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.

1991 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1991 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	TEX		MIL	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	1	1B
2	2	Apr 10	TEX		MIL	L,0-6	CG	38	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
3	3	Apr 12	TEX		BAL	L,0-3	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
4	4	Apr 13	TEX		BAL	L,4-11	CG	44	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
5	5	Apr 14	TEX		BAL	W,15-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
6	6	Apr 16	TEX	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
7	7	Apr 18	TEX	@	CLE	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
8	8	Apr 19	TEX	@	BAL	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
9	9	Apr 20	TEX	@	BAL	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
10	10	Apr 23	TEX	@	MIL	W,6-5	CG	42	11.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
11	11	Apr 24	TEX	@	MIL	W,8-2	CG	31	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
12	12	Apr 25	TEX	@	MIL	L,1-9	CG	36	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
13	13	Apr 26	TEX		CLE	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
14	14	Apr 27	TEX		CLE	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
15	15	Apr 28	TEX		CLE	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
16	16	Apr 30	TEX		TOR	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	17	May 1	TEX		TOR	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	3	1	1	5	0	1B
18	18	May 3	TEX	@	DET	L,6-7	CG	50	10.1	6	0	0	6	0	1B
19	19	May 4	TEX	@	DET	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
20	20	May 5	TEX	@	DET	L,7-8	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
21	21	May 7	TEX	@	TOR	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
22	22	May 8	TEX	@	TOR	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
23	23	May 9	TEX	@	BOS	L,4-8	CG	41	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
24	24	May 10	TEX	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	44	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
25	25	May 11	TEX	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	40	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
26	26	May 12	TEX	@	BOS	W,12-5	CG	42	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
27	27	May 13	TEX		DET	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
28	28	May 14	TEX		DET	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	3	1B
29	29	May 15	TEX		DET	W,5-4	CG	52	12.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
30	30	May 17	TEX		BOS	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
31	31	May 18	TEX		BOS	W,13-5	GS	42	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
32	32	May 19	TEX		BOS	W,12-4	CG	37	9.0	11	2	0	13	2	1B
33	33	May 21	TEX	@	MIN	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	12	3	0	15	0	1B
34	34	May 22	TEX	@	MIN	W,5-2	CG	48	12.0	15	2	0	17	4	1B
35	35	May 23	TEX	@	MIN	W,10-6	CG	60	11.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
36	36	May 24	TEX	@	SEA	W,7-3	GS	26	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
37	37	May 25	TEX	@	SEA	W,8-6	GF	15	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH 1B
38	38	May 26	TEX	@	SEA	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
39	39	May 27	TEX		MIN	W,11-4	GS	33	7.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
40	40	May 28	TEX		MIN	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
41	41	May 29	TEX		MIN	L,1-9	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
42	42	May 30	TEX		SEA	L,4-11	GS	30	5.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
43	43	May 31	TEX		SEA	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	44	Jun 1	TEX		SEA	L,8-12	GF	18	3.0	7	0	0	7	0	PH 1B
45	45	Jun 4	TEX	@	KCR	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
46	46	Jun 5	TEX	@	KCR	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	10	0	1	11	1	1B
47	47	Jun 6	TEX	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	80	17.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
48	48	Jun 7	TEX	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	39	8.2	11	0	0	11	1	1B
49	49	Jun 8	TEX	@	NYY	L,7-10	CG	42	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
50	50	Jun 9	TEX	@	NYY	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
51	51	Jun 10	TEX		CHW	L,2-3	CG	47	13.0	20	1	1	22	1	1B
