2B Roberto Palacios #15
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
10/20/1972
2B ROBERTO PALACIOS #15 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
142 481 122 18 4 21 66 80 78 .254 .360 .439 6 6.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 50 50 50 55
Power 55 60 55 60
Eye 55 60 55 55
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 60 60
Errors: - 60 60
Arm: 25 40 40
Turn DP: - 65 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 40
Catcher: - Left Field: 35
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 65 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 70
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/24/1972 @ HOU Loss, 2-13 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
09/23/1972 @ HOU Win, 4-2 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/22/1972 @ HOU Loss, 1-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/21/1972 @ BAL Loss, 2-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1972 DET Win, 7-2 3 2 1 3 1 1 0 1
09/15/1972 DET Win, 2-1 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 0
09/14/1972 HOU Win, 5-3 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/13/1972 HOU Loss, 10-11 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 0
09/12/1972 HOU Win, 2-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/11/1972 BAL Win, 11-2 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Good teammate who is always in on the clubhouse card game.
High: Financial Ambition
Low: Adaptability
Birthday:04/04/1946
Born in:Santo Domingo, DIS
Nationality:Dominican
Height:5' 11"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$162,500
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:4 Years, None
Service This Yr:175 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1968, 2nd Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1972 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 142 481 122 18 4 21 66 80 80 78 .254 .360 .439 .799 .369 .185 145
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 129 566 2 1 0 10 2 3 211 43 6 3 66.7 80.0 5.73 6.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   137 33 5 2 12 32 27 20 23 0 0 1 .241 .342 .569 .911
Versus Right   344 89 13 2 9 34 53 60 55 3 2 1 .259 .368 .387 .754
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   90 18 2 1 4 13 12 9 15 0 0 0 .200 .273 .378 .651
May   93 27 3 2 5 12 15 18 14 2 0 0 .290 .398 .527 .925
June   83 24 3 1 4 10 16 16 15 1 1 0 .289 .400 .494 .894
July   75 18 4 0 2 8 11 12 17 0 0 1 .240 .352 .373 .726
August   83 19 5 0 2 12 13 17 9 0 0 0 .229 .360 .361 .721
September   57 16 1 0 4 11 13 8 8 0 1 1 .281 .379 .509 .888
All-Star Game   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   50 14 4 1 2 8 5 7 9 0 0 1 .280 .379 .520 .899
Last Year   558 151 31 5 23 75 101 95 101 3 1 3 .271 .378 .468 .846
2 Years Ago   466 143 26 7 20 67 68 62 77 2 0 2 .307 .389 .521 .911
Career   2081 577 107 20 75 291 320 295 362 15 4 8 .277 .367 .456 .823
Home   246 63 7 2 10 36 38 34 35 1 1 0 .256 .345 .423 .768
Road   235 59 11 2 11 30 42 46 43 2 1 2 .251 .375 .455 .831
Grass   481 122 18 4 21 66 80 80 78 3 2 2 .254 .360 .439 .799
Day   295 73 10 2 12 36 47 52 50 1 1 1 .247 .361 .417 .778
Night   186 49 8 2 9 30 33 28 28 2 1 1 .263 .359 .473 .833
As Starter   471 121 18 4 20 65 78 78 76 3 2 2 .257 .363 .439 .802
As Reliever / Substitution   10 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 .100 .250 .400 .650
Pinch Hitting   10 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 .100 .250 .400 .650
