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	11-21 / in Starts: 9-15
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	25 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 61 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	22 (13-7-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 61 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	38 (20-12-5)

Most Driven In
B Young	1
C Diering	1
K Segrist	1

Most Driven In By
D Philley	1
B Hale	1
C Abrams	1

1955 Batting Game Log

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1955 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	200	3 (2)	Apr 16	BAL	@	BOS	L,5-6	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.40	-0.073	2.95	-0.09%	-0.71	P
2	201	7 (3)	Apr 20	BAL	@	NYY	W,6-3	GS-8	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.62	0.037	.79	0.03%	0.50	P
3	202	13 (5)	Apr 26	BAL	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9	1.20	0.017	1.56	0.01%	0.06	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
4	203	18 (4)	May 1 (2)	BAL	@	CHW	L,3-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9						P
5	204	19	May 3	BAL	@	KCA	L,3-4	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.385	.385	.385	.769	9	1.25	-0.026	1.20	-0.02%	-0.09	P
6	205	23 (3)	May 8 (1)	BAL	@	WSH	W,4-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.77	-0.038	.61	-0.02%	-0.38	P
7	206	30 (6)	May 17	BAL		DET	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.278	.278	.556	9	.66	-0.051	.33	-0.02%	-0.58	P
8	207	34 (3)	May 22 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	L,0-5	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.38	-0.019	.15	-0.01%	-0.21	P
9	208	40 (5)	May 27	BAL		NYY	L,2-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.217	.217	.435	9	1.04	-0.071	.26	-0.01%	-0.61	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	209	46 (5)	Jun 1	BAL	@	CLE	L,0-5	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.240	.208	.448	9	.32	-0.004	.03	0.00%	-0.12	P
11	210	48 (1)	Jun 3	BAL	@	DET	L,2-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.240	.208	.448	4						P
12	211	56 (7)	Jun 12 (2)	BAL	@	KCA	L,0-3	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.240	.208	.448	9						P
13	212	58 (1)	Jun 15 (1)	BAL		CHW	W,6-5	GS-6	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.269	.240	.509	9	1.29	0.094	.02	0.00%	0.72	P
14	213	67 (8)	Jun 25	BAL		KCA	T,3-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.250	.222	.472	9	1.10	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.40	P
15	214	71 (3)	Jun 29 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	L,3-7	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.250	.222	.472	9	1.67	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.20	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
16	215	73 (1)	Jul 2	BAL		BOS	L,1-5	2-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.233	.207	.440	9	1.20	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-0.43	P
17	216	78 (4)	Jul 9	BAL	@	BOS	L,4-5	GS-5	2	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.281	.290	.572	9	.62	0.067	.00	0.00%	1.03	P
18	217	81 (2)	Jul 14 (2)	BAL	@	KCA	W,6-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.258	.281	.290	.572	6						P
19	218	82	Jul 15	BAL	@	KCA	W,8-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.258	.281	.290	.572	9						P
20	219	85 (2)	Jul 17 (2)	BAL	@	CHW	L,4-5	2-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.294	.281	.575	9	1.06	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.19	P
21	220	93 (7)	Jul 24 (2)	BAL	@	CLE	L,2-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.286	.273	.558	9	1.67	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.45	P
22	221	100 (6)	Jul 30	BAL		CLE	L,0-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.278	.265	.542	9	.99	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-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
23	222	108 (7)	Aug 6	BAL		CHW	W,8-1	GS-8	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.282	.250	.532	9	.26	0.026	.00	0.00%	0.01	P
24	223	116 (7)	Aug 16	BAL	@	WSH	W,7-2	GS-8	3	3	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.333	.308	.641	9	1.24	0.137	.00	0.00%	1.01	P
25	224	117	Aug 19	BAL	@	NYY	L,0-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.282	.333	.308	.641	6						P
26	225	120 (2)	Aug 23 (1)	BAL	@	CHW	L,2-6	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.341	.300	.641	9	.67	0.008	.00	0.00%	0.10	P
27	226	124 (3)	Aug 25	BAL	@	KCA	L,2-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.275	.341	.300	.641	9						P
28	227	126 (1)	Aug 29 (1)	BAL	@	DET	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.313	.273	.585	9	.18	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.59	P
Sept		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
29	228	132 (5)	Sep 4	BAL		BOS	L,4-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.239	.300	.261	.561	9	.98	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.55	P
30	229	136 (3)	Sep 8	BAL		CLE	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.288	.250	.538	9	1.25	-0.069	.00	0.00%	-0.52	P
31	230	142 (5)	Sep 13 (2)	BAL		CHW	L,6-9	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.283	.245	.528	9	.21	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.15	P
32	231	151 (8)	Sep 21	BAL	@	BOS	W,8-7	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.263	.226	.490	9	.48	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.80	P
33	232	156 (4)	Sep 25	BAL	@	WSH	W,5-4	GS-6	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.288	.255	.543	9	1.00	0.107	.00	0.00%	1.12	P
							11-21		61	55	3	13	1	0	0	3	4	0	18	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.288	.255	.543		.85	-0.194	.37	-0.12%	-2.64

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