
150	154	Sep 25	TEX		SEA	L,3-4	CG	64	16.0	16	0	0	16	1	1B
151	155	Sep 26	TEX		SEA	L,4-8	CG	40	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
152	157 (1)	Sep 29	TEX	@	OAK	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
153	159 (1)	Oct 1	TEX	@	OAK	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
154	160	Oct 2	TEX	@	CAL	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
155	161	Oct 3	TEX	@	CAL	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	10	0	1	11	0	1B
156	162	Oct 4	TEX	@	CAL	W,9-5	GS	33	8.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
							156gm		1382.2	1251	143	7	1401	131