2B Roberto Palacios #15
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
09/16/1974
2B ROBERTO PALACIOS #15 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
144 505 124 18 1 21 77 61 81 .246 .328 .410 9 4.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 50 45 50
Gap 55 55 50 55
Power 55 65 55 60
Eye 60 65 55 60
Avoid K's 45 45 45 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 60 50
Errors: - 60 55
Arm: 25 40 35
Turn DP: - 65 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 40
Catcher: - Left Field: 30
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 65 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 70
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/15/1974 @ NYE Loss, 3-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/14/1974 @ NYE Loss, 1-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/13/1974 @ NYE Win, 5-4 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 0
09/12/1974 @ MON Win, 5-1 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0
09/11/1974 @ MON Win, 5-0 5 1 3 4 1 0 1 0
09/10/1974 @ MON Win, 7-5 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/09/1974 TOR Win, 14-1 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 0
09/08/1974 TOR Loss, 1-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/07/1974 TOR Win, 3-2 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/06/1974 TOR Loss, 3-4 4 1 3 2 1 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
To call Palacios a perfectionist is an understatement.
High: Financial Ambition
Low: Adaptability
Birthday:04/04/1946
Born in:Santo Domingo, DIS
Nationality:Dominican
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$375,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:6 Years, None
Service This Yr:160 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension:$2,400,000 total for 4 years
Drafted:1968, 2nd Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 144 505 124 18 1 21 77 65 61 81 .246 .328 .410 .737 .337 .164 118
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 131 575 3 3 1 17 0 5 207 40 9 6 60.0 66.2 4.37 4.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   173 43 6 0 15 46 30 24 35 2 0 2 .249 .343 .543 .887
Versus Right   332 81 12 1 6 31 35 37 46 3 0 1 .244 .319 .340 .659
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   23 8 0 0 3 9 5 4 7 0 0 0 .348 .444 .739 1.184
April   75 14 2 0 2 9 11 8 12 0 0 0 .187 .265 .293 .558
May   91 28 4 1 6 14 15 15 16 2 0 1 .308 .404 .571 .975
June   103 23 4 0 4 18 12 13 18 1 0 1 .223 .314 .379 .692
July   90 23 4 0 2 6 10 6 10 0 0 0 .256 .302 .367 .669
August   104 23 4 0 3 18 11 9 17 2 0 1 .221 .284 .346 .631
September   42 13 0 0 4 12 6 10 8 0 0 0 .310 .442 .595 1.038
Spring Training   58 15 2 0 4 5 9 7 8 0 0 0 .259 .338 .500 .838
Last Year   604 162 32 3 30 95 87 67 97 3 8 2 .268 .342 .480 .822
2 Years Ago   481 122 18 4 21 66 80 80 78 3 2 2 .254 .360 .439 .799
Career   3190 863 157 24 126 463 472 423 540 23 12 13 .271 .356 .453 .809
Home   235 54 5 0 11 37 23 23 30 3 0 1 .230 .298 .391 .689
Road   270 70 13 1 10 40 42 38 51 2 0 2 .259 .353 .426 .778
Grass   505 124 18 1 21 77 65 61 81 5 0 3 .246 .328 .410 .737
Day   316 78 10 0 15 53 44 37 50 5 0 2 .247 .325 .421 .746
Night   189 46 8 1 6 24 21 24 31 0 0 1 .243 .332 .392 .723
As Starter   492 119 18 1 18 70 60 60 79 5 0 3 .242 .325 .392 .717
As Reliever / Substitution   13 5 0 0 3 7 5 1 2 0 0 0 .385 .429 1.077 1.505
Pinch Hitting   11 4 0 0 2 5 4 1 2 0 0 0 .364 .417 .909 1.326
Close/Late   115 33 5 0 9 32 20 14 18 1 0 1 .287 .366 .565 .932
Inning 1-3   181 42 9 0 5 25 18 16 29 4 0 0 .232 .289 .365 .653
Inning 4-6   163 35 4 0 4 12 20 27 28 0 0 2 .215 .333 .313 .646
Inning 7-9   151 46 5 1 11 36 26 17 23 1 0 0 .305 .373 .570 .942
Extra Innings   10 1 0 0 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .100 .250 .400 .650
0 Outs   171 38 6 0 4 11 24 18 31 1 0 2 .222 .302 .327 .630
1 Outs   145 39 3 1 7 28 21 23 19 4 0 0 .269 .360 .448 .809
2 Outs   189 47 9 0 10 38 20 20 31 0 0 1 .249 .324 .455 .779
Scoring Position   126 36 5 1 6 50 16 18 21 5 0 0 .286 .362 .484 .847
Bases Empty   262 63 10 0 6 6 32 30 42 0 0 2 .240 .323 .347 .670
Runner on 1st   117 25 3 0 9 21 17 13 18 0 0 1 .214 .298 .470 .768
Runner on 2nd   47 15 1 1 2 13 7 7 9 0 0 0 .319 .407 .511 .918
Runner on 3rd   12 5 1 0 1 6 1 1 3 0 0 0 .417 .462 .750 1.212
Runner on 1st & 2nd   41 11 2 0 2 14 7 6 6 0 0 0 .268 .362 .463 .825
