He saw limited action going 2-6 in 32 games over three seasons, until 1933 when he found himself in the World Champion Giants rotation under manager Bill Terry.
Parmelee went 13-8 with a 3.17 ERA, striking out 132 batters (5th in the NL) pitching in 218 innings. He did not pitch in the World Series due to strong performances by Carl Hubble & Hal Schumaker. Parmelee was a wild pitcher who had occasional control issues. He led the league in hit by pitches four times, wild pitches twice & walks once.
The Giants won 90 plus games the next two seasons but lost out to the St. Louis Gas House Gang Cardinals & Chicago Cubs respectively.
Parmelee went 10-6 with a 3.42 ERA in 1934, fourth most wins on a staff of Carl Hubbell (21 wins) Hal Schumaker (23 wins) & Freddie Fitzsimmons (18 wins).
In 1935, his last year in New York Parmelee won a career high 14 games (14-10), leading the league with 97 walks. He pitched 226 innings posting a 4.22 ERA. He was traded to the Cardinals in 1936 and went 11-11, before moving on to the Cubs & Philadelphia A’s. He retired in 1942 after pitching three seasons in the minors.

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