P Howie Palmer #94
Casper Drillers WBL
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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P HOWIE PALMER #94 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
30 30 14-10 0 4.24 204.0 211 9 79 189 1.42 7.8
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/17/1974 FAR Loss, 4-8 X 8.1 11 4 4 4 4 Loss
09/12/1974 TOP Win, 10-1 X 6.0 3 1 1 4 8
09/07/1974 SFC Loss, 1-20 X 5.2 8 8 8 1 5 Loss
09/02/1974 @ CSM Win, 2-0 X 7.0 6 0 0 2 7 Win
08/28/1974 @ RPD Loss, 1-2 X 5.0 6 2 2 2 7 Loss
08/22/1974 CHY Win, 17-7 X 6.2 15 7 7 2 8 Win
08/17/1974 @ GIG Win, 12-1 X 6.0 3 1 1 2 3 Win
08/12/1974 @ PUE Loss, 2-23 X 4.2 9 9 7 6 6 Loss
08/07/1974 BIL Win, 8-3 X 6.0 6 2 2 1 3 Win
08/02/1974 @ TOP Loss, 0-6 X 8.0 9 6 6 3 7 Loss
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/15/1942
Born in:Pittsburgh, PA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:1 Year, None
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1963, 12th Pick in Round 6
WESTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 30 30 14 10 0 4.24 204.0 211 108 96 9 79 189 4 13.3 0 15 50.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 12.97 9.31 8.34 3.49 3.89 1.42 61 7.8 .331        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 326 96 12 5 4 50 41 65 2 3 3 .294 .376 .399 .775      
vs. RHB 477 115 8 2 5 58 38 124 3 6 1 .241 .297 .298 .594      
WESTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 3 3 1 1 0 4.64 21.1 22 14 11 0 7 24  
May 6 6 4 1 0 2.43 40.2 43 13 11 0 15 35  
June 5 5 3 1 0 2.90 40.1 35 17 13 1 14 35  
July 6 6 2 2 0 5.40 38.1 35 24 23 3 16 37  
August 6 6 3 3 0 6.19 36.1 48 27 25 3 16 34  
September 4 4 1 2 0 4.33 27.0 28 13 13 2 11 24  
Career 30 30 14 10 0 4.24 204.0 211 108 96 9 79 189  
Home 17 17 7 7 0 4.82 112.0 119 65 60 6 46 108  
Road 13 13 7 3 0 3.52 92.0 92 43 36 3 33 81  
Grass 30 30 14 10 0 4.24 204.0 211 108 96 9 79 189  
Day 9 9 5 3 0 3.43 65.2 56 26 25 2 18 55  
Night 21 21 9 7 0 4.62 138.1 155 82 71 7 61 134  
As Starter 30 30 14 10 0 4.24 204.0 211 108 96 9 79 189  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1963 Jackson - R 20 12 12 5 5 0 5.42 78.0 103 53 47 4 40 64 1 0 1.83 .382 3.63 2.1 84
1964 Dubuque - R 21 4 0 1 1 0 12.15 6.2 7 10 9 2 7 11 0 0 2.10 .357 7.60 -0.1 47
1964 Jackson - R 21 7 0 0 0 0 2.35 15.1 17 4 4 1 3 13 0 0 1.30 .320 3.36 0.4 209
1964 Total - R 21 11 0 1 1 0 5.32 22.0 24 14 13 3 10 24 0 0 1.55 .328 4.64 0.3 102
1964 Mobile - A 21 1 1 1 0 0 1.12 8.0 7 1 1 0 2 9 0 0 1.12 .318 1.78 0.4 424
1964 Evansville - A 21 1 1 0 0 0 3.38 8.0 6 3 3 2 1 5 0 0 0.88 .190 5.77 0.0 139
1964 Gary - A 21 1 1 0 1 0 1.59 5.2 5 2 1 0 3 5 0 0 1.41 .312 2.84 0.2 299
1964 Total - A 21 2 2 0 1 0 2.63 13.2 11 5 4 2 4 10 0 0 1.10 .243 4.56 0.2 179
1965 Moline - R 22 1 0 0 0 0 27.00 1.2 6 5 5 1 2 1 0 0 4.80 .556 13.68 -0.1 21
1965 St. Cloud - R 22 2 0 0 1 0 11.25 4.0 9 5 5 0 2 3 0 0 2.75 .562 3.48 0.1 48
1965 Alexandria - R 22 4 0 1 0 0 6.75 5.1 8 4 4 0 4 3 0 0 2.25 .381 4.43 0.1 82
1965 Total - R 22 7 0 1 1 0 11.45 11.0 23 14 14 1 8 7 0 0 2.82 .478 5.49 0.1 48
1965 Mobile - A 22 2 2 2 0 0 3.57 17.2 19 7 7 1 7 10 1 0 1.47 .290 4.14 0.4 143
1965 Hartford - A 22 2 2 1 0 0 3.21 14.0 12 5 5 0 10 9 0 0 1.57 .279 3.46 0.3 123
1965 Terre Haute - A 22 1 0 0 0 0 20.25 1.1 3 3 3 1 0 2 0 0 2.25 .500 9.67 -0.1 21
1965 Des Moines - A 22 1 1 1 0 0 0.00 5.0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.20 .263 3.52 0.1 999
1965 Total - A 22 4 3 2 0 0 3.54 20.1 20 8 8 1 11 11 0 0 1.52 .288 3.89 0.3 115
1966 Des Moines - A 23 1 1 0 1 0 7.20 5.0 5 4 4 0 3 2 0 0 1.60 .278 3.71 0.0 45
1966 Dayton - AA 23 27 13 1 1 4 4.02 94.0 102 48 42 2 57 63 0 0 1.69 .329 4.26 0.9 102
