Rafael Palmeiro

Positions: First Baseman and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: September 24, 1964 in La Habana, Cuba cu

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 8th round of the 1982 MLB June Amateur Draft from Miami Jackson HS (Miami, FL) and the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (22nd) of the 1985 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS).

High School: Miami Jackson HS (Miami, FL)

School: Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS)

Debut: September 8, 1986 (Age 21-349d, 15,249th in major league history)
vs. PHI 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 30, 2005 (Age 40-340d)
vs. TOR 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1987 season

Agents: Bob Gilhooley, Jim Bronner

Full Name: Rafael Palmeiro

Pronunciation: \pahl-MARE-oh\

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4x All-Star
3x Gold Glove
2x Silver Slugger
ML PoY

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

71.9

10472

3020

569

.288

1663

RBI

1835

OBP

.371

SLG

.515

OPS

.885

OPS+

132

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1989 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1989 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 4	TEX		DET	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
2	2	Apr 6	TEX		DET	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	1B
3	3	Apr 7	TEX		TOR	L,9-10	CG	45	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	1B
4	4	Apr 8	TEX		TOR	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	2	1B
5	5	Apr 9	TEX		TOR	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
6	6	Apr 10	TEX	@	MIL	W,6-4	CG	42	10.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
7	7	Apr 12	TEX	@	MIL	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
8	8	Apr 13	TEX	@	MIL	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
9	9	Apr 14	TEX	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	7	0	1	8	4	1B
10	10	Apr 15	TEX	@	DET	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	13	2	0	15	0	1B
11	11	Apr 16	TEX	@	DET	W,9-6	CG	47	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
12	12	Apr 17	TEX		MIL	L,1-8	CG	46	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
13	13	Apr 18	TEX		MIL	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	12	2	0	14	1	1B
14	14	Apr 19	TEX		MIL	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
15	15	Apr 21	TEX	@	TOR	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
16	16	Apr 22	TEX	@	TOR	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	6	1	1	8	1	1B
17	17	Apr 23	TEX	@	TOR	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
18	18	Apr 25	TEX	@	CLE	W,11-7	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
19	19	Apr 26	TEX	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	42	10.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
20	20	Apr 28 susp	TEX		BOS	W,7-6	CG	53	12.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
21	21	Apr 29	TEX		BOS	L,5-8	CG	42	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
22	22	Apr 30	TEX		BOS	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	23	May 1	TEX		CLE	L,1-11	CG	48	9.0	6	1	1	8	1	1B
24	24	May 2	TEX		CLE	L,3-8	CG	44	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
25	25	May 3	TEX		NYY	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	16	0	0	16	2	1B
26	26	May 4	TEX		NYY	L,7-11	CG	48	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
27	27	May 5	TEX	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
28	28	May 6	TEX	@	BOS	L,0-7	GS	27	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	1B
29	29	May 7	TEX	@	BOS	L,5-9	CG	41	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
30	30	May 8	TEX	@	NYY	W,13-2	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
31	31	May 9	TEX	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	41	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
32	32	May 11	TEX	@	KCR	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
33	33	May 12	TEX	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
34	34	May 13	TEX	@	KCR	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
35	35	May 14	TEX	@	KCR	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
36	36	May 17	TEX		BAL	L,2-8	CG	45	9.0	11	3	0	14	0	1B
37	37	May 18	TEX		MIN	W,6-5	CG	43	11.0	3	3	1	7	0	1B
38	38	May 19	TEX		MIN	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
39	39	May 20	TEX		MIN	L,3-19	CG	55	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
40	40	May 21	TEX		MIN	L,1-6	CG	46	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
41	41	May 22	TEX		KCR	W,4-1	GF	10	3.0	3	1	0	4	1	1B
42	42	May 23	TEX		KCR	W,10-8	CG	44	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
43	43	May 24	TEX		KCR	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
44	44	May 26	TEX	@	MIN	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
45	45	May 27	TEX	@	MIN	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
46	46	May 28	TEX	@	MIN	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
47	47	May 29	TEX	@	BAL	L,1-6	CG	41	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
48	48	May 30	TEX	@	BAL	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
49	49	May 31	TEX	@	BAL	L,5-8	CG	42	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	50	Jun 1	TEX	@	SEA	L,2-3	CG	35	8.1	13	2	0	15	0	1B
51	51	Jun 2	TEX	@	SEA	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
52	52	Jun 3	TEX	@	SEA	W,6-1	CG	30	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
53	53	Jun 4	TEX	@	SEA	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	8	1	1	10	0	1B
54	54	Jun 5	TEX		CHW	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	8	2	1	11	2	1B
55	55	Jun 6	TEX		CHW	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
56	56	Jun 7	TEX		CHW	L,4-6	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
57	57	Jun 8	TEX		CHW	W,11-7	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
58	58	Jun 9	TEX		OAK	W,11-8	CG	43	9.0	11	1	1	13	2	1B
59	59	Jun 10	TEX		OAK	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
60	60	Jun 11	TEX		OAK	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
61	61	Jun 12	TEX		CAL	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
62	62	Jun 14 (1)	TEX		CAL	W,5-1	GF	14	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
63	63	Jun 14 (2)	TEX		CAL	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
64	64	Jun 16 (1)	TEX	@	NYY	L,3-8	CG	43	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
65	65	Jun 16 (2)	TEX	@	NYY	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
66	66	Jun 17	TEX	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
67	67	Jun 18	TEX	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
