Bull Palica
Ambrose A. Palica "Bo"
Born: January 1, 1920
Los Angeles, CA US
Deceased: October 22, 1992
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 205
Career: 1941-1954
Bull Palica compiled a career record of 149 wins and 91 losses and a 3.34 ERA in his 440-game pitching career with the Charleston Senators, Cedar Rapids Raiders, Wilkes-Barre Barons, Baltimore Orioles, Oakland Oaks, Los Angeles Angels, Meridian Peps, Mobile Bears, Meridian Millers, Denver Bears, Sacramento Solons, San Jose Red Sox and Modesto Reds. He began playing during the 1941 season and last took the field during the 1954 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | C | MATL | Charleston Senators | 12 | 6 | .667 | 2.85 | 23 | 155.0 | 136 | 67 | 49 | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 1942 | B | IIIL | Cedar Rapids Raiders | 14 | 5 | .737 | 3.05 | 25 | 174.0 | 173 | 77 | 59 | 69 | ||||||||||||
| 1943 | A | EL | Wilkes-Barre Barons | 15 | 13 | .536 | 2.67 | 34 | 24 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 192.0 | 178 | 78 | 57 | 85 | 77 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| 1944 | AA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 14 | 10 | .583 | 4.01 | 37 | 30 | 14 | 1 | 202.0 | 213 | 114 | 90 | 113 | 91 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |||||
| 1945 | AA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1946 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2.55 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 74.0 | 73 | 38 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 1948 | AA | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 1948 | B | SEAL3 | Meridian Peps | 14 | 12 | .538 | 4.23 | 32 | 236.0 | 269 | 120 | 111 | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 1949 | B | SEAL3 | Meridian Millers | 23 | 10 | .697 | 2.75 | 43 | 30 | 1 | 285.0 | 290 | 113 | 87 | 92 | 140 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| 1950 | B | SEAL3 | Meridian Millers | 17 | 11 | .607 | 3.56 | 34 | 243.0 | 276 | 135 | 96 | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 1951 | A | WL3 | Denver Bears | 17 | 10 | .630 | 3.92 | 36 | 216.0 | 223 | 126 | 94 | 11 | 75 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | Open | PCL | Sacramento Solons | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3.89 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 81.0 | 88 | 41 | 35 | 36 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Sacramento Solons | 0 | 1 | .000 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1953 | C | CALL | San Jose Red Sox | 15 | 5 | .750 | 2.61 | 46 | 8 | 145.0 | 137 | 46 | 42 | 5 | 45 | ||||||||||
| 1954 | C | CALL | San Jose Red Sox | 36 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1954 | C | CALL | Modesto Reds | 14 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Totals | 149 | 91 | .621 | 3.34 | 440 | 63 | 9 | 64 | 6 | 0 | 2004.0 | 2059 | 957 | 743 | 17 | 750 | 0 | 363 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | C | MATL | Charleston Senators | 26 | 56 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .179 | .179 | .179 | .357 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1942 | B | IIIL | Cedar Rapids Raiders | 25 | 69 | 69 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .203 | .203 | .232 | .435 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 1943 | A | EL | Wilkes-Barre Barons | 34 | 77 | 69 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 12 | .188 | .233 | .188 | .421 | 13 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1944 | AA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | 38 | 85 | 75 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 21 | .147 | .210 | .187 | .397 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1946 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | 23 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .100 | .182 | .100 | .282 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 1947 | AAA | PCL | (+) Los Angeles Angels | 19 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 | .286 | .429 | .714 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1947 | AAA | PCL | (+) Oakland Oaks | 19 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 | .286 | .429 | .714 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1948 | B | SEAL3 | Meridian Peps | 32 | 82 | 82 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .183 | .183 | .220 | .402 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | B | SEAL3 | Meridian Millers | 44 | 117 | 96 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 25 | .156 | .277 | .188 | .464 | 18 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| 1950 | B | SEAL3 | Meridian Millers | 35 | 87 | 87 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .218 | .218 | .253 | .471 | 22 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | A | WL3 | Denver Bears | 36 | 71 | 71 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .113 | .113 | .141 | .254 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | Open | PCL | Sacramento Solons | 53 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1953 | C | CALL | San Jose Red Sox | 46 | 46 | 46 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .196 | .196 | .239 | .435 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | C | CALL | (+) Modesto Reds | 50 | 44 | 44 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .091 | .136 | .227 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | C | CALL | (+) San Jose Red Sox | 50 | 44 | 44 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .091 | .136 | .227 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 392 | 722 | 677 | 28 | 117 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 69 | .173 | .206 | .199 | .405 | 135 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | C | MATL | Charleston Senators | P | 23 | .000 | |||||
| 1942 | B | IIIL | Cedar Rapids Raiders | P | 25 | .000 | |||||
| 1943 | A | EL | Wilkes-Barre Barons | P | 34 | 7 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.647 |
| 1944 | AA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 37 | 8 | 36 | 7 | 1 | .863 | 1.189 |
| 1945 | AA | IL | Baltimore Orioles | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1946 | AAA | PCL | Oakland Oaks | P | 23 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 1 | .885 | 1.000 |
| 1948 | B | SEAL3 | Meridian Peps | P | 32 | .000 | |||||
| 1949 | B | SEAL3 | Meridian Millers | P | 43 | 24 | 47 | 7 | 3 | .910 | 1.651 |
| 1950 | B | SEAL3 | Meridian Millers | P | 34 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | A | WL3 | Denver Bears | P | 36 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | Open | PCL | Sacramento Solons | P | 53 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 4 | .966 | .528 |
| 1953 | C | CALL | San Jose Red Sox | P | 46 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | Open | PCL | Sacramento Solons | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1954 | C | CALL | San Jose Red Sox | P | 36 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | C | CALL | Modesto Reds | P | 14 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 439 | 51 | 171 | 18 | 10 | .925 | .506 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | C | Middle Atlantic League | Charleston Senators | CLE | ||
| 1942 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Cedar Rapids Raiders | CLE | ||
| 1943 | A | Eastern League | Wilkes-Barre Barons | CLE | ||
| 1944 | AA | International League | Baltimore Orioles | CLE | ||
| 1945 | AA | International League | Baltimore Orioles | CLE | ||
| 1946 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oakland Oaks | |||
| 1947 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oakland Oaks | |||
| 1947 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Los Angeles Angels | CHN | ||
| 1948 | B | Southeastern League | Meridian Peps | CLE | ||
| 1948 | AA | Southern League | Mobile Bears | BRO | ||
| 1949 | B | Southeastern League | Meridian Millers | |||
| 1950 | B | Southeastern League | Meridian Millers | |||
| 1951 | A | Western League | Denver Bears | BSN | ||
| 1952 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Sacramento Solons | |||
| 1953 | C | California League | San Jose Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1953 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Sacramento Solons | |||
| 1954 | C | California League | San Jose Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1954 | C | California League | Modesto Reds | NYA |
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