Close/Late   115 32 5 1 8 19 28 27 19 0 0 0 .278 .415 .548 .963
Inning 1-3   173 39 8 0 4 21 20 27 28 2 2 0 .225 .327 .341 .668
Inning 4-6   151 41 4 3 7 22 23 17 23 1 0 2 .272 .351 .477 .828
Inning 7-9   147 40 6 1 10 23 35 32 26 0 0 0 .272 .402 .531 .933
Extra Innings   10 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 .200 .429 .200 .629
0 Outs   151 36 4 1 8 16 28 24 22 1 2 1 .238 .345 .437 .782
1 Outs   185 54 8 2 8 33 37 29 32 2 0 0 .292 .384 .486 .871
2 Outs   145 32 6 1 5 17 15 27 24 0 0 1 .221 .347 .379 .726
Scoring Position   109 33 6 0 4 40 22 26 15 3 2 1 .303 .432 .468 .900
Bases Empty   286 65 10 2 10 10 40 41 50 0 0 1 .227 .326 .381 .707
Runner on 1st   86 24 2 2 7 16 18 13 13 0 0 0 .279 .374 .593 .967
Runner on 2nd   47 13 1 0 2 11 8 7 9 0 2 0 .277 .370 .426 .796
Runner on 3rd   9 4 0 0 0 5 3 4 1 1 0 1 .444 .600 .444 1.044
Runner on 1st & 2nd   27 8 1 0 2 8 7 12 1 0 0 0 .296 .513 .556 1.068
Runner on 1st & 3rd   12 3 2 0 0 5 2 0 3 1 0 0 .250 .231 .417 .647
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .286 .000 .286
Bases Loaded   9 5 2 0 0 11 2 1 0 1 0 0 .556 .545 .778 1.323
Two Strikes   230 48 7 0 6 22 37 40 78 1 0 1 .209 .327 .317 .645
First Pitch   72 24 1 1 5 10 11 1 0 0 1 0 .333 .342 .583 .926
Count 0-1   44 12 6 0 4 12 6 0 0 1 0 0 .273 .267 .682 .948
Count 0-2   34 6 2 0 1 4 4 0 15 0 0 0 .176 .176 .324 .500
Count 1-0   37 8 0 1 2 4 4 0 0 1 1 0 .216 .211 .432 .643
Count 1-1   37 9 1 0 2 8 7 0 0 0 0 1 .243 .263 .432 .696
Count 1-2   70 15 2 0 2 9 8 0 25 0 0 0 .214 .214 .329 .543
Count 2-0   18 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 2-1   28 7 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .357 .607
Count 2-2   76 17 3 0 2 6 5 0 26 1 0 1 .224 .231 .342 .573
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 2 18 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   15 11 2 1 2 6 11 21 0 0 0 0 .733 .889 1.400 2.289
Full Count   50 10 0 0 1 3 20 40 12 0 0 0 .200 .556 .260 .816
Behind in Count   148 33 10 0 7 25 18 0 40 1 0 0 .223 .221 .432 .654
Ahead in Count   98 29 3 3 4 14 19 39 0 1 1 0 .296 .493 .510 1.003
Batting Leadoff   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 2nd   200 48 6 0 6 21 28 32 29 0 2 1 .240 .348 .360 .708
Batting 3rd   143 42 7 2 5 15 24 25 26 3 0 0 .294 .392 .476 .867
Batting 4th   104 21 1 2 7 18 17 15 19 0 0 0 .202 .303 .452 .754
Batting 5th   7 3 1 0 1 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 .429 .556 1.000 1.556
Batting 6th   6 3 2 0 1 4 3 3 0 0 0 1 .500 .700 1.333 2.033
Batting 7th   8 3 1 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 .375 .444 .500 .944
Batting 9th   9 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 .111 .273 .444 .717
Low Leverage   214 49 7 3 6 11 32 33 40 0 0 0 .229 .332 .374 .706
Medium Leverage   168 44 4 0 9 25 23 23 25 2 2 2 .262 .354 .446 .800
High Leverage   94 26 6 1 5 29 24 23 12 1 0 0 .277 .415 .521 .937
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1969 Atlanta - MLB 23 158 576 161 32 4 11 83 71 58 1 7 106 5 2 .280 .343 .406 .749 117 118 6.2
1970 Atlanta - MLB 24 133 466 143 26 7 20 67 68 62 2 2 77 7 4 .307 .389 .521 .911 156 159 6.7
1971 Atlanta - MLB 25 156 558 151 31 5 23 75 101 95 3 3 101 5 3 .271 .378 .468 .846 147 152 8.2
1972 Atlanta - MLB 26 142 481 122 18 4 21 66 80 80 2 3 78 6 3 .254 .360 .439 .799 133 145 6.5
Total MLB 589 2081 577 107 20 75 291 320 295 8 15 362 23 12 .277 .367 .456 .823 138 143 27.5
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1968 Total - 22 53 231 68 13 1 11 48 52 31 1 1 25 37 11 .294 .379 .502 .881 100 100 2.1
