Rafael Palmeiro

Positions: First Baseman and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: September 24, 1964 in La Habana, Cuba cu

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 8th round of the 1982 MLB June Amateur Draft from Miami Jackson HS (Miami, FL) and the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (22nd) of the 1985 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS).

High School: Miami Jackson HS (Miami, FL)

School: Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS)

Debut: September 8, 1986 (Age 21-349d, 15,249th in major league history)
vs. PHI 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 30, 2005 (Age 40-340d)
vs. TOR 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1987 season

Agents: Bob Gilhooley, Jim Bronner

Full Name: Rafael Palmeiro

Pronunciation: \pahl-MARE-oh\

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4x All-Star
3x Gold Glove
2x Silver Slugger
ML PoY

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

71.9

10472

3020

569

.288

1663

RBI

1835

OBP

.371

SLG

.515

OPS

.885

OPS+

132

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	CHC	@	ATL	W,10-9	CG	56	13.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
2	2	Apr 6	CHC	@	ATL	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
3	3	Apr 8	CHC	@	MON	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
4	4	Apr 9	CHC	@	MON	L,6-10	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
5	5	Apr 10	CHC	@	MON	W,10-7	CG	44	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
6	6	Apr 11	CHC	@	STL	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
7	7	Apr 12	CHC	@	STL	L,5-7	CG	44	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
8	8	Apr 13	CHC	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
9	9	Apr 15	CHC		PIT	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
10	10	Apr 16	CHC		PIT	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
11	11	Apr 17	CHC		PIT	L,7-12	GF	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF RF
12	12	Apr 19	CHC		MON	L,1-9	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
13	13	Apr 20	CHC		MON	L,1-5	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
14	14	Apr 21	CHC		MON	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
15	15	Apr 22	CHC	@	PIT	L,4-8	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
16	16	Apr 23	CHC	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
17	17	Apr 24	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
18	18	Apr 26	CHC	@	LAD	W,7-3	GS	22	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
19	19	Apr 27	CHC	@	LAD	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
20	20	Apr 28	CHC	@	LAD	W,5-1	GS	27	6.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
21	21	Apr 29	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
22	22	Apr 30	CHC	@	SFG	W,2-1	CG	53	13.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	23	May 1	CHC	@	SFG	L,6-7	GS	28	6.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
24	24	May 2	CHC	@	SDP	W,5-2	GS	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
25	25	May 3	CHC	@	SDP	W,13-5	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
26	26	May 4	CHC	@	SDP	W,6-3	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
27	27	May 6	CHC		SFG	W,3-2	GS	28	7.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
28	28	May 7	CHC		SFG	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
29	29	May 8	CHC		SFG	W,13-7	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
30	30	May 10	CHC		LAD	L,5-6	CG	58	14.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
31	31	May 11	CHC		SDP	W,1-0	CG	32	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
32	32	May 12	CHC		SDP	W,2-1	CG	43	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
33	33	May 13	CHC	@	HOU	L,2-8	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
34	34	May 14	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
35	35	May 15	CHC	@	HOU	W,2-1	GS	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF LF
36	36	May 17	CHC		STL	L,0-3	CG	45	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
37	37	May 18	CHC		STL	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
38	38	May 19	CHC		STL	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
39	39	May 20	CHC	@	CIN	L,2-7	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
40	40	May 21	CHC	@	CIN	W,11-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
41	41	May 22	CHC	@	CIN	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
42	42	May 24 (1)	CHC		ATL	L,0-3	CG	37	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
43	43	May 24 (2)	CHC		ATL	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
44	44	May 25	CHC		ATL	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
45	45	May 27	CHC		HOU	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
46	46	May 28	CHC		HOU	W,14-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
47	47	May 29	CHC		HOU	L,1-7	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
48	48	May 30	CHC		CIN	W,12-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
49	49	May 31	CHC		CIN	W,4-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	50	Jun 1	CHC		CIN	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
51	51	Jun 2	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	43	12.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
52	52	Jun 3	CHC	@	NYM	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
53	53	Jun 4	CHC	@	NYM	L,5-6	CG	50	12.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
54	54	Jun 5	CHC	@	NYM	L,3-11	CG	45	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
55	55	Jun 7	CHC	@	PIT	W,8-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
56	56	Jun 8	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
57	57	Jun 9	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	37	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	LF
58	58	Jun 10	CHC	@	STL	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
59	59	Jun 11	CHC	@	STL	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
60	60	Jun 12	CHC	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
61	61	Jun 13	CHC		PIT	L,0-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
62	62	Jun 14	CHC		PIT	L,3-6	GS	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF CF
63	63	Jun 15	CHC		PIT	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
64	64	Jun 17	CHC		MON	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
65	65	Jun 18	CHC		MON	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
66	66	Jun 19	CHC		MON	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	LF
67	67	Jun 20	CHC	@	PHI	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
68	68	Jun 21	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-6	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
