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Name	Team	Age
Truck Palmer	Retired (1967, Age 36)	Died (2014, Age 83)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 20 (1953)	1B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Ralph Kiner League	0	15 years (17 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B-	A-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	B	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	A-	B-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D+	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
A-	0	10/15/1931
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	6
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
D+ (24.1 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Series	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E	OPS	OBP	SLG	AVG
1960	LCS	6	22	3	6	2	0	0	2	6	2	0	0	1	.792	.429	.364	.273
1961	LCS	5	23	5	6	2	0	1	5	1	5	0	0	1	.770	.292	.478	.261
1962	LCS	7	26	1	4	0	0	0	2	1	4	0	0	1	.368	.214	.154	.154
1964	LCS	5	18	2	9	1	1	0	2	1	2	1	1	0	1.193	.526	.667	.500
1965	LCS	7	27	1	5	1	0	0	2	3	4	0	0	0	.489	.267	.222	.185
1966	LCS	6	14	1	2	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	.378	.235	.143	.143
Total		36	130	13	32	6	1	1	15	14	19	1	1	3	.653	.322	.331	.246

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1967-11-01	Truck Palmer has retired from the Boston Scribes
1963-07-29	Truck Palmer of the Boston Scribes is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1954-04-01	The Boston Scribes have promoted Truck Palmer to the major league team. The Boston Scribes have designated Claude Drysdale for assignment.
1954-03-01	The Boston Scribes have sent Alex Perkins to the minors. The Boston Scribes have sent Truck Palmer to the minors.
1953-04-01	The Boston Scribes have renamed Oad Palmer to Truck Palmer.
1953-04-01	The Boston Scribes have promoted Oad Palmer to the major league team. The Boston Scribes have sent Rod Spies to the minors.