Erv Palica
Ervin Martin Palica
Born: February 9, 1928
Lomita, CA US
Deceased: May 29, 1982
Huntington Beach, CA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 180
Career: 1945-1963
Major League Statistics
Erv Palica compiled a career record of 107 wins and 78 losses and a 3.40 ERA in his 294-game pitching career with the Newport News Dodgers, Mobile Bears, Asheville Tourists, Montreal Royals, Vancouver Mounties, Seattle Rainiers, Minneapolis Millers, Hawaii Islanders and San Jose Bees. He began playing during the 1945 season and last took the field during the 1963 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | A1 | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.52 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 25.0 | 34 | 20 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1945 | B | PIED | Newport News Dodgers | 11 | 8 | .579 | 2.90 | 23 | 13 | 146.0 | 132 | 61 | 47 | 98 | 90 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| 1946 | B | TRIS5 | Asheville Tourists | 15 | 6 | .714 | 2.51 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 215.0 | 187 | 79 | 60 | 86 | 161 | 2 | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| 1947 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 12 | 10 | .545 | 4.18 | 29 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 181.0 | 164 | 94 | 84 | 87 | 84 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 1957 | Open | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 15 | 12 | .556 | 2.80 | 36 | 29 | 16 | 2 | 225.0 | 232 | 83 | 70 | 13 | 52 | 95 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 15 | 13 | .536 | 3.54 | 34 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 211.0 | 217 | 100 | 83 | 14 | 54 | 84 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1959 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 13 | 10 | .565 | 4.14 | 30 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 185.0 | 219 | 93 | 85 | 22 | 25 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1960 | AAA | AA2 | Minneapolis Millers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 15 | 8 | .652 | 2.52 | 30 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 211.0 | 202 | 60 | 59 | 7 | 50 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1961 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 8 | 4 | .667 | 5.13 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 149.0 | 182 | 89 | 85 | 20 | 40 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 25 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1963 | A | CALL | San Jose Bees | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.66 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32.0 | 34 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.00 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 107 | 78 | .578 | 3.40 | 294 | 166 | 3 | 102 | 21 | 0 | 1591.0 | 1620 | 705 | 601 | 81 | 519 | 2 | 700 | 18 | 2 | 25 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | A1 | SOUA | Mobile Bears | 21 | 56 | 53 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .189 | .232 | .245 | .477 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1945 | B | PIED | Newport News Dodgers | 43 | 93 | 78 | 15 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 17 | .308 | .400 | .410 | .810 | 32 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 1946 | B | TRIS5 | Asheville Tourists | 49 | 133 | 122 | 18 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 20 | .221 | .280 | .303 | .584 | 37 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1947 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | 33 | 76 | 67 | 14 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 8 | .328 | .375 | .448 | .823 | 30 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1957 | Open | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 37 | 84 | 75 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 22 | .133 | .177 | .200 | .377 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 35 | 89 | 84 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .202 | .221 | .238 | .459 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | 32 | 75 | 69 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .290 | .286 | .391 | .677 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 35 | 79 | 69 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 24 | .188 | .222 | .232 | .454 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | 28 | 62 | 59 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .237 | .250 | .288 | .538 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | (+) Hawaii Islanders | 30 | 43 | 38 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .237 | .293 | .447 | .740 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | (+) Seattle Rainiers | 30 | 43 | 38 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .237 | .293 | .447 | .740 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | A | CALL | San Jose Bees | 18 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .250 | .455 | .250 | .705 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 336 | 759 | 685 | 90 | 159 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 60 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 146 | .232 | .277 | .305 | .582 | 209 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | A1 | SOUA | Mobile Bears | P | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 1945 | B | PIED | Newport News Dodgers | P | 23 | 10 | 28 | 2 | 2 | .950 | 1.652 |
| 1946 | B | TRIS5 | Asheville Tourists | P | 28 | 6 | 44 | 6 | 2 | .893 | 1.786 |
| 1947 | AAA | IL | Montreal Royals | P | 29 | 7 | 28 | 4 | 3 | .897 | 1.207 |
| 1957 | Open | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | P | 36 | 13 | 35 | 2 | 3 | .960 | 1.333 |
| 1958 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | P | 34 | 14 | 37 | 2 | 1 | .962 | 1.500 |
| 1959 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Mounties | P | 30 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.167 |
| 1960 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | P | 30 | 14 | 41 | 1 | 3 | .982 | 1.833 |
| 1961 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | P | 27 | 13 | 27 | 1 | 2 | .976 | 1.481 |
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Seattle Rainiers | P | 3 | .000 | |||||
| 1962 | AAA | PCL | Hawaii Islanders | P | 25 | .000 | |||||
| 1963 | A | CALL | San Jose Bees | P | 17 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .941 |
| Totals | 288 | 92 | 276 | 18 | 20 | .953 | 1.278 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | B | Piedmont League | Newport News Dodgers | BRO | ||
| 1945 | A1 | Southern League | Mobile Bears | BRO | ||
| 1946 | B | Tri-State League | Asheville Tourists | BRO | ||
| 1947 | AAA | International League | Montreal Royals | BRO | ||
| 1957 | Open | Pacific Coast League | Vancouver Mounties | BAL | ||
| 1958 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Vancouver Mounties | BAL | ||
| 1959 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Vancouver Mounties | BAL | ||
| 1960 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Rainiers | CIN | ||
| 1960 | AAA | American Association 2 | Minneapolis Millers | BOS | ||
| 1961 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Rainiers | BOS | ||
| 1962 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Seattle Rainiers | BOS | ||
| 1962 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hawaii Islanders | LAA | ||
| 1963 | A | California League | San Jose Bees | LAA | ||
| 1963 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Hawaii Islanders | LAA |
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