| Stan Palys | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born: May 1, 1930 Blakely, Pennsylvania |
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| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| September 20, 1953 for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 25, 1956 for the Cincinnati Redlegs | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .237 |
| Home runs | 10 |
| Runs batted in | 38 |
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Stanley Francis Palys (born May 1, 1930 in Blakely, Pennsylvania) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played four seasons in the majors, from 1953 until 1956, for the Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Redlegs.
After his major league playing days were over, Palys continued to play in the minor leagues till 1963. On July 7, 1963, while playing for the Hawaii Islanders, Palys made the final bizarre out in a no-hitter thrown by Spokane Indians Pitcher Bob Radovich. With two out in the ninth inning, a Islander player Ron Samford drew a walk. Palys came in to run for Samford. The next batter hit a grounder to first and Palys danced up and down till the ball hit him in the leg. Under baseball rules, a basehit is recorded for the batter and baserunner declared out if he is struck by a ball in fair territory. Pacific Coast League President Dewey Soriano who was in attendance that night, notified the press box that the final out was to be credited to the first baseman and that Palys conduct constituted "unsportsmanlike play".[1]