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.

1993 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1993 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	TEX	@	BAL	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
2	2	Apr 7	TEX	@	BAL	W,3-1	CG	44	11.0	11	0	0	11	3	1B
3	3	Apr 9	TEX		BOS	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
4	4	Apr 10	TEX		BOS	L,2-10	GS	41	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
5	5	Apr 11	TEX		BOS	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
6	6	Apr 12	TEX		BAL	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
7	7	Apr 13	TEX		BAL	W,8-3	CG	33	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
8	8	Apr 14	TEX		BAL	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
9	9	Apr 16	TEX	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
10	10	Apr 17	TEX	@	NYY	W,9-0	GF	15	4.0	5	0	0	5	0	PH 1B
11	11	Apr 18	TEX	@	NYY	W,12-2	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
12	12	Apr 20	TEX	@	DET	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
13	13	Apr 21	TEX	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
14	14	Apr 23	TEX	@	MIL	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	10	1	1	12	0	1B
15	15	Apr 24	TEX	@	MIL	W,15-4	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
16	16	Apr 25	TEX	@	MIL	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
17	17	Apr 26	TEX	@	TOR	L,6-8	CG	40	8.0	5	3	0	8	0	1B
18	18	Apr 27	TEX	@	TOR	L,3-4	CG	39	8.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
19	19	Apr 28	TEX		DET	W,6-5	CG	45	11.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
20	20	Apr 29	TEX		DET	L,1-3	CG	40	9.0	5	1	1	7	0	1B
21	21	Apr 30	TEX		MIL	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	13	2	0	15	1	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	22	May 1	TEX		MIL	L,3-4	GS	30	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
23	23	May 2	TEX		MIL	W,13-2	CG	34	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
24	24	May 3	TEX		MIL	W,9-2	CG	32	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
25	25	May 4	TEX		TOR	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	12	0	1	13	0	1B
26	26	May 5	TEX		TOR	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
27	27	May 7	TEX	@	KCR	L,4-9	CG	42	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
28	28	May 9	TEX	@	KCR	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
29	29	May 10	TEX	@	OAK	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
30	30	May 11	TEX	@	OAK	L,0-6	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
31	31	May 12	TEX	@	OAK	L,7-8	CG	43	8.2	9	0	0	9	0	1B
32	32	May 13	TEX	@	OAK	W,9-5	CG	46	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
33	33	May 14	TEX		CHW	L,0-4	CG	35	9.0	13	2	0	15	0	1B
34	34	May 15	TEX		CHW	W,6-4	CG	44	11.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
35	35	May 16	TEX		CHW	L,8-15	CG	48	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
36	36	May 17	TEX		SEA	L,9-16	CG	51	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
37	37	May 18	TEX		SEA	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	11	3	0	14	0	1B
38	38	May 19	TEX		SEA	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	8	5	0	13	1	1B
39	39	May 20	TEX		SEA	L,4-7	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
40	40	May 21	TEX		CAL	W,6-4	CG	43	10.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
41	41	May 22	TEX		CAL	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
42	42	May 23	TEX		CAL	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	6	3	0	9	1	1B
43	43	May 24	TEX	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	11	3	0	14	0	1B
44	44	May 25	TEX	@	CLE	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
45	45	May 26	TEX	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
46	46	May 28	TEX	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
47	47	May 29	TEX	@	BOS	L,1-15	CG	49	8.0	7	0	2	9	2	1B
48	48	May 30	TEX	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	52	11.1	13	4	0	17	1	1B
49	49	May 31	TEX	@	MIN	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	50	Jun 1	TEX	@	MIN	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
51	51	Jun 2	TEX	@	MIN	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
52	52	Jun 4	TEX		NYY	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
53	53	Jun 5	TEX		NYY	L,6-9	CG	49	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
54	54	Jun 6	TEX		NYY	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
55	55	Jun 7	TEX		MIN	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
56	56	Jun 8	TEX		MIN	L,2-3	CG	37	10.0	11	2	0	13	2	1B
57	57	Jun 10	TEX		MIN	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
58	58	Jun 11	TEX		CLE	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
59	59	Jun 12	TEX		CLE	L,9-10	GS	41	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
60	60	Jun 13	TEX		CLE	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	6	3	0	9	1	1B
61	61	Jun 14	TEX	@	CAL	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
62	62	Jun 15	TEX	@	CAL	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
63	63	Jun 16	TEX	@	CAL	L,2-5	CG	40	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
64	64	Jun 17	TEX	@	CAL	W,18-2	CG	36	9.0	10	3	0	13	3	1B
65	65	Jun 18	TEX	@	SEA	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	7	2	0	9	3	1B
66	67 (1)	Jun 20	TEX	@	SEA	L,2-13	CG	40	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
67	68	Jun 21	TEX	@	CHW	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
68	69	Jun 22	TEX	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	34	8.2	9	1	0	10	2	1B
69	70	Jun 23	TEX	@	CHW	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
70	71	Jun 26	TEX		OAK	W,10-7	CG	44	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
71	72	Jun 27	TEX		OAK	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
72	73	Jun 28	TEX		KCR	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	10	3	0	13	1	1B
73	74	Jun 29	TEX		KCR	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
74	75	Jun 30	TEX		KCR	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
75	76	Jul 1	TEX	@	DET	W,8-5	CG	45	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
76	77	Jul 2	TEX	@	DET	L,4-6	CG	42	9.2	5	2	0	7	0	1B
77	78	Jul 3	TEX	@	DET	W,11-5	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
78	79	Jul 4	TEX	@	DET	W,8-6	CG	44	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
79	80	Jul 5	TEX	@	MIL	W,5-4	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
80	81	Jul 6	TEX	@	MIL	W,11-1	GS	28	7.0	5	3	0	8	1	1B
81	82	Jul 7	TEX	@	MIL	L,6-7	CG	39	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