68	68	Jun 20	TEX	@	BOS	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
69	69	Jun 21	TEX	@	BOS	W,10-3	CG	39	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
70	70	Jun 22	TEX	@	BOS	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
71	71	Jun 23	TEX		CLE	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
72	72	Jun 24	TEX		CLE	L,3-7	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
73	73	Jun 25	TEX		CLE	W,4-2	CG	31	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
74	74	Jun 26	TEX		CLE	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
75	75	Jun 27	TEX	@	CHW	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	17	0	0	17	1	1B
76	76	Jun 28	TEX	@	CHW	W,10-5	CG	41	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
77	77	Jun 29	TEX		SEA	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
78	78	Jun 30	TEX		SEA	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
79	79	Jul 1	TEX		SEA	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	9	1	1	11	2	1B
80	80	Jul 3	TEX	@	CAL	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
81	81	Jul 4	TEX	@	CAL	L,2-5	CG	34	8.2	14	0	0	14	0	1B
82	82	Jul 5	TEX	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	6	3	0	9	1	1B
83	83	Jul 6	TEX	@	CAL	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
84	84	Jul 7	TEX	@	OAK	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	13	2	0	15	1	1B
85	85	Jul 8	TEX	@	OAK	W,5-4	CG	40	10.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
86	86	Jul 9	TEX	@	OAK	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
87	87	Jul 13	TEX	@	CLE	W,9-3	CG	45	11.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
88	88	Jul 14	TEX	@	CLE	L,5-11	CG	44	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
89	89	Jul 15	TEX	@	CLE	L,1-7	CG	39	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
90	90	Jul 16	TEX	@	CLE	L,5-11	CG	47	8.0	6	4	1	11	0	1B
91	91	Jul 17	TEX		BOS	W,12-6	GS	37	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
92	92	Jul 18	TEX		BOS	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
93	93	Jul 19	TEX		BOS	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	14	2	0	16	0	1B
94	94	Jul 20	TEX		NYY	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	1	1B
95	95	Jul 21	TEX		NYY	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
96	98 (2)	Jul 24	TEX		TOR	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
97	99	Jul 25	TEX		TOR	L,0-4	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
98	100	Jul 26	TEX		TOR	W,11-1	GS	29	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
99	101	Jul 28	TEX		MIL	L,3-15	GS	45	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
100	102	Jul 29	TEX		MIL	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	10	0	1	11	0	1B
101	103	Jul 30	TEX		MIL	W,9-3	GS	30	8.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
102	104	Aug 1	TEX	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
103	105	Aug 2	TEX	@	DET	L,4-6	CG	32	8.0	8	3	0	11	1	1B
104	106	Aug 3	TEX	@	DET	L,6-9	CG	43	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
105	107	Aug 4	TEX	@	BAL	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
106	108	Aug 5	TEX	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
107	109	Aug 6	TEX	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	37	9.1	14	1	0	15	2	1B
108	110	Aug 7	TEX	@	TOR	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
109	111	Aug 8	TEX	@	TOR	L,0-7	CG	37	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
110	112	Aug 9	TEX	@	TOR	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
111	113	Aug 10	TEX		DET	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
112	115 (1)	Aug 12	TEX		DET	L,5-6	GS	28	6.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
113	116	Aug 13	TEX		DET	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
114	117	Aug 15	TEX	@	SEA	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
115	118	Aug 16	TEX	@	SEA	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
116	119	Aug 17	TEX	@	CHW	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
117	120	Aug 18	TEX	@	CHW	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
118	121	Aug 19	TEX	@	CHW	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	10	0	1	11	0	1B
119	123 (1)	Aug 22	TEX		OAK	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
120	126 (2)	Aug 25	TEX		CAL	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
121	128 (1)	Aug 27	TEX		CAL	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
122	129	Aug 29	TEX	@	MIN	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
123	130	Aug 30	TEX	@	MIN	L,3-7	CG	35	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
124	132 (1)	Sep 1	TEX		KCR	L,3-5	CG	48	12.0	7	3	0	10	1	1B
125	134 (1)	Sep 3	TEX		KCR	L,2-13	GS	33	6.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
126	135	Sep 4	TEX		MIN	W,8-5	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
127	136	Sep 5	TEX		MIN	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	12	1	0	13	3	1B
128	139 (2)	Sep 7 (2)	TEX		BAL	L,6-9	GS	29	6.0	5	1	0	6	2	1B
129	140	Sep 8	TEX		BAL	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
130	141	Sep 9	TEX		BAL	L,2-4	GS	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
131	142	Sep 10	TEX		BAL	W,8-1	GS	22	6.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
132	143	Sep 12	TEX	@	KCR	L,5-6	GS	18	4.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
133	144	Sep 13	TEX	@	KCR	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
134	145	Sep 14	TEX	@	KCR	W,10-4	CG	35	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
135	146	Sep 15	TEX	@	MIL	L,2-6	CG	33	8.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
136	147	Sep 16	TEX	@	MIL	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
137	148	Sep 17	TEX	@	MIL	W,4-2	GS	30	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
138	149	Sep 18	TEX		SEA	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
139	150	Sep 19	TEX		SEA	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
140	151	Sep 20	TEX		SEA	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
141	153 (1)	Sep 22	TEX		CHW	L,6-9	CG	43	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
142	154	Sep 23	TEX		CHW	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
143	155	Sep 24	TEX		CHW	W,5-4	CG	42	10.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
144	156	Sep 25	TEX	@	OAK	W,3-2	GS	31	7.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
145	157	Sep 26	TEX	@	OAK	L,3-4	GF	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
146	158	Sep 27	TEX	@	OAK	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
147	159	Sep 28	TEX	@	OAK	L,3-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1B
148	160	Sep 29	TEX	@	CAL	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
							148gm		1246.1	1167	119	12	1298	106