52	52	Jun 11	TEX		CHW	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
53	53	Jun 12	TEX		CHW	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
54	54	Jun 13	TEX		CHW	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
55	55	Jun 14	TEX		NYY	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
56	56	Jun 15	TEX		NYY	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	8	2	0	10	3	1B
57	57	Jun 16	TEX		NYY	W,4-3	CG	57	15.0	15	0	0	15	2	1B
58	58	Jun 17	TEX		KCR	W,10-9	CG	43	10.0	12	2	1	15	2	1B
59	59	Jun 18	TEX		KCR	L,5-12	CG	42	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
60	60	Jun 19	TEX		KCR	L,2-15	CG	52	9.0	8	0	0	8	4	1B
61	61	Jun 20	TEX	@	CHW	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
62	62	Jun 21	TEX	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	46	10.1	13	2	0	15	3	1B
63	63	Jun 22	TEX	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
64	64	Jun 23	TEX	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	44	9.2	6	0	0	6	0	1B
65	65	Jun 25	TEX	@	OAK	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
66	66	Jun 26	TEX	@	OAK	W,8-1	CG	40	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
67	67	Jun 27	TEX	@	OAK	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
68	68	Jun 28	TEX	@	CAL	L,8-10	CG	41	8.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
69	69	Jun 29	TEX	@	CAL	W,7-4	CG	54	13.0	13	0	0	13	3	1B
70	70	Jun 30	TEX	@	CAL	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
71	71	Jul 1	TEX	@	CAL	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
72	72	Jul 2	TEX		OAK	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
73	73	Jul 3	TEX		OAK	L,0-5	CG	41	9.0	14	0	0	14	2	1B
74	74	Jul 4	TEX		OAK	W,5-4	CG	40	10.0	12	0	1	13	1	1B
75	75	Jul 5	TEX		CAL	W,8-0	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
76	76	Jul 6	TEX		CAL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
77	77	Jul 7	TEX		CAL	W,7-0	CG	29	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
78	78	Jul 11	TEX	@	TOR	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
79	79	Jul 12	TEX	@	TOR	L,2-6	CG	42	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
80	80	Jul 13	TEX	@	TOR	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
81	81	Jul 14	TEX	@	TOR	W,8-6	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
82	82	Jul 15	TEX	@	DET	L,7-8	CG	37	8.0	6	0	2	8	0	1B
83	83	Jul 16	TEX	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	36	8.2	15	1	0	16	1	1B
84	84	Jul 17	TEX	@	DET	L,4-6	CG	43	9.0	9	1	1	11	0	1B
85	85	Jul 18	TEX		TOR	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
86	86	Jul 19	TEX		TOR	L,2-7	CG	46	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
87	87	Jul 20	TEX		TOR	W,11-6	CG	41	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
88	88	Jul 21	TEX		TOR	W,6-5	GS	26	6.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
89	90 (1)	Jul 23	TEX		BOS	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
90	91	Jul 24	TEX		BOS	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
91	92	Jul 26	TEX		DET	L,2-3	CG	42	10.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
92	93	Jul 27	TEX		DET	W,8-5	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
93	94	Jul 28	TEX		DET	W,10-6	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	1B
94	95	Jul 29	TEX	@	BOS	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
95	96	Jul 30	TEX	@	BOS	L,6-11	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
96	97	Jul 31	TEX	@	CHW	L,8-10	CG	47	8.2	12	0	0	12	2	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
97	98	Aug 1	TEX	@	CHW	L,2-13	CG	45	8.0	10	1	1	12	2	1B
98	99	Aug 2	TEX	@	MIL	W,15-1	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
99	100	Aug 3	TEX	@	MIL	W,14-5	GS	20	5.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
100	101	Aug 4	TEX	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	38	8.2	10	2	0	12	0	1B
101	102	Aug 5	TEX		CLE	L,0-9	CG	49	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
102	103	Aug 6	TEX		CLE	W,10-8	CG	41	9.0	7	3	0	10	0	1B
103	104	Aug 7	TEX		CLE	W,12-10	CG	44	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
104	105	Aug 9	TEX		MIL	L,8-10	CG	49	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
105	106	Aug 10	TEX		MIL	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
106	107	Aug 11	TEX		MIL	W,5-4	CG	43	10.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
