- Lowell Palmer
Lowell Raymond Palmer (born
August 18 ,1947 inSacramento, California ) was aMajor League Baseball pitcher . The right-hander was drafted by thePhiladelphia Phillies in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1966 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). He played for the Phillies (1969-1971),St. Louis Cardinals (1972),Cleveland Indians (1972), andSan Diego Padres (1974). Palmer was called up to the Phillies after posting a 36-17 record in 3 1/2 minor league seasons, with 534strikeouts in 516innings pitched , and made his major league debut on June 21, 1969.At the major league level, Palmer rarely achieved the success that he had enjoyed in the minors. He did have some excellent outings, but they were few and far between. One of his main problems was wildness, as he walked a total of 202 batters in just 316.2
innings pitched . HisBB/9IP was 5.74, much higher than the major league average at that time. He also was fourth in theNational League with 14wild pitch es in 1970, and eighth in the league with 10wild pitch es in 1974. He also hit 7 batters in 1974, ranking third in the league. As apower pitcher , however, he did strike out quite a few batters (239), giving him aK/9IP of 6.79, which was higher than the major league average. Palmer gave up a total of 527 baserunners in his 316.2innings and never pitched for a winning team, leading to a career record of 5-18. Hisearned run average for those 106 games (25 starts) was 5.29.Palmer was renowned for wearing dark sunglasses while pitching and his baseball cards are considered classics
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* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Ppalml101.htm Retrosheet]
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