the 17 years between palmer's first world series win in 1966 and the 1983 win is the longest period of time between first and last pitching victories in the world series for an individual pitcher in major league history. he also became the only pitcher in major league baseball history to have won world series games in three decades. also, palmer became the only player in orioles history to appear in all six (1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1979, 1983) of their world series appearances to date.