107	108	Aug 12	TEX		MIL	L,7-14	CG	52	9.0	12	3	1	16	0	1B
108	109	Aug 13 (1)	TEX	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	45	11.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
109	110	Aug 13 (2)	TEX	@	BAL	L,7-8	CG	39	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
110	111	Aug 14	TEX	@	BAL	L,2-10	GS	35	7.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
111	112	Aug 15	TEX	@	BAL	L,2-9	GS	28	5.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
112	113	Aug 16 (1)	TEX	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
113	114	Aug 16 (2)	TEX	@	CLE	L,9-13	CG	45	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
114	115	Aug 17	TEX	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
115	116	Aug 18	TEX	@	CLE	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
116	117	Aug 19	TEX		BAL	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
117	118	Aug 20	TEX		BAL	L,6-8	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
118	119	Aug 21	TEX		BAL	L,3-4	GF	11	3.0	4	0	0	4	1	PH 1B
119	120	Aug 22	TEX	@	KCR	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
120	121	Aug 23	TEX	@	KCR	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
121	122	Aug 24	TEX	@	KCR	L,1-8	CG	40	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
122	123	Aug 25	TEX	@	KCR	W,8-4	CG	44	11.0	12	2	0	14	2	1B
123	124	Aug 26	TEX	@	NYY	W,10-2	GS	26	7.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
124	125	Aug 27	TEX	@	NYY	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
125	126	Aug 28	TEX	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
126	127	Aug 30	TEX		KCR	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
127	128	Aug 31	TEX		KCR	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	5	2	0	7	3	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
128	129	Sep 1	TEX		KCR	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
129	130	Sep 2	TEX		NYY	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	8	4	0	12	1	1B
130	131	Sep 3	TEX		NYY	W,5-1	GS	22	6.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
131	132	Sep 4	TEX		NYY	L,2-3	CG	41	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
132	133	Sep 6	TEX		CHW	L,6-11	GF	23	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
133	134	Sep 7	TEX		CHW	L,6-11	CG	44	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
134	135	Sep 8	TEX		CHW	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
135	136	Sep 9	TEX	@	CAL	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
136	137	Sep 10	TEX	@	CAL	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
137	138	Sep 11	TEX	@	CAL	W,11-9	CG	57	12.0	9	0	1	10	1	1B
138	139	Sep 12	TEX		MIN	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
139	140	Sep 13	TEX		MIN	L,3-7	CG	41	10.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
140	141	Sep 14	TEX		MIN	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
141	142	Sep 15	TEX		MIN	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
142	143	Sep 17	TEX		CAL	L,2-7	GS	30	6.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
143	144	Sep 19 (1)	TEX		CAL	W,10-3	GS	29	7.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
144	145	Sep 19 (2)	TEX		CAL	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
145	149 (3)	Sep 23	TEX	@	SEA	W,11-4	GF	31	6.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
146	150	Sep 24	TEX	@	SEA	W,8-7	GS	40	8.0	10	0	1	11	1	1B
147	151	Sep 25	TEX	@	SEA	W,7-1	GS	18	5.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
148	152	Sep 26	TEX	@	OAK	L,0-10	CG	39	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
149	153	Sep 27	TEX	@	OAK	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
150	154	Sep 28	TEX	@	OAK	W,6-3	CG	37	10.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
151	155	Sep 29	TEX	@	OAK	L,5-19	GS	32	4.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
152	156	Sep 30 (1)	TEX		SEA	L,2-3	CG	45	11.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
153	157	Sep 30 (2)	TEX		SEA	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
154	158	Oct 1	TEX		SEA	L,1-8	GS	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
155	160 (1)	Oct 4	TEX		OAK	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
156	161	Oct 5	TEX		OAK	L,5-12	CG	48	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
157	162	Oct 6	TEX		OAK	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	1B
							157gm		1366.0	1305	96	12	1413	119