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Baltimore Orioles: Looking back at four Hall of Fame players

By Kristen Bentley

29 Sep 2001: A ground crew member lays out a plate with the number ''8'' on it to honor Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles during the game at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. DIGITAL IMAGE. Mandatory Credit: Ezra Shaw/Allsport
29 Sep 2001: A ground crew member lays out a plate with the number ''8'' on it to honor Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles during the game at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York. DIGITAL IMAGE. Mandatory Credit: Ezra Shaw/Allsport /
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BALTIMORE, MD – JULY 14: Former Baltimore Orioles player Jim Palmer poses for a photo after the team unveiled a statue of the hall of fame pitcher before the start of the Orioles and Detroit Tigers game at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on July 14, 2012 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD – JULY 14: Former Baltimore Orioles player Jim Palmer poses for a photo after the team unveiled a statue of the hall of fame pitcher before the start of the Orioles and Detroit Tigers game at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on July 14, 2012 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /

Jim Palmer

No one tops Palmer when it comes to pitching in an Orioles uniform for life. He finished with a career 2.86 ERA – where he sits in 4th place with pitchers who have over 3,000 innings. In fact, Palmer pitched almost 4,000 innings – 3,948 to be exact. He is one of 6 pitchers who won 20 games in 8 seasons.

He played in the three World Series games and is the proud owner of three rings. He threw a shut out in 1966 when he was only 20 years old. And, after winning in 1983, he was the only pitcher to win a ring in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. He never won an MVP, but he did win three Cy Young Awards. He threw 53 shut outs and 211 complete games. As a pitcher, he won four Gold Glove Awards. They just don’t make pitchers today like Palmer.

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