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Jim Piersall
Full name James Anthony Piersall Born November 14, 1929, Waterbury, Connecticut Died June 3, 2017, Wheaton, Illinois Cremated First Game: September 7, 1950 ; Final Game: May 1, 1967 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 0" Weight: 175 Won AL Gold Glove as center fielder (1958) Won AL Gold Glove as outfielder (1961) Ejections as player: 1952 (2), 1954 (1), 1955 (2) , 1956 (3), 1957 (1), 1958 (2) , 1959 (4) , 1960 (8) , 1961 (2), 1962 (6) , 1963 (2), 1964 (1), 1966 (2). Total: 36 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1950 BOS A Daily Splits 6 7 4 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .545 .286 0.1 1950 BOS A
1952 BOS A Daily Splits 56 161 28 43 8 0 1 16 28 0 26 1 4 0 4 2 3 3 .267 .379 .335 -0.4 1952 BOS A
1953 BOS A Daily Splits 151 585 76 159 21 9 3 52 41 1 52 9 19 0 19 12 11 10 .272 .329 .354 -1.2 1953 BOS A
1954 BOS A Daily Splits 133 474 77 135 24 2 8 38 36 1 42 3 5 2 0 10 13 5 1 .285 .338 .395 -0.9 1954 BOS A
1955 BOS A Daily Splits 149 515 68 146 25 5 13 62 67 7 52 2 9 6 0 6 16 6 1 .283 .364 .427 0.0 1955 BOS A
1956 BOS A Daily Splits 155 601 91 176 40 6 14 87 58 2 48 1 9 12 0 13 19 7 7 .293 .350 .449 -0.2 1956 BOS A
1957 BOS A Daily Splits 151 609 103 159 27 5 19 63 62 1 54 4 7 5 0 9 17 14 6 .261 .331 .415 -0.6 1957 BOS A
1958 BOS A Daily Splits 130 417 55 99 13 5 8 48 42 2 43 0 4 6 0 6 11 12 2 .237 .303 .350 -1.5 1958 BOS A
1959 CLE A Daily Splits 100 317 42 78 13 2 4 30 25 1 31 2 8 2 0 3 2 6 3 .246 .303 .338 -1.2 1959 CLE A
1960 CLE A Daily Splits 138 486 70 137 12 4 18 66 24 3 38 0 8 4 0 7 17 18 5 .282 .313 .434 0.4 1960 CLE A
1961 CLE A Daily Splits 121 484 81 156 26 7 6 40 43 1 46 2 4 3 0 10 18 8 2 .322 .378 .442 2.0 1961 CLE A
1962 WAS A Daily Splits 135 471 38 115 20 4 4 31 39 3 53 0 4 1 0 5 12 12 7 .244 .301 .329 -2.4 1962 WAS A
1963 WAS A Daily Splits 29 94 9 23 1 0 1 5 6 0 11 0 2 2 0 1 2 4 0 .245 .284 .287 -0.5 1963 WAS A
1963 NY N Daily Splits 40 124 13 24 4 1 1 10 10 1 14 0 4 2 0 3 3 1 2 .194 .250 .266 -1.2 1963 NY N
1963 LA A Daily Splits 20 52 4 16 1 0 0 4 5 0 5 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 .308 .368 .327 -0.3 1963 LA A
1963 TOT A 49 146 13 39 2 0 1 9 11 0 16 0 5 2 0 2 3 4 1 .267 .314 .301 -0.8 1963 TOT A
1963 Total 89 270 26 63 6 1 2 19 21 1 30 0 9 4 0 5 6 5 3 .233 .285 .285 -2.0 1963 Total
1964 LA A Daily Splits 87 255 28 80 11 0 2 13 16 1 32 0 4 1 0 7 5 5 3 .314 .353 .380 0.0 1964 LA A
1965 CAL A Daily Splits 53 112 10 30 5 2 2 12 5 1 15 1 3 0 0 3 3 2 2 .268 .305 .402 -0.1 1965 CAL A
1966 CAL A Daily Splits 75 123 14 26 5 0 0 14 13 0 19 0 6 2 0 4 8 1 2 .211 .283 .252 -1.0 1966 CAL A
1967 CAL A Daily Splits 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 1967 CAL A
Total NL ( 1 Year ) 40 124 13 24 4 1 1 10 10 1 14 0 4 2 0 3 3 1 2 .194 .250 .266 -1.2 Total NL
Total AL (17 Years) 1694 5766 798 1580 252 51 103 581 514 24 569 25 100 46 0 108 158 114 55 .274 .334 .389 -7.9 Total AL
Total (17 Years) Splits 1734 5890 811 1604 256 52 104 591 524 25 583 25 104 48 0 111 161 115 57 .272 .332 .386 -9.1 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1954 AL Daily 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1954 AL
1956 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1956 AL
