Orlando Palmeiro Notable

b. January 19, 1969 · California Angels 1995–1996, Anaheim Angels 1997–2002, St. Louis Cardinals 2003, Houston Astros 2004–2007

Orlando Palmeiro played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the California Angels in 1995 and closing with the Houston Astros in 2007. His longest stay was with the Anaheim Angels, from 1997 to 2002.

Across 1,206 games he batted .274, with 640 hits and 306 runs. He finished with 12 home runs, 113 doubles and 37 stolen bases.

He played 721 games in the outfield, with 1,019 putouts and 8 errors.

He was born in Hoboken, NJ, USA on January 19, 1969. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1995	CAL	15	20	3	7	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	.350
1996	CAL	50	87	6	25	6	1	0	6	8	13	0	.287
1997	ANA	74	134	19	29	2	2	0	8	17	11	2	.216
1998	ANA	75	165	28	53	7	2	0	21	20	11	5	.321
1999	ANA	109	317	46	88	12	1	1	23	39	30	5	.278
2000	ANA	108	243	38	73	20	2	0	25	38	20	4	.300
2001	ANA	104	230	29	56	10	1	2	23	25	24	6	.243
2002	ANA	110	263	35	79	12	1	0	31	30	22	7	.300
2003	STL	141	317	37	86	13	1	3	33	32	31	3	.271
2004	HOU	102	133	19	32	5	0	3	12	18	19	2	.241
2005	HOU	114	204	22	58	17	2	3	20	15	23	3	.284
2006	HOU	103	119	12	30	6	1	0	17	6	17	0	.252
2007	HOU	101	103	12	24	3	0	0	6	16	8	0	.233
Career	—	1206	2335	306	640	113	14	12	226	265	230	37	.274

On this day & linked events

1969

Born January 19, 1969

Hoboken, NJ, USA

1995

Major-league debut: Orlando Palmeiro

Orlando Palmeiro made a major-league debut on July 1, 1995.

2007

Final major-league game: Orlando Palmeiro

Orlando Palmeiro played a final major-league game on September 30, 2007.

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