69	69	Jun 22	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-5	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
70	70	Jun 23	CHC		NYM	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
71	71	Jun 24	CHC		NYM	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
72	72	Jun 25	CHC		NYM	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
73	73	Jun 26	CHC		NYM	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
74	74	Jun 27	CHC		PHI	W,2-1	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
75	75	Jun 28	CHC		PHI	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
76	76	Jun 29	CHC		PHI	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
77	77	Jul 1	CHC	@	LAD	W,9-2	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
78	78	Jul 2	CHC	@	LAD	L,1-8	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
79	79	Jul 3	CHC	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
80	80	Jul 4	CHC	@	SFG	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
81	81	Jul 5	CHC	@	SFG	L,0-9	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
82	82	Jul 6	CHC	@	SFG	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
83	83	Jul 8	CHC	@	SDP	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
84	84	Jul 9	CHC	@	SDP	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
85	85	Jul 10	CHC	@	SDP	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
86	86	Jul 14 (1)	CHC		LAD	L,0-1	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
87	87	Jul 14 (2)	CHC		LAD	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
88	88	Jul 15	CHC		LAD	L,2-3	CG	39	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
89	89	Jul 16	CHC		LAD	T,2-2	CG	37	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF
90	90	Jul 17 (1)	CHC		LAD	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
91	92 (1)	Jul 18	CHC		SFG	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
92	93	Jul 19	CHC		SFG	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
93	94	Jul 20	CHC		SFG	L,2-12	GS	30	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
94	95	Jul 21	CHC		SDP	L,1-3	GS	40	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	LF 1B
95	96	Jul 22	CHC		SDP	W,5-4	GS	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	1	1B
96	97	Jul 23	CHC		SDP	W,3-2	GS	28	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
97	98	Jul 24	CHC		SDP	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	9	3	0	12	0	1B
98	99	Jul 26	CHC	@	MON	L,4-8	GS	47	10.2	8	0	0	8	0	LF 1B
99	100	Jul 27	CHC	@	MON	L,4-5	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
100	101	Jul 28	CHC	@	PHI	W,7-0	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
101	102	Jul 29	CHC	@	PHI	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
102	103	Jul 30	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
103	104	Jul 31	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
104	105	Aug 2	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
105	107 (1)	Aug 4	CHC	@	NYM	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
106	108	Aug 5	CHC		PHI	L,3-9	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
107	109	Aug 6	CHC		PHI	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
108	110	Aug 7	CHC		PHI	L,4-7	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
109	111	Aug 9	CHC		NYM	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
110	112	Aug 10	CHC		NYM	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
111	113	Aug 11	CHC		NYM	L,6-9	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
112	114	Aug 12	CHC		STL	L,0-4	CG	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
113	115	Aug 13	CHC		STL	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
114	116	Aug 14	CHC		STL	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
115	117	Aug 16	CHC	@	CIN	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
116	118	Aug 17	CHC	@	CIN	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
117	119	Aug 18	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-9	CG	38	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
118	120	Aug 19	CHC		ATL	W,8-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
119	121	Aug 20	CHC		ATL	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
120	122	Aug 21	CHC		ATL	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
121	123	Aug 22	CHC		HOU	L,7-9	CG	42	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
122	124	Aug 23	CHC		HOU	W,9-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
123	125	Aug 24	CHC		HOU	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
124	126	Aug 25	CHC	@	ATL	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
125	127	Aug 26	CHC	@	ATL	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
126	128	Aug 27	CHC	@	ATL	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
127	129	Aug 28	CHC	@	ATL	L,2-4	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
128	130	Aug 29	CHC	@	HOU	W,2-1	CG	46	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
129	131	Aug 30	CHC	@	HOU	L,4-7	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
130	132	Aug 31	CHC	@	HOU	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
131	133	Sep 2	CHC		CIN	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
132	134	Sep 3	CHC		CIN	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
133	136 (1)	Sep 5 (1)	CHC		PHI	W,14-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
134	137	Sep 5 (2)	CHC		PHI	L,3-4	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
135	138	Sep 6	CHC		PHI	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
136	139	Sep 7	CHC		NYM	W,9-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
137	140	Sep 8	CHC		NYM	L,6-13	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
138	141	Sep 9	CHC	@	STL	L,2-6	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
139	142	Sep 10	CHC	@	STL	L,3-9	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
140	143	Sep 11	CHC	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
141	144	Sep 12	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
142	145	Sep 13	CHC	@	PHI	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
143	147 (1)	Sep 15	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-4	GS	3	0.2	0	0	1	1	0	LF
144	157 (9)	Sep 26	CHC	@	MON	L,2-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
145	158	Sep 27	CHC	@	MON	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
146	159	Sep 28	CHC	@	MON	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
147	160	Sep 29	CHC	@	MON	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
148	161	Sep 30	CHC		PIT	L,9-10	CG	50	10.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
149	162	Oct 1	CHC		PIT	W,9-7	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
150	163	Oct 2	CHC		PIT	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
							155gm		1289.0	319	11	5	335	2