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Erv Palica

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: February 9, 1928 in Lomita, CA us

Died: May 29, 1982 in Huntington Beach, CA

Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery & Mausoleum, Culver City, CA

High School: Nathaniel Narbonne HS (Harbor City, CA)

Debut: April 21, 1945 (Age 17-071d, 9,924th in major league history)
vs. NYG 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 24, 1956 (Age 28-228d)
vs. NYY 7.0 IP, 6 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Ervin Martin Palica

Pronunciation: \pah-LEE-kuh\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.4

ERA

4.22

246

839.1

423

WHIP

1.436

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	6-22 / in Starts: 1-2
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 17 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	6 (4-2-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 17 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	10 (5-3-1)

Most Driven In
C Furillo	1

Most Driven In By
B Cox	1
P Reese	1

1954 Batting Game Log

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1954 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	172	10 (9)	Apr 25 (1)	BRO	@	PIT	L,3-9	1-6	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	.96	0.084	3.29	0.17%	1.21	P
2	173	13 (2)	Apr 28	BRO	@	STL	L,5-6	5-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	9	.66	-0.017	2.13	-0.03%	-0.11	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	174	25 (11)	May 14	BRO		STL	L,1-10	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	9						P
4	175	28 (2)	May 16 (2)	BRO		CIN	L,2-7	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	4		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
5	176	29	May 18	BRO		CHC	L,1-7	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333	9						P
6	177	32 (2)	May 22	BRO		PIT	W,3-1	2-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.56	-0.017	1.75	-0.03%	-0.18	P
7	178	37 (4)	May 27	BRO		PHI	L,5-11	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
8	179	38	May 28	BRO	@	NYG	L,6-17	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	180	49 (10)	Jun 8	BRO	@	STL	L,3-10	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
10	181	54 (4)	Jun 13 (1)	BRO	@	CIN	W,6-5	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
11	182	63 (8)	Jun 22	BRO		CIN	L,1-13	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
12	183	65 (1)	Jun 24	BRO		CIN	W,9-6	3-8	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.286	.661	9	.33	-0.003	1.67	-0.01%	0.28	P
13	184	67 (1)	Jun 26	BRO		STL	W,7-6	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.375	.286	.661	9						PR
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	185	71 (3)	Jul 1	BRO	@	NYG	L,2-5	5-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	9	1.86	-0.048	15.24	-0.23%	-0.24	P
15	186	77 (5)	Jul 6	BRO		NYG	L,2-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	9						P
16	187	80 (2)	Jul 9	BRO		PHI	W,7-5	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	9						P
17	188	83 (2)	Jul 11 (2)	BRO		PHI	L,1-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	9						P
18	189	85 (1)	Jul 15 (1)	BRO	@	MLN	L,0-2	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	9						P
19	190	86	Jul 15 (2)	BRO	@	MLN	L,8-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	9						P
20	191	90 (3)	Jul 19	BRO	@	CHC	L,4-9	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	9						PR
21	192	91	Jul 20	BRO	@	CHC	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473	9	.87	-0.043	3.17	-0.09%	-0.41	P
22	193	95 (3)	Jul 24	BRO	@	STL	W,7-6	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.214	.154	.368	9	.38	-0.029	1.35	-0.06%	-0.70	P
23	194	100 (4)	Jul 29	BRO		CHC	L,5-6	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	9	.46	0.014	2.59	0.05%	0.13	P
24	195	102 (1)	Jul 31	BRO		MLN	L,7-15	3-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
25	196	107 (4)	Aug 5	BRO		STL	L,4-13	3-5	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.313	.333	.646	9	.93	0.060	3.88	0.15%	0.63	P
26	197	121 (13)	Aug 22 (1)	BRO		PHI	L,2-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.313	.333	.646	9						P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
27	198	137 (15)	Sep 6 (2)	BRO		PIT	L,7-9	1-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.294	.313	.607	9	.37	-0.010	1.76	-0.03%	-0.11	P
28	199	147 (9)	Sep 17	BRO	@	PIT	L,1-9	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.294	.313	.607	9						P
							6-22		17	16	2	4	1	0	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.250	.294	.313	.607		.67	-0.009	3.01	-0.12%	0.50

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