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Jim Piersall

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Full Name: James Anthony Piersall Primary Position: OF,CF
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/175 First Game: September 7, 1950
Birthdate: November 14, 1929 Final Game: May 1, 1967
Birthplace: Waterbury, Connecticut MLB Experience: 17 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Jim Piersall (James Anthony Piersall) was born on November 14, 1929 in Waterbury, Connecticut. He made his Major League debut on September 7, 1950 for the Boston Red Sox. In 1952, his rookie year, he hit .267 with 1 home run and 16 RBI. Piersall played for the Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, New York Mets, Los Angeles Angels and California Angels over the course of his 17 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Jim Piersall's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1956, when he hit for a .293 average and knocked in 87 runs. However, others believe that it was 1957, when he slugged 19 home runs and knocked in 63 runs.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1950 BOS A 6 7 4 2 0 0 .286 .545 .286 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 BOS A 56 161 28 43 1 16 .267 .379 .335 8 0 28 26 1 4 3 0 2
1953 BOS A 151 585 76 159 3 52 .272 .329 .354 21 9 41 52 9 19 11 0 12
1954 BOS A 133 474 77 135 8 38 .285 .338 .395 24 2 36 42 3 5 5 0 13
1955 BOS A 149 515 68 146 13 62 .283 .364 .427 25 5 67 52 2 9 6 7 16
1956 BOS A 155 601 91 176 14 87 .293 .350 .449 40 6 58 48 1 9 7 2 19
1957 BOS A 151 609 103 159 19 63 .261 .331 .415 27 5 62 54 4 7 14 1 17
1958 BOS A 130 417 55 99 8 48 .237 .303 .350 13 5 42 43 0 4 12 2 11
1959 CLE A 100 317 42 78 4 30 .246 .303 .338 13 2 25 31 2 8 6 1 2
1960 CLE A 138 486 70 137 18 66 .282 .313 .434 12 4 24 38 0 8 18 3 17
1961 CLE A 121 484 81 156 6 40 .322 .378 .442 26 7 43 46 2 4 8 1 18
1962 WAS A 135 471 38 115 4 31 .244 .301 .329 20 4 39 53 0 4 12 3 12
1963 WAS A 29 94 9 23 1 5 .245 .284 .287 1 0 6 11 0 2 4 0 2
1963 NY N 40 124 13 24 1 10 .194 .250 .266 4 1 10 14 0 4 1 1 3
1963 LA A 20 52 4 16 0 4 .308 .368 .327 1 0 5 5 0 3 0 0 1
1963 Total 89 270 26 63 2 19 .233 .285 .285 6 1 21 30 0 9 5 1 6
1963 TOT A 49 146 13 39 1 9 .267 .314 .301 2 0 11 16 0 5 4 0 3
1964 LA A 87 255 28 80 2 13 .314 .353 .380 11 0 16 32 0 4 5 1 5
1965 CAL A 53 112 10 30 2 12 .268 .305 .402 5 2 5 15 1 3 2 1 3
1966 CAL A 75 123 14 26 0 14 .211 .283 .252 5 0 13 19 0 6 1 0 8
1967 CAL A 5 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
Total NL 40 124 13 24 1 10 .194 .250 .266 4 1 10 14 0 4 1 1 3
Total AL 1694 5766 798 1580 103 581 .274 .334 .389 252 51 514 569 25 100 114 22 158
Total 1734 5890 811 1604 104 591 .272 .332 .386 256 52 524 583 25 104 115 23 161

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1950 BOS A OF 2 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1952 BOS A OF 22 0 0 38 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1952 BOS A 3B 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
1952 BOS A SS 30 0 0 41 75 9 13 0 0 0 0 0 .928
1953 BOS A OF 151 0 0 352 15 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 .987
1954 BOS A OF 126 0 0 249 10 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .985
1955 BOS A OF 147 0 0 425 7 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .993
1956 BOS A OF 155 0 0 455 10 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .991
1957 BOS A OF 151 147 1320.2 397 12 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .990
1957 BOS A CF 151 147 1320.2 396 12 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .990
1958 BOS A CF 125 112 1017.1 310 8 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .985
1958 BOS A OF 125 112 1017.1 314 8 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .985
1959 CLE A 3B 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1959 CLE A OF 91 77 696.2 216 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .982
1959 CLE A CF 91 77 696.2 219 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .982
1960 CLE A LF 9 3 37.1 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1960 CLE A OF 134 122 1058.2 355 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .992
1960 CLE A RF 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1960 CLE A CF 126 119 1017.1 351 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .992
1961 CLE A CF 120 119 1036.1 337 9 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .991
1961 CLE A OF 120 119 1036.1 328 9 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .991
1962 WAS A CF 132 123 1073 314 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .997
1962 WAS A OF 132 123 1073 308 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .997
1963 WAS A OF 25 22 199.1 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 WAS A CF 25 22 199.1 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 NY N OF 38 34 289.2 65 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 NY N CF 38 34 289.2 63 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 LA A CF 11 9 92 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 LA A RF 6 5 44.1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 LA A OF 18 14 136.2 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 LA A LF 1 0 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 Total CF 74 65 581 150 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 Total OF 81 70 625.2 158 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 TOT A CF 36 31 291.1 87 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 TOT A OF 43 36 336 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1964 LA A OF 72 65 543 115 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1964 LA A LF 48 39 333.1 68 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1964 LA A CF 32 26 209.2 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 CAL A OF 41 25 234 62 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .984
1965 CAL A RF 4 1 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 CAL A LF 29 19 165 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 CAL A CF 10 5 55 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .933
1966 CAL A LF 25 9 118.1 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1966 CAL A OF 63 31 327.1 69 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .973
1966 CAL A CF 14 5 66 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .941
1966 CAL A RF 27 17 143 32 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .971
1967 CAL A LF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 CAL A OF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total LF 113 70 655.1 149 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total SS 30 0 0 41 75 9 13 0 0 0 0 0 .928
Total 3B 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667
Total OF 1614 891 7933.2 3851 95 39 21 0 0 0 0 0 .990
Total CF 875 798 7073 2159 47 22 7 0 0 0 0 0 .990
Total RF 39 23 205.1 47 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .980

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Red Sox (1948).
  • Traded by Boston Red Sox to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Vic Wertz and Gary Geiger (December 2, 1958).
  • Traded by Cleveland Indians to Washington Senators in exchange for Dick Donovan, Gene Green and Jim Mahoney (October 5, 1961).
  • Traded by Washington Senators to New York Mets in exchange for Gil Hodges (May 23, 1963).
  • Released by New York Mets (July 27, 1963).
  • Signed by Los Angeles Angels (July 27, 1963).
  • Released by Los Angeles Angels (September 20, 1963).
  • Signed by Los Angeles Angels (April 10, 1964).
  • Released by California Angels (October 18, 1966).
  • Signed by California Angels (April 10, 1967).
  • Released by California Angels (May 12, 1967).

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