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	4-5 / in Starts: 4-5
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	7 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 18 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	19 (7-7-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 18 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	10 (5-3-1)

Most Driven In
B Powell	1
S Bowens	0

Most Driven In By
P Blair	1
F Robinson	1

1967 Batting Game Log

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1967 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	66	2 (1)	Apr 13	BAL		MIN	W,7-1	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	1.13	0.002	2.53	0.00%	0.33	P
2	67	7 (4)	Apr 19	BAL	@	MIN	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	.96	-0.047	2.48	-0.07%	-0.30	P
3	68	16 (8)	Apr 30 (2)	BAL		DET	L,4-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	1.00	-0.024	2.34	-0.03%	-0.20	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	69	20 (3)	May 6	BAL	@	DET	L,1-4	GS-7	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.333	.619	9	1.49	0.026	2.97	0.03%	0.23	P
5	70	24 (3)	May 12	BAL	@	NYY	W,14-0	CG	6	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.182	.348	9	.63	-0.084	.59	-0.05%	-2.10	P
6	71	28 (3)	May 17	BAL	@	BOS	W,12-8	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.167	.182	.348	9						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
7	72	48 (19)	Jun 8	BAL	@	CAL	L,5-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.167	.321	9	.68	-0.016	1.50	-0.02%	-0.12	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
8	73	142 (93)	Sep 10	BAL		MIN	L,2-4	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.143	.154	.297	9	.75	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.13	P
9	74	150 (7)	Sep 19	BAL		NYY	W,3-0	GS-6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.200	.154	.354	9	1.26	-0.007	.00	0.00%	0.04	P
							4-5		18	13	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	9	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.200	.154	.354		.94	-0.168	1.43	-0.14%	-2.26

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