Palmer was a star pitcher for the Glens Falls High School Indians baseball team until he graduated in 1976. He pitched alongside fellow future Major League Baseball pitcher Dave LaPoint.
Montrealedit
Palmer was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 21st round (489th overall) of the 1976 amateur entry draft. He pitched in the Expos organization until 1985. Although he made his major league debut in 1978, he pitched only a handful of minor league games in 1981 due to injuries, and had to fight his way back from Triple-A in 1982, where he made nine minor league starts. Additionally, he did not throw a single pitch in 1983 due to further injuries.
On April 21, 1984, Palmer pitched an unusual moment in baseball history when he threw a five-inning perfect game in the second game of a doubleheader at Busch Stadium against the St. Louis Cardinals. Officials called the game on account of rain, and major-league baseball officials later struck the game from baseball's official list of perfect games since it only lasted five innings.[2]
He was granted free agency on November 12, 1985.
Atlantaedit
Palmer was signed by the Atlanta Braves on February 13, 1986, shortly before pitchers and catchers were to report to spring training. Having his best season statistically, Palmer was granted free agency on November 12, 1986. After testing the free agent waters for the second time in his career, Palmer decided to sign back with the Braves on December 19, 1986. However, his second season in Atlanta did not prove to duplicate his first, and he was granted free agency on November 9, 1987.
Philadelphiaedit
Palmer was signed as a free agent by the Philadelphia Phillies on December 18, 1987. Although Palmer pitched reasonably well for the Phillies, he was released on October 13, 1988. His tenure in Philadelphia was best remembered for a blooper in which he tripped over his foot and the third base bag and landed on his face. [1]
Detroit and beyondedit
Palmer was signed as a free agent by the Detroit Tigers on February 25, 1989, shortly before the exhibition season began in spring training. Although Palmer broke camp with the Tigers, he pitched poorly and was demoted after making five starts. After making 10 minor league starts, Palmer was released by the Detroit Tigers on July 13, 1989. On July 27, 1989 Palmer signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians. Palmer finished the season in the minor leagues, and never pitched in the major leagues with the Indians. He was released on October 26, 1989.
^"STLtoday - Hummel's marquee moments at Busch Stadium".
^"Former MLB pitcher David Palmer visits Skidmore Baseball Camp". Skidmore College Athletics.
Sourcesedit
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Venezuelan Professional Baseball League
November 23, 2023
david, palmer, baseball, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, from, ar. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources David Palmer baseball news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2016 template removal help David William Palmer Jr born October 19 1957 is a former professional baseball pitcher who played in the Major Leagues in parts of ten seasons spanning 1978 1989 with the Montreal Expos Atlanta Braves Philadelphia Phillies and Detroit Tigers 1 David PalmerPitcherBorn 1957 10 19 October 19 1957 age 66 Glens Falls New York U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutSeptember 9 1978 for the Montreal ExposLast MLB appearanceJune 30 1989 for the Detroit TigersMLB statisticsWin loss record64 59Earned run average3 78Strikeouts748TeamsMontreal Expos 1978 1980 1982 1984 1985 Atlanta Braves 1986 1987 Philadelphia Phillies 1988 Detroit Tigers 1989 Contents 1 Early life 2 Montreal 3 Atlanta 4 Philadelphia 5 Detroit and beyond 6 Personal life 7 References 8 SourcesEarly life editPalmer was a star pitcher for the Glens Falls High School Indians baseball team until he graduated in 1976 He pitched alongside fellow future Major League Baseball pitcher Dave LaPoint Montreal editPalmer was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 21st round 489th overall of the 1976 amateur entry draft He pitched in the Expos organization until 1985 Although he made his major league debut in 1978 he pitched only a handful of minor league games in 1981 due to injuries and had to fight his way back from Triple A in 1982 where he made nine minor league starts Additionally he did not throw a single pitch in 1983 due to further injuries On April 21 1984 Palmer pitched an unusual moment in baseball history when he threw a five inning perfect game in the second game of a doubleheader at Busch Stadium against the St Louis Cardinals Officials called the game on account of rain and major league baseball officials later struck the game from baseball s official list of perfect games since it only lasted five innings 2 He was granted free agency on November 12 1985 Atlanta editPalmer was signed by the Atlanta Braves on February 13 1986 shortly before pitchers and catchers were to report to spring training Having his best season statistically Palmer was granted free agency on November 12 1986 After testing the free agent waters for the second time in his career Palmer decided to sign back with the Braves on December 19 1986 However his second season in Atlanta did not prove to duplicate his first and he was granted free agency on November 9 1987 Philadelphia editPalmer was signed as a free agent by the Philadelphia Phillies on December 18 1987 Although Palmer pitched reasonably well for the Phillies he was released on October 13 1988 His tenure in Philadelphia was best remembered for a blooper in which he tripped over his foot and the third base bag and landed on his face 1 Detroit and beyond editPalmer was signed as a free agent by the Detroit Tigers on February 25 1989 shortly before the exhibition season began in spring training Although Palmer broke camp with the Tigers he pitched poorly and was demoted after making five starts After making 10 minor league starts Palmer was released by the Detroit Tigers on July 13 1989 On July 27 1989 Palmer signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians Palmer finished the season in the minor leagues and never pitched in the major leagues with the Indians He was released on October 26 1989 Personal life editPalmer lives in the Atlanta area and was the pitching coach for Parkview High School Gwinnett County Georgia for a number of years 3 Palmer has a son John Brandon Chili Palmer and two daughters Liza Michelle Palmer and Leah Victoria Palmer His son in law is David Allen References edit David Palmer Stats Baseball Reference com STLtoday Hummel s marquee moments at Busch Stadium Former MLB pitcher David Palmer visits Skidmore Baseball Camp Skidmore College Athletics Sources editBaseball Reference Baseball Reference Minors Baseball Gauge Retrosheet Venezuelan Professional Baseball League Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Palmer baseball amp oldid 1171235501, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
