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.

1996 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1996 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 2	BAL		KCR	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
2	2	Apr 3	BAL		KCR	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	3	1B
3	3	Apr 4	BAL		KCR	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
4	4	Apr 5	BAL	@	MIN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
5	5	Apr 6	BAL	@	MIN	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
6	6	Apr 7	BAL	@	MIN	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	11	0	1	12	1	1B
7	7	Apr 10	BAL		CLE	W,3-2	CG	37	10.0	17	1	0	18	1	1B
8	8	Apr 11	BAL		CLE	W,14-4	GS	32	8.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
9	9	Apr 12	BAL		MIN	W,3-2	CG	29	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
10	10	Apr 13	BAL		MIN	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
11	11	Apr 14	BAL		MIN	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
12	12	Apr 16	BAL		BOS	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
13	13	Apr 17	BAL		BOS	W,6-5	CG	50	12.0	13	0	1	14	4	1B
14	14	Apr 18	BAL		BOS	L,7-10	CG	40	9.0	6	2	1	9	2	1B
15	15	Apr 19	BAL	@	TEX	L,7-26	CG	55	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
16	16	Apr 20	BAL	@	TEX	L,3-8	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
17	17	Apr 21	BAL	@	TEX	L,6-9	CG	38	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
18	18	Apr 22	BAL	@	CLE	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
19	19	Apr 23	BAL	@	CLE	L,8-9	CG	38	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
20	20	Apr 24	BAL	@	KCR	W,11-8	CG	43	9.0	9	3	0	12	2	1B
21	21	Apr 25	BAL	@	KCR	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
22	22	Apr 26	BAL		TEX	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
23	23	Apr 27	BAL		TEX	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	13	0	1	14	1	1B
24	24	Apr 28	BAL		TEX	L,4-5	CG	47	10.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
25	25	Apr 29	BAL		TEX	W,8-7	CG	47	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
26	26	Apr 30	BAL		NYY	L,10-13	CG	54	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	27	May 1	BAL		NYY	L,6-11	CG	72	15.0	15	2	0	17	1	1B
28	28	May 3	BAL		MIL	W,8-2	CG	31	9.0	15	2	0	17	0	1B
29	29	May 4	BAL		MIL	W,10-5	CG	43	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
30	30	May 5	BAL		MIL	L,1-13	CG	47	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
31	31	May 7	BAL	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
32	32	May 8	BAL	@	CHW	L,2-11	CG	40	8.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
33	33	May 9	BAL	@	CHW	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
34	34	May 10	BAL	@	MIL	W,10-7	CG	49	12.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
35	35	May 11	BAL	@	MIL	W,5-3	CG	39	10.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
36	36	May 12	BAL	@	MIL	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	4	3	0	7	2	1B
37	37	May 13	BAL	@	OAK	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	4	1B
38	38	May 14	BAL	@	OAK	W,9-1	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
39	39	May 17	BAL		SEA	W,14-13	CG	53	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
40	40	May 18	BAL		SEA	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
41	41	May 19	BAL		SEA	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
42	42	May 20	BAL		CAL	W,13-1	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
43	43	May 21	BAL		CAL	L,2-5	CG	35	9.0	14	0	0	14	2	1B
44	44	May 22	BAL		CAL	W,10-5	CG	36	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
45	45	May 24	BAL		OAK	W,5-4	CG	41	10.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
46	46	May 25	BAL		OAK	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
47	47	May 26	BAL		OAK	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
48	48	May 28	BAL	@	SEA	W,12-8	CG	43	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
49	49	May 29	BAL	@	SEA	L,8-9	CG	44	8.2	8	1	0	9	0	1B
50	50	May 31	BAL	@	CAL	L,3-10	CG	40	8.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
51	51	Jun 1	BAL	@	CAL	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
52	52	Jun 2	BAL	@	CAL	W,14-1	GS	22	6.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
53	53	Jun 4	BAL		DET	W,10-7	CG	46	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
54	54	Jun 5	BAL		DET	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
