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Joe Jackson League
4-1-2062
Bill Palmer Right Field
Retired (1964, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .247 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .664 Status Deceased (1998) Option Years 0  
H 350 Age at Death 69 Date of Birth 10-15-1929
HR 26 Drafted Round 2, Pick 22
(1953)
Majors Svc Time 5 years
(143 games)
RBI 164
SB 31
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R Power vs. L C- Velocity C-   Mentor vR A+
Speed Bunt Control   Mentor vL B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (99.0%) Arm WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1953 CLE
63
217
28
55
6
3
4
29
20
40 0 2
1
2 2
.678
.314
.364
.111
.253
1954 CLE
55
104
17
29
6
1
2
12
13
16 1 0
2
1 1
.778
.364
.413
.135
.279
1956 BAL-NYA
13
30
4
8
1
0
1
6
2
3 0 1
1
0 1
.703
.303
.400
.133
.267
1960 BAL-PHI
57
87
8
25
7
1
2
8
7
16 0 0
1
3 0
.800
.340
.460
.172
.287
1961 WAS
124
396
38
93
19
1
8
49
29
86 0 1
11
7 1
.635
.286
.348
.114
.235
1962 WAS
81
261
34
74
11
3
6
33
17
31 1 0
8
2 3
.747
.330
.418
.134
.284
1963 WAS
90
271
23
57
8
1
3
27
23
49 0 0
7
4 5
.553
.272
.280
.070
.210
1964 WAS
21
51
6
9
0
1
0
0
9
7 0 0
0
0 0
.516
.300
.216
.039
.176
Total
504
1417
158
350
58
11
26
164
120
248 2 4
31
19 13
.664
.306
.359
.112
.247
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1964-11-01Bill Palmer has retired from the Washington Halos
1964-07-03The Washington Halos have promoted Bill Ruiz to the major league team. The Washington Halos have designated Bill Palmer for assignment.
1961-04-05The Washington Halos have acquired Bill Palmer from the waiver wire.
1961-04-05The Washington Halos have demoted Milo Hargrove to the minor leagues.
1961-03-01The Philadelphia Cheetahs have promoted Chris Williamson to the major league team. The Philadelphia Cheetahs have designated Bill Palmer for assignment.
1960-04-15The Philadelphia Cheetahs have acquired Bill Palmer from the waiver wire.
1960-04-15The Philadelphia Cheetahs have demoted Marv Gorecki to the minor leagues.
1960-04-10The Baltimore Saints have promoted Leo "Thriller" Smith to the major league team. The Baltimore Saints have designated Bill Palmer for assignment.
1960-04-03The Baltimore Saints have promoted Bill Palmer to the major league team. The Baltimore Saints have designated Gene Schutz for assignment.
1960-04-03The Baltimore Saints have acquired Bill Palmer from the waiver wire.
1958-10-03The New York Sappers have waived Bill Palmer.
1956-09-08The New York Sappers have acquired Bill Palmer from the waiver wire.
1956-06-17The Baltimore Saints have waived Bill Palmer.
1956-05-27The Baltimore Saints have promoted Timmy Midlin to the major league team. The Baltimore Saints have sent Bill Palmer to the minors.
1956-03-03The Baltimore Saints have promoted Bill Palmer to the major league team.
1955-06-20The Baltimore Saints have acquired Bill Palmer from the waiver wire.
1955-06-15The Cleveland Knights have waived Bill Palmer.
1955-03-03The Cleveland Knights have sent Bill Palmer to the minors. The Cleveland Knights have sent Doc Robertson to the minors.
1953-07-13The Cleveland Knights have promoted Bill Palmer to the major league team.