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Paul LaPalme

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)

Born: December 14, 1923 in Springfield, MA us

Died: February 7, 2010 in Leominster, MA

Buried: St. Leo Cemetery, Leominster, MA

Debut: May 28, 1951 (Age 27-165d, 10,814th in major league history)
vs. STL 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER, L

Last Game: August 28, 1957 (Age 33-257d)
vs. NYY 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season

Full Name: Paul Edmore LaPalme

Nicknames: Lefty

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.8

ERA

4.42

253

616.1

277

WHIP

1.488

Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1912 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Summary of 71 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 5 tying, 23 go ahead

4 Tms
PIT	47
STL	10
CIN	7
CHW	7

Platoon
vs RHB	50
vs LHB	21

Home/Road
Away	38
Home	33

Outs
2	31
0	24
1	16

13 Opps
NYG	17
PHI	12
CIN	11
BRO	7
BSN/MLN	6
STL	6
CHC	4
NYY	3
PIT	1
BOS	1
CLE	1
BAL	1
DET	1

51 Batters
Willie Jones	3
Hank Sauer	3
Ted Kluszewski	3
Bobby Thomson	2
Al Dark	2
Daryl Spencer	2
Don Mueller	2
Yogi Berra	2
Gus Bell	2
Bobby Hofman	2
Del Ennis	2
Stan Musial	2
Eddie Mathews	2
Red Schoendienst	2
Gil Hodges	2
Granny Hamner	2
Andy Seminick	2
Bobby Morgan	1
Preston Ward	1
Johnny Antonelli	1
Mickey Mantle	1
Paul Burris	1
Ernie Banks	1
Richie Ashburn	1
Joe Adcock	1
Hank Thompson	1
Stan Palys	1
Red Wilson	1
Wes Westrum	1
Dick Williams	1
Willie Mays	1
Sal Maglie	1
Stan Lopata	1
Pee Wee Reese	1
Monte Irvin	1
Bill White	1
Johnny Logan	1
Duke Snider	1
Ted Williams	1
Del Crandall	1
Earl Torgeson	1
Tommy Brown	1
Frank Thomas	1
Jim Greengrass	1
Del Rice	1
Cal McLish	1
Charlie Neal	1
Carl Furillo	1
Johnny Temple	1
Wally Post	1
Roy Campanella	1

12 Parks
Forbes Fld (PIT)	26
Polo Grounds (NYC)	12
Crosley Fld (CIN)	7
Busch Stad 1 (STL)	7
ConnieMackSt (PHI)	5
Ebbets Fld (NYC)	4
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	3
Yankee Stad (NYC)	2
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	2
Tiger Stad (DET)	1
Memor. Stad (BAL)	1
County Stad (MIL)	1

Where Hit
7	34
9	16
78	4
8	3

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	48
2·HR gms	8
4·HR gms	1
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	40
1--	18
--3	5
12-	2
123	2
-23	2
1-3	2

112 Runs
RISP	13
0 on	40
1 on	23
2 on	6
3 on	2
Any on	31

Inning
1	6
2	2
3	8
4	6
5	9
6	9
7	11
8	12
9	6
Extra	2

1-3	16
4-6	24
7-end	31

RelScore
+4..	13
+3	3
+2	4
+1	11
Tied	20
-1	8
-2	5
-3	3
-4..	4

Ahead	31
Tied	20
Behind	20

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
C	11
CF	9
LF	9
3B	9
1B	8
2B	7
RF	7
SS	7
P	3
RP	1

