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Major League Birthdays On October 15, features Jim Palmer you will meet Hall of Famers, Cup of Coffee players, and great characters of the game. Our list stretches all the way back to the 1800s to today’s current game!
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Featured Birthday –Jim Palmer
Born on October 15, 1945, The best pitcher in the history of the Baltimore Orioles, Jim Palmer pitched on six pennant-winning teams, reaching the 20-win mark eight times. Palmer occasionally bickered with manager Earl Weaver, while at the same time winning three Cy Young Awards in a four-year stretch. A winner of 268 games, the lanky right-hander was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1990.
“See those gray hairs? Every one of them has number 22 on it.” Earl Weaver, speaking of his tumultuous relationship with pitcher Jim Palmer
“I’ll probably have my best year in ’83” when told that Earl Weaver planned to retire after the 1982 season.
Minor Leages
Pitching for Rochester in 1967, Palmer walked the bases loaded. Manager Earl Weaver stomped out to the mound and growled, “Throw this next pitch right down the middle to this hamburger.” Palmer did as instructed and the batter launched a grand slam. Palmer was furious at his little manager. The batter’s name was Johnny Bench. Palmer, faced batters with the bases loaded 184 times in his Major League career and would never allow a home run, in fact batters hit only 196 with a .230 slugging percentage and a .234 OBP.
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