1907
Born October 27, 1907
Georgetown, TX, USA
Clarence Palm Notable
b. October 27, 1907 · Birmingham Black Barons 1927, St. Louis Stars 1928–1929, Detroit Stars 1930–1931, Homestead Grays 1932, 1934, 1941, Chicago American Giants 1932, Indianapolis ABCs/Detroit Stars 1933, Akron Grays / Cleveland Giants 1933, Pittsburgh Crawfords 1934, Brooklyn Eagles 1935, New York Black Yankees 1936, 1938–1939, 1943, 1945–1946, Philadelphia Stars 1939–1942, 1944–1945
Clarence Palm played for 11 clubs across 20 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Birmingham Black Barons in 1927 and closing with the New York Black Yankees in 1946.
Across 510 games he batted .291, with 435 hits and 216 runs. He finished with 52 home runs, 66 doubles and 22 stolen bases.
He played 433 games behind the plate, with 1,832 putouts and 70 errors. He turned 27 double plays.
He was born in Georgetown, TX, USA on October 27, 1907, and died on April 21, 1969. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | BBB | 54 | 155 | 22 | 44 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 2 | .284 |
| 1928 | SLS | 41 | 109 | 19 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .321 |
| 1929 | SLS | 65 | 201 | 36 | 67 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 60 | 17 | 1 | 3 | .333 |
| 1930 | DS | 48 | 143 | 25 | 43 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 5 | .301 |
| 1931 | DS | 42 | 161 | 23 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 3 | .311 |
| 1932 | CAG/HG | 5 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| 1933 | ACG/ID | 22 | 75 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .280 |
| 1934 | HG/PC | 18 | 44 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .227 |
| 1935 | BE | 41 | 130 | 22 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 2 | .285 |
| 1936 | NBY | 23 | 57 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | .351 |
| 1938 | NBY | 17 | 56 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .232 |
| 1939 | NBY/PS | 21 | 66 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .303 |
| 1940 | PS | 22 | 56 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .321 |
| 1941 | HG/PS | 19 | 54 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | .296 |
| 1942 | PS | 29 | 84 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .214 |
| 1943 | NBY | 9 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1944 | PS | 15 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .152 |
| 1945 | NBY/PS | 7 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| 1946 | NBY | 12 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| Career | — | 510 | 1496 | 216 | 435 | 66 | 17 | 52 | 286 | 123 | 3 | 22 | .291 |
On this day & linked events
1969