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1971 Atlanta - MLB 25 6 24 4 1 0 1 5 2 2 0 0 6 0 0 .167 .231 .333 .564 64 63 2.0
Total MLB 6 24 4 1 0 1 5 2 2 0 0 6 0 0 .167 .231 .333 .564 64 63
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1969 Atlanta - MLB 2B 150 148 343 528 121 895 24 .973 1304.2 6.01 +20.9 1.066
1969 Atlanta - MLB SS 10 0 4 4 0 9 1 .889 21.2 3.32 -0.3 .875
1969 Atlanta - MLB LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.2 .998
1970 Atlanta - MLB 2B 127 123 274 427 111 721 20 .972 1084.0 5.82 +12.2 1.061
1970 Atlanta - MLB SS 4 0 3 2 1 5 0 1.000 6.0 7.50 -0.3 .694
1971 Atlanta - MLB 2B 151 150 349 480 108 846 17 .980 1313.2 5.68 +16.8 1.070
1971 Atlanta - MLB SS 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 9.1 0.96 -1.2 .342
1972 Atlanta - MLB C 2 2 14 2 0 16 0 1.000 17.1 8.31 -1.1 .000 5 4 2 50.0
1972 Atlanta - MLB 2B 127 126 303 369 95 688 16 .977 1124.0 5.38 +7.0 1.019
1972 Atlanta - MLB LF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.0 .982
TOTAL C 2 2 14 2 0 16 0 1.000 17.1 8.31 -1.1 .000 5 4 2 50.0
TOTAL 2B 555 547 1269 1804 435 3150 77 .976 4826.1 5.73 +56.9 1.056
TOTAL SS 18 0 7 7 1 15 1 .933 37.0 3.41 -1.7 .697
TOTAL LF 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 18.0 2.00 +0.2 .986
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1968 Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick) by the Atlanta Generals, out of college Georgetown
10/31/1968 Named the #2 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 50 (65); Eye: 45 (60).
04/08/1969 Named the #2 prospect in the MLB
07/04/1969 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
10/29/1969 Wins the 1969 MLB ABL Rookie of the Year Award.
11/17/1969 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $23,400.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 55 (65); Eye: 55 (60).
05/25/1970 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
07/05/1970 Was selected to the 1970 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/16/1970 Injured (sprained thumb),day-to-day for 2-3 weeks.
08/01/1970 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
08/17/1970 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
11/17/1970 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $24,800.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 55 (55).
08/26/1971 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/13/1971 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
10/01/1971 Wins the MLB ABL Batter of the Month Award.
11/11/1971 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $162,500.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 55 (55).
04/19/1972 Injured (strained gluteus),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
05/03/1972 Injured (tender elbow),day-to-day for one week.
05/19/1972 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 1 day.
05/29/1972 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
07/09/1972 Was selected to the 1972 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1971 150 7
Year K Rank
1969 106 9
Year TB Rank
1971 261 10
Year 2B Rank
1969 32 7
1971 31 10
Year R Rank
1971 101 4
Year BB Rank
1971 95 5
Year SF Rank
1969 7 2
Year EBH Rank
1971 59 8
Year AVG Rank
1970 .307 9
Year OBP Rank
1970 .389 10
Year SLG Rank
1970 .521 7
1972 .439 10
Year RC/27 Rank
1970 7.38 7
Year ISO Rank
1970 .215 8
1971 .197 9
1972 .185 9
Year wOBA Rank
1970 .402 7
1972 .369 9
Year OPS Rank
1970 .911 7
1972 .799 10
Year WAR Rank
1969 6.2 8
1970 6.5 6
1971 8.1 4
1972 6.5 8
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