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.

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	BOS	@	WSH	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
2	2	Apr 15	BOS		NYY	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
3	3	Apr 16	BOS		NYY	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
4	4	Apr 17	BOS		NYY	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
5	5	Apr 19	BOS	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	34	8.1	4	0	0	4	0	CF
6	6	Apr 20	BOS	@	WSH	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
7	7	Apr 21	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
8	9 (1)	Apr 23	BOS		BAL	W,7-5	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
9	10	Apr 24	BOS		BAL	W,4-3	CG	39	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
10	11	Apr 25	BOS		WSH	L,0-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
11	12	Apr 26	BOS		WSH	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	CF
12	13	Apr 27	BOS		WSH	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
13	14	Apr 30	BOS		KCA	L,4-11	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	15	May 1	BOS		KCA	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
15	16	May 2	BOS		DET	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
16	17	May 4 (1)	BOS		CLE	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
17	18	May 4 (2)	BOS		CLE	W,2-1	CG	45	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
18	19	May 5	BOS		CLE	W,8-5	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
19	20	May 6	BOS		CHW	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	CF
20	21	May 9	BOS	@	BAL	W,13-5	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
21	22	May 10	BOS	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
22	23	May 11 (1)	BOS	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
23	24	May 11 (2)	BOS	@	BAL	L,0-4	GS	17	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
24	25	May 12	BOS	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
25	26	May 13	BOS	@	WSH	W,9-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
26	27	May 14	BOS	@	WSH	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
27	28	May 17 (1)	BOS		BAL	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
28	29	May 17 (2)	BOS		BAL	L,3-5	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
29	30	May 18	BOS		BAL	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
30	31	May 20	BOS	@	CLE	W,6-1	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
31	32	May 21	BOS	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	48	11.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
32	33	May 22	BOS	@	KCA	W,8-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
33	34	May 23	BOS	@	KCA	W,9-1	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
34	35	May 24	BOS	@	KCA	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
35	36	May 25 (1)	BOS	@	CHW	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
36	37	May 25 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	37	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	CF
37	38	May 27	BOS	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
38	39	May 28	BOS	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	35	8.1	4	0	0	4	0	CF
39	40	May 30 (1)	BOS	@	BAL	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
40	41	May 30 (2)	BOS	@	BAL	L,0-2	CG	37	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
41	42	May 31	BOS		NYY	L,4-5	CG	39	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	43	Jun 1	BOS		NYY	L,4-10	CG	47	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
43	44	Jun 3	BOS		CLE	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
44	45	Jun 4	BOS		CLE	L,5-7	CG	49	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
45	46	Jun 5	BOS		CLE	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
46	47	Jun 6	BOS		CHW	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
47	48	Jun 7	BOS		CHW	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
48	49	Jun 8 (1)	BOS		CHW	W,6-5	CG	50	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
49	50	Jun 8 (2)	BOS		CHW	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
50	51	Jun 9	BOS		DET	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
51	52	Jun 11 (1)	BOS		DET	L,0-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
52	53	Jun 11 (2)	BOS		DET	L,3-9	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
53	54	Jun 12	BOS		DET	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
54	55	Jun 13	BOS		KCA	W,9-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
55	56	Jun 14	BOS		KCA	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
56	57	Jun 15 (1)	BOS		KCA	L,6-17	CG	54	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
57	58	Jun 15 (2)	BOS		KCA	L,4-9	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
58	59	Jun 17	BOS	@	CHW	L,0-4	GS	26	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
59	62 (2)	Jun 20	BOS	@	KCA	L,3-5	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
60	68 (5)	Jun 28	BOS	@	DET	W,6-5	GF	17	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
61	72 (3)	Jul 3	BOS		BAL	L,5-7	CG	68	15.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
62	73	Jul 4 (1)	BOS		BAL	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
63	74	Jul 4 (2)	BOS		BAL	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
64	75	Jul 5	BOS	@	NYY	T,3-3	GF	16	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
65	76	Jul 6	BOS	@	NYY	W,10-4	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
66	77	Jul 10	BOS		CHW	W,11-2	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
67	78	Jul 11	BOS		CHW	W,6-1	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR CF
68	80 (1)	Jul 12 (2)	BOS		CHW	L,5-13	CG	47	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	CF
69	83 (2)	Jul 15	BOS		KCA	W,5-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
70	84	Jul 16	BOS		KCA	W,5-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR CF
71	85	Jul 17	BOS		KCA	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
72	86	Jul 18	BOS		DET	W,11-9	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
73	89 (2)	Jul 20 (2)	BOS		DET	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
74	90	Jul 22	BOS	@	KCA	L,3-4	GF	7	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
75	93 (