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Orlando Cepeda League (Majors)
8-14-2309
Don Palmisano First Base
Retired (1984, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .278 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .790 Status Deceased (2025) Option Years 0  
H 564 Age at Death 76 Date of Birth 11-19-1949
HR 79 Drafted Round 2, Pick 29
(1971)		 Majors Svc Time 11 years
(116 games)
RBI 347
SB 55
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L B  Velocity B-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt C- Control D    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B- WS Rings 1
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm C  WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 3
3B --- RF F  (1.8%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1971 Minors 22 0.00 1 / 2 1 / 6 5 / 5 1 / 7 6 / 7 10 / 10 2 / 4 26 / 41
1972 Minors 23 0.00 5 / 8 3 / 7 6 / 10 2 / 7 2 / 8 5 / 7 8 / 12 31 / 59
1972 Majors 23 0.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0
1973 Majors 24 2.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 2
1974 Minors 25 0.00 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1
1974 Majors 25 20.91 3 / 3 3 / 7 1 / 2 0 / 1 2 / 4 1 / 3 0 / 0 10 / 20
1975 Majors 26 25.64 1 / 6 3 / 5 2 / 5 1 / 2 1 / 3 2 / 3 0 / 1 10 / 25
1976 Majors 27 26.80 1 / 4 1 / 3 0 / 2 4 / 7 2 / 3 0 / 6 0 / 1 8 / 26
1977 Majors 28 22.21 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 1 / 5 1 / 4 0 / 3 2 / 22
1978 Majors 29 18.50 0 / 1 0 / 3 1 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 5 2 / 2 3 / 18
1979 Majors 30 41.79 0 / 7 0 / 6 0 / 8 0 / 4 0 / 8 0 / 5 0 / 3 0 / 41
1980 Majors 31 19.30 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 6 0 / 19
1981 Majors 32 15.00 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 15
1982 Majors 33 14.10 0 / 5 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 14
1983 Majors 34 11.90 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 5 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 11
1984 Majors 35 7.40 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 4 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 7
Total 0 0 0 11 / 47 11 / 48 15 / 46 8 / 41 14 / 48 19 / 54 13 / 37 91 / 321
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1984-11-01Don Palmisano has retired from the Brooklyn Optimists
1974-04-24The Philadelphia Optimists have promoted Don Palmisano to the major league team. The Philadelphia Optimists have designated Frank Ryan for assignment.
1974-04-13The Philadelphia Optimists have promoted Johnny Moore to the major league team. The Philadelphia Optimists have promoted Frank McCormick to the major league team. The Philadelphia Optimists have sent Don Palmisano to the minors.
1973-03-26The Philadelphia Optimists have promoted Don Palmisano to the major league team. The Philadelphia Optimists have designated Frank Krawczyk for assignment. The Philadelphia Optimists have designated Kermit Lewis for assignment.