55	55	Jun 6	BAL		DET	W,13-6	CG	44	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
56	56	Jun 7	BAL		CHW	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	15	0	0	15	3	1B
57	57	Jun 8	BAL		CHW	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
58	58	Jun 9	BAL		CHW	L,9-12	CG	48	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
59	59	Jun 10	BAL	@	DET	L,3-8	CG	41	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
60	60	Jun 11	BAL	@	DET	W,12-9	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
61	62 (1)	Jun 13	BAL	@	KCR	L,2-10	CG	43	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
62	63	Jun 14	BAL	@	KCR	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
63	64	Jun 15	BAL	@	KCR	L,6-7	CG	66	15.2	23	1	0	24	2	1B
64	65	Jun 16	BAL	@	KCR	W,13-5	GS	30	7.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
65	66	Jun 17	BAL		TEX	T,1-1	CG	22	6.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
66	67	Jun 18	BAL		TEX	L,0-7	CG	43	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	1B
67	68	Jun 19	BAL		TEX	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
68	69	Jun 20	BAL		TEX	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
69	70	Jun 21	BAL		KCR	W,9-3	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
70	71	Jun 22	BAL		KCR	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	12	0	1	13	0	1B
71	72	Jun 23	BAL		KCR	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	3	1B
72	73	Jun 24	BAL	@	TEX	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
73	74	Jun 25	BAL	@	TEX	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
74	75	Jun 26	BAL	@	TEX	L,5-6	CG	41	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
75	76	Jun 27	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	14	0	0	14	3	1B
76	77	Jun 28	BAL	@	NYY	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
77	78	Jun 29	BAL	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
78	79	Jun 30	BAL	@	NYY	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
79	80	Jul 1	BAL	@	TOR	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
80	81	Jul 2	BAL	@	TOR	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	3	1B
81	82	Jul 3	BAL	@	TOR	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
82	83	Jul 4	BAL		BOS	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
83	84	Jul 5	BAL		BOS	L,3-7	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	3	1B
84	85	Jul 6	BAL		BOS	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
85	86	Jul 7	BAL		BOS	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	12	2	0	14	0	1B
86	87	Jul 11	BAL		NYY	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
87	88	Jul 13 (1)	BAL		NYY	L,2-3	CG	32	9.0	10	1	0	11	3	1B
88	89	Jul 13 (2)	BAL		NYY	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
89	90	Jul 14	BAL		NYY	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	16	0	0	16	4	1B
90	91	Jul 15	BAL		TOR	W,8-6	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
91	92	Jul 16	BAL		TOR	L,0-6	CG	41	9.0	12	2	0	14	2	1B
92	93	Jul 17	BAL		TOR	W,11-10	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
93	94	Jul 18	BAL	@	BOS	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	9	0	1	10	0	1B
94	95	Jul 19	BAL	@	BOS	L,2-13	GS	35	6.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
95	98 (2)	Jul 22	BAL		MIN	L,5-9	CG	39	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
96	99	Jul 23	BAL		MIN	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
97	100	Jul 24	BAL		MIN	L,4-11	GS	43	8.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
98	101	Jul 25	BAL		CLE	L,7-10	CG	45	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
99	102	Jul 26	BAL		CLE	L,9-14	CG	48	9.0	8	1	0	9	3	1B
100	103	Jul 27	BAL		CLE	W,14-2	CG	36	9.0	9	3	0	12	4	1B
101	104	Jul 28	BAL		CLE	L,3-6	CG	58	13.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
102	105	Jul 30	BAL	@	MIN	W,16-4	GS	28	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
103	106	Jul 31	BAL	@	MIN	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
104	107	Aug 1	BAL	@	MIN	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
105	108	Aug 2	BAL	@	CLE	L,1-11	GS	40	7.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
106	109	Aug 3	BAL	@	CLE	W,9-4	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
107	110	Aug 4	BAL	@	CLE	L,2-14	CG	44	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
108	111	Aug 5	BAL	@	CLE	W,13-10	GS	32	7.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
