NAME : Rafael Palmeiro
NICKNAME :
ORIGIN : HAVANA,,CUBA
BIRTHDAY : 9/24/1937
AGE : 33
HEIGHT : 6"0
WEIGHT : 188
POSITION : First Base
BATS : Left
THROWS : Left
CONTRACT : $900,000 through 1974
DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
LOYALTY : Minimal
TEAM LEADER : None at all
CONSISTENCY : Normal
CLUTCH PERFORMANCE : Normal
INJURY RATING : Normal
DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
Range at First Base : B (Fielding Pct. : .994)
Range at Leftfield : E (Fielding Pct. : .993)
Range at Rightfield : E (Fielding Pct. : .993)
Outfield Arm : D
OFFENSIVE RATINGS :
Speed : B
Stealing Ability : B
Sacrifice Bunt : C
Bunt for Hit : E
Hitter Type : Normal
Getting Hits : 8 (VS. RHP : 8, VS. LHP : 7, Talent Good)
Hitting Doubles : 6 (VS. RHP : 6, VS. LHP : 6, Talent Good)
Hitting Homeruns : 12 (VS. RHP : 12, VS. LHP : 12, Talent Brilliant)
Getting BB's : 6 (VS. RHP : 6, VS. LHP : 6, Talent Average)
Avoiding Strikeouts : 6 (VS. RHP : 6, VS. LHP : 6, Talent Good)
BATTING STATS :
Category AVG HR RBI AB H 2B 3B R SB CS BB K OBP SLG
Overall .273 32 96 598 163 29 4 96 19 5 62 110 .338 .495
vs RHP .293 23 67 413 121 23 3 63 11 4 45 71 .357 .530
vs LHP .227 9 29 185 42 6 1 33 8 1 17 39 .296 .416
At Home .267 17 49 300 80 8 1 46 8 0 28 64 .329 .470
Away .279 15 47 298 83 21 3 50 11 5 34 46 .347 .520
R.I.S.P. .315 7 62 127 40 3 0 0 0 0 25 14 .404 .504
Pinch Hitting .167 0 0 6 1 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 .375 .167
Close/Late .261 4 5 69 18 4 0 9 0 0 10 18 .354 .493
This Week .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Last Week .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Apr/Mar .346 6 13 81 28 1 1 17 3 1 8 18 .400 .605
May .306 8 24 111 34 12 0 21 3 3 16 17 .388 .631
June .218 5 11 101 22 1 1 14 3 0 11 21 .289 .396
July .323 5 18 93 30 4 0 18 4 0 6 14 .360 .527
August .226 2 15 106 24 7 1 11 2 0 12 21 .303 .368
Sep/Oct .236 6 15 106 25 4 1 15 4 1 9 19 .303 .462
CAREER STATS :
YEAR AVG HR RBI G AB H 2B 3B R SB CS BB K OBP SLG TEAMS
1959 .275 25 93 159 619 170 36 7 75 16 2 57 100 .336 .477 Wic
1960 .264 21 93 160 599 158 41 8 96 9 3 72 90 .343 .464 Wic
1961 .282 25 95 158 617 174 39 9 100 17 5 73 93 .358 .496 Wic
1962 .297 31 104 159 620 184 42 2 101 16 4 80 77 .377 .521 Wic,JC
1963 .295 44 115 159 603 178 33 2 110 20 5 81 92 .379 .575 Wic
1964 .301 44 162 159 621 187 43 7 131 22 4 90 93 .390 .605 Wic,JC
1965 .284 49 135 160 640 182 33 4 122 13 5 76 100 .360 .578 Wic,JC
1966 .308 48 148 159 597 184 35 8 130 24 3 82 101 .392 .635 Wic,JC
1967 .339 60 154 161 607 206 37 6 124 18 4 72 70 .409 .717 Wic,JC
1968 .285 54 145 161 617 176 35 4 126 24 3 81 100 .368 .618 Wic,JC
1969 .296 29 118 161 609 180 26 6 94 23 6 78 88 .376 .501 Wic
Total AB : 7347
Total AVG : .292
Total Hits: 2142
Total HR : 462
Total RBI : 1458
Total Runs: 1305
Total SB : 221
PLAYER HISTORY
Had first career hit (double) on 4/6/1959, off Fergie Jenkins (ALB)
Hit first career homerun on 4/10/1959, off Bob Harmon (NWK)
Drove in 6 runs against Providence on 8/22/1959
Won Circuit Rookie Award in 1959, hitting .275 with 25 HR, 93 RBI
Drove in 6 runs against New Haven on 4/26/1962
Drove in 6 runs against Memphis on 6/14/1962
Was selected to the 1962 Allstar game
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Newark on 9/8/1963
Hit 3 homeruns against Newark, driving in 5 runs on 9/18/1963
Drove in 6 runs against Charlotte on 6/19/1964
Was selected to the 1964 Allstar game
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1964, hitting .351 with 12 HR, 36 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1964, hitting .371 with 8 HR, 37 RBI
Sets a new season JC-Record for RBI with 155 on 9/18/1964
Drove in 6 runs against El Paso on 4/15/1965
Was selected to the 1965 Allstar game
Won Circuit Championship with Wichita in 1965
Hit 3 homeruns against Providence, driving in 7 runs on 5/8/1966
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1966, hitting .316 with 12 HR, 27 RBI
Was selected to the 1966 Allstar game
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1966, hitting .369 with 13 HR, 33 RBI
Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1966, hitting .308 with 48 HR, 148 RBI
Had 5 hits with 8 RBI against New Haven on 5/1/1967
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1967, hitting .351 with 11 HR, 24 RBI
Was selected to the 1967 Allstar game
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1967, hitting .376 with 6 HR, 26 RBI
Drove in 7 runs against Phoenix on 8/26/1967
Sets a new season JC-Record for HR with 51 on 9/6/1967
Had 21-game hitting streak snapped on 9/15/1967
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1967, hitting .380 with 11 HR, 28 RBI
Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1967, hitting .339 with 60 HR, 154 RBI
Was selected to the 1968 Allstar game
Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1968, hitting .285 with 54 HR, 145 RBI
Drove in 7 runs against Daytona on 6/20/1969
Had 2000th career hit on 4/22/1970, off Karl Spooner (LAV)
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1970, hitting .346 with 6 HR, 13 RBI
Was selected to the 1970 Allstar game
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