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Rafael Palmeiro Rafael Palmeiro
Full name: Rafael (Corrales) Palmeiro
Born: September 24, 1964, Havana, Cuba
First Game: September 8, 1986
Bat: Left Throw: Left Height: 6' 0" Weight: 180
Cousin of Orlando Palmeiro
TSN Player of the Year (1999)
1B on TSN AL All-Star Team (1998 to 1999)
AL Silver Slugger as 1B (1998)
AL Silver Slugger as DH (1999)
AL Gold Glove as 1B (1997 to 1999)
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Batting RecordBatting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
1986 CHI N Daily Splits   22    73    9   18   4   0   3   12    4   0    6   1   0   0   0   0   4    1   1  .247  .295  .425  -0.2 1986 CHI N
1987 CHI N Daily Splits   84   221   32   61  15   1  14   30   20   1   26   1   0   2   0   5   4    2   2  .276  .336  .543   0.3 1987 CHI N
1988 CHI N Daily Splits  152   580   75  178  41   5   8   53   38   6   34   3   2   6   0   8  11   12   2  .307  .349  .436   1.3 1988 CHI N
1989 TEX A Daily Splits  156   559   76  154  23   4   8   64   63   3   48   6   2   2   0   9  18    4   3  .275  .354  .374   0.4 1989 TEX A
1990 TEX A Daily Splits  154   598   72  191  35   6  14   89   40   6   59   3   2   8   0   6  24    3   3  .319  .361  .468   1.0 1990 TEX A
1991 TEX A Daily Splits  159   631  115  203  49   3  26   88   68  10   72   6   2   7   0   4  17    4   3  .322  .389  .532   3.2 1991 TEX A
1992 TEX A Daily Splits  159   608   84  163  27   4  22   85   72   8   83  10   5   6   0   8  10    2   3  .268  .352  .434   2.1 1992 TEX A
1993 TEX A Daily Splits  160   597  124  176  40   2  37  105   73  22   85   5   2   9   0   5   8   22   3  .295  .371  .554   4.9 1993 TEX A
1994 BAL A Daily Splits  111   436   82  139  32   0  23   76   54   1   63   2   0   6   0   2  11    7   3  .319  .392  .550   1.1 1994 BAL A
1995 BAL A Daily Splits  143   554   89  172  30   2  39  104   62   5   65   3   0   5   0   6  12    3   1  .310  .380  .583   3.0 1995 BAL A
1996 BAL A Daily Splits  162   626  110  181  40   2  39  142   95  12   96   3   0   8   0   4   9    8   0  .289  .381  .546   2.3 1996 BAL A
1997 BAL A Daily Splits  158   614   95  156  24   2  38  110   67   6  109   5   0   6   0   2  14    5   2  .254  .329  .485   0.1 1997 BAL A
1998 BAL A Daily Splits  162   619   98  183  36   1  43  121   79   8   91   7   0   4   0   4  14   11   7  .296  .379  .565   3.1 1998 BAL A
1999 TEX A Daily Splits  158   565   96  183  30   1  47  148   97  14   69   3   0   9   0   1  12    2   3  .324  .420  .630   3.6 1999 TEX A
2000 TEX A Daily Splits  158   565  102  163  29   3  39  120  103  17   77   3   0   7   0   2  14    2   1  .288  .397  .558   1.8 2000 TEX A
2001 TEX A Daily Splits  160   600   98  164  33   0  47  123  101   8   90   7   0   6   0   7   8    1   1  .273  .381  .563   2.6 2001 TEX A
2002 TEX A Daily Splits  155   546   99  149  34   0  43  105  104  16   94   6   0   7   0   2  10    2   0  .273  .391  .571   3.5 2002 TEX A
