Jim Palmer faced 870 different hitters over the course of a Hall of Fame career that spanned from 1965 to 1984. Given his reputation as an entertaining storyteller with a good memory, Palmer seemed like a perfect fit for our Challenging Career Quiz series. “That’s not a lot of at-bats, so it wouldn’t have been Carlton Fisk [26-for-92 with seven home runs],” Palmer said. “That was a terrific lineup,” Palmer went on to say. “Well, the most memorable guy I struck out was Mickey Mantle,” Palmer told me.