Erv Palica Notable

b. February 9, 1928 · Brooklyn Dodgers 1945, 1947–1951, 1953–1954, Baltimore Orioles 1955–1956

Erv Palica divided 12 seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1945, then the Baltimore Orioles through 1956.

He went 41 and 55 with a 4.22 earned run average, pitching 839.3 innings in 246 games. He struck out 423, completed 20 of his 80 starts and threw 3 shutouts. Across 262 games he batted .198, with 48 hits and 22 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 8 doubles and 2 stolen bases.

He was born in Lomita, CA, USA on February 9, 1928, and died on May 29, 1982. 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
1945	BRO	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1947	BRO	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
1948	BRO	45	39	6	5	1	1	0	3	4	12	0	.128
1949	BRO	49	19	2	3	1	0	0	2	2	6	0	.158
1950	BRO	48	68	4	15	4	0	1	8	0	8	2	.221
1951	BRO	20	13	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	.154
1953	BRO	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1954	BRO	28	16	2	4	1	0	0	1	1	4	0	.250
1955	BAL	33	55	3	13	1	0	0	3	4	18	0	.236
1956	BAL	30	32	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	.156
Career	—	262	243	22	48	8	1	1	17	13	63	2	.198

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1947	BRO	0	1	3	0	0	3.0	2	1	2	1	3.00
1948	BRO	6	6	41	10	3	125.1	111	62	58	74	4.45
1949	BRO	8	9	49	1	6	97.0	93	39	49	44	3.62
1950	BRO	13	8	43	19	1	201.1	176	80	98	131	3.58
1951	BRO	2	6	19	8	0	53.0	55	28	20	15	4.75
1953	BRO	0	0	4	0	0	6.0	10	8	8	3	12.00
1954	BRO	3	3	25	3	0	67.2	77	40	31	25	5.32
1955	BAL	5	11	33	25	0	169.2	165	78	83	68	4.14
1956	BAL	4	11	29	14	0	116.1	117	58	50	62	4.49
Career	—	41	55	246	80	10	839.1	806	394	399	423	4.22

On this day & linked events

1928

Born February 9, 1928

Lomita, CA, USA

1982

Died May 29, 1982

1945

Major-league debut: Erv Palica

Erv Palica made a major-league debut on April 21, 1945.

1956

Final major-league game: Erv Palica

Erv Palica played a final major-league game on September 24, 1956.

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