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Clarence Palm

Q: When was Clarence Palm born?

Clarence Palm was born on October 27, 1907.

Q: Where was Clarence Palm born?

Clarence Palm was born in Georgetown, TX .

Q: How tall was Clarence Palm?

Clarence Palm was 5-11 (180 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Clarence Palm weigh when playing?

Clarence Palm weighed 176 lbs (79 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Clarence Palm play?

Clarence Palm played 19 seasons.

Q: Is Clarence Palm in the Hall of Fame?

Clarence Palm has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many hits did Clarence Palm have?

Clarence Palm had 424 hits over his career.

Q: How many home runs did Clarence Palm have?

Clarence Palm had 50 home runs over his career.

Q: What was Clarence Palm's average?

Clarence Palm had a .292 average over his career.

Q: How many teams has Clarence Palm played for?

Clarence Palm played for 13 teams; the Birmingham Black Barons, St. Louis Stars, Detroit Stars, Chicago American Giants, Homestead Grays, Akron Grays, Cleveland Giants, Indianapolis ABCs/Detroit Stars, Pittsburgh Crawfords, Brooklyn Eagles, New York Black Yankees, Philadelphia Stars and Homestead Grays.

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 176lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: October 27, 1907 in Georgetown, TX us

Died: April 21, 1969 in New York, NY

Buried: Rosehill Cemetery, Linden, NJ

Debut: 1927 (6,457th in major league history)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1927 season

Full Name: Clarence Palm

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.7

1451

424

.292

208

RBI

285

OBP

.345

SLG

.463

OPS

.808

OPS+

116

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1927	19	BBB	NNL	54	164	156	22	44	5	3	8	27	2		8		.282	.317	.506	.823	120	79		0				2
1928	20	SLS	NNL	41	116	109	19	35	4	1	7	21	0		7		.321	.362	.569	.931	151	62		0				2
1929	21	SLS	NNL	65	213	201	36	67	13	3	16	62	3		12		.333	.371	.667	1.038	165	134		0				*2
1930	22	DS	NNL	48	150	143	25	43	7	2	5	32	5		7		.301	.333	.483	.816	118	69		0				2
1931	23	DS	NNL	42	172	161	23	50	9	1	3	32	3		10		.311	.351	.435	.786	119	70		0	1			*2
1932	24	TOT	MLB	5	14	14	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		.143	.143	.143	.286	-15	2		0	0			/2
1932	24	HG	EWL	3	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		.200	.200	.200	.400	10	1		0	0			/2
1932	24	CAG	NSL	2	9	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		.111	.111	.111	.222	-30	1		0	0			/2
1933	25	TOT	NN2	22	79	75	7	21	4	3	1	12	0		3		.280	.308	.453	.761	105	34		0	1			*2/7
1933	25	ID	NN2	12	42	41	3	12	3	1	0	6	0		1		.293	.310	.415	.724	96	17		0	0			2/7
1933	25	AG	NN2	9	33	30	3	8	1	2	1	5	0		2		.267	.313	.533	.846	126	16		0	1			/2
1933	25	CG	NN2	1	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		0		.250	.250	.250	.500	37	1		0	0			/2
1934	26	PC	NN2	11	29	28	3	7	1	2	1	6	0		1		.250	.276	.536	.812	124	15		0	0			/29
1935	27	BE	NN2	41	142	130	22	37	5	2	3	27	2		11		.285	.340	.423	.764	92	55		0	1			*2
1936	28	NBY	NN2	23	65	57	12	20	2	0	1	11	6		5		.351	.413	.439	.851	117	25		1	2			2

