3B Billy Palmer #11
Age: 38 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
3B BILLY PALMER #11 - AGE: 38 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:04/02/1936
Born in:Brunswick, MD
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1957, 7th Pick in Round 11
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1957 Waterloo - R 21 9 8 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 .375 .500 .375 .875 121 145 0.0
1957 Tacoma - A 21 36 148 45 10 1 1 9 21 4 3 0 25 0 1 .304 .335 .405 .741 117 118 0.3
1957 Cedar Rapids - A 21 6 25 8 1 0 2 4 6 3 0 0 5 0 0 .320 .393 .600 .993 165 161 0.3
1958 Cedar Rapids - A 22 134 478 113 18 6 8 45 59 83 1 5 88 6 4 .236 .347 .349 .697 92 96 1.2
1959 Cedar Rapids - A 23 24 83 23 3 1 2 12 8 17 0 1 13 0 1 .277 .396 .410 .806 119 127 0.5
1959 Oklahoma City - AA 23 109 384 76 17 2 4 32 42 51 0 3 64 13 3 .198 .290 .284 .574 65 58 0.4
1960 Cedar Rapids - A 24 44 159 45 7 1 6 20 25 25 1 3 29 2 0 .283 .378 .453 .830 121 127 1.0
1960 Oklahoma City - AA 24 93 347 81 12 4 3 30 37 36 3 2 66 10 3 .233 .309 .317 .626 80 75 1.2
1961 Cedar Rapids - A 25 72 274 67 9 1 8 28 39 42 2 1 41 1 2 .245 .348 .372 .720 94 96 1.2
1961 Oklahoma City - AA 25 64 226 56 9 2 7 28 27 24 1 4 46 2 0 .248 .318 .398 .716 96 94 0.6
1962 Cedar Rapids - A 26 57 217 56 6 1 7 26 26 36 4 1 29 1 1 .258 .372 .392 .764 103 107 0.7
1962 Fort Wayne - AAA 26 85 283 70 13 4 4 36 24 28 0 3 39 2 2 .247 .312 .364 .676 83 85 1.0
1963 Fort Wayne - AAA 27 88 124 31 8 1 3 15 19 12 2 0 21 1 1 .250 .326 .403 .729 97 99 0.5
1964 Oklahoma City - AA 28 39 68 21 4 0 1 6 5 7 0 1 20 0 0 .309 .368 .412 .780 116 116 0.4
1964 Fort Wayne - AAA 28 41 43 9 2 0 1 3 5 6 1 0 10 0 0 .209 .320 .326 .646 75 82 0.0
1965 Austin - AA 29 55 129 29 4 0 3 19 18 28 0 1 27 4 2 .225 .361 .326 .686 91 92 0.3
1965 Oklahoma City - AAA 29 52 50 10 2 0 1 3 5 8 0 0 8 2 1 .200 .310 .300 .610 66 68 -0.0
1966 Tacoma - A 30 71 264 87 22 0 13 43 46 18 6 0 43 4 3 .330 .385 .561 .946 156 165 3.2
1966 Cedar Rapids - A 30 44 108 25 3 1 3 15 20 20 3 1 21 1 2 .231 .364 .361 .725 114 125 0.9
1966 Austin - AA 30 6 8 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 2 0 1 .375 .583 .625 1.208 230 236 0.2
1967 Tacoma - A 31 108 237 62 13 0 9 40 36 62 5 2 62 5 4 .262 .422 .430 .852 135 125 1.8
1967 Cedar Rapids - A 31 24 54 9 0 0 0 6 4 9 0 0 11 1 1 .167 .286 .167 .452 35 29 -0.4
1968 Tacoma - A 32 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 1.000 1.667 364 356 0.1
1968 Cedar Rapids - A 32 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 202 408 0.0
1969 Springfield - A 33 18 32 7 2 0 0 4 5 6 1 0 5 0 1 .219 .359 .281 .640 96 85 0.1
Total HL 424 1430 353 49 11 36 161 192 242 12 12 242 12 12 .247 .358 .372 .730 100 104
Total COW 218 651 195 46 1 23 95 103 85 14 2 130 9 8 .300 .391 .479 .870 140 140
Total LSA 366 1162 266 46 9 18 116 129 150 4 11 225 29 9 .229 .317 .330 .647 83 79
Total UMVA 9 8 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 .375 .500 .375 .875 121 145
Total CL 266 500 120 25 5 9 57 53 54 3 3 78 5 4 .240 .316 .364 .680 84 86
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1957 Waterloo - R 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Cedar Rapids - A 3B 4 4 0 5 2 7 2 .714 35.0 1.29 -0.8 .733
1957 Tacoma - A 3B 12 11 11 18 3 30 1 .967 100.0 2.61 -1.2 .925
1957 Waterloo - R 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Cedar Rapids - A SS 2 2 7 3 0 10 0 1.000 16.0 5.62 +0.3 1.001
1957 Tacoma - A SS 14 13 16 47 3 65 2 .969 115.1 4.92 -2.1 .908
1957 Waterloo - R SS 2 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 4.0 9.00 +0.1 .991
1957 Waterloo - R LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Tacoma - A CF 11 11 19 1 0 20 0 1.000 94.0 1.91 -2.8 .844
1958 Cedar Rapids - A 1B 1 1 12 0 1 12 0 1.000 8.0 13.50 +0.2 1.042
1958 Cedar Rapids - A 3B 73 73 55 112 18 177 10 .944 635.2 2.36 -2.1 .957
1958 Cedar Rapids - A SS 43 39 83 96 24 186 7 .962 343.0 4.70 -4.0 .941
