# Ed Palmquist

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**Edwin Lee Palmquist** (June 10, 1933 – July 10, 2010) was an American [middle relief pitcher](/source/Middle_relief_pitcher) who played from 1960 through 1961 in [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball). Listed at 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), 195 lb (88 kg), Palmquist batted and threw right-handed. A native of [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), he attended [Susan Miller Dorsey High School](/source/Susan_Miller_Dorsey_High_School). He signed with the [Brooklyn Dodgers](/source/Brooklyn_Dodgers) as a free agent in 1951.[1]

Palmquist entered the majors in 1960 with the [Los Angeles Dodgers](/source/Los_Angeles_Dodgers), playing for them in 1960–1961 before joining the [Minnesota Twins](/source/Minnesota_Twins) (1961). He posted a 1–3 record with a 5.11 [earned run average](/source/Earned_run_average) in 36 [pitching appearances](/source/Games_pitched), including two [starts](/source/Starting_pitcher), allowing 47 runs (39 earned) on 77 hits while [walking](/source/Base_on_balls) 36 batters and [striking out](/source/Strikeout) 41 in 682⁄3 [innings of work](/source/Innings_pitched).[1]

In 1963, Palmquist pitched in Japan for the [Daimai Orions](/source/Daimai_Orions). He also saw action in the [minor leagues](/source/Minor_League_Baseball) with the [Santa Barbara Dodgers](/source/Santa_Barbara_Dodgers) (1951–52), [Newport News Dodgers](/source/Newport_News_Dodgers) (1955), [Kokomo Dodgers](/source/Kokomo_Dodgers) (1956), [Great Falls Electrics](/source/Great_Falls_Electrics) (1957), [Spokane Indians](/source/Spokane_Indians) (1958, 1960), [St. Paul Saints](/source/St._Paul_Saints) (1959) and [Vancouver Mounties](/source/Vancouver_Mounties) (1962), registering a mark of 28–36 with a 3.58 ERA in 551 innings.[2]

After retiring, Palmquist became a longtime resident of [Grant's Pass, Oregon](/source/Grant's_Pass,_Oregon). He died at the age of 77 in [Santa Maria, California](/source/Santa_Maria,_California).[3]

Palmquist unwittingly played a large role in Dodgers history during 1961 spring training. He was meant to be one of three pitchers who were supposed to make the trip to [Orlando, Florida](/source/Orlando,_Florida) for a B-squad game against the [Minnesota Twins](/source/Minnesota_Twins) on March 23. Palmquist overslept and missed the flight, leaving the team one pitcher short and was fined $25 by manager [Walter Alston](/source/Walter_Alston). In Orlando, acting manager [Gil Hodges](/source/Gil_Hodges) informed that day's starting pitcher [Sandy Koufax](/source/Sandy_Koufax) that, with one pitcher short, he was going to go seven innings instead of the previously planned five. The game would prove to be a turning point Koufax's career, beginning a six-year run in which he would dominate Major League Baseball.[4]

## References

1. ["Ed Palmquist Career Statistics"](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/palmqed01.shtml). *Baseball-Reference.com*

1. ["Ed Palmquist Minor & Japanese Statistics"](https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=palmqu001edw). *Baseball-Reference.com*

1. ["Edwin Palmquist Obituary"](http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/santamariatimes/obituary.aspx?n=edwin-palmquist&pid=144070862). *[Santa Maria Times](/source/Santa_Maria_Times)*. July 14, 2010. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110807113430/http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/santamariatimes/obituary.aspx?n=edwin-palmquist&pid=144070862) 2011-08-07 at the Wayback Machine.

1. Leavy, Jane (2002). [*Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy*](https://archive.org/details/sandykoufaxlefty0000leav/page/102/mode/2up). HarperCollins. pp. 102–103. ISBN 0-06-019533-9.

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