1938	30	NBY	NN2	16	60	54	8	12	5	0	2	11	0		4		.222	.276	.426	.702	83	23		0	2			2
1939	31	TOT	NN2	21	67	64	6	16	0	1	0	7	0		3		.250	.284	.281	.565	53	18						2
1939	31	NBY	NN2	8	25	24	2	7	0	1	0	3	0		1		.292	.320	.375	.695	88	9						/2
1939	31	PS	NN2	13	42	40	4	9	0	0	0	4	0		2		.225	.262	.225	.487	33	9						2
1940	32	PS	NN2	22	68	56	6	18	1	0	1	10	0		10		.321	.424	.393	.817	114	22	1	0	2		0	2
1941	33	TOT	NN2	19	65	53	7	16	2	0	1	4	1		11		.302	.422	.396	.818	132	21	0	0	1		0	2
1941	33	PS	NN2	15	51	40	6	13	1	0	1	3	1		10		.325	.460	.425	.885	151	17	0	0	1		0	2
1941	33	HG	NN2	4	14	13	1	3	1	0	0	1	0		1		.231	.286	.308	.593	67	4	0	0	0		0	/2
1942	34	PS	NN2	21	67	58	6	15	4	0	1	14	0		9		.259	.358	.379	.738	116	22			0			2
1943	35	NBY	NN2	9	24	20	0	5	0	0	0	1	0		2		.250	.318	.250	.568	54	5		0	2	0		/2
1944	36	PS	NN2	16	40	34	1	5	0	0	0	4	0		3		.147	.216	.147	.363	-2	5	0	0	3			/27
1945	37	TOT	NN2	7	24	18	3	5	0	0	0	2	0		5		.278	.435	.278	.713	101	5		0	1		0	/2
1945	37	PS	NN2	3	10	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		3		.167	.444	.167	.611	74	1		0	1		0	/2
1945	37	NBY	NN2	4	14	12	2	4	0	0	0	2	0		2		.333	.429	.333	.762	114	4		0	0		0	/2
1946	38	NBY	NN2	12	24	20	1	6	0	0	0	2	0		4		.300	.417	.300	.717	101	6		0	0		0	/2
19 Yrs				495	1583	1451	208	424	62	18	50	285	22		115		.292	.345	.463	.808	116	672	1	1	16	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	518	475	68	139	20	6	16	93	7		38		.292	.345	.463	.808	116	220
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
NBY (6 yrs)				72	212	187	25	54	7	1	3	30	6		18		.289	.354	.385	.739	96	72		1	6	0	0
PS (6 yrs)				90	278	234	24	61	6	0	3	35	1		37		.261	.362	.325	.686	90	76		0	7		0
HG (2 yrs)				7	19	18	2	4	1	0	0	1	0		1		.222	.263	.278	.541	52	5		0	0		0
DS (2 yrs)				90	322	304	48	93	16	3	8	64	8		17		.306	.343	.457	.800	119	139		0	1
SLS (2 yrs)				106	329	310	55	102	17	4	23	83	3		19		.329	.368	.632	1.000	160	196		0
AG (1 yr)				9	33	30	3	8	1	2	1	5	0		2		.267	.313	.533	.846	126	16		0	1
BBB (1 yr)				54	164	156	22	44	5	3	8	27	2		8		.282	.317	.506	.823	120	79		0
PC (1 yr)				11	29	28	3	7	1	2	1	6	0		1		.250	.276	.536	.812	124	15		0	0
CAG (1 yr)				2	9	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		.111	.111	.111	.222	-30	1		0	0
BE (1 yr)				41	142	130	22	37	5	2	3	27	2		11		.285	.340	.423	.764	92	55		0	1
CG (1 yr)				1	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0		0		.250	.250	.250	.500	37	1		0	0
ID (1 yr)				12	42	41	3	12	3	1	0	6	0		1		.293	.310	.415	.724	96	17		0	0

NN2 (13 yrs)				240	754	667	82	183	24	8	11	111	9		71		.274	.345	.384	.729	95	256		1	15	0	0
NNL (5 yrs)				250	815	770	125	239	38	10	39	174	13		44		.310	.348	.538	.885	136	414		0	1
NSL (1 yr)				2	9	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		.111	.111	.111	.222	-30	1		0	0
EWL (1 yr)				3	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		.200	.200	.200	.400	10	1		0	0

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Clarence Palm born?

Clarence Palm was born on October 27, 1907.

Where was Clarence Palm born?

Clarence Palm was born in Georgetown, TX.

How tall was Clarence Palm?

Clarence Palm was 5-11 (180 cm) tall.

How much did Clarence Palm weigh when playing?

Clarence Palm weighed 176 lbs (79 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Clarence Palm play?

Clarence Palm played 19 seasons.

Is Clarence Palm in the Hall of Fame?

Clarence Palm has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Clarence Palm play?

Clarence Palm was a Catcher.

How many hits did Clarence Palm have?

Clarence Palm had 424 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Clarence Palm have?