Paul LaPalme

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)

Born: December 14, 1923 in Springfield, MA us

Died: February 7, 2010 in Leominster, MA

Buried: St. Leo Cemetery, Leominster, MA

Debut: May 28, 1951 (Age 27-165d, 8,403rd in MLB history)
vs. STL 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER, L

Last Game: August 28, 1957 (Age 33-257d)
vs. NYY 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season

Full Name: Paul Edmore LaPalme

Nicknames: Lefty

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.8

W

L

ERA

4.42

G

253

GS

SV

IP

616.1

SO

277

WHIP

1.488

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1946	22	NYG-min	D	20	2	.909	3.16	27			20	1		191.0	195	85	67		55		181	0	0	10				1.309	9.2		2.6	8.5	3.29	BRS APPY
1947	23	NYG-min	B,A	13	6	.684	3.72	33			13	2		167.0	167	84	69		55		99	0	1	6				1.329	9.0		3.0	5.3	1.80	TRE,JCK ISLG,SALL
1948	24	NYG-min	B	13	8	.619	3.00	23						159.0	141	60	53		62									1.277	8.0		3.5			TRE ISLG
1949	25	BSN-min	A	14	13	.519	2.90	31	27		19	2		211.0	175	96	68		79		162	2	1	6				1.204	7.5		3.4	6.9	2.05	HFD EL
1950	26	PIT-min	AA,AAA	10	7	.588	3.00	40	0		0	0		111.0	96	43	37		35		27	0	0	0				1.180	7.8		2.8	2.2	0.77	NOR,INA SOUA,AA
1951	27	PIT-min	AA,AAA	3	3	.500	3.71	10			2			51.0	47	21	21	4	18		18	0	0	0				1.275	8.3	0.7	3.2	3.2	1.00	NOR,INA SOUA,AA
1951	27	PIT	NL	1	5	.167	6.29	22	8	8	1	1	0	54.1	79	48	38	6	31	2	24	1	1	3	272	67	4.80	2.025	13.1	1.0	5.1	4.0	0.77
1952	28	PIT-min	Opn	6	1	.857	1.29	9	7		6	3		56.0	36	12	8		14		38	0	1	2				0.893	5.8		2.3	6.1	2.71	HOL PCL
1952	28	PIT	NL	1	2	.333	3.92	31	2	16	0	0	0	59.2	56	33	26	6	37	4	25	1	0	5	265	102	4.77	1.559	8.4	0.9	5.6	3.8	0.68
1953	29	PIT	NL	8	16	.333	4.59	35	24	7	7	1	2	176.1	191	107	90	20	64	1	86	0	0	9	777	97	4.18	1.446	9.7	1.0	3.3	4.4	1.34
1954	30	PIT	NL	4	10	.286	5.52	33	15	7	2	0	0	120.2	147	79	74	15	54	2	57	0	1	8	552	75	4.41	1.666	11.0	1.1	4.0	4.3	1.06
1955	31	STL	NL	4	3	.571	2.75	56	0	18	0	0	2	91.2	76	36	28	10	34	9	39	1	1	1	378	147	4.08	1.200	7.5	1.0	3.3	3.8	1.15
1956	32	TOT	MLB	5	5	.500	3.93	41	2	17	0	0	2	73.1	61	34	32	9	33	2	27	0	0	4	311	104	4.58	1.282	7.5	1.1	4.1	3.3	0.82
1956	32	TOT	NL	2	4	.333	6.51	12	2	3	0	0	0	27.2	30	20	20	7	6	0	4	0	0	2	118	62	6.02	1.301	9.8	2.3	2.0	1.3	0.67
1956	32	STL	NL	0	0		81.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	4	6	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	8	7	11.37	9.000	54.0	0.0	27.0	0.0	0.00
1956	32	CIN	NL	2	4	.333	4.67	11	2	3	0	0	0	27.0	26	14	14	7	4	0	4	0	0	0	110	85	5.89	1.111	8.7	2.3	1.3	1.3	1.00
1956	32	CHW	AL	3	1	.750	2.36	29	0	14	0	0	2	45.2	31	14	12	2	27	2	23	0	0	2	193	174	3.71	1.270	6.1	0.4	5.3	4.5	0.85
1957	33	CHW	AL	1	4	.200	3.35	35	0	21	0	0	7	40.1	35	16	15	5	19	1	19	1	0	3	169	113	4.61	1.339	7.8	1.1	4.2	4.2	1.00
1958	34	LAD-CHW-min	AAA					36																										STP,INA AA
1959	35	LAD-min	AAA	5	5	.500	2.57	28	6		4	0		84.0	72	29	24	4	22	9	36	0	0	3				1.119	7.7	0.4	2.4	3.9	1.64	MTL IL
7 Yrs				24	45	.348	4.42	253	51	94	10	2	13	616.1	645	353	303	71	272	21	277	4	3	33	2724	95	4.40	1.488	9.4	1.0	4.0	4.0	1.02
162 Game Avg.				5	10	.348	4.42	57	11	21	2	0	3	138	144	79	68	16	61	5	62	1	1	7	609	95	4.40	1.488	9.4	1.0	4.0	4.0	1.02

PIT (4 yrs)				14	33	.298	4.99	121	49	38	10	2	2	411.0	473	267	228	47	186	9	192	2	2	25	1866	86	4.42	1.603	10.4	1.0	4.1	4.2	1.03
STL (2 yrs)				4	3	.571	3.31	57	0	18	0	0	2	92.1	80	42	34	10	36	9	39	1	1	3	386	123	4.13	1.256	7.8	1.0	3.5	3.8	1.08
CHW (2 yrs)				4	5	.444	2.83	64	0	35	0	0	9	86.0	66	30	27	7	46	3	42	1	0	5	362	140	4.13	1.302	6.9	0.7	4.8	4.4	0.91
CIN (1 yr)				2	4	.333	4.67	11	2	3	0	0	0	27.0	26	14	14	7	4	0	4	0	0	0	110	85	5.89	1.111	8.7	2.3	1.3	1.3	1.00

NL (6 yrs)				20	40	.333	4.68	189	51	59	10	2	4	530.1	579	323	276	64	226	18	235	3	3	28	2362	90	4.44	1.518	9.8	1.1	3.8	4.0	1.04
AL (2 yrs)				4	5	.444	2.83	64	0	35	0	0	9	86.0	66	30	27	7	46	3	42	1	0	5	362	140	4.13	1.302	6.9	0.7	4.8	4.4	0.91

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