1966 Denver - AAA 23 24 5 5 4 5 3.90 62.1 65 29 27 9 18 43 0 0 1.33 .286 4.61 0.2 107
1967 Amarillo - AA 24 10 10 2 5 0 3.36 59.0 49 24 22 6 31 49 0 0 1.36 .269 4.47 0.9 141
1967 Charleston - AAA 24 19 19 5 8 0 3.51 118.0 105 48 46 5 59 64 0 0 1.39 .275 3.41 1.2 89
1968 Charleston - AAA 25 36 24 7 8 2 3.98 158.1 150 78 70 8 106 58 0 0 1.62 .272 4.38 2.6 118
1969 Amarillo - AA 26 4 4 2 1 0 3.47 23.1 26 9 9 3 11 16 0 0 1.59 .324 5.05 -0.0 114
1969 Toledo - AAA 26 37 15 5 7 1 6.03 115.0 130 95 77 7 82 47 0 0 1.84 .307 4.61 1.8 86
1970 Amarillo - AA 27 5 5 3 1 0 2.22 28.1 28 10 7 1 10 21 0 0 1.34 .329 3.20 0.8 207
1970 Toledo - AAA 27 48 0 6 4 7 4.18 75.1 84 36 35 6 40 47 0 0 1.65 .321 4.20 0.5 107
1971 Amarillo - AA 28 20 19 11 3 0 2.68 117.2 107 42 35 8 36 92 0 0 1.22 .288 3.78 3.1 184
1971 Toledo - AAA 28 15 3 3 0 2 1.34 33.2 35 9 5 3 10 19 0 0 1.34 .308 3.75 0.5 319
1972 Roanoke - A 29 2 2 2 0 0 0.53 17.0 7 2 1 0 8 10 1 1 0.88 .146 2.98 0.3 628
1972 Lincoln - A 29 11 11 5 4 0 3.39 66.1 63 31 25 7 27 58 0 0 1.36 .296 3.88 0.9 111
1972 Amarillo - AA 29 13 13 8 4 0 3.29 76.2 76 31 28 3 28 63 0 0 1.36 .319 3.36 2.3 146
1972 Toledo - AAA 29 1 1 0 1 0 5.40 6.2 6 4 4 0 4 5 0 0 1.50 .316 3.29 0.2 83
1973 Roanoke - A 30 6 6 2 3 0 4.60 47.0 48 24 24 8 22 47 3 0 1.49 .310 4.29 0.3 81
1973 Lincoln - A 30 5 5 3 0 0 3.21 28.0 22 10 10 0 14 25 0 0 1.29 .282 2.92 0.8 124
1974 Casper - A 31 30 30 14 10 0 4.24 204.0 211 108 96 9 79 189 4 0 1.42 .331 3.89 7.8 150
Total EA 27 13 1 1 4 4.02 94.0 102 48 42 2 57 63 0 0 1.69 .329 4.26 102.0
Total HL 21 20 9 6 0 3.47 119.1 109 53 46 10 49 97 0 0 1.32 .287 3.78 111.5
Total UL 156 62 26 28 12 4.21 507.0 510 270 237 29 301 240 0 0 1.60 .291 4.12 103.5
Total MAL 2 2 1 0 0 3.21 14.0 12 5 5 0 10 9 0 0 1.57 .279 3.46 122.6
Total SEL 11 11 7 3 0 3.31 89.2 81 34 33 9 39 76 5 1 1.34 .276 3.79 119.2
Total LSA 52 51 26 14 0 2.98 305.0 286 116 101 21 116 241 0 0 1.32 .299 3.85 158.4
Total GSL 23 12 6 5 0 5.02 98.2 128 61 55 5 47 80 1 0 1.77 .373 3.63 92.7
Total WBL 30 30 14 10 0 4.24 204.0 211 108 96 9 79 189 4 0 1.42 .331 3.89 149.7
Total UMVA 7 0 1 2 0 13.86 12.1 22 20 19 3 11 15 0 0 2.68 .487 7.08 40.5
Total CL 24 5 5 4 5 3.90 62.1 65 29 27 9 18 43 0 0 1.33 .286 4.61 107.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1963 Jackson - R P 12 12 3 6 0 9 0 1.000 78.0 1.04 +1.7 1.065
1964 Gary - A P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.2 0.00 -0.0 .000
1964 Evansville - A P 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.1 1.045
1964 Mobile - A P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Jackson - R P 7 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 15.1 0.59 +0.0 1.045
1964 Dubuque - R P 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.2 0.00 -0.2 .000
1965 Terre Haute - A P 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.1 6.75 0.0 .000
1965 Des Moines - A P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Hartford - A P 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 14.0 0.00 +0.0 .000
1965 Mobile - A P 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 17.2 0.51 -0.2 .000
1965 Alexandria - R P 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 5.1 1.69 +0.0 1.047
1965 Moline - R P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 St. Cloud - R P 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 1.083
1966 Denver - AAA P 24 5 5 2 0 7 0 1.000 62.1 1.01 +1.0 1.000
1966 Dayton - AA P 27 13 4 8 0 14 2 .857 94.0 1.15 +1.6 1.019
1966 Des Moines - A P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Charleston - AAA P 19 19 6 14 2 20 0 1.000 118.0 1.53 +2.8 1.012
1967 Amarillo - AA P 10 10 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 59.0 0.92 -0.3 1.287
