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James Alvin Palmer (born October 15, 1945) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 19 years in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles (1965–1967, 1969–1984). Palmer was the winningest MLB pitcher in the 1970s, totaling 186 wins. [1] .
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- October 15, 1945
NEW YORK — Jim Palmer, the Orioles broadcaster and Hall of Fame pitcher, said that he was absent from the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network broadcast Wednesday because he has COVID-19. Palmer, 78,...
Jim Palmer was one of baseball’s premier pitchers in the 1970s, winning three AL Cy Young Awards.
- Not too big for him. Oct. 6, 1966. Palmer became the youngest pitcher to record a World Series shutout when he defeated Sandy Koufax and the Dodgers, 6-0, in Game 2 in 1966.
- Man for all decades. Oct. 14, 1983. More than 17 years after his first World Series win, Palmer made history again by contributing two scoreless innings of relief in Baltimore’s 3-2 victory over Philadelphia in Game 3 of the 1983 Fall Classic.
- Doing all he could. Oct. 11 and 16, 1971. Had the Orioles managed to defeat the Pirates in the 1971 World Series, Palmer might have had a chance to win the MVP Award of the Series.
- Brooks’ one-game co-star. Oct. 10, 1970. This World Series was dominated by Orioles third baseman Brooks Robinson, who made every big play defensively and paced the team offensively.
Jim Palmer is a Hall of Fame pitcher who played for the Baltimore Orioles from 1965 to 1984. He won three World Series, three Cy Young Awards, and retired the number 22 for the Orioles in 1985.
Oct 15, 2020 · There is no question that Jim Palmer is a Hall of Famer, both on and off the field. There are the career numbers: 268-152 record, 2.86 ERA, 211 complete games, 53 shutouts, and eight seasons with 20-or-more wins (all coming in a nine-year span).