OrderPos
4th	13
3rd	12
7th	10
6th	10
2nd	8
5th	7
1st	4
8th	4
9th	3

Leverage
High Lev	12
Medium Lev	17
Low Lev	32

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1951	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1951-06-10 (2)	Duke Snider	BRO		PIT	behind 0-3	b 7	2	--3	2	3	8	17%	28%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. Williams Scores
2	2	2	2	1951-06-10 (2)	Carl Furillo	BRO		PIT	behind 2-3	b 8	1	---	1	6	9	32%	56%		Home Run (LF Line)
3	3	3	1	1951-06-16	Sal Maglie	NYG	@	PIT	ahead 3-0	t 4	0	---	1	9	1	6%	88%		Home Run (Deep LF)
4	4	4	1	1951-06-21	Tommy Brown	PHI	@	PIT	ahead 1-0	t 1	2	123	4	7	4	25%	87%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Ashburn Scores; W. Jones Scores; B. Nicholson Scores
5	5	5	1	1951-07-08 (2)	Red Schoendienst	STL	@	PIT	ahead 7-4	t 7	1	--3	2	2	4
6	6	6	1	1951-07-24	Bobby Thomson	NYG	@	PIT	behind 0-3	t 7	1	1--	2	7	5	15%	26%		Home Run (LF-CF); W. Lockman Scores
1952	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	1952-04-19	Andy Seminick	CIN	@	PIT	ahead 7-1	t 5	0	---	1	7	2	1%	98%		Home Run
8	8	2	1	1952-06-12	Paul Burris	BSN	@	PIT	ahead 9-2	t 6	2	1--	2	6	2	1%	100%		Home Run (Deep LF-CF); S. Gordon Scores
9	9	3	1	1952-07-06 (2)	Del Rice	STL		PIT	behind 1-3	b 2	0	---	1	7	2	11%	43%		Home Run (Deep LF)
10	10	4	1	1952-07-15	Willie Jones	PHI	@	PIT	ahead 7-3	t 8	0	---	1	6	5	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
11	11	5	1	1952-07-19	Pee Wee Reese	BRO	@	PIT	ahead 5-0	t 8	2	123	4	2	6	1%	100%		Home Run (LF-CF); D. Williams Scores/unER; R. Campanella Scores/unER; C. Erskine Scores/unER; P. Reese Scores/unER
12	12	6	1	1952-07-22 (1)	Del Ennis	PHI		PIT	ahead 11-3	b 6	1	---	1	4	7	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1953	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
13	13	1	1	1953-04-22	Bobby Hofman	NYG	@	PIT	ahead 1-0	t 3	1	---	1	1	5	10%	69%		Home Run (Deep LF)
14	14	2	2	1953-04-22	Bobby Hofman	NYG	@	PIT	ahead 2-0	t 8	0	1--	2	1	5	8%	96%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Hearn Scores
15	15	3	1	1953-04-28	Preston Ward	CHC	@	PIT	tied 0-0	t 4	2	1--	2	7	8
16	16	4	1	1953-05-02	Jim Greengrass	CIN	@	PIT	behind 0-6	t 5	0	---	1	5	7	3%	7%		Home Run
17	17	5	1	1953-06-06	Johnny Temple	CIN	@	PIT	ahead 13-7	t 9	2	--3	2	7	0	0%	100%		Home Run; W. Marshall Scores
18	18	6	1	1953-06-08	Stan Musial	STL	@	PIT	ahead 1-0	t 6	2	---	1	3	7
19	19	7	2	1953-06-08	Red Schoendienst	STL	@	PIT	behind 2-3	t 8	0	---	1	2	4
20	20	8	1	1953-06-13	Del Crandall	MLN	@	PIT	behind 0-1	t 3	1	---	1	8	2	11%	47%		Home Run (Deep LF)
21	21	9	1	1953-06-26 (2)	Gus Bell	CIN		PIT	ahead 2-1	b 6	2	---	1	3	8	12%	82%		Home Run
22	22	10	2	1953-06-26 (2)	Ted Kluszewski	CIN		PIT	ahead 3-1	b 6	2	---	1	4	3	8%	89%		Home Run
23	23	11	1	1953-07-01	Daryl Spencer	NYG		PIT	ahead 2-1	b 4	0	---	1	5	6	10%	78%		Home Run (Deep LF)