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1950 BOS A Daily Splits OF 2 2 2 18 9 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 2 0
1950 BOS A CF 2 2 2 18 9 0 0 0 0 1.000
1952 BOS A Daily Splits SS 30 29 26 251 41 75 9 13 0 .928
1952 BOS A OF 22 15 13 147 38 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 2 21
1952 BOS A RF 21 15 13 145 34 3 0 0 0 1.000
1952 BOS A CF 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1952 BOS A 3B 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 .500
1953 BOS A Daily Splits OF 151 149 142 1332 352 15 5 7 0 .987 1 2 150
1953 BOS A RF 150 148 141 1318.1 349 15 4 7 0 .989
1953 BOS A CF 2 1 1 13.1 2 0 1 0 0 .667
1953 BOS A LF 1 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1954 BOS A Daily Splits OF 126 112 107 1026 249 10 4 2 0 .985 0 30 96
1954 BOS A RF 96 85 84 795.2 180 8 3 2 0 .984
1954 BOS A CF 30 27 23 230.1 67 1 1 0 0 .986
1955 BOS A Daily Splits OF 147 144 142 1295.1 425 7 3 2 0 .993 0 147 0
1955 BOS A CF 147 144 142 1295.1 428 5 3 2 0 .993
1956 BOS A Daily Splits OF 155 155 151 1374 455 10 4 1 0 .991 0 155 0
1956 BOS A CF 155 155 151 1374 457 10 4 1 0 .992
1957 BOS A Daily Splits OF 151 147 146 1322.2 397 12 4 0 0 .990 0 151 0
1957 BOS A CF 151 147 146 1322.2 395 12 4 0 0 .990
1958 BOS A Daily Splits OF 125 112 109 1017.1 314 8 5 2 0 .985 0 125 0
1958 BOS A CF 125 112 109 1017.1 315 8 5 2 0 .985
1959 CLE A Daily Splits OF 91 77 67 696.2 216 3 4 2 0 .982 0 91 0
1959 CLE A CF 91 77 67 696.2 219 4 4 2 0 .982
1959 CLE A 3B 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1960 CLE A Daily Splits OF 134 122 109 1058.2 355 5 3 0 0 .992 9 126 2
1960 CLE A CF 126 119 106 1017.1 351 5 3 0 0 .992
1960 CLE A LF 9 3 3 37.1 14 0 0 0 0 1.000
1960 CLE A RF 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1961 CLE A Daily Splits OF 120 119 108 1036.1 328 9 3 3 0 .991 0 120 0
1961 CLE A CF 120 119 108 1036.1 337 9 3 3 0 .991
1962 WAS A Daily Splits OF 132 123 110 1073 308 5 1 0 0 .997 0 132 0
1962 WAS A CF 132 123 110 1073 314 5 1 0 0 .997
1963 WAS A Daily Splits OF 25 22 18 199.1 65 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 25 0
1963 WAS A CF 25 22 18 199.1 68 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 NY N Daily Splits OF 38 34 28 289.2 65 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 38 0
1963 NY N CF 38 34 28 289.2 64 3 0 0 0 1.000
1963 LA A Daily Splits OF 18 14 11 136.2 28 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 11 6
1963 LA A CF 11 9 7 92 19 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 LA A RF 6 5 4 44.1 10 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 LA A LF 1 0 0 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 TOT A CF 36 31 25 291.1 87 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 TOT A OF 43 36 29 336 93 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 36 6
1963 Total CF 74 65 53 581 151 3 0 0 0 1.000
1963 Total OF 81 70 57 625.2 158 3 0 0 0 1.000 1 74 6
1964 LA A Daily Splits OF 72 65 44 543 115 2 0 2 0 1.000 48 32 0
1964 LA A LF 48 39 26 333.1 68 2 0 2 0 1.000
1964 LA A CF 32 26 18 209.2 53 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 CAL A Daily Splits OF 41 25 15 234 62 0 1 0 0 .984 29 10 4
1965 CAL A LF 29 19 11 165 42 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 CAL A CF 10 5 3 55 14 0 1 0 0 .933
1965 CAL A RF 4 1 1 14 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1966 CAL A Daily Splits OF 63 31 15 327.1 69 3 2 0 0 .973 25 14 27
