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.

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 17	BOS		BAL	W,8-1	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
2	2	Apr 18	BOS		BAL	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
3	3	Apr 19	BOS		BAL	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
4	4	Apr 20	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
5	5	Apr 21	BOS	@	NYY	L,10-14	CG	48	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
6	6	Apr 22	BOS	@	NYY	L,6-13	CG	42	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
7	7	Apr 25	BOS		WSH	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
8	8	Apr 27	BOS		NYY	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
9	9	Apr 28	BOS		NYY	W,6-4	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	10	May 1	BOS		KCA	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
11	11	May 2	BOS		KCA	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
12	12	May 3	BOS		DET	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
13	13	May 4	BOS		DET	W,6-4	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
14	14	May 5	BOS		DET	L,4-16	CG	55	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
15	15	May 7	BOS		CLE	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
16	16	May 8	BOS		CHW	W,4-3	GS	12	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
17	17	May 9	BOS		CHW	W,7-5	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
18	18	May 10	BOS		CHW	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
19	19	May 11	BOS	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
20	20	May 12	BOS	@	WSH	L,9-12	CG	45	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
21	21	May 13	BOS	@	WSH	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
22	22	May 15	BOS	@	DET	L,3-6	CG	41	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
23	23	May 16	BOS	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
24	24	May 17	BOS	@	KCA	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
25	25	May 18	BOS	@	KCA	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
26	26	May 19	BOS	@	KCA	L,4-5	CG	38	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
27	27	May 20 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	W,12-5	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
28	28	May 20 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
29	29	May 22	BOS	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
30	30	May 23	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-6	CG	42	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	CF
31	31	May 25	BOS		WSH	L,5-10	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
32	32	May 26	BOS		WSH	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
33	33	May 27 (1)	BOS		WSH	W,9-7	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
34	34	May 27 (2)	BOS		WSH	L,10-11	CG	49	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
35	35	May 28	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
36	36	May 29	BOS	@	NYY	W,7-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
37	37	May 30 (1)	BOS	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	40	8.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
38	38	May 30 (2)	BOS	@	BAL	L,4-5	CG	37	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
39	39	May 31	BOS	@	BAL	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	40	Jun 1	BOS		KCA	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
41	41	Jun 2	BOS		KCA	L,3-11	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
42	42	Jun 3	BOS		KCA	L,6-7	CG	45	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
43	43	Jun 5	BOS		DET	L,11-14	CG	52	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
44	44	Jun 6	BOS		DET	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
45	45	Jun 7	BOS		DET	W,6-5	CG	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
46	46	Jun 8	BOS		CHW	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
47	47	Jun 9	BOS		CHW	L,0-8	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
48	48	Jun 10	BOS		CHW	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
49	49	Jun 11 (1)	BOS		CLE	L,1-4	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
50	50	Jun 11 (2)	BOS		CLE	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
51	51	Jun 12	BOS		CLE	W,9-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
52	52	Jun 13	BOS		CLE	T,8-8	CG	47	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
53	53	Jun 14	BOS		CLE	W,10-9	CG	46	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
54	54	Jun 15	BOS	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
55	55	Jun 16	BOS	@	DET	W,6-5	CG	56	12.0	10	0	0	10	0	CF
56	56	Jun 17	BOS	@	DET	W,13-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
57	57	Jun 19	BOS	@	CLE	L,7-9	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
58	58	Jun 20	BOS	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	50	9.2	5	0	0	5	0	CF
59	59	Jun 21	BOS	@	CLE	L,0-5	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
60	60	Jun 22	BOS	@	KCA	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
61	61	Jun 23	BOS	@	KCA	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
62	62	Jun 24	BOS	@	KCA	L,2-5	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
63	63	Jun 26	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
64	64	Jun 27	BOS	@	CHW	W,11-9	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
65	65	Jun 29	BOS	@	BAL	W,7-6	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
66	66	Jun 30 (1)	BOS	@	BAL	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
67	67	Jun 30 (2)	BOS	@	BAL	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
68	68	Jul 1	BOS	@	BAL	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
69	69	Jul 2	BOS	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
70	70	Jul 3	BOS	@	WSH	L,5-6	CG	50	10.1	4	0	0	4	0	CF
71	71	Jul 4 (1)	BOS		NYY	W,7-6	CG	47	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
72	72	Jul 4 (2)	BOS		NYY	L,4-9	CG	45	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
73	73	Jul 5	BOS		NYY	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
74	74	Jul 7	BOS		BAL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
75	75	Jul 8 (1)	BOS		BAL	W,9-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
76	76	Jul 8 (2)	BOS		BAL	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
77	77	Jul 12	BOS		CHW	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
78	78	Jul 13	BOS		CHW	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
79	79	Jul 14	BOS		CHW	W,4-0	CG	28	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
