Emilio Palmero
| Emilio Palmero | |||
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| Pitcher | |||
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Born: June 13, 1895 Guanabacoa, Cuba | |||
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Died: July 15, 1970 (aged 75) Toledo, Ohio | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 21, 1915, for the New York Giants | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| August 24, 1928, for the Boston Braves | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 6-15 | ||
| Strikeouts | 48 | ||
| Earned run average | 5.17 | ||
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Emilio Antonio Palmero (June 13, 1895 – July 15, 1970) was a Cuban Major League Baseball pitcher. He played all or part of five seasons in the majors, spread out over a span of fourteen years from 1915 to 1928. He also pitched extensively in the minor leagues, winning 177 games over 17 minor league seasons between 1914 and 1931. Palmero spent just one full season in the majors, 1921 with the St. Louis Browns, during which he appeared in 24 games with a record of 4–7 and a 5.00 ERA.
Palmero played winter baseball in the Cuban League from 1913 to 1929. He led the league in winning percentage in 1919/20 and tied for the lead in wins in 1917. He was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1954.[1]
Notes
- ↑ Figueredo 2003, pp. 124, 131, 488, 509.
References
- Figueredo, Jorge S. (2003), Cuban Baseball: A Statistical History, 1878–1961, Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, ISBN 0-7864-1250-X.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Cuban League statistics and player information from Seamheads.com
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