#80 Robert "Spoony" Palm, Catcher, 27 yrs, St. Louis (A) Browns
Wednesday, 10/25/1936
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Robert Palm
Spoony
1/1/1909
27
NEGRO,LG,PLAYER
5"8
185

Catcher
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R
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3 / 6 (Well Known)
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4.0 Stars
 

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Big League Contract
$ 5,000,000
1937
9 Year(s), 116 Days (1664 total Days)
172 Day(s)
9 Year(s), 116 Days (1664 total Days)
9 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
  

Ratings

BattingContactGapPowerDiscipline/EyeAvoid K's
Overall67966
Versus LHP881066
Versus RHP66956
Talent77966
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5
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1
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Fielding Ratings
C : 4 (Range), .973 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 4
Infield Arm : 4
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

DateOpp. ResultABRH2B3BHRRBIBBKSpot  
9/21@PHAL 4-5302000011#5  
9/23NYYW 4-3412101200#3  
9/24NYYL 2-9400000000#4  
9/26@WASL 4-9400000012#5  
9/27@WASW 15-10421000222#5  
9/28CHAW 10-2422101201#5  
9/29BOSL 1-7401000002#4  
9/30DETW 3-1402100100#5  
10/1@PHAL 2-3401000001#5  
10/2CLEL 5-6100000000#8  

Batting Stats 1936

BattingGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKAVGOBPSLGOPSTAVGISO
Overall1445321644163710910959130.308.376.617.9931.037.308
Projected1445321644163710910959130.308.376.617.9931.037.308
BattingGSPAHPIWCIGDPSHSFTBEBHSBCSSB%RCRC/27
Overall13559821101205328847277.8124.48.7
 ABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSFSHHPAVGOBPSLGOPS
vs. LHP14043921120231730101.307.384.6361.019
vs. RHP39212132426898642100401.309.374.610.983
Close/Late581931510111017000.328.426.6721.099
Scoring Position1364214196902130500.309.389.6251.014
Pinch Hitting830011311000.375.444.7501.194
 GABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKAVGOBPSLGOPS
Home72255822331952512560.322.387.6591.045
Road72277821831857583470.296.367.578.945
March/April23942841102325319.298.316.681.997
May2488249041914923.273.340.511.852
June23853041718171516.353.446.6711.116
July2590268241017827.289.356.556.912
August2483208041415923.241.309.482.790
Sept/Oct25923682825211522.391.477.7831.259

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
Total1328476913662594725495882248119408778146.286.351.520.872 

Career Minor League Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS
1927, AAA5619476111286860351673.392.474.8921.366

Career Postseason Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS
Total000000000000.000.000.000.000

Fielding Stats 1936

PositionGGSPOADPTCEPCTINNRANGEPBRSTARTORTO%
Catcher13913466045071611.9851194.15.4011162219.0
Second Base11170801.0009.08.00    

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...
Batting Leader Boards Appearances
SLG
1934 - .533 - 8th
1935 - .606 - 2nd
OPS
1935 - .981 - 4th
Triples
1929 - 8 - 9th
Homeruns
1927 - 16 - 7th
1930 - 25 - 6th
1933 - 35 - 3rd
1934 - 36 - 3rd
1935 - 42 - 2nd
RBI
1929 - 103 - 10th
1931 - 115 - 6th
1933 - 115 - 6th
1934 - 109 - 5th
1935 - 117 - 6th
BB
1934 - 74 - 10th
    

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