2003 TEX A Daily Splits  154   561   92  146  21   2  38  112   84   9   77   5   0   4   0   6   7    2   0  .260  .359  .508   0.8 2003 TEX A
2004 BAL A Daily Splits  154   550   68  142  29   0  23   88   86  15   61   6   0   9   0   6  15    2   1  .258  .359  .436   0.1 2004 BAL A
Total NL                 258   874  116  257  60   6  25   95   62   7   66   5   2   8   0  13  19   15   5  .294  .341  .462   1.4 Total NL        
Total AL                2463  9229 1500 2665 512  32 526 1680 1248 160 1239  80  13 103   0  74 203   80  34  .289  .375  .522  33.6 Total AL        
Total            Splits 2721 10103 1616 2922 572  38 551 1775 1310 167 1305  85  15 111   0  87 222   95  39  .289  .372  .517  35.0 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
Division Series Batting RecordDivision Series Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1996 BAL A Daily Splits    4    17    4    3   1   0   1    2    1   0    6   1   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .263  .412 1996 BAL A
1997 BAL A Daily Splits    4    12    2    3   2   0   0    0    0   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .250  .417 1997 BAL A
1999 TEX A Daily Splits    3    11    0    3   0   0   0    0    1   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .333  .273 1999 TEX A
Total            Splits   11    40    6    9   3   0   1    2    2   0    9   1   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .279  .375 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
League Championship Series Batting RecordLeague Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1996 BAL A Daily Splits    5    17    4    4   0   0   2    4    4   0    4   0   0   1   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .364  .588 1996 BAL A
1997 BAL A Daily Splits    6    25    3    7   2   0   1    2    0   0   10   1   0   0   0   0   1    0   0  .280  .308  .480 1997 BAL A
Total            Splits   11    42    7   11   2   0   3    6    4   0   14   1   0   1   0   0   1    0   0  .262  .333  .524 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting RecordAll-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1988 NL    Daily Splits    1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    1   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     - 1.000     - 1988 NL   
1991 AL    Daily Splits    1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    1   1    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     - 1.000     - 1991 AL   
1998 AL    Daily Splits    1     2    1    2   0   0   0    1    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000 1998 AL   
1999 AL    Daily Splits    1     2    0    1   0   0   0    1    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .500  .500  .500 1999 AL   
Total            Splits    4     4    1    3   0   0   0    2    2   1    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .750  .833  .750 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

