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Paul LaPalme

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)

Born: December 14, 1923 in Springfield, MA us

Died: February 7, 2010 in Leominster, MA

Buried: St. Leo Cemetery, Leominster, MA

Debut: May 28, 1951 (Age 27-165d, 10,814th in major league history)
vs. STL 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER, L

Last Game: August 28, 1957 (Age 33-257d)
vs. NYY 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season

Full Name: Paul Edmore LaPalme

Nicknames: Lefty

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.8

ERA

4.42

253

616.1

277

WHIP

1.488

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Team Record in Appearances: 11-24 / in Starts: 7-17

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 21, Entered with runners on base: 7

1953 Pitching Game Log

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1953 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	54	1	Apr 14	PIT	@	BRO	L,5-8	5-5		99	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.59	4	1	2	1	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.77	-0.061	2.07	-0.10%	-0.76	5b 1-3 1 out d2	5b 3 out d4
2	55	6	Apr 22	PIT		NYG	L,2-4	GS-8	L(0-1)	7	8.0	6	4	4	1	2	2	0	4.15	5.48	31	11	13	3	1	4	55			1	0	0	30	1	0	0	1	0	1	.67	0.008	1.53	0.01%	0.27	1t start tie	8t 3 out d4
3	56	12	Apr 28	PIT		CHC	L,3-5	GS-	L(0-2)	5	5.0	6	2	2	1	2	1	0	3.95	5.30	22						48						21					0
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
4	57	16	May 2	PIT		CIN	W,12-4	CG	W(1-2)	3	9.0	13	4	4	1	4	1	0	3.97	4.58	40	14	8	3	0	13	48			0	0	0	39	3	0	0	2	0	1	.49	0.215	.84	0.22%	0.80	1t start tie	9t 3 out a8
5	58	21	May 10(1)	PIT	@	NYG	L,0-4	8-GF(8)		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.80	4.49	3	2	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.004	.10	0.00%	0.56	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
6	59	26	May 17(1)	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-6	GS-7	L(1-3)	6	6.1	10	6	5	5	1	0	0	4.50	4.53	32	13	6	0	0	7	27			1	0	0	26	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.27	-0.210	1.59	-0.16%	-1.11	1b start tie	7b 12- 1 out d2
7	60	31	May 23	PIT		NYG	W,8-4	CG	W(2-3)	5	9.0	10	4	4	3	2	0	0	4.38	4.21	38	15	14	5	2	4	50			0	0	0	34	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.09	0.049	.93	0.03%	0.80	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
8	61	36	May 28	PIT		PHI	L,8-9	GS-3	L(2-4)	4	2.1	6	5	4	1	0	0	0	5.01	4.19	15	4	4	1	0	6	26			0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.47	-0.290	.90	-0.11%	-2.95	1t start tie	3t 1-- 1 out d1
9	62	40	May 31(1)	PIT	@	BRO	L,3-4	8-GF(8)	L(2-5)	2	1.0	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	5.10	4.22	6	3	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.67	-0.305	.43	-0.05%	-1.44	8b --- 0 out tie	8b end d 2
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
10	63	43	Jun 3	PIT		CHC	W,1-0	SHO	W(3-5)	2	9.0	7	0	0	2	6	0	0	4.21	3.82	37						77						34					0
11	64	46	Jun 6	PIT		CIN	L,7-15	9-GF		2	0.1	3	2	2	0	0	1	0	4.53	4.06	3	0	0	0	0	3		2	2	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.06	-0.016	.01	0.00%	-3.55	9t 12- 2 out d4	9t end d 8
12	65	49	Jun 8	PIT		STL	L,3-5	GS-		1	11.0	8	3	2	4	11	2	0	4.02	4.06	45						78						41					0
13	66	55	Jun 13	PIT		MLN	L,4-5	GS-9	L(3-6)	4	8.0	7	5	5	2	3	1	0	4.20	4.08	34	14	9	0	1	6	49			0	0	0	31	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.44	-0.422	.04	-0.01%	-2.58	1t start tie	9t 123 0 out d1
14	67	63	Jun 19	PIT	@	STL	L,2-10	GS-	L(3-7)	5	2.1	6	7	7	3	0	0	0	4.93	4.15	16						14						13					0
15	68	71	Jun 26(2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,1-4	GS-7	L(3-8)	6	7.0	5	4	4	2	3	2	0	4.95	4.34	26	8	8	0	0	5	52			0	1	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	.74	-0.112	.00	0.00%	-0.23	1b start tie	7b 3 out d3
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
16	69	76	Jul 1	PIT	@	NYG	W,5-3	1-9		4	8.1	5	1	1	2	6	1	0	4.58	4.26	30	8	12	4	3	2		2	0	0	0	0	27	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.25	0.541	.00	0.00%	3.92	1b 12- 2 out d1	9b 3 out tie
