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.

1987 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1987 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	63 (62)	Jun 16	CHC		PHI	W,7-2	GS	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF LF
2	65 (1)	Jun 18	CHC		PHI	W,9-7	GS	43	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	LF
3	68 (2)	Jun 21	CHC		PIT	W,6-3	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
4	69	Jun 22	CHC		PIT	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
5	71 (1)	Jun 24	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	36	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
6	72	Jun 25	CHC	@	NYM	L,2-8	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
7	73	Jun 26	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
8	74	Jun 27	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-7	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
9	75	Jun 28	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-6	GF	9	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	83 (7)	Jul 7	CHC		SDP	W,7-5	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
11	84	Jul 8	CHC		SDP	W,12-8	CG	47	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
12	85	Jul 9 susp	CHC		LAD	W,12-5	GF	21	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH LF
13	86	Jul 10 susp	CHC		LAD	L,4-5	CG	39	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
14	87	Jul 11	CHC		LAD	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
15	93 (5)	Jul 20	CHC	@	SDP	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	1B
16	94	Jul 21	CHC	@	SDP	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	1B
17	95	Jul 22	CHC	@	SDP	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
18	96	Jul 24	CHC	@	LAD	W,6-4	GF	14	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
19	98 (1)	Jul 26	CHC	@	LAD	L,6-7	GF	10	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	105 (6)	Aug 3	CHC	@	PIT	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
21	106	Aug 4	CHC	@	PIT	W,3-2	GS	45	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B LF
22	107	Aug 5	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-10	CG	43	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
23	109 (1)	Aug 7	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	LF
24	110	Aug 8	CHC	@	NYM	W,5-3	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
25	111	Aug 9	CHC	@	NYM	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
26	112	Aug 10	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
27	113	Aug 11	CHC	@	PHI	L,8-9	CG	65	12.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF
28	114	Aug 12	CHC	@	PHI	L,7-13	GF	12	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
29	115	Aug 13	CHC		NYM	W,7-5	GS	26	5.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
30	119 (3)	Aug 18	CHC	@	ATL	L,5-9	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
31	120	Aug 19	CHC	@	ATL	W,9-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
32	121	Aug 20	CHC	@	ATL	L,4-13	CG	43	8.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
33	122	Aug 21	CHC		HOU	W,7-5	GF	21	4.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH LF
34	127 (4)	Aug 28	CHC	@	CIN	W,6-5	GS	33	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
35	129 (1)	Aug 30	CHC	@	CIN	W,3-1		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
36	130	Aug 31	CHC	@	HOU	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	131	Sep 1	CHC	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
38	132	Sep 2	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-10	CG	43	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
39	134 (1)	Sep 5	CHC		CIN	L,5-10	GF	12	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	1B
40	136 (1)	Sep 7	CHC		PIT	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
41	137	Sep 8	CHC		PIT	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
42	139 (1)	Sep 11	CHC		MON	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
43	140	Sep 12	CHC		MON	L,1-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
44	141	Sep 13	CHC		MON	W,5-2	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
45	142	Sep 14	CHC	@	NYM	L,5-6	GS	29	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
46	143	Sep 15	CHC	@	NYM	L,4-12	GF	20	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
47	145 (1)	Sep 17	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-4	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 1B
48	146	Sep 18	CHC	@	STL	W,8-1	GS	21	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
49	147	Sep 19	CHC	@	STL	L,3-5	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 1B
50	148	Sep 20	CHC	@	STL	L,2-10	CG	43	8.0	9	1	1	11	1	1B
51	149	Sep 21	CHC		NYM	L,1-7	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
52	150	Sep 22	CHC		NYM	W,6-2	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
53	152 (1)	Sep 24	CHC		PHI	L,2-3	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
54	153	Sep 25	CHC		STL	W,2-1	GS	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
55	154	Sep 26	CHC		STL	L,3-5	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
56	155	Sep 27	CHC		STL	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
57	156	Sep 30 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
58	157	Sep 30 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	W,10-8	GF	39	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
59	158	Oct 1	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-12	CG	42	8.0	6	2	0	8	2	1B
60	159	Oct 2	CHC	@	MON	L,1-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
61	160	Oct 3	CHC	@	MON	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
62	161	Oct 4	CHC	@	MON	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
							64gm		432.0	180	9	1	190	16