David Palmer

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 195lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: October 19, 1957 in Glens Falls, NY us

Draft: Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 21st round of the 1976 MLB June Amateur Draft from Glens Falls HS (Glens Falls, NY).

High School: Glens Falls HS (Glens Falls, NY)

Debut: September 9, 1978 (Age 20-325d, 14,112th in major league history)
vs. CHC 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: June 30, 1989 (Age 31-254d)
vs. BAL 2.2 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 3 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1979 season

Agents: Dick Moss

Full Name: David William Palmer

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

11.1

ERA

3.78

212

176

1085.0

748

WHIP

1.355

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	12-16 / in Starts: 12-16
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 57 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	44 (22-13-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 57 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	34 (17-11-6)

Most Driven In
K Griffey	1
D Murphy	1
R RamÃrez	1
G Hubbard	1
Self	1
G Perry	0
K Oberkfell	0
J Blauser	0

Most Driven In By
K Oberkfell	1
D James	1
Self	1
R Gant	0

1987 Batting Game Log

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1987 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	159	3 (2)	Apr 10	ATL	@	NYM	L,3-6	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.54	0.066	2.22	0.06%	0.62	P
2	160	7 (3)	Apr 14	ATL		CIN	L,3-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.65	-0.078	2.77	-0.08%	-0.66	P
3	161	10 (2)	Apr 18	ATL	@	SFG	L,1-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	1.96	-0.166	3.60	-0.18%	-1.31	P
4	162	13 (2)	Apr 22	ATL	@	HOU	L,0-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	.96	-0.049	1.37	-0.04%	-0.46	P
5	163	17 (3)	Apr 26	ATL		SFG	L,4-6	GS-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	1.08	0.044	1.28	0.03%	0.39	P
6	164	21 (3)	Apr 30	ATL	@	CIN	L,8-9	GS-7	3	3	1	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.500	.786	9	.77	0.158	.88	0.11%	2.37	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
7	165	25 (3)	May 4	ATL		MON	W,10-7	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.267	.467	.733	9	.87	-0.005	.75	0.00%	-0.08	P
8	166	29 (3)	May 9	ATL		NYM	W,5-4	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.235	.412	.647	9	.55	-0.043	.41	-0.02%	-0.72	P
9	167	33 (3)	May 13	ATL	@	PHI	W,10-5	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.211	.368	.579	9	.30	-0.018	.30	-0.01%	-0.62	P
10	168	37 (3)	May 17	ATL	@	PIT	L,5-6	GS-7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.211	.368	.579	9	1.15	-0.031	1.43	-0.02%	-0.41	P
11	169	41 (3)	May 22	ATL	@	CHC	W,9-5	GS-6	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.238	.381	.619	9	.78	0.024	.93	0.02%	0.08	P
12	170	47 (5)	May 29	ATL		CHC	W,6-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.217	.348	.565	9	1.73	-0.099	2.49	-0.09%	-0.87	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	171	51 (3)	Jun 3	ATL		PIT	L,1-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.320	.520	9	1.71	-0.082	2.39	-0.07%	-0.73	P
14	172	56 (4)	Jun 8	ATL		LAD	L,3-6	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.192	.192	.308	.500	9	1.74	-0.089	2.17	-0.07%	-0.81	P
15	173	61 (4)	Jun 13	ATL	@	CIN	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.179	.286	.464	9	.74	-0.040	1.30	-0.04%	-0.41	P
16	174	65 (3)	Jun 18	ATL		CIN	L,4-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.172	.276	.448	9	.84	-0.024	1.69	-0.03%	-0.24	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
17	175	97 (31)	Jul 25	ATL	@	PHI	W,2-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.161	.258	.419	9	.81	-0.041	.28	-0.01%	-0.41	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
18	176	103 (5)	Aug 1	ATL		LAD	L,2-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.152	.242	.394	9	1.50	-0.085	.40	-0.01%	-0.85	P
19	177	109 (5)	Aug 8	ATL	@	LAD	W,9-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.229	.371	9	1.07	-0.057	.27	-0.01%	-0.65	P
20	178	114 (4)	Aug 13	ATL	@	SDP	L,3-5	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.135	.158	.216	.374	9	1.33	0.078	.33	0.01%	0.53	P
21	179	119 (4)	Aug 18	ATL		CHC	W,9-5	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.132	.154	.211	.364	9	.68	-0.018	.02	0.00%	-0.45	P
22	180	124 (4)	Aug 23	ATL		PIT	W,6-2	GS-7	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.175	.256	.431	9	1.17	0.052	.05	0.00%	0.41	P
23	181	129 (4)	Aug 30	ATL	@	STL	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.163	.238	.401	9	.26	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.32	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
24	182	133 (3)	Sep 4	ATL		MON	W,7-4	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.159	.233	.392	9	.46	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.17	P
25	183	138 (4)	Sep 9	ATL		SDP	W,3-2	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.156	.227	.383	9	1.14	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.38	P
26	184	143 (4)	Sep 15	ATL		CIN	L,6-21	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.152	.222	.374	9	1.96	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.51	P
27	185	153 (9)	Sep 26	ATL		SFG	W,10-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.149	.217	.366	9	.43	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.11	P
28	186	158 (4)	Oct 1	ATL	@	HOU	L,5-6	GS-5	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.143	.208	.351	9	1.30	0.058	.00	0.00%	0.23	P
							12-16		57	48	4	6	1	0	1	5	1	0	15	0	8	0	0	1	0	0	.125	.143	.208	.351		1.08	-0.585	1.00	-0.46%	-6.54

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