80	80	Jul 15 (1)	BOS		CLE	L,7-10	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
81	81	Jul 15 (2)	BOS		CLE	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
82	82	Jul 16	BOS		CLE	L,3-7	CG	45	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
83	83	Jul 17 (1)	BOS		KCA	W,10-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
84	84	Jul 17 (2)	BOS		KCA	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
85	85	Jul 18	BOS		KCA	W,7-4	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
86	86	Jul 19	BOS		KCA	L,4-8	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
87	87	Jul 20	BOS		DET	L,6-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
88	88	Jul 21	BOS		DET	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
89	89	Jul 22	BOS		DET	W,8-6	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
90	90	Jul 24	BOS	@	KCA	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
91	91	Jul 25	BOS	@	KCA	L,6-9	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
92	92	Jul 26	BOS	@	KCA	W,5-3	CG	39	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
93	93	Jul 27	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
94	94	Jul 28	BOS	@	CHW	W,13-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
95	95	Jul 29 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-11	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
96	96	Jul 29 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
97	97	Jul 30	BOS	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	40	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
98	98	Jul 31	BOS	@	DET	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
99	99	Aug 1	BOS	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
100	100	Aug 2	BOS	@	DET	W,18-3	GS	29	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
101	101	Aug 3	BOS	@	CLE	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
102	102	Aug 4	BOS	@	CLE	W,6-5	CG	44	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
103	103	Aug 5	BOS	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
104	104	Aug 6	BOS		NYY	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
105	105	Aug 7	BOS		NYY	W,1-0	CG	40	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
106	106	Aug 8	BOS		BAL	W,7-2	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
107	107	Aug 9	BOS		BAL	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
108	108	Aug 10	BOS	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
109	109	Aug 11	BOS	@	WSH	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
110	110	Aug 12	BOS	@	WSH	L,2-8	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
111	111	Aug 14	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-12	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
112	112	Aug 15	BOS	@	NYY	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
113	113	Aug 16	BOS	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
114	114	Aug 17	BOS		WSH	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
115	115	Aug 18	BOS		WSH	L,7-9	CG	50	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
116	116	Aug 19 (1)	BOS		WSH	L,5-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
117	117	Aug 19 (2)	BOS		WSH	L,10-11	CG	59	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
118	118	Aug 22 (1)	BOS		CHW	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
119	119	Aug 22 (2)	BOS		CHW	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
120	120	Aug 23	BOS		CLE	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
121	121	Aug 24	BOS		CLE	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
122	122	Aug 25	BOS		CLE	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
123	123	Aug 26 (1)	BOS		KCA	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
124	124	Aug 26 (2)	BOS		KCA	L,6-7	CG	48	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
125	125	Aug 28	BOS		DET	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
126	126	Aug 29	BOS		DET	W,4-2	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
127	127	Aug 31	BOS		BAL	L,6-13	GS	34	7.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
128	128	Sep 1	BOS		BAL	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
129	129	Sep 2	BOS		BAL	L,10-11	CG	51	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
130	130	Sep 3 (1)	BOS	@	WSH	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
131	131	Sep 3 (2)	BOS	@	WSH	W,16-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
132	132	Sep 4	BOS	@	WSH	W,7-6	CG	56	12.0	5	0	1	6	0	CF
133	133	Sep 5	BOS		NYY	L,3-5	CG	43	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
134	134	Sep 7 (1)	BOS	@	BAL	W,7-5	CG	43	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
135	135	Sep 7 (2)	BOS	@	BAL	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
136	136	Sep 8	BOS	@	BAL	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
137	137	Sep 9	BOS	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	43	12.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
138	138	Sep 11	BOS	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
139	139	Sep 12	BOS	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
140	140	Sep 13	BOS	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	41	9.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
141	141	Sep 14 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-10	CG	43	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
142	142	Sep 14 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
143	143	Sep 15	BOS	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
144	144	Sep 16 (1)	BOS	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	37	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
145	145	Sep 16 (2)	BOS	@	DET	L,4-8	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
146	146	Sep 18	BOS	@	KCA	L,5-6	CG	0	8.2	5	0	0	5	0
147	147	Sep 19	BOS	@	KCA	L,1-8	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
148	148	Sep 21	BOS		NYY	W,13-7	CG	54	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
149	149	Sep 22	BOS		NYY	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	CF
150	150	Sep 23	BOS		NYY	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
151	151	Sep 25	BOS		WSH	W,10-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
152	152	Sep 26	BOS		WSH	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
153	153	Sep 28	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
154	154	Sep 29	BOS	@	NYY	W,7-5	CG	62	13.0	6	1	0	7	0	CF
155	155	Sep 30	BOS	@	NYY	W,7-4	GS	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
							155gm		1374.0	457	10	4	471	1