Jim Palmer

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 190lb (190cm, 86kg)

Born: October 15, 1945 in New York, NY us

High School: Scottsdale HS (Scottsdale, AZ)

Schools: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ), Towson University (Towson, MD)

Debut: April 17, 1965 (Age 19-184d, 12,341st in major league history)
vs. BOS 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: May 12, 1984 (Age 38-210d)
vs. OAK 2.0 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1990. (Voted by BBWAA on 411/444 ballots)
View Jim Palmer's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1965 season

Agents: Ed Keating • Previously: Ron Shapiro?

Full Name: James Alvin Palmer

Nicknames: Cakes

Twitter: @Jim22Palmer

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

68.5

268

152

ERA

2.86

558

521

3948.0

2212

WHIP

1.180

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	20-7 / in Starts: 17-6
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	23 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 70 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	54 (28-18-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 70 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	42 (22-13-7)

Most Driven In
D Johnson	3
M Belanger	1
B Robinson	1
E Hendricks	1
D May	0

Most Driven In By
D Buford	2
M Rettenmund	1
F Robinson	1
P Blair	0

1969 Batting Game Log

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1969 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	75	5 (4)	Apr 13 (1)	BAL		WSA	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.44	-0.033	.65	-0.03%	-0.53	P
2	76	10 (4)	Apr 17	BAL	@	BOS	W,9-5	GS-9	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.50	-0.103	1.01	-0.13%	-2.70	P
3	77	15 (4)	Apr 21	BAL		CLE	W,11-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.19	-0.019	.34	-0.02%	-0.84	P
4	78	20 (4)	Apr 26	BAL		NYY	L,5-6	GS-8	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.154	.231	9	.67	0.062	1.60	0.09%	0.31	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	79	24 (3)	May 1	BAL	@	DET	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.067	.133	.200	9	1.26	-0.070	3.26	-0.11%	-0.57	P
6	80	29 (4)	May 6	BAL		CHW	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.059	.118	.176	9	2.02	-0.099	4.53	-0.13%	-0.89	P
7	81	33 (3)	May 11	BAL		KCR	W,5-0	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.150	.158	.308	9	.94	0.128	2.04	0.17%	1.10	P
8	82	38 (4)	May 17	BAL	@	KCR	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.136	.303	9	.60	0.006	1.36	0.01%	-0.28	P
9	83	43 (4)	May 23	BAL		OAK	W,4-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.160	.130	.290	9	1.04	-0.026	2.40	-0.04%	-0.22	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
10	84	50 (6)	Jun 1	BAL	@	CAL	W,4-3	10-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.087	.160	.130	.290	9						P
11	85	54 (3)	Jun 7	BAL		SEP	W,10-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.172	.148	.321	9	.47	0.047	1.03	0.06%	-0.37	P
12	86	59 (4)	Jun 14	BAL	@	CHW	W,12-3	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.182	.161	.343	9	.29	0.051	.64	0.07%	-0.07	P
13	87	70 (10)	Jun 23	BAL		WSA	W,5-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.129	.182	.161	.343	9						P
14	88	74 (3)	Jun 28	BAL		DET	W,6-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.176	.156	.333	9	.36	-0.009	.56	-0.01%	-0.22	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
15	89	112 (37)	Aug 9	BAL		MIN	W,5-1	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.167	.147	.314	9	1.09	-0.058	.09	0.00%	-0.57	P
16	90	116 (3)	Aug 13	BAL		OAK	W,8-0	CG	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.225	.216	.441	9	.54	0.111	.04	0.00%	1.40	P
17	91	120 (3)	Aug 18	BAL	@	SEP	W,12-3	CG	5	5	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.286	.552	9	.22	0.063	.00	0.00%	1.80	P
18	92	124 (3)	Aug 22	BAL	@	OAK	W,4-3	GS-10	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.271	.289	.560	9	1.67	0.088	.05	0.00%	0.18	P
19	93	130 (5)	Aug 28	BAL		SEP	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.275	.292	.566	9	1.48	0.010	.04	0.00%	0.27	P
20	94	132 (1)	Aug 29 (2)	BAL		CAL	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.229	.275	.292	.566	4						PR
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
21	95	135 (2)	Sep 1	BAL	@	CHW	W,8-0	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.231	.268	.288	.556	9	.72	-0.052	.04	0.00%	-0.32	P
22	96	139 (3)	Sep 6	BAL	@	DET	L,4-5	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.268	.288	.556	9						P
23	97	143 (3)	Sep 10	BAL		BOS	W,8-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.263	.283	.546	9	1.04	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
24	98	148 (4)	Sep 15	BAL	@	WSA	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.250	.268	.518	9	.60	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.62	P
25	99	152 (3)	Sep 19	BAL		NYY	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.238	.254	.492	9	.93	-0.067	.00	0.00%	-0.71	P
26	100	157 (4)	Sep 26	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.231	.246	.477	9	.88	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.34	P
27	101	162 (4)	Oct 1	BAL		DET	W,2-1	CG(10)	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.235	.250	.485	9	.94	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.11	P
							20-7		70	64	5	13	3	0	0	6	3	0	31	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	.203	.235	.250	.485		.75	-0.110	.71	-0.07%	-4.52

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