#80 Robert "Spoony" Palm, Catcher, 28 yrs, St. Louis (A) Browns
Wednesday, 10/25/1937
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Robert Palm
Spoony
1/1/1909
28
NEGRO,LG,PLAYER
5"8
190

Catcher
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R
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4 / 6 (Popular)
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4.5 Stars
 

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Big League Contract
$ 5,000,000
1937
$ 7,030,000 (4 year(s))
10 Year(s), 116 Days (1836 total Days)
172 Day(s)
10 Year(s), 116 Days (1836 total Days)
10 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
  

Ratings

BattingContactGapPowerDiscipline/EyeAvoid K's
Overall77966
Versus LHP981076
Versus RHP76966
Talent971086
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5
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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@PHAW 6-3410000001#5  
9/23BOSW 4-2322000010#5  
9/24BOSL 14-17100000000#6  
9/26@WASL 4-5301000010#5  
9/27@WASL 5-6301000011#5  
9/28CLEW 4-1211001120#4  
9/29NYYL 1-2300000010#4  
9/30CHAL 2-3413101100#5  
10/1@PHAW 9-3411100211#5  
10/4@DETW 5-4312101310#5PoG 

Batting Stats 1937

BattingGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKAVGOBPSLGOPSTAVGISO
Overall147518154303349010574102.297.388.564.951.984.266
Projected147518154303349010574102.297.388.564.951.984.266
BattingGSPAHPIWCIGDPSHSFTBEBHSBCSSB%RCRC/27
Overall13159731001511292677370.0114.28.0
 ABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSFSHHPAVGOBPSLGOPS
vs. LHP782001510142414000.256.431.474.906
vs. RHP4401343022980915088113.305.379.580.958
Close/Late521320293138010.250.394.404.798
Scoring Position142347095703022100.239.370.479.849
Pinch Hitting1541000301000.267.267.333.600
 GABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKAVGOBPSLGOPS
Home73260851621548463353.327.407.577.984
Road74258691411942594149.267.367.550.917
March/April25942331513161321.245.333.457.791
May2289215071514818.236.296.528.824
June2487306061122919.345.412.6211.033
July24832761518161116.325.411.6021.013
August2775206027121715.267.409.427.835
Sept/Oct25903341926251613.367.462.7331.196

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
Total14755287152028950288104892755522419798849.287.355.524.880 

Career Minor League Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS
1927, AAA5619476111286860351673.392.474.8921.366

Career Postseason Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS
Total000000000000.000.000.000.000

Fielding Stats 1937

PositionGGSPOADPTCEPCTINNRANGEPBRSTARTORTO%
Catcher14413158446064212.9811195.14.8321182218.6

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.
Batting Leader Boards Appearances
SLG
1934 - .533 - 8th
1935 - .606 - 2nd
1936 - .617 - 4th
OPS
1935 - .981 - 4th
1936 - .993 - 7th
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
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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