Jim Palmer

Born October 15, 1945, in NYC, New York was Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher, Jim Palmer. This legend played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles (1965–1967, 1969–1984). Palmer was the winningest pitcher in MLB in the 1970s, with 186 wins. He also won at least 20 games in eight different seasons and won three Cy Young Awards (1973, 1975, and 1976) during the decade. His 268 Orioles victories are the most in team history. A six-time American League (AL) All-Star, he was also one of the rare pitchers who never allowed a grand slam in any major league contest.

Palmer was born in Manhattan, New York, and was adopted at a young age. He grew up in Scottsdale, Arizona, and played baseball at Scottsdale High School. He was drafted by the Orioles in the first round of the 1964 MLB draft and made his major league debut in 1965.

Palmer quickly established himself as one of the best pitchers in baseball. He won 20 games in his second season (1966) and helped the Orioles win the World Series. He continued to win at a high level throughout the 1970s, and was one of the key players on the Orioles' dynasty teams of the era.

Palmer retired from baseball in 1984. He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 1990.

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