Birth name: James Alvin Palmer
Nickname: Cakes
Birth date: Oct. 15, 1945
Birth place: New York, New York

Height:
Hair color: Brown
High school: Scottsdale, Arizona

Occupation(s): Hall of Fame pitcher, TV commentator, celebrity spokesperson, and author
Played for: Baltimore Orioles (1965-1984)
Batted: right
Threw: right
Jersey number : #22

Parents: Adopted at birth, Jim was 9 years old when his adoptive father died. He was raised by his adoptive mother and family, after she remarried.
Children: Daughters, Jamie and Kelly, and his step-son, P.J.

Did you know?
- At the age of 18, Jim signed a $50,000 bonus contract with the Orioles. In 1966, Jim became the youngest player ever to pitch a World Series shutout game.

- Jim was the only pitcher to have won World Series games in three separate decades, Palmer was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990 as one of the greatest pitchers of his era.