1968 Charleston - AAA P 36 24 4 22 1 26 0 1.000 158.1 1.48 +1.4 1.171
1969 Toledo - AAA P 37 15 5 15 1 22 2 .909 115.0 1.57 +1.0 .880
1969 Amarillo - AA P 4 4 4 2 0 7 1 .857 23.1 2.31 +0.6 1.292
1970 Toledo - AAA P 48 0 2 8 0 10 0 1.000 75.1 1.19 -0.3 1.149
1970 Amarillo - AA P 5 5 4 4 0 9 1 .889 28.1 2.54 +0.6 .792
1971 Toledo - AAA P 15 3 2 5 2 7 0 1.000 33.2 1.87 +0.2 1.015
1971 Amarillo - AA P 20 19 4 13 0 18 1 .944 117.2 1.30 +1.6 1.118
1972 Toledo - AAA P 1 1 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 6.2 4.05 +0.0 1.001
1972 Amarillo - AA P 13 13 2 8 0 11 1 .909 76.2 1.17 +1.9 1.018
1972 Lincoln - A P 11 11 4 4 1 8 0 1.000 66.1 1.09 +2.5 1.029
1972 Roanoke - A P 2 2 0 3 0 4 1 .750 17.0 1.59 -0.4 .695
1973 Lincoln - A P 5 5 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 28.0 1.29 +1.1 .000
1973 Roanoke - A P 6 6 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 47.0 1.34 -0.2 1.258
1974 Casper - A P 30 30 9 19 3 28 0 1.000 204.0 1.24 -0.8 1.143
TOTAL P 353 206 68 150 10 227 9 .960 1506.1 1.30 +16.0 1.068
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 2; Movement: 2; Control: 2.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 2; Movement: 2; Control: 2.
06/18/1963 Drafted in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 12, 112nd overall pick) by the Pittsburgh Miners, out of college Commonwealth Catholic
07/13/1963 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 2; Control: 2.
07/09/1964 Named the #83 prospect in the FABL
07/28/1964 Released by the Pittsburgh organization.
08/03/1964 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Montreal Saints organization.
10/15/1964 Named the #74 prospect in the FABL
06/18/1965 Released by the Montreal organization.
06/25/1965 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the St. Louis Pioneers organization.
06/28/1965 Released by the St. Louis organization.
07/06/1965 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Kansas City Kings organization.
07/08/1965 Released by the Kansas City organization.
07/16/1965 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Detroit Dynamos organization.
07/17/1965 Released by the Detroit Dynamos.
07/23/1965 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Detroit Dynamos organization.
07/25/1965 Released by the Detroit organization.
07/26/1965 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Minneapolis Millers organization.
08/12/1965 Released by the Minneapolis organization.
08/16/1965 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the St. Louis Pioneers organization.
08/24/1965 Released by the St. Louis organization.
08/30/1965 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Dallas Wranglers organization.
08/31/1965 Injured (hand soreness),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/06/1967 Was traded by the Dallas Wranglers to the Minneapolis Millers, along with LF Joe Bateman, in exchange for RP Sam Helsel.
09/16/1971 Wins the 1971 Championship with the Toledo Tornados!
04/22/1972 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Charleston Seagulls with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/10/1972 Wins the 1972 Heartland League Heartland League Championship Series with the Lincoln Railsplitters!
06/18/1973 Released by the Minneapolis organization.
09/09/1973 Wins the 1973 Heartland League Heartland League Championship Series with the Lincoln Railsplitters!
03/21/1974 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Casper Drillers organization.
04/20/1974 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Casper Drillers development complex.
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