As one of the taller and more athletic students at his school, Palys was interested in playing football for the Blakely Bears, the two-time undefeated champions of Eastern Pennsylvania at the time.

Even after the coaches came to his house in desperation[1] Stan Palys made his MLB debut in 1955 after the parent Philadelphia Phillies brought him up to play with their professional team.

Of Polish descent,[1] Palys signed with the Phillies before the 1950 professional baseball season and made his MLB debut in September 1953 after an All-Star campaign in the Class A Western International League.

On July 7, 1963, while playing for the Triple-A Hawaii Islanders, Palys made the final out in a no-hitter thrown by Spokane Indians pitcher Bob Radovich.

Pacific Coast League president Dewey Soriano, who was in attendance that night, notified the press box that the final out was to be credited to the first baseman and that Palys' conduct constituted "unsportsmanlike play".