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 1 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 .111 .250 .111 .361
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 3 1 0 0 6 0 2 0 1 0 0 .375 .455 .500 .955
Bases Loaded   9 1 0 0 1 7 1 0 2 3 0 0 .111 .083 .444 .528
Two Strikes   284 57 10 1 12 46 35 24 81 3 0 3 .201 .268 .370 .637
First Pitch   63 18 4 0 5 11 12 3 0 1 0 0 .286 .313 .587 .901
Count 0-1   44 16 2 0 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .477 .841
Count 0-2   45 6 1 0 0 2 3 0 27 0 0 1 .133 .152 .156 .308
Count 1-0   28 7 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .357 .607
Count 1-1   46 13 2 0 2 8 4 0 0 1 0 0 .283 .277 .457 .733
Count 1-2   79 18 4 0 5 14 11 0 25 0 0 2 .228 .247 .468 .715
Count 2-0   10 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 2-1   21 6 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Count 2-2   81 11 1 0 2 6 5 0 21 0 0 0 .136 .136 .222 .358
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   9 3 0 0 0 1 3 21 0 0 0 0 .333 .800 .333 1.133
Full Count   79 22 4 1 5 24 16 24 8 3 0 0 .278 .434 .544 .978
Behind in Count   168 40 7 0 6 21 17 0 52 0 0 3 .238 .251 .387 .638
Ahead in Count   68 20 0 0 1 7 11 34 0 0 0 0 .294 .529 .338 .868
Batting Leadoff   46 9 1 0 0 2 4 3 3 0 0 0 .196 .245 .217 .462
Batting 2nd   4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .200 .000 .200
Batting 3rd   119 34 4 1 6 14 15 21 20 0 0 0 .286 .393 .487 .880
Batting 4th   320 75 13 0 12 54 40 36 54 5 0 2 .234 .311 .388 .699
Batting 5th   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Batting 6th   1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Batting 8th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   8 4 0 0 2 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .556 1.250 1.806
Low Leverage   169 47 8 1 7 16 18 17 28 0 0 1 .278 .348 .462 .809
Medium Leverage   232 58 7 0 11 33 36 31 42 1 0 1 .250 .340 .422 .762
High Leverage   104 19 3 0 3 28 11 13 11 4 0 1 .183 .270 .298 .569
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 .911 156 160 6.7
1971 Atlanta - MLB 25 156 558 151 31 5 23 75 101 95 3 3 101 5 3 .271 .378 .468 .846 147 153 8.2
1972 Atlanta - MLB 26 142 481 122 18 4 21 66 80 80 2 3 78 6 3 .254 .360 .439 .799 148 157 6.9
1973 Atlanta - MLB 27 160 604 162 32 3 30 95 87 67 2 3 97 8 8 .268 .342 .480 .822 132 134 6.3
1974 Atlanta - MLB 28 144 505 124 18 1 21 77 65 61 3 5 81 9 6 .246 .328 .410 .737 109 118 4.0
Total MLB 893 3190 863 157 24 126 463 472 423 13 23 540 40 26 .271 .356 .453 .809 135 139 38.3
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 62 2.0
Total MLB 6 24 4 1 0 1 5 2 2 0 0 6 0 0 .167 .231 .333 .564 64 62
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
1973 Atlanta - MLB 2B 152 152 364 478 126 858 16 .981 1348.1 5.62 +11.7 1.063
1974 Atlanta - MLB 2B 123 122 333 371 105 718 14 .981 1083.1 5.85 +4.4 1.023
1974 Atlanta - MLB SS 9 9 7 29 4 38 2 .947 78.0 4.15 -1.3 .938
1974 Atlanta - MLB LF 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.1 1.036
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 830 821 1966 2653 666 4726 107 .977 7258.0 5.73 +73.0 1.053
TOTAL SS 27 9 14 36 5 53 3 .943 115.0 3.91 -3.0 .870
TOTAL LF 3 2 5 1 1 6 0 1.000 20.0 2.70 +0.3 .996
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.
11/10/1972 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $337,500.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 55 (55).
07/08/1973 Was selected to the 1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/26/1973 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/22/1973 Injured (blurred vision),day-to-day for one week.
11/04/1973 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $375,000.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 55 (55).
08/02/1974 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $2,400,000 with the Atlanta Generals organization.
09/09/1974 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for one week.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1971 150 7
1973 152 2
Year PA Rank
1973 684 4
Year AB Rank
1973 604 4
Year K Rank
1969 106 9
Year TB Rank
1971 261 10
1973 290 5
Year 2B Rank
1969 32 7
1971 31 10
1973 32 10
Year HR Rank
1973 30 3
Year RBI Rank
1973 95 6
Year R Rank
1971 101 4
Year BB Rank
1971 95 5
Year SF Rank
1969 7 2
Year EBH Rank
1971 59 8
1973 65 4
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
1973 .212 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
1973 6.1 9
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