1966 CAL A RF 27 17 6 143 32 2 1 1 0 .971
1966 CAL A LF 25 9 7 118.1 23 0 0 0 0 1.000
1966 CAL A CF 14 5 2 66 15 1 1 0 0 .941
1967 CAL A Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0
1967 CAL A LF 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total (17 Years) Splits OF 1614 1468 1337 13128 3851 95 39 21 0 .990 114 1213 306
Total (16 Years) CF 1213 1127 1041 10008 3130 63 31 10 0 .990
Total ( 7 Years) RF 306 271 249 2464.1 610 28 8 10 0 .988
Total ( 7 Years) LF 114 70 47 655.2 149 2 0 2 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) SS 30 29 26 251 41 75 9 13 0 .928
Total ( 2 Years) 3B 2 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 0 .667
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1954 AL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1
1954 AL RF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
1956 AL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1
1956 AL RF 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) Splits OF 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 2
Total ( 2 Years) RF 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Coaching Record
Year Team START END
1975 TEX A 7-21 9-28
Total ( 1 Year )
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
5-11-1952 BOX BOS A Jim Honochick Interference non-call
6- 1-1952 BOX BOS A Eddie Hurley Bench jockeying
5-14-1954 BOX BOS A Frank Umont Called third strike
5-30-1955(2) BOX BOS A Joe Paparella Catch/trap call
6-28-1955(1) BOX BOS A John Rice Balls and strikes
5- 8-1956 BOX BOS A Bill McKinley Called third strike
8-12-1956 BOX BOS A Eddie Rommel Called third strike (Threw bat)
8-31-1956 BOX BOS A Red Flaherty Fair/foul call
6-12-1957 BOX BOS A Red Flaherty Balls and strikes
5-11-1958(2) BOX BOS A Johnny Stevens Stalling
6-17-1958 BOX BOS A Frank Tabacchi Call at 2B
5- 3-1959(1) BOX CLE A Eddie Hurley Fighting
5-17-1959(2) BOX CLE A Larry Napp Called third strike
7-11-1959 BOX CLE A Ed Runge Balls and strikes during teammate at bat
9- 4-1959 BOX CLE A Frank Umont Bench jockeying
4-30-1960 BOX CLE A John Rice Called third strike
5-30-1960(1) BOX CLE A Cal Drummond Balls and strikes (Threw equipment)
6-19-1960(1) BOX CLE A Johnny Stevens Balls and strikes
6-26-1960(2) BOX CLE A Hank Soar Call at 2B
7-16-1960 BOX CLE A Cal Drummond Balls and strikes
Date Team Umpire Reason
7-23-1960 BOX CLE A Eddie Hurley Distracting Ted Williams during AB
8-12-1960 BOX CLE A Johnny Stevens Call at 2B
8-18-1960 BOX CLE A Cal Drummond Called third strike
6-25-1961(1) BOX CLE A Harry Schwarts Fighting
8-25-1961 BOX CLE A Joe Linsalata Called third strike
6- 5-1962 BOX WAS A Bill Kinnamon Called third strike
6-27-1962 BOX WAS A Cal Drummond Called third strike
8- 6-1962 BOX WAS A Al Salerno Balls and strikes
8-21-1962 BOX WAS A Al Salerno Balls and strikes
9-21-1962 BOX WAS A Al Salerno Balls and strikes
9-30-1962(1) BOX WAS A Al Salerno Balls and strikes
5- 7-1963 BOX WAS A Al Salerno Balls and strikes
7-28-1963(2) BOX LA A Bill Kinnamon Balls and strikes
9- 7-1964(2) BOX LA A Red Flaherty Bench jockeying
4-21-1966 BOX CAL A Bill Haller Called third strike to teammate
6-26-1966 BOX CAL A Johnny Stevens Bench jockeying
Transaction Information
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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