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Ralph Kiner League
6-2-2064
Truck Palmer First Base
Retired (1967, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .263 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .726 Status Deceased (2014) Option Years 0  
H 2162 Age at Death 83 Date of Birth 10-15-1931
HR 233 Drafted Round 2, Pick 20
(1953)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(17 games)
RBI 1051
SB 162
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship C 
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L A- Velocity D+   Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt B- Control F    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range A- WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health A- LCS Appearances 6
3B D+ (24.1%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 2
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP PB SB CS CS% +/- RF   FPCT GG
1958 1B BOS 157 157 1430.1 1577 1506 66 5 108 +17 9.89 .997
1959 1B BOS 157 157 1400.2 1478 1420 56 2 129 +9 9.48 .999
1960 1B BOS 157 157 1412.0 1538 1492 45 1 143 +15 9.80 .999
1961 1B BOS 149 148 1306.1 1470 1422 46 2 108 +12 10.11 .999
1962 1B BOS 77 77 690.1 780 755 24 1 62 -1 10.16 .999
3B BOS 66 66 565.2 164 45 111 8 2 -5 2.48 .951
2B BOS 1 1 9.0 6 0 4 2 0 -1 4.00 .667
1963 1B BOS 119 117 1054.0 1168 1140 28 0 85 +14 9.97 1.000
C BOS 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 0 3.00 1.000
1964 1B BOS 136 136 1226.0 1320 1274 42 4 90 -3 9.66 .997
3B BOS 21 21 186.0 72 15 51 6 1 -2 3.19 .917
1965 1B BOS 48 47 414.2 477 468 9 0 35 0 10.35 1.000
3B BOS 35 35 308.2 100 14 79 7 2 -8 2.71 .930
1966 1B BOS 119 112 1052.0 1178 1140 37 1 80 -5 10.07 .999
3B BOS 2 2 18.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.00 1.000
1967 1B BOS 50 43 388.0 408 393 15 0 24 +3 9.46 1.000
3B BOS 2 2 17.0 5 3 2 0 0 0 2.65 1.000
2B BOS 1 1 9.0 5 2 3 0 1 0 5.00 1.000
SS BOS 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.12 1.000
Pos Total 1B 1169 1151 10374.1 11394 11010 368 16 864 +61 9.87 .999
3B 126 126 1095.1 343 78 244 21 5 -15 2.65 .939
2B 2 2 18.0 11 2 7 2 1 -1 4.50 .818
C 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 0 3.00 1.000
SS 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.12 1.000
Total 1299 1281 11504.2 11752 11094 619 39 870 0 1 0 0.0% +45 9.16 .997
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1967-11-01Truck Palmer has retired from the Boston Scribes
1963-07-29Truck Palmer of the Boston Scribes is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1954-04-01The Boston Scribes have promoted Truck Palmer to the major league team. The Boston Scribes have designated Claude Drysdale for assignment.
1954-03-01The Boston Scribes have sent Alex Perkins to the minors. The Boston Scribes have sent Truck Palmer to the minors.
1953-04-01The Boston Scribes have renamed Oad Palmer to Truck Palmer.
1953-04-01The Boston Scribes have promoted Oad Palmer to the major league team. The Boston Scribes have sent Rod Spies to the minors.