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kairos12

(12,838 posts) Mon May 11, 2020, 06:18 PM May 2020

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Jim Palmer

First MLB pitcher to win a World Series game in 3 different decades. 1965, 1970, and 1983.

Also never gave up a career Grand Slam.

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Jim Palmer (Original Post) kairos12 May 2020 OP

His curveball was unhittable. Ohiogal May 2020 #1

Most elegant motion of all time. kairos12 May 2020 #2

Smooth and easy! Yep. Ohiogal May 2020 #3

In 1965 he he became the youngest pitcher in history (19) to throw kairos12 May 2020 #4

Yep empedocles May 2020 #6

I saw him pitch against Detroit when he was on. gibraltar72 May 2020 #5

LOL! Ohiogal May 2020 #8

I was at the game in 82, great year for "O's".. DEbluedude May 2020 #7

Yount was a beast that year! wolfie001 May 2020 #9

From 1970 through 1978 Lord Ludd May 2020 #10

A younger friend of mine was SHOCKED when I told him.... lastlib Jul 2020 #11

Ohiogal

(31,876 posts)

1. His curveball was unhittable.

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2020, 06:20 PM

May 2020

Amazing stats.

kairos12

(12,838 posts)

2. Most elegant motion of all time.

Reply to Ohiogal (Reply #1)

Mon May 11, 2020, 06:21 PM

May 2020

Ohiogal

(31,876 posts)

3. Smooth and easy! Yep.

Reply to kairos12 (Reply #2)

Mon May 11, 2020, 06:23 PM

May 2020

kairos12

(12,838 posts)

4. In 1965 he he became the youngest pitcher in history (19) to throw

Reply to Ohiogal (Reply #3)

Mon May 11, 2020, 06:29 PM

May 2020

a complete game shutout in the WS. He beat Koufax 6-0.

empedocles

(15,751 posts)

6. Yep

Reply to kairos12 (Reply #2)

Mon May 11, 2020, 06:42 PM

May 2020

gibraltar72

(7,498 posts)

5. I saw him pitch against Detroit when he was on.

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2020, 06:34 PM

May 2020

Norm Cash came to plate with a table leg.

Ohiogal

(31,876 posts)

8. LOL!

Reply to gibraltar72 (Reply #5)

Mon May 11, 2020, 07:57 PM

May 2020

DEbluedude

(816 posts)

7. I was at the game in 82, great year for "O's"..

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2020, 07:24 PM

May 2020

when Robin Yount hit two homers off of him. In Memorial Stadium. Nice little trip down Memory Lane. Thanks.

wolfie001

(2,182 posts)

9. Yount was a beast that year!

Reply to DEbluedude (Reply #7)

Mon May 11, 2020, 09:00 PM

May 2020

Pre-steroid era.

Lord Ludd

(585 posts)

10. From 1970 through 1978

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2020, 10:15 PM

May 2020

Palmer was a 20-game winner 8 times & a 3-time Cy Young winner. Sheesh!

lastlib

(23,117 posts)

11. A younger friend of mine was SHOCKED when I told him....

Reply to Lord Ludd (Reply #10)

Sat Jul 4, 2020, 05:33 PM

Jul 2020

...that the O's had FOUR 20-game winners in 1970!

Palmer, McNally, Cuellar, and Pat Dobson.
IIRC, they had another pretty good starter, Tom Phoebus, had a pretty good year.

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