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David Palmer was disabled every year from 1980 through 1988. He came to the Expos with a live fastball and superb control (he set a Florida State League record in 1978 by pitching 37 consecutive innings without issuing a walk) and notched a club-record eight consecutive victories after being placed in Montreal's starting rotation in 1979. He finished the year at 10-2, 2.63, but needed knee surgery after the season. He missed all of 1981 and 1983 after elbow operations, but returned with determination in 1984. In his second start, on April 21, he retired all 15 Cardinals he faced for a five-inning, rain-shortened perfect game. By August he was out again with shoulder stiffness. He signed as a free agent with Atlanta after another stint on the DL in 1985 and recorded career highs of 11 wins and 35 starts in 1986 before his elbow woes returned. (JCA)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » July 15, 1980: In an 11–7 Reds win over Montreal, Johnny Bench belts homer #314 as a catcher, and #347 overall. The round tripper comes off David Palmer. » April 21, 1984: Montreal's David Palmer, who missed all of the 1983 season following elbow surgery, pitches a rain-shortened 5-inning perfect game 4–0 against the Cardinals to give the Expos a doubleheader sweep. It is the 4th perfect game of less than nine innings in ML history. » May 12, 1985: David Palmer and Jeff Reardon combine on a 6-hitter to pitch the Expos to a 4–0 win over Atlanta. The Expos staff has now pitched 39 consecutive scoreless innings, and will add two more tomorrow. Atlanta also sets a club record by not scoring in 35 straight innings; they'll add three more to that tomorrow. » July 7, 1986: The first two Phillie hitters in the game -- Gary Redus and Juan Samuel -- hit home runs off Atlanta's David Palmer.