#80 Robert "Spoony" Palm, Catcher, 29 yrs, St. Louis (A) Browns
Thursday, 10/26/1938
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Robert Palm
Spoony
1/1/1909
29
NEGRO,LG,PLAYER
5"8
190

Catcher
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R
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4 / 6 (Popular)
2 / 6 (Fair)
Good
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4.5 Stars
 

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Big League Contract
$ 7,030,000
1941
11 Year(s), 116 Days (2008 total Days)
172 Day(s)
11 Year(s), 116 Days (2008 total Days)
11 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
  

Ratings

BattingContactGapPowerDiscipline/EyeAvoid K's
Overall871066
Versus LHP1081076
Versus RHP76966
Talent971086
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5
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4
4
1
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Fielding Ratings
C : 5 (Range), .973 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 4
Infield Arm : 4
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

DateOpp. ResultABRH2B3BHRRBIBBKSpot  
9/23PHAL 1-5400000002#6  
9/24PHAL 8-11523002400#6  
9/26@WASL 4-5411000000#3  
9/27@WASL 6-7312101420#5  
9/28DETL 0-5300000000#6  
9/29NYYL 5-9400000002#6  
9/30CLEL 1-11300000001#6  
10/1@BOSL 0-1300000011#5  
10/2CHAW 5-2422002300#2PoG 
10/4@CHAL 3-7412100201#5  

Batting Stats 1938

BattingGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKAVGOBPSLGOPSTAVGISO
Overall1394981442324611910362121.289.366.620.9861.030.331
Projected1394981442324611910362121.289.366.620.9861.030.331
BattingGSPAHPIWCIGDPSHSFTBEBHSBCSSB%RCRC/27
Overall1205630100603309712250.0116.98.6
 ABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSFSHHPAVGOBPSLGOPS
vs. LHP13353801946392126200.398.474.8871.362
vs. RHP365911522773644195100.249.324.523.848
Close/Late58122051491111100.207.329.500.829
Scoring Position1374071126802739300.292.401.6201.022
Pinch Hitting1561028334000.400.500.8671.367
 GABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKAVGOBPSLGOPS
Home6624565812557432257.265.323.612.936
Road73253791512162604064.312.405.6281.033
March/April195416414148616.296.367.630.996
May24892951923191015.326.386.7081.094
June18692330817211217.333.432.7251.157
July2495294092422922.305.365.632.997
August25811910615151122.235.323.469.792
Sept/Oct2911028601026181429.255.339.582.921

Career Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBHPSFKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPSTeams
19278933211316116756527142451.340.387.539.927 SLA
19281033659619713706132324464.263.326.460.786SLA
19291385181682881310386444547141.324.378.485.863SLA
1930148547145326259989523377108.265.331.483.813SLA
193115558914734522115794206130106.250.297.436.733SLA
1932961976110115464427123653.310.392.599.991SLA
19331585911562053511586633413059.264.336.492.828SLA,AL
193415255714930536109977423145137.268.354.533.887SLA
193514554116729342117106610611465.309.375.606.981SLA,AL
193614453216441637109109592513072.308.376.617.993SLA,AL
19371475181543033490105743110273.297.388.564.951SLA
193813949814423246119103620312122.289.366.620.986SLA
Total1614578516643125233411671030617224411009051.288.356.533.889 

Career Minor League Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS
1927, AAA5619476111286860351673.392.474.8921.366

Career Postseason Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS
Total000000000000.000.000.000.000

Fielding Stats 1938

PositionGGSPOADPTCEPCTINNRANGEPBRSTARTORTO%
Catcher110984673605129.982882.25.220782025.6
Shortstop2222255113815.938190.03.84    

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by St. Louis (A) in 1927...
Had first career hit on 6/11/1927, off Vic Keen (DET)...
Hit first career homerun on 6/21/1927, off Sloppy Thurston (WAS)...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1927, hitting .481 with 1 HR, 9 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Washington on 7/20/1927...
Drove in 6 runs against New York (A) on 7/20/1929...
Drove in 6 runs against New York (A) on 8/31/1929...
1/31/1931: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,257,143 through salary arbitration...
Had 5 hits with 7 RBI against New York (A) on 5/31/1931...
Drove in 6 runs against Cleveland on 8/17/1931...
1/31/1932: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,257,143 through salary arbitration...
1/31/1933: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,257,143 through salary arbitration...
Drove in 7 runs against Cleveland on 4/8/1933...
Was selected to the 1933 Allstar game...
9/25/1933: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis (A), $5,000,000 per year, for 4 years.
Won Player of the Week award on 8/28/1934, hitting .412 with 3 HR, 10 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/1935, hitting .522 with 4 HR, 11 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/24/1935, hitting .520 with 2 HR, 11 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/29/1935, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 8 RBI...
Was selected to the 1935 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/1/1936, hitting .471 with 3 HR, 7 RBI...
Was selected to the 1936 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/1936, hitting .522 with 2 HR, 7 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/11/1936, hitting .556 with 4 HR, 8 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1936, hitting .402 with 8 HR, 25 RBI...
10/5/1937: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis (A), $7,030,000 per year, for 4 years.
Drove in 6 runs against Cleveland on 4/1/1938...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1938, hitting .667 with 4 HR, 12 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/12/1938, hitting .688 with 4 HR, 12 RBI...
Hit 3 homeruns against Chicago (A), driving in 5 runs on 7/27/1938...
Batting Leader Boards Appearances
SLG
1934 - .533 - 8th
1935 - .606 - 2nd
1936 - .617 - 4th
1937 - .564 - 10th
OPS
1935 - .981 - 4th
1936 - .993 - 7th
1937 - .951 - 10th
Doubles
1936 - 41 - 10th
Triples
1929 - 8 - 9th
Homeruns
1927 - 16 - 7th
1930 - 25 - 6th
1933 - 35 - 3rd
1934 - 36 - 3rd
1935 - 42 - 2nd
1936 - 37 - 3rd
1937 - 34 - 5th
RBI
1929 - 103 - 10th
1931 - 115 - 6th
1933 - 115 - 6th
1934 - 109 - 5th
1935 - 117 - 6th
Runs
1936 - 109 - 10th
BB
1934 - 74 - 10th
  

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