24	24	12	1	1953-07-06	Gil Hodges	BRO	@	PIT	ahead 2-1	t 4	2	--3	2	6	7	18%	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Robinson Scores
25	25	13	1	1953-08-03	Andy Seminick	CIN		PIT	ahead 2-0	b 4	0	1--	2	7	2	10%	91%		Home Run; W. Marshall Scores
26	26	14	1	1953-08-09 (1)	Eddie Mathews	MLN		PIT	behind 2-4	b 5	2	---	1	3	5
27	27	15	1	1953-08-13	Earl Torgeson	PHI	@	PIT	tied 2-2	t 5	2	---	1	3	3	15%	59%		Home Run (Deep RF)
28	28	16	1	1953-08-30 (2)	Johnny Logan	MLN	@	PIT	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	1	2	6
29	29	17	2	1953-08-30 (2)	Eddie Mathews	MLN	@	PIT	behind 2-3	t 3	2	1--	2	3	5
30	30	18	1	1953-09-07 (2)	Don Mueller	NYG		PIT	behind 1-5	b 5	2	1--	2	5	9	14%	25%		Home Run (Deep RF); M. Irvin Scores
31	31	19	1	1953-09-19 (1)	Bobby Thomson	NYG		PIT	tied 0-0	b 1	2	---	1	3	8	10%	61%		Home Run (Deep RF)
32	32	20	2	1953-09-19 (1)	Al Dark	NYG		PIT	ahead 1-0	b 3	0	1--	2	2	6	13%	83%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Williams Scores
1954	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
33	33	1	1	1954-04-14	Willie Jones	PHI	@	PIT	tied 0-0	t 3	2	1--	2	1	5	21%	69%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Simmons Scores
34	34	2	1	1954-06-13 (2)	Stan Musial	STL		PIT	tied 3-3	b 8	0	---	1	4	3	26%	87%		Home Run (Deep RF)
35	35	3	1	1954-07-04 (2)	Hank Thompson	NYG	@	PIT	tied 3-3	t 7	2	1-3	3	7	5
36	36	4	1	1954-07-09	Al Dark	NYG		PIT	tied 0-0	b 5	2	---	1	2	6	16%	67%		Home Run (Deep LF)
37	37	5	2	1954-07-09	Monte Irvin	NYG		PIT	behind 1-2	b 6	0	1--	2	5	7	28%	74%		Home Run (Deep LF); W. Mays Scores
38	38	6	3	1954-07-09	Wes Westrum	NYG		PIT	ahead 3-2	b 6	1	1--	2	8	2	16%	90%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Williams Scores
39	39	7	4	1954-07-09	Johnny Antonelli	NYG		PIT	ahead 5-2	b 6	1	---	1	9	1	4%	95%		Home Run (Deep RF)
40	40	8	1	1954-07-11 (1)	Don Mueller	NYG		PIT	ahead 12-3	b 7	2	---	1	3	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep RF)
41	41	9	1	1954-07-15 (1)	Hank Sauer	CHC		PIT	ahead 8-2	b 7	1	---	1	6	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep CF)
42	42	10	1	1954-07-25 (1)	Ted Kluszewski	CIN		PIT	tied 0-0	b 1	2	--3	2	4	3	17%	70%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Temple Scores
43	43	11	1	1954-07-30 (1)	Hank Sauer	CHC	@	PIT	tied 2-2	t 3	2	1--	2	5	9
44	44	12	1	1954-08-15 (2)	Granny Hamner	PHI		PIT	tied 0-0	b 1	2	1--	2	4	4	18%	71%		Home Run (Deep LF); S. Lopata Scores
45	45	13	1	1954-09-05	Bobby Morgan	PHI	@	PIT	ahead 7-3	t 5	0	---	1	7	6	4%	94%		Home Run (Deep LF)
46	46	14	1	1954-09-12 (1)	Ted Kluszewski	CIN	@	PIT	tied 0-0	t 3	2	-23	3	4	3	26%	78%		Home Run; J. Nuxhall Scores; B. Adams Scores
47	47	15	1	1954-09-23	Stan Lopata	PHI		PIT	tied 0-0	b 1	0	12-	3	3	2	17%	81%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Ashburn Scores; M. Clark Scores
1955	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
