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unusual facts about Jim Palmer



Eddie Watt

Jim Palmer, Wally Bunker, and Dave McNally all pitched complete games, and the team needed only one relief appearance, provided in record fashion by Moe Drabowsky.

Elrod Hendricks

A native of Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands, Hendricks was a superior defensive catcher and a very fine handler of pitchers on a usually strong Baltimore Orioles rotation that included Mike Cuellar, Pat Dobson, Dave McNally, Jim Palmer and Tom Phoebus.

Ken Burkhart

With one out in the sixth inning and two Cincinnati Reds runners on base – Tommy Helms at first and Bernie Carbo at third – pinch-hitter Ty Cline batted a pitch off Jim Palmer in front of the plate.

Mike Cuellar

With the acquisition of Cuellar, joining the likes of Jim Palmer and Dave McNally, and sluggers Frank Robinson, Brooks Robinson and Boog Powell, the Orioles began one of the strongest sequences of years in professional baseball in 1969.


see also

Grant Hayunga

Since the first lineup, Goshen has had a revolving cast, with the exception of the current band including Hayunga, Elizabeth DeCicco, Jim Palmer on drums and Jason Reed on bass.