Rafael Palmeiro

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• #25
• Age: 39
• Height: 6-0
• Weight: 190
• Bats: Left
• Throws: Left
• Position: DH
• Born: September 24, 1964, Havana, Cuba
• Full Name: Rafael Corrales Palmeiro
• College: Mississippi State
• Experience: 18 years
• Salary: $9,000,000

CAREER BATTING STATS

Year	Team	Avg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	OBP	SLG	OPS
1986	CHC	0.247	22	73	9	18	4	0	3	12	4	6	0.295	0.425	0.72
1987	CHC	0.276	84	221	32	61	15	1	14	30	20	26	0.336	0.543	0.879
1988	CHC	0.307	152	580	75	178	41	5	8	53	38	34	0.349	0.436	0.785
1989	TEX	0.275	156	559	76	154	23	4	8	64	63	48	0.354	0.374	0.728
1990	TEX	0.319	154	598	72	191	35	6	14	89	40	59	0.361	0.468	0.829
1991	TEX	0.322	159	631	115	203	49	3	26	88	68	72	0.389	0.532	0.922
1992	TEX	0.268	159	608	84	163	27	4	22	85	72	83	0.352	0.434	0.786
1993	TEX	0.295	160	597	124	176	40	2	37	105	73	85	0.371	0.554	0.926
1994	BAL	0.319	111	436	82	139	32	0	23	76	54	63	0.392	0.55	0.942
1995	BAL	0.31	143	554	89	172	30	2	39	104	62	65	0.38	0.583	0.963
1996	BAL	0.289	162	626	110	181	40	2	39	142	95	96	0.381	0.546	0.927
1997	BAL	0.254	158	614	95	156	24	2	38	110	67	109	0.329	0.485	0.815
1998	BAL	0.296	162	619	98	183	36	1	43	121	79	91	0.379	0.565	0.945
1999	TEX	0.324	158	565	96	183	30	1	47	148	97	69	0.42	0.63	1.05
2000	TEX	0.288	158	565	102	163	29	3	39	120	103	77	0.397	0.558	0.954
2001	TEX	0.273	160	600	98	164	33	0	47	123	101	90	0.381	0.563	0.944
2002	TEX	0.273	155	546	99	149	34	0	43	105	104	94	0.391	0.571	0.962
2003	TEX	0.26	154	561	92	146	21	2	38	112	84	77	0.359	0.508	0.867
Totals		0.291	2567	9553	1548	2780	543	38	528	1687	1224	1244	0.373	0.522	0.894

More Facts

• Nickname "Raffy"
• Played For Chicago Cubs (1986-1988), Texas Rangers (1989-1993, 1999-2003), Baltimore Orioles (1994-1998)
• Post-Season Experience 1996 ALDS, 1996 ALCS, 1997 ALDS, 1997 ALCS, 1999 ALDS
• Honors 4 time All-Star: 1988, 1991, 1998-1999, 3 time Gold Glove Winner: 1997-1999
• Position 1,861 games at first base through 2002, 307 as a designated hitter, 212 in the outfield (exclusively with the Chicago Cubs from 1986-1988)
• Palmeiro was awarded the Gold Glove at first base in 1999 despite playing just 28 games there.
• Major League Debut September 8, 1986
• Feats Through 2002, Palmeiro had strung together eight consecutive seasons with at least 38 homers and 100 RBI. No other player in baseball history had ever accomplished that.
• Uniform #'s #25 (1986-1988, 1990-present), #3 (1989 Rangers)
• Best Season, 1988 Back with the Texas Rangers after five years in Baltimore, Palmeiro posted his highest slugging percentage (.630) and OBP (.420). His 47 homers and 148 RBI helped power Texas to the playoffs.
• Milestones May 11, 2003: Palmeiro belted his 500th career home run, at the Ballpark in Arlington. September 23, 2000: Palmeiro hit the 400th home run of his career, against the Angels. He became the 32nd player to reach the 400-homer level.
• On July 17, 1998, Rafael Palmeiro and Albert Belle both hit the 300th homers of their careers.

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