Orlando Palmeiro
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| Houston Astros — No. 19 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
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| July 1, 1995 for the California Angels | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through September 26, 2006) |
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| Games played | 1101 |
| Hits | 614 |
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Orlando Palmeiro (b. January 19, 1969, in Hoboken, New Jersey) is a Major League Baseball outfielder, currently with the Houston Astros, who went to Miami University. His better known cousin Rafael Palmeiro is also a Major League player.
Palmeiro has spent his entire career as a backup outfielder, never having been a regular starter. Palmeiro also made the last out of the 2005 World Series for the Houston Astros. He has played for the California & Anaheim Angels, St. Louis Cardinals, and Houston Astros. His best season arguably was with the Cardinals in 2003, were he batted .271 with 3 homers and 33 RBI.
[edit] Trivia
- In 2005, led all MLB pinch-hitters with seven doubles
- Is 4th among active players with 84 career pinch-hits and 20 career pinch-hit doubles
- Is 3rd among active players for the lowest career percentage of swings that miss (7.6%, trailing Juan Pierre at 6.7% and David Eckstein at 7.1%).
[edit] External links
- Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
- Orlando Palmeiro at ESPN.com
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