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Jim Palmer is a former right-handed starting pitcher who played his entire career for the Baltimore Orioles (1965-1984).
He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990.
Palmer has been considered one of the best pitchers in Orioles - and major-league - history.
He was a mainstay in the rotation during Baltimore's six pennant-winning teams in the 1960s (1966 & 1969),
1970s (1970, 1971 & 1979) and 1980s (1983).
Also, he is the only pitcher in big-league history to win World Series games in three decades (1966, 1970-71, 1983).
Palmer won spots on 6 all-star teams, 4 gold gloves, 3 Cy Young Awards, and 2 ERA titles.
He led the American League in victories three times.
In a 19-year career, Palmer compiled a 268-152 record with 2,212 strikeouts, a 2.86 ERA, 521 games started,
211 complete games, and 53 shutouts in 3,948 innings.
He never allowed a grand slam in his major-league career nor did he ever allow back-to-back homers.
Palmer retired in 1984 as a member of the defending World Champions.