48	48	1	1	1955-05-04	Roy Campanella	BRO		STL	ahead 9-4	b 8	1	12-	3	4	2	0%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); P. Reese Scores; D. Snider Scores/unER
49	49	2	1	1955-05-07	Joe Adcock	MLN	@	STL	ahead 5-1	t 3	0	1--	2	6	3	6%	94%		Home Run; A. Pafko Scores
50	50	3	1	1955-05-20	Gus Bell	CIN		STL	tied 3-3	b 5	2	---	1	3	8	15%	67%		Home Run (Deep RF)
51	51	4	1	1955-06-04	Gil Hodges	BRO		STL	ahead 5-0	b 8	2	---	1	6	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
52	52	5	1	1955-06-21	Richie Ashburn	PHI	@	STL	behind 7-8	t 9	0	1--	2	1	8	56%	84%		Home Run (Deep RF); G. Gorbous Scores
53	53	6	2	1955-06-21	Granny Hamner	PHI	@	STL	ahead 9-8	t 9	0	---	1	2	4	9%	93%		Home Run (Deep RF)
54	54	7	1	1955-07-17 (1)	Frank Thomas	PIT		STL	behind 5-7	b 10	0	---	1	4	8
55	55	8	1	1955-08-12	Stan Palys	CIN	@	STL	tied 5-5	t 7	1	1--	2	2	7	30%	80%		Home Run; J. Temple Scores
56	56	9	1	1955-08-19	Wally Post	CIN		STL	ahead 6-5	b 7	2	---	1	4	9	11%	86%		Home Run (Deep LF)
57	57	10	1	1955-09-02	Ernie Banks	CHC		STL	ahead 5-0	b 2	2	-23	3	4	6	6%	98%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Fondy Scores/unER; G. Baker Scores/unER; E. Banks Scores/unER
1956	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
58	58	1	1	1956-05-20 (2)	Del Ennis	PHI		CIN	tied 4-4	b 8	0	---	1	4	7	27%	87%		Home Run (Deep LF)
59	59	2	2	1956-05-20 (2)	Willie Jones	PHI		CIN	ahead 5-4	b 8	1	---	1	6	5	8%	94%		Home Run (Deep LF)
60	60	3	1	1956-05-30 (2)	Hank Sauer	STL		CIN	behind 0-6	b 4	0	---	1	5	7	3%	8%		Home Run (Deep LF)
61	61	4	1	1956-06-10	Charlie Neal	BRO	@	CIN	tied 6-6	t 5	2	1--	2	8	4	26%	72%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Hodges Scores
62	62	5	1	1956-06-17 (1)	Daryl Spencer	NYG		CIN	behind 4-6	b 6	0	---	1	7	4	14%	38%		Home Run
63	63	6	2	1956-06-17 (1)	Willie Mays	NYG		CIN	behind 5-6	b 7	1	---	1	4	8	25%	55%		Home Run
64	64	7	3	1956-06-17 (1)	Bill White	NYG		CIN	tied 6-6	b 7	1	---	1	5	3	23%	78%		Home Run
65	65	8	1	1956-08-23 (2)	Mickey Mantle	NYY		CHW	behind 3-6	b 9	2	---	1	3	8	1%	2%		Home Run (Deep LF)
66	66	9	1	1956-09-24	Red Wilson	DET		CHW	behind 8-14	b 7	2	1--	2	8	2	3%	4%		Home Run (Deep LF); F. Bolling Scores
1957	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
67	67	1	1	1957-05-18	Dick Williams	BAL		CHW	behind 3-4	b 9	0	---	1	6	3	45%	62%		Home Run (Deep LF)
68	68	2	1	1957-06-22	Yogi Berra	NYY		CHW	tied 5-5	b 13	0	---	1	6	2	37%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
69	69	3	1	1957-07-07 (1)	Cal McLish	CLE	@	CHW	behind 6-8	t 9	2	---	1	9	1	2%	3%		Home Run (Deep LF)
70	70	4	1	1957-07-19	Ted Williams	BOS	@	CHW	ahead 4-2	t 8	0	---	1	3	7	6%	94%		Home Run (Deep RF)
71	71	5	1	1957-08-27	Yogi Berra	NYY	@	CHW	tied 6-6	t 8	1	1-3	3	4	2	28%	93%		Home Run (Deep RF); E. Slaughter Scores; M. Mantle Scores

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