1958 Cedar Rapids - A CF 18 15 44 0 0 45 1 .978 135.0 2.93 -1.5 .945
1959 Oklahoma City - AA 1B 1 1 11 0 2 11 0 1.000 9.0 11.00 -0.3 .000
1959 Cedar Rapids - A 1B 2 2 16 2 1 18 0 1.000 17.0 9.53 +0.4 1.035
1959 Oklahoma City - AA 3B 97 95 79 183 15 273 11 .960 824.0 2.86 +6.7 1.013
1959 Cedar Rapids - A 3B 15 15 10 28 2 40 2 .950 128.0 2.67 +0.3 .999
1959 Oklahoma City - AA SS 7 7 9 19 3 28 0 1.000 63.0 4.00 -1.4 .939
1959 Cedar Rapids - A SS 2 1 5 4 2 9 0 1.000 11.0 7.36 -0.1 1.029
1959 Oklahoma City - AA LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.0 .988
1959 Cedar Rapids - A LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 -0.1 .984
1959 Oklahoma City - AA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1959 Cedar Rapids - A CF 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 5.0 5.40 -0.1 .997
1959 Cedar Rapids - A RF 3 3 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 27.0 2.33 -1.1 .863
1960 Cedar Rapids - A 1B 39 39 332 20 45 356 4 .989 341.1 9.28 +0.2 .997
1960 Oklahoma City - AA 3B 73 72 61 141 6 211 9 .957 639.1 2.84 +3.0 1.011
1960 Cedar Rapids - A 3B 3 2 3 3 1 6 0 1.000 21.0 2.57 -0.1 1.037
1960 Oklahoma City - AA SS 18 18 31 56 8 89 2 .978 163.0 4.80 +1.6 .999
1960 Oklahoma City - AA CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Cedar Rapids - A CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1960 Cedar Rapids - A RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Cedar Rapids - A 1B 14 14 102 7 11 109 0 1.000 117.2 8.34 +0.6 1.107
1961 Oklahoma City - AA 3B 39 39 32 77 2 116 7 .940 339.1 2.89 +0.1 .996
1961 Cedar Rapids - A 3B 51 47 34 95 12 130 1 .992 433.1 2.68 +3.8 1.054
1961 Oklahoma City - AA SS 20 20 32 53 7 91 6 .934 172.0 4.45 -3.8 .895
1961 Cedar Rapids - A SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Cedar Rapids - A LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Oklahoma City - AA CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.1 1.004
1961 Cedar Rapids - A CF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.8 .664
1961 Cedar Rapids - A RF 4 4 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 34.0 2.65 -0.2 .957
1962 Cedar Rapids - A 1B 54 53 399 22 51 423 2 .995 436.2 8.68 -0.6 1.018
1962 Fort Wayne - AAA 3B 78 77 53 147 13 211 11 .948 675.1 2.67 +4.8 .976
1962 Cedar Rapids - A 3B 11 0 4 2 0 7 1 .857 31.0 1.74 +0.3 1.053
1962 Fort Wayne - AAA SS 4 2 7 7 0 14 0 1.000 21.1 5.91 +0.0 .889
1962 Cedar Rapids - A SS 5 0 1 5 1 6 0 1.000 14.1 3.77 -0.0 1.011
1962 Fort Wayne - AAA CF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 4.2 3.86 -0.1 1.000
1962 Cedar Rapids - A CF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.1 .993
1963 Fort Wayne - AAA 1B 40 0 116 2 12 118 0 1.000 111.0 9.57 +0.6 1.077
1963 Fort Wayne - AAA 3B 25 7 10 15 1 25 0 1.000 100.2 2.24 +0.2 1.062
1963 Fort Wayne - AAA SS 12 6 18 24 5 44 2 .955 59.2 6.34 -0.3 .885
1963 Fort Wayne - AAA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Fort Wayne - AAA CF 8 7 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 53.0 2.72 +0.5 1.000
1963 Fort Wayne - AAA RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
1964 Fort Wayne - AAA 1B 28 0 75 3 5 79 1 .987 74.1 9.44 +0.3 1.000
1964 Oklahoma City - AA 1B 17 9 89 6 5 95 0 1.000 92.1 9.26 +0.6 1.045
1964 Fort Wayne - AAA 3B 8 4 5 5 0 13 3 .769 41.2 2.16 -0.6 .636
1964 Oklahoma City - AA 3B 6 1 4 2 0 6 0 1.000 21.0 2.57 +0.2 1.056
1964 Fort Wayne - AAA SS 3 2 3 8 0 11 0 1.000 19.0 5.21 +0.3 1.000
1964 Oklahoma City - AA SS 7 0 1 4 1 6 1 .833 14.2 3.07 -0.9 .755
1964 Fort Wayne - AAA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Oklahoma City - AA RF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 7.0 3.86 +0.3 1.037
1965 Austin - AA C 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 -0.4 .000 2 0 0 0.0
1965 Oklahoma City - AAA 1B 38 3 104 2 12 107 1 .991 108.0 8.83 +0.2 .818
1965 Austin - AA 1B 28 23 215 12 13 228 1 .996 210.0 9.73 +2.6 1.091
