Jim Palmer

James Alvin "Jim" Palmer (born October 15, 1945) is a retired American right-handed pitcher who played all of his 19 years in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Baltimore Orioles (1965–1967, 1969–1984) and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990. Palmer was the winning pitcher in 186 games in the 1970s, a major league record. He also won at least twenty games in each of eight seasons and received three Cy Young Awards and four Gold Gloves during the decade. His 268 career victories are currently an Orioles record. A six-time American League (AL) All-Star, he was also one of the rare pitchers who never allowed a grand slam in any major league contest.

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Selected Jim Palmer film and TV show credits.

Acting Credits

2011

Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend

Himself

2009

Prime 9 (TV Show)

Himself

2008

2008 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - Pre-Game Hall of Fame Ceremony

2004

Retrosexual: The 80's (TV Show)

Himself

2002

The Tim McCarver Show (TV Show)

Himself - Guest

1999

ESPN SportsCentury (TV Show)

Himself

1996

MLB on FOX (TV Show)

Himself

1995

1995 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - Color Commentator

1995

1995 National League Championship Series (TV Show)

Himself - Color Commentator

1993

1993 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - AL Honorary Captain

1988

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

Baseball Announcer

1988

1988 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Pregame Analyst, Himself - Color Commentator

1988

1988 National League Championship Series (TV Show)

Himself - Color Commentator

1986

1986 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - Color Commentator, Pregame Analyst

1985

1985 World Series (TV Show)

Himself - Color Commentator

1984

1984 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - Color Commentator

1984

1984 American League Championship Series (TV Show)

Himself - Color Commentator

1982

1982 American League Championship Series (TV Show)

Himself - Color Commentator

1981

1981 World Series (TV Show)

Himself - Color Commentator

1978

1978 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - AL Pitcher

1978

1978 American League Championship Series (TV Show)

Himself - Color Commentator

1977

1977 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - AL Pitcher

1976

Monday Night Baseball (TV Show)

Himself

1974

1974 American League Championship Series (TV Show)

Himself - Baltimore Orioles Pinch Runner

1972

1972 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - AL Pitcher

1971

1971 World Series (TV Show)

Himself - Baltimore Orioles Pitcher

1971

1971 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - AL Pitcher

1970

1970 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - AL Pitcher

1970

1970 World Series (TV Show)

Himself - Baltimore Orioles Pitcher

Quotes

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List of Jim Palmer quotes.

Losing is no disgrace if you've given your best.

You can't win if nobody catches the ball in the outfield. You're only as good as the team you have behind you.

Your memorabilia becomes more significant. It does put you in a different category.

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Magazine issues featuring Jim Palmer on the cover.

Pitching Stats

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Major League pitching statistics for Jim Palmer.

Year	Team	W-L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1965	BAL	5-4	3.72	27	6	0	0	1	92	75	49	38	56	75
1966	BAL	15-10	3.46	30	30	6	0	0	208	176	83	80	91	147
1967	BAL	3-1	2.94	9	9	2	1	0	49	34	18	16	20	23
1969	BAL	16-4	2.34	26	23	11	6	0	181	131	48	47	64	123
1970	BAL	20-10	2.71	39	39	17	5	0	305	263	98	92	100	199
1971	BAL	20-9	2.68	37	37	20	3	0	282	231	94	84	106	184
1972	BAL	21-10	2.07	36	36	18	3	0	274	219	73	63	70	184
1973	BAL	22-9	2.40	38	37	19	6	1	296	225	86	79	113	158
1974	BAL	7-12	3.27	26	26	5	2	0	178	176	78	65	69	84
1975	BAL	23-11	2.09	39	38	25	10	1	323	253	87	75	80	193
1976	BAL	22-13	2.51	40	40	23	6	0	315	255	101	88	84	159
1977	BAL	20-11	2.91	39	39	22	3	0	319	263	106	103	99	193
1978	BAL	21-12	2.46	38	38	19	6	0	296	246	94	81	97	138
1979	BAL	10-6	3.30	23	22	7	0	0	155	144	66	57	43	67
1980	BAL	16-10	3.98	34	33	4	0	0	224	238	108	99	74	109
1981	BAL	7-8	3.75	22	22	5	0	0	127	117	60	53	46	35
1982	BAL	15-5	3.13	36	32	8	2	1	227	195	85	79	63	103
1983	BAL	5-4	4.23	14	11	0	0	0	76	86	42	36	19	34
1984	BAL	0-3	9.17	5	3	0	0	0	17	22	19	18	17	4
Career		268-152	-	558	521	211	53	4	-	3349	1395	1253	1311	2212

Fielding Stats

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Major League fielding statistics for Jim Palmer.

Year	Team	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%
1965	BAL	29	6	92	6	17	3	1	0.885
1966	BAL	36	30	208	14	26	1	2	0.976
1967	BAL	9	9	49	2	9	0	1	1.000
1969	BAL	27	23	181	7	11	1	1	0.947
1970	BAL	44	39	305	21	42	2	4	0.969
1971	BAL	38	37	282	27	41	5	3	0.932
1972	BAL	36	36	274	14	37	3	4	0.944
1973	BAL	38	37	296	24	35	2	3	0.967
1974	BAL	26	26	178	15	33	1	2	0.980
1975	BAL	39	38	323	30	52	6	7	0.932
1976	BAL	40	40	315	27	49	1	2	0.987
1977	BAL	39	39	319	20	48	2	5	0.971
1978	BAL	38	38	296	27	43	2	5	0.972
1979	BAL	23	22	155	10	23	0	1	1.000
1980	BAL	34	33	224	14	37	2	6	0.962
1981	BAL	22	22	127	12	26	0	2	1.000
1982	BAL	36	32	227	16	37	2	3	0.964
1983	BAL	14	11	76	5	8	1	0	0.929
1984	BAL	5	3	17	1	3	0	1	1.000
Career		573	521	-	292	577	34	53	-

Batting Stats

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Major League batting statistics for Jim Palmer.

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG
1965	BAL	29	26	2	5	0	0	1	3	0	1	10	0.192	0.222	0.308
1966	BAL	36	73	11	7	1	0	1	5	0	3	33	0.096	0.132	0.151
1967	BAL	9	13	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	9	0.077	0.200	0.154
1969	BAL	27	64	5	13	3	0	0	6	0	3	30	0.203	0.235	0.250
1970	BAL	44	113	13	17	0	0	1	9	0	2	48	0.150	0.165	0.177
1971	BAL	38	102	7	20	1	0	0	9	1	3	41	0.196	0.219	0.206
1972	BAL	36	98	12	22	3	1	0	8	0	2	36	0.224	0.240	0.276
1973	BAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1974	BAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1975	BAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1976	BAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1977	BAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1978	BAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1979	BAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1980	BAL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1981	BAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1982	BAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1983	BAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1984	BAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Career		222	489	52	85	9	1	3	41	1	16	207	-	-	-

First Name	Jim
Middle Name	Alvin
Last Name	Palmer
Full Name at Birth	James Alvin Palmer
Other Names	Cakes
Age	67
Date of Birth	October 15, 1945
Birthplace	New York, NY
Height	6' 3" (190 cm)
Weight	190 lbs (86.2 kg)
Star Sign	Libra
Nationality	American
High School	Scottsdale (Scottsdale, AZ)
Occupation	Former Major League Baseball Player
Occupation Category	Baseball
Position	Pitcher
Bats	Right
Throws	Right
MLB Debut	17 April 1965
Last MLB Game	12 May 1984
Hall of Fame	Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1990 (411/444 ballots).

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