Jim Piersall

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: November 14, 1929 in Waterbury, CT us

Died: June 3, 2017 in Wheaton, IL

Buried: Cremated

High School: Leavenworth HS (Waterbury, CT)

Debut: September 7, 1950 (Age 20-297d, 10,740th in major league history)
vs. NYY 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 1, 1967 (Age 37-168d)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: James Anthony Piersall

Nicknames: Jimmy

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

29.3

5890

1604

104

.272

811

RBI

591

115

OBP

.332

SLG

.386

OPS

.718

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1952 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1952 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	BOS	@	WSH	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	SS
2	2	Apr 16	BOS	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	43	10.2	6	2	0	8	0	SS
3	3	Apr 17	BOS	@	WSH	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
4	4	Apr 18	BOS		PHA	W,5-4	CG	43	10.0	2	5	0	7	0	SS
5	5	Apr 19 (1)	BOS		PHA	W,11-2	CG	38	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	SS
6	6	Apr 19 (2)	BOS		PHA	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	2	7	0	9	1	SS
7	7	Apr 20	BOS		WSH	W,6-3	CG	42	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	SS
8	8	Apr 21	BOS		WSH	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
9	9	Apr 22	BOS		WSH	W,10-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	SS
10	10	Apr 23	BOS		NYY	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	SS
11	11	Apr 24	BOS		NYY	W,3-2	CG	52	11.0	2	1	0	3	1	SS
12	12	Apr 30	BOS		DET	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	SS
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	13	May 1	BOS		SLB	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	SS
14	14	May 2	BOS		SLB	W,13-6	CG	39	9.0	1	4	2	7	2	SS
15	15	May 3	BOS		SLB	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	SS
16	16	May 4	BOS		CLE	L,6-9	GS	43	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	SS
17	17	May 5	BOS		CLE	L,2-4	CG	43	10.0	2	7	1	10	3	SS
18	18	May 6	BOS		CHW	W,11-2	CG	36	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	SS
19	19	May 7	BOS		CHW	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
20	20	May 8	BOS		CHW	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
21	21	May 9	BOS	@	NYY	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	4	4	1	9	0	SS
22	22	May 10	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-18	CG	52	8.0	2	5	2	9	2	SS
23	23	May 11	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-1	GS	6	1.1	0	0	1	1	0	SS
24	24	May 13	BOS	@	CHW	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	SS
25	25	May 14	BOS	@	CHW	L,3-6	CG	31	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
26	26	May 15	BOS	@	CHW	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	SS
27	27	May 16	BOS	@	SLB	L,1-2	CG	40	9.1	0	1	1	2	0	SS
28	28	May 17	BOS	@	SLB	L,1-2	CG	34	8.2	1	1	0	2	0	SS
29	37 (8)	May 30 (1)	BOS		WSH	L,2-5	GS	25	6.0	1	3	0	4	1	SS
30	39 (1)	May 31	BOS		CHW	L,3-7	GF	4	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	42 (2)	Jun 3	BOS		CLE	L,0-6	GF	12	3.0	0	1	1	2	0	PH 3B
32	44 (1)	Jun 5	BOS		CLE	L,0-5	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
33	45	Jun 6	BOS		DET	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
34	46	Jun 7	BOS		DET	W,11-9	CG	48	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
35	47	Jun 8 (1)	BOS		DET	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
36	48	Jun 8 (2)	BOS		DET	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
37	49	Jun 9	BOS		DET	W,9-8	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
38	50	Jun 10	BOS		SLB	L,4-7	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
39	51	Jun 11	BOS		SLB	W,11-9	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
40	52	Jun 12	BOS		SLB	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
41	53	Jun 14	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
42	54	Jun 15 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-7	GS	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF SS
43	55	Jun 15 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	W,3-2	GF	7	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
44	56	Jun 17	BOS	@	SLB	L,1-3	GF	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
45	57	Jun 18	BOS	@	SLB	L,3-4	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
46	59 (1)	Jun 20	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-9	CG	40	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
47	60	Jun 21	BOS	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
48	61	Jun 22 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,0-7	GS	36	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF CF
49	62	Jun 22 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
50	63	Jun 23	BOS	@	DET	W,12-6	GF	28	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
51	65 (1)	Jun 25	BOS	@	DET	W,10-3	GF	15	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
52	66	Jun 27	BOS		WSH	L,3-5	GF	15	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
							54gm		400.0	78	79	10	167	13