1965 Oklahoma City - AAA 3B 8 2 3 10 0 14 1 .929 27.1 4.28 +0.4 .917
1965 Austin - AA 3B 14 11 16 24 0 42 2 .952 104.0 3.46 -1.5 .893
1965 Austin - AA SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Austin - AA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Austin - AA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Austin - AA 1B 2 2 12 1 1 13 0 1.000 17.0 6.88 -0.0 1.034
1966 Cedar Rapids - A 1B 20 10 87 5 9 92 0 1.000 111.0 7.46 +1.0 1.142
1966 Tacoma - A 1B 12 9 77 7 6 84 0 1.000 84.0 9.00 +1.6 1.165
1966 Cedar Rapids - A 3B 14 13 5 18 3 23 0 1.000 110.0 1.88 +1.3 1.062
1966 Tacoma - A 3B 40 37 34 54 3 91 3 .967 339.2 2.33 +1.6 1.055
1966 Cedar Rapids - A SS 2 1 5 3 0 8 0 1.000 12.1 5.84 +0.6 1.101
1966 Tacoma - A SS 16 13 29 28 5 58 1 .983 124.2 4.11 -4.2 .851
1966 Cedar Rapids - A LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Cedar Rapids - A RF 3 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 18.2 2.41 -1.1 .840
1966 Tacoma - A RF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 10.0 1.80 -0.2 1.068
1967 Cedar Rapids - A 1B 9 5 41 2 7 46 3 .935 47.0 8.23 -1.1 .605
1967 Tacoma - A 1B 34 12 133 9 18 142 0 1.000 155.2 8.21 +1.5 1.104
1967 Cedar Rapids - A 3B 8 5 5 9 1 14 0 1.000 59.1 2.12 +0.2 1.059
1967 Tacoma - A 3B 25 16 9 30 2 40 1 .975 168.0 2.09 +0.5 1.041
1967 Cedar Rapids - A SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Tacoma - A SS 26 21 33 69 20 106 4 .962 195.1 4.70 -2.7 .912
1967 Tacoma - A LF 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 +0.0 1.054
1967 Cedar Rapids - A RF 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 11.0 2.45 +0.1 1.015
1967 Tacoma - A RF 5 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 24.2 1.46 -0.3 1.071
1968 Cedar Rapids - A 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.0 1.041
1968 Tacoma - A 1B 1 0 6 1 1 7 0 1.000 3.0 21.00 +0.1 1.051
1969 Springfield - A 1B 4 2 17 1 1 18 0 1.000 25.2 6.31 +0.1 1.032
1969 Springfield - A 3B 1 1 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 +0.2 1.058
1969 Springfield - A SS 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1969 Springfield - A LF 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.2 3.12 +0.0 1.045
1969 Springfield - A RF 4 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 21.0 1.29 +0.3 1.036
TOTAL C 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 -0.4 .000 2 0 0 0.0
TOTAL 1B 346 185 1846 102 201 1960 12 .994 1971.2 8.89 +7.9 1.033
TOTAL 3B 606 532 433 982 84 1480 65 .956 4844.2 2.63 +17.4 .996
TOTAL SS 185 145 282 430 80 737 25 .966 1351.2 4.74 -16.6 .924
TOTAL LF 8 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 34.2 1.56 +0.0 1.027
TOTAL CF 43 35 88 1 0 90 1 .989 314.2 2.55 -4.6 .925
TOTAL RF 27 16 37 0 0 37 0 1.000 156.2 2.13 -2.6 .957
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1957 Drafted in the 1957 first-year player draft out of college (Edgemoor; Newberry, SC) by the Chicago Chiefs. (Round 11, Pick 7, 167th overall pick).
07/30/1957 Injured (chronic back soreness),out for 3 weeks.
07/17/1958 Injured (lacerated hand),day-to-day for one week.
07/26/1958 Injured (groin tightness),day-to-day for one week.
07/04/1961 Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/27/1962 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
05/21/1963 Injured (dead arm),out for 3 days.
09/17/1963 Wins the 1963 Championship with the Fort Wayne Warriors!
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
06/03/1966 Goes 5-5 against the Everett Eagles, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI and 3 R.
06/06/1966 Wins the COW Player of the Week Award.
09/17/1967 Wins the 1967 Championship with the Tacoma Captains!
04/28/1968 Released by the Chicago organization.
03/03/1969 Signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Kings organization.
05/05/1969 Released by the Seattle organization.
10/23/1970 Retired from professional baseball.
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