Fielding RecordFielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1986 CHI N Daily  OF   20   18    8   150.2    34    2    4    1   0  .900    19    0    3 
1986 CHI N        LF   19   15    8   131.2    33    2    3    2   0  .921
1986 CHI N        RF    3    3    0    19       4    1    1    0   0  .833
1987 CHI N Daily  OF   45   34   24   312      64    1    0    1   0 1.000    44    0    2 
1987 CHI N        LF   44   33   24   308      67    1    0    1   0 1.000
1987 CHI N        1B   18   13   12   120     112    8    1   15   0  .992
1987 CHI N        RF    2    1    0     4       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
1988 CHI N Daily  OF  147  143  130  1254.1   292    6    5    1   0  .983   145    2    3 
1988 CHI N        LF  145  141  129  1237.1   287    5    5    1   0  .983
1988 CHI N        1B    5    3    1    34.2    30    5    0    1   0 1.000
1988 CHI N        RF    3    2    1    15       2    1    0    0   0 1.000
1988 CHI N        CF    2    0    0     2       0    0    0    0   0     -
1989 TEX A Daily  1B  147  142  129  1237.1  1167  119   12  106   0  .991
1989 TEX A        DH    5    1    1                                      -
1989 TEX A        OF    1    1    1     9       0    0    0    0   0     -     1    0    0 
1989 TEX A        LF    1    1    1     9       0    0    0    0   0     -
1990 TEX A Daily  1B  146  145  126  1254.2  1215   91    7  123   0  .995
1990 TEX A        DH    6    5    5                                      -
1991 TEX A Daily  1B  157  152  136  1366    1305   96   12  119   0  .992
1991 TEX A        DH    2    2    2                                      -
1992 TEX A Daily  1B  156  154  149  1382.2  1251  143    7  131   0  .995
1992 TEX A        DH    2    1    1                                      -
1993 TEX A Daily  1B  160  158  150  1395.1  1388  147    5  133   0  .997
1994 BAL A Daily  1B  111  110  105   976.2   959   66    4   87   0  .996
1995 BAL A Daily  1B  142  142  136  1238    1181  119    4  120   0  .997
1996 BAL A Daily  1B  159  159  150  1418.2  1383  119    8  157   0  .995
1996 BAL A        DH    3    3    2                                      -
1997 BAL A Daily  1B  155  151  145  1356    1304  112   10  124   0  .993
1997 BAL A        DH    3    3    3                                      -
1998 BAL A Daily  1B  159  158  149  1378.1  1435  124    9  127   0  .994
1998 BAL A        DH    3    3    3                                      -
1999 TEX A Daily  DH  127  127  116                                      -
1999 TEX A        1B   28   28   25   246.1   261   13    1   23   0  .996
2000 TEX A Daily  1B  108  107   97   919     820   56    4   86   0  .995
2000 TEX A        DH   46   46   45                                      -
2001 TEX A Daily  1B  113  113  108   996.1   905   83    8  112   0  .992
2001 TEX A        DH   46   46   46                                      -
2002 TEX A Daily  1B   97   95   79   836.1   739   84    5   83   0  .994
2002 TEX A        DH   55   55   48                                      -
2003 TEX A Daily  DH   97   95   89                                      -
2003 TEX A        1B   55   55   41   462.2   445   49    2   53   0  .996
2004 BAL A Daily  1B  130  128  118  1137.2  1089   95    8  114   0  .993
2004 BAL A        DH   20   19   17                                      -
Total             1B 2046 2013 1856 17756.2 16989 1529  107 1714   0  .994
Total             DH  415  406  378                                      -
Total             OF  213  196  163  1726     390    9    9    3   0  .978   209    2    8 
Total             LF  209  190  162  1686     387    8    8    4   0  .980
Total             RF    8    6    1    38       7    2    1    0   0  .900
Total             CF    2    0    0     2       0    0    0    0   0     -
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
Division Series Fielding RecordDivision Series Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1996 BAL A Daily  1B    4    4    4    38      36    1    0    2   0 1.000
1997 BAL A Daily  1B    4    2    2    28      27    2    0    1   0 1.000
1999 TEX A Daily  DH    3    3    3                                      -
Total             1B    8    6    6    66      63    3    0    3   0 1.000
Total             DH    3    3    3                                      -
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
League Championship Series Fielding RecordLeague Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1996 BAL A Daily  1B    5    5    5    46      44    3    0    6   0 1.000
1997 BAL A Daily  1B    6    6    5    55      55    1    0    4   0 1.000
Total             1B   11   11   10   101      99    4    0   10   0 1.000
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
All-Star Game Fielding RecordAll-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G
1988 NL    Daily  OF    1    0    0     2       0    0    0    0   0     -     1    0    0 
1988 NL           LF    1    0    0     2       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
1991 AL    Daily  1B    1    0    0     2       2    0    0    0   0 1.000
1998 AL    Daily  1B    1    0    0     4       2    0    0    1   0 1.000
1999 AL    Daily  DH    1    1    1                                      -
Total             1B    2    0    0     6       4    0    0    1   0 1.000
Total             LF    1    0    0     2       1    0    0    0   0 1.000
Total             DH    1    1    1                                      -
Total             OF    1    0    0     2       0    0    0    0   0     -     1    0    0 
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG  LF-G CF-G RF-G

TransactionsTransactions
Selected by New York Mets in the 8th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign
(June 7, 1982).

Selected by Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (22nd pick overall) of the free-agent
draft (June 3, 1985).

Traded by Chicago Cubs with Jamie Moyer and Drew Hall to Texas Rangers in exchange
for Mitch Williams, Paul Kilgus, Steve Wilson, Curt Wilkerson, Luis Benitez and
Pablo Delgado (December 5, 1988).

Granted free agency (October 25, 1993).

Signed by Baltimore Orioles (December 12, 1993).

Granted free agency (October 23, 1998).

Signed by Texas Rangers (December 4, 1998).

Granted free agency (October 27, 2003).

Signed by Baltimore Orioles (January 14, 2004).


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