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Name Team Age
Gary "Payday" Palmer Retired (1971, Age 36) Died (2011, Age 76)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 19
(1955)		 1B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Ty Cobb League 0 8 years (145 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B+ B 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ A- B 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B  B  D 
Endurance Velocity Control
D+ D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B- A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C  0 8/18/1935
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 4
Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (SS) Alt Pos (---)
B- (59.0 %) C+ (50.4 %) F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1956 STL 14 20 4 6 2 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 .864 .364 .500 .300
1957 STL 117 455 42 103 18 2 8 43 37 77 4 4 15 .612 .285 .327 .226
1958 STL 130 466 64 115 15 1 5 53 57 67 12 2 14 .646 .330 .315 .247
1959 STL 78 293 31 68 10 2 12 43 33 42 2 2 12 .716 .313 .403 .232
1960 STL 135 490 50 135 24 3 7 60 38 88 6 2 14 .707 .327 .380 .276
1961 STL 137 506 68 146 21 4 12 60 36 71 15 2 9 .753 .336 .417 .289
1962 STL 117 388 44 102 20 4 11 55 44 72 13 3 6 .764 .344 .420 .263
1963 STL 130 386 73 115 16 4 18 65 58 63 13 5 4 .891 .391 .500 .298
1964 STL 116 376 54 109 13 3 15 50 40 59 17 5 15 .818 .358 .460 .290
1965 STL 149 483 53 116 17 4 10 40 54 70 11 7 8 .671 .317 .354 .240
1966 STL 139 446 49 122 25 3 10 48 34 86 13 5 8 .737 .326 .410 .274
1967 STL-DET 135 432 77 130 8 5 16 69 48 72 17 4 10 .824 .370 .454 .301
1968 DET 148 385 58 108 17 3 14 50 46 63 14 5 7 .809 .359 .449 .281
1969 DET 146 541 69 161 31 10 8 98 43 86 18 13 7 .782 .346 .436 .298
1970 DET 142 520 69 148 22 5 16 87 65 74 24 6 7 .798 .359 .438 .285
1971 DET 109 86 9 25 8 0 2 14 10 13 0 1 0 .818 .365 .453 .291
Total 1942 6273 814 1709 267 54 164 837 645 1004 179 66 137 .751 .340 .411 .272
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1971-11-01Gary "Payday" Palmer has retired from the Detroit Rotties
1967-05-15A trade has been completed between the Detroit Rotties and the St. Louis Gateway Archers. The St. Louis Gateway Archers receive Joe James, Hardie Sauer, Draft Pick - 1969 Round 1 (DET) from the Detroit Rotties in exchange for Gary "Payday" Palmer, Adam Delatte.
1963-04-01The St. Louis Gateway Archers have promoted Gary "Payday" Palmer to the major league team. The St. Louis Gateway Archers have sent Armando Peltz to the minors.
1962-09-02The St. Louis Gateway Archers have promoted Bruce Daubert to the major league team. The St. Louis Gateway Archers have sent Gary "Payday" Palmer to the minors.
1962-04-01The St. Louis Gateway Archers have renamed Gary Palmer to Gary "Payday" Palmer.
1959-05-30The St. Louis Birds have promoted Gary Palmer to the major league team. The St. Louis Birds have sent Gene Grant to the minors.
1959-04-29The St. Louis Birds have promoted Gene Grant to the major league team. The St. Louis Birds have sent Gary Palmer to the minors.
1959-04-01The St. Louis Birds have promoted Gary Palmer to the major league team. The St. Louis Birds have sent Al Leiper to the minors.
1958-09-23The St. Louis Birds have promoted Clem McCarthy to the major league team. The St. Louis Birds have sent Gary Palmer to the minors.
1957-04-04The St. Louis Birds have promoted Gary Palmer to the major league team. The St. Louis Birds have sent Bill Blocker to the minors.
1956-09-28The St. Louis Birds have promoted Newt Curtis to the major league team. The St. Louis Birds have sent Gary Palmer to the minors.
1956-08-19The St. Louis Birds have promoted Gary Palmer to the major league team. The St. Louis Birds have sent Newt Curtis to the minors.