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Paul LaPalme

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)

Born: December 14, 1923 in Springfield, MA us

Died: February 7, 2010 in Leominster, MA

Buried: St. Leo Cemetery, Leominster, MA

Debut: May 28, 1951 (Age 27-165d, 10,814th in major league history)
vs. STL 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER, L

Last Game: August 28, 1957 (Age 33-257d)
vs. NYY 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season

Full Name: Paul Edmore LaPalme

Nicknames: Lefty

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.8

ERA

4.42

253

616.1

277

WHIP

1.488

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	12-29 / in Starts: 1-1
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	6 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 13 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	9 (5-2-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 13 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	8 (4-2-1)

Most Driven In
W Dropo	1

Most Driven In By
T Kluszewski	1

1956 Batting Game Log

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1956 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	178	6 (5)	Apr 22 (2)	STL		MLN	L,5-13	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
				Player went from St. Louis Cardinals to Cincinnati Redlegs
2	179	16	May 5	CIN		PIT	W,7-6	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	180	20 (3)	May 9	CIN		NYG	W,6-5	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
4	181	23 (2)	May 13 (1)	CIN		MLN	L,0-15	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
5	182	29 (5)	May 20 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	L,4-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					8						P
6	183	33 (3)	May 27	CIN	@	MLN	L,2-7	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
7	184	34	May 28	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
8	185	37 (2)	May 30 (2)	CIN	@	STL	W,6-5	GS-6	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	9	.62	0.063	2.42	0.15%	0.59	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	186	42 (4)	Jun 3 (2)	CIN		NYG	L,3-4	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	9	.69	0.017	2.54	0.04%	0.28	P
10	187	46 (3)	Jun 7	CIN		PHI	W,8-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	9						P
11	188	49 (2)	Jun 10	CIN		BRO	L,6-8	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	9						P
12	189	53 (3)	Jun 17 (1)	CIN	@	NYG	L,6-7	4-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	9	.84	-0.011	3.05	-0.03%	-0.19	P
				Player went from Cincinnati Redlegs to Chicago White Sox
13	190	60	Jun 27	CHW		BOS	L,9-11	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	191	66 (5)	Jul 2	CHW	@	DET	W,9-3	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	8	.59	0.013	2.50	0.03%	0.12	P
15	192	69 (2)	Jul 4 (2)	CHW		KCA	L,2-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	9						P
16	193	71 (1)	Jul 7	CHW		DET	L,8-12	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	1						P
17	194	73 (1)	Jul 8 (2)	CHW		DET	L,6-8	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	9						P
18	195	76 (2)	Jul 14	CHW	@	BOS	L,0-4	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	9						P
19	196	77	Jul 15 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	9						P
20	197	80 (2)	Jul 17 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	L,3-5	3-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	9						P
21	198	83 (2)	Jul 21	CHW	@	WSH	L,5-6	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	9						P
22	199	85 (1)	Jul 23	CHW		KCA	L,2-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	1						P
23	200	87 (1)	Jul 25	CHW		NYY	L,1-10	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	9						P
24	201	89 (1)	Jul 27	CHW		BOS	L,3-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	9						P
25	202	92 (2)	Jul 29 (2)	CHW		BOS	W,6-3	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833	9	.69	-0.035	.07	0.00%	-0.50	P
26	203	93	Jul 31	CHW		WSH	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833	1						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
27	204	94	Aug 1	CHW		WSH	L,2-6	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833	9						P
28	205	98 (3)	Aug 5 (1)	CHW		BAL	L,4-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833	9						P
29	206	99	Aug 5 (2)	CHW		BAL	L,2-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833	9						P
30	207	100	Aug 7 (1)	CHW		KCA	W,5-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833	9						P
31	208	101	Aug 7 (2)	CHW		KCA	W,4-3	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833	9						P
32	209	102	Aug 8	CHW		CLE	W,7-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833	9						P
33	210	106 (3)	Aug 12	CHW	@	DET	L,2-5	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833	9						P
34	211	109 (2)	Aug 16	CHW	@	KCA	W,6-5	4-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	9	.66	-0.017	.05	0.00%	-0.11	P
35	212	115 (5)	Aug 22 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	L,6-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	9						P
36	213	117 (1)	Aug 23 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	W,6-4	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	9	.22	-0.006	.10	0.00%	-0.23	P
37	214	122 (4)	Aug 28 (1)	CHW	@	WSH	L,2-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	9						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
38	215	127 (4)	Sep 1	CHW		CLE	L,1-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	9						P
39	216	129 (1)	Sep 3 (1)	CHW		DET	L,8-11	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	9						P
40	217	136 (6)	Sep 11	CHW		BOS	L,3-5	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	9						P
41	218	149 (12)	Sep 24	CHW	@	DET	W,14-11	5-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.300	.500	9	.17	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.96	P
							12-29		13	10	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.200	.300	.500		.56	0.016	1.40	0.19%	-1.00

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