109	112	Aug 6	BAL	@	MIL	W,13-3	CG	33	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
110	113	Aug 7	BAL	@	MIL	W,12-2	CG	35	9.0	13	3	0	16	2	1B
111	114	Aug 8	BAL	@	MIL	W,6-4	CG	42	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
112	115	Aug 9	BAL	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
113	116	Aug 10	BAL	@	CHW	W,13-4	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
114	117	Aug 11	BAL	@	CHW	L,5-8	CG	49	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
115	118	Aug 13	BAL		MIL	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
116	119	Aug 14	BAL		MIL	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
117	120	Aug 15	BAL	@	OAK	W,18-5	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
118	121	Aug 16 (1)	BAL	@	OAK	W,14-3	CG	34	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
119	122	Aug 16 (2)	BAL	@	OAK	W,5-4	CG	46	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
120	123	Aug 17	BAL	@	OAK	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
121	124	Aug 18	BAL	@	OAK	L,6-9	CG	42	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
122	125	Aug 20	BAL		SEA	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
123	126	Aug 21	BAL		SEA	W,10-5	CG	39	9.0	9	3	0	12	0	1B
124	127	Aug 22	BAL		SEA	L,3-10	CG	43	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
125	128	Aug 23	BAL		CAL	L,0-2	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
126	129	Aug 24	BAL		CAL	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
127	130	Aug 25	BAL		CAL	L,0-13	CG	50	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
128	131	Aug 26	BAL		OAK	W,12-11	CG	46	10.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
129	132	Aug 27	BAL		OAK	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
130	133	Aug 28	BAL		OAK	L,0-3	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
131	134	Aug 29	BAL	@	SEA	L,6-9	CG	43	8.2	6	2	0	8	1	1B
132	135	Aug 30	BAL	@	SEA	W,5-2	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
133	136	Aug 31	BAL	@	SEA	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
134	137	Sep 1	BAL	@	SEA	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
135	138	Sep 2	BAL	@	CAL	W,12-8	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
136	139	Sep 3	BAL	@	CAL	L,2-10	GS	40	7.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
137	140	Sep 4	BAL	@	CAL	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	11	3	0	14	1	1B
138	141	Sep 6	BAL		DET	L,4-5	CG	46	12.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
139	142	Sep 7	BAL		DET	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
140	143	Sep 8	BAL		DET	W,6-2	CG	31	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
141	144	Sep 9	BAL		DET	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
142	145	Sep 10	BAL		CHW	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
143	146	Sep 11	BAL		CHW	W,7-6	CG	44	10.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
144	147	Sep 12	BAL		CHW	L,3-11	CG	45	9.0	12	0	1	13	0	1B
145	148	Sep 13	BAL	@	DET	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	11	1	1	13	1	1B
146	149	Sep 14	BAL	@	DET	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
147	150	Sep 15	BAL	@	DET	W,16-6	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
148	151	Sep 18	BAL	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	39	9.2	14	0	0	14	3	1B
149	152	Sep 19 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	L,3-9	CG	46	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
150	153	Sep 19 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	W,10-9	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
151	154	Sep 20	BAL		TOR	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
152	155	Sep 21	BAL		TOR	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
153	156	Sep 22	BAL		TOR	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	9	2	0	11	2	1B
154	157	Sep 23	BAL		MIL	L,7-8	CG	45	10.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
155	158	Sep 24	BAL	@	BOS	L,8-13	CG	40	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
156	159	Sep 25	BAL	@	BOS	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
157	160	Sep 26	BAL	@	TOR	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	7	3	0	10	0	1B
158	161	Sep 27	BAL	@	TOR	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
159	162	Sep 28	BAL	@	TOR	W,3-2	CG	38	10.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
							159gm		1418.2	1383	119	8	1510	157