82	83	Jul 8	TEX	@	TOR	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
83	84	Jul 9	TEX	@	TOR	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
84	85	Jul 10	TEX	@	TOR	W,10-7	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
85	86	Jul 11	TEX	@	TOR	W,11-6	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	3	1B
86	87	Jul 15	TEX		DET	W,12-7	CG	49	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
87	88	Jul 16	TEX		DET	W,9-6	CG	43	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	1B
88	89	Jul 17	TEX		DET	L,4-6	CG	45	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
89	90	Jul 18	TEX		DET	L,0-2	CG	38	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
90	91	Jul 19	TEX		MIL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
91	92	Jul 20	TEX		MIL	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
92	93	Jul 22	TEX		TOR	L,7-8	CG	46	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
93	94	Jul 23	TEX		TOR	W,6-5	CG	44	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
94	95	Jul 24	TEX		TOR	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
95	96	Jul 25	TEX		TOR	L,7-9	CG	42	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
96	97	Jul 26 (1)	TEX	@	KCR	L,3-12	GS	33	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
97	98	Jul 26 (2)	TEX	@	KCR	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
98	99	Jul 27	TEX	@	KCR	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
99	100	Jul 28	TEX	@	KCR	W,10-3	GS	33	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
100	101	Jul 29	TEX	@	KCR	L,4-9	CG	38	8.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
101	102	Jul 30	TEX	@	OAK	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
102	103	Jul 31	TEX	@	OAK	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
103	104	Aug 1	TEX	@	OAK	L,5-9	CG	41	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
104	105	Aug 2	TEX		CHW	W,9-8	CG	45	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
105	106	Aug 3	TEX		CHW	L,6-11	CG	45	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
106	107	Aug 4	TEX		CHW	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
107	108	Aug 5	TEX		CHW	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
108	109	Aug 6	TEX		SEA	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
109	110	Aug 7	TEX		SEA	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
110	111	Aug 8	TEX		SEA	W,7-1	GF	8	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH 1B
111	112	Aug 10	TEX		CAL	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
112	113	Aug 11	TEX		CAL	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
113	114	Aug 12	TEX		CAL	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
114	115	Aug 13	TEX	@	CLE	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
115	116	Aug 14	TEX	@	CLE	L,5-8	CG	39	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
116	117	Aug 15	TEX	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
117	118	Aug 17 (1)	TEX	@	NYY	L,4-11	CG	43	8.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
118	119	Aug 17 (2)	TEX	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
119	120	Aug 18	TEX	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	4	1B
120	121	Aug 20	TEX	@	BAL	L,5-10	CG	43	8.0	5	1	0	6	2	1B
121	122	Aug 21	TEX	@	BAL	L,5-6	CG	47	11.1	8	2	0	10	1	1B
122	123	Aug 22	TEX	@	BAL	W,11-4	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
123	124	Aug 23	TEX	@	BAL	W,13-6	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
124	125	Aug 24	TEX		BOS	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
125	126	Aug 25	TEX		BOS	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
126	127	Aug 26	TEX		BOS	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
127	128	Aug 27	TEX		BAL	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
128	129	Aug 28	TEX		BAL	W,11-1	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
129	130	Aug 29	TEX		BAL	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
130	131	Aug 30	TEX	@	BOS	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	13	2	0	15	0	1B
131	132	Aug 31	TEX	@	BOS	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
132	133	Sep 1	TEX	@	BOS	W,9-7	CG	59	12.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
133	134	Sep 3	TEX	@	MIN	L,5-9	CG	41	8.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
134	135	Sep 4	TEX	@	MIN	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	12	2	0	14	0	1B
135	136	Sep 5	TEX	@	MIN	L,3-8	CG	37	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
136	137	Sep 6	TEX		NYY	W,8-5	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
137	138	Sep 7	TEX		NYY	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
138	139	Sep 8	TEX		NYY	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	16	0	0	16	1	1B
139	140	Sep 10 (1)	TEX		MIN	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	3	1B
140	141	Sep 10 (2)	TEX		MIN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
141	142	Sep 11	TEX		MIN	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
142	143	Sep 12	TEX		MIN	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
143	144	Sep 13	TEX		CLE	W,12-1	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
144	145	Sep 14	TEX		CLE	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
145	146	Sep 15	TEX		CLE	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
146	147	Sep 17	TEX	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
147	148	Sep 18	TEX	@	CAL	W,9-2	GS	27	7.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
148	149	Sep 19	TEX	@	CAL	L,8-9	CG	45	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
149	150	Sep 20	TEX	@	SEA	W,2-1	CG	41	10.0	11	1	0	12	3	1B
150	152 (1)	Sep 22	TEX	@	SEA	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
151	153	Sep 24	TEX	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	37	8.2	15	1	0	16	0	1B
152	154	Sep 26 (1)	TEX	@	CHW	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
153	155	Sep 26 (2)	TEX	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
154	156	Sep 28 (1)	TEX		OAK	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
155	157	Sep 28 (2)	TEX		OAK	L,3-10	CG	47	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
156	158	Sep 29	TEX		OAK	W,11-6	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
157	159	Sep 30	TEX		OAK	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
158	160	Oct 1	TEX		KCR	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	1B
159	161	Oct 2	TEX		KCR	L,4-7	GS	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
160	162	Oct 3	TEX		KCR	L,1-4	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
							160gm		1395.1	1388	147	5	1540	133