17	70	80	Jul 5 susp	PIT		PHI	W,7-4	9-GF	S(1)	3	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.55	4.26	3	0	1	0	0	0		3	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.58	0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.39	9t 123 1 out a5	9t end a 3
18	71	81	Jul 6	PIT		BRO	L,2-14	GS-5	L(3-9)	0	5.0	6	6	6	3	5	1	0	4.88	4.30	23	3	10	3	1	2	33			2	0	0	20	2	0	0	0	0	0	.81	-0.293	.00	0.00%	-3.33	1t start tie	5t 3 out d5
19	72	86	Jul 10	PIT	@	PHI	L,3-13	5-5		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.87	4.29	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.16	0.005	.00	0.00%	0.52	5b 1-3 2 out d6	5b 3 out d6
20	73	89	Jul 12(2)	PIT	@	PHI	L,5-6	GS-2	L(3-10)	1	2.0	6	5	4	0	1	0	0	5.14	4.23	13	3	3	0	2	6	27			1	0	0	13	1	1	0	0	0	1	.91	-0.300	.00	0.00%	-3.92	1b start tie	2b 3 out d5
21	74	94	Jul 19 susp	PIT		STL	W,6-4	5-GF	W(4-10)	6	5.0	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	4.88	4.12	18	7	5	2	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.13	0.370	.00	0.00%	2.67	5t --- 0 out a1	9t end a 2
22	75	97	Jul 22	PIT		CIN	W,3-2	CG	W(5-10)	2	9.0	7	2	2	2	5	0	0	4.65	3.96	36	14	8	0	0	7	68			0	0	0	34	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.63	0.468	.00	0.00%	2.80	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
23	76	103	Jul 28	PIT	@	STL	L,4-6	GS-5	L(5-11)	5	4.2	10	5	5	2	3	0	0	4.85	3.91	24	6	3	0	0	10	25			1	1	0	22	2	0	0	1	0	0	.98	-0.428	.00	0.00%	-2.83	1b start tie	5b 1-3 2 out d1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
24	77	109	Aug 3	PIT	@	CIN	L,0-5	GS-4	L(5-12)	5	4.0	4	4	3	2	4	1	0	4.92	3.95	19	4	5	0	0	4	42			0	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	1	.70	-0.179	.00	0.00%	-1.84	1b start tie	4b 3 out d4
25	78	112	Aug 6	PIT	@	CIN	W,4-3	8-GF	S(2)	2	1.2	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	4.85	3.97	8	1	3	1	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	4.36	0.344	.00	0.00%	0.49	8b 12- 1 out a1	9b end a 1
26	79	115	Aug 9(1)	PIT	@	MLN	L,4-7	GS-	L(5-13)	2	7.0	9	5	5	3	3	1	0	4.93	4.02	32						39						29					0
27	80	119	Aug 13	PIT		PHI	W,4-3	CG	W(6-13)	3	9.0	7	3	2	4	2	1	0	4.74	4.08	39	10	16	1	3	7	61			1	0	0	34	2	0	1	0	0	1	1.79	0.333	.00	0.00%	1.80	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
28	81	122	Aug 16(2)	PIT	@	BRO	L,5-9	8-GF(8)		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.72	4.07	2	2	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.10	0.005	.00	0.00%	0.73	8b -2- 1 out d4	8b end d 4
29	82	124	Aug 18	PIT	@	PHI	L,0-1	GS-7	L(6-14)	1	7.0	6	1	1	4	4	0	0	4.55	4.03	29	6	9	0	1	6	61			1	0	0	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.05	0.234	.00	0.00%	2.77	1b start tie	7b 3 out d1
30	83	129	Aug 23(1)	PIT		BRO	L,4-10	6-6		4	1.0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	4.58	4.06	6	2	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.22	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.47	6t --- 0 out d5	6t 3 out d6
31	84	132	Aug 25(2)	PIT		CIN	L,8-9	GS-2		1	1.1	5	5	3	1	3	0	0	4.73	4.02	11	2	0	0	0	5	30			0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.07	-0.337	.00	0.00%	-4.49	1t start tie	2t 1-- 1 out d5
32	85	136	Aug 30(2)	PIT		MLN	L,5-11	GS-	L(6-15)	4	6.2	9	9	4	0	1	2	0	4.75	4.12	30						31						28					0
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
33	86	140	Sep 7(2)	PIT	@	NYG	W,5-3	CG	W(7-15)	7	9.0	9	3	2	1	6	1	0	4.60	4.06	39	14	12	2	1	6	64			0	0	0	38	0	1	0	0	0	2	1.23	0.404	.00	0.00%	2.00	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a2
34	87	144	Sep 13(1)	PIT	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	W(8-15)	5	9.0	7	4	4	4	3	0	0	4.57	4.02	39	10	15	1	0	7	56			0	0	0	34	2	1	0	0	0	0	1.54	0.372	.00	0.00%	0.85	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
35	88	148	Sep 19(1)	PIT	@	NYG	L,1-4	GS-5	L(8-16)	5	5.0	6	4	4	4	1	2	0	4.64	4.18	24	12	1	0	0	6	36			0	0	0	19	1	0	0	1	0	0	.60	-0.159	.00	0.00%	-1.22	1b start tie	5b 3 out d4
							11-24		W-L:8-16,Sv:2	3.6	176.1	191	107	91	64	86	20	0	4.64	4.18	777	1.11		8%	4%	121	46	14	43%	8	3	0	702	23	4	1	9	0	11	1.14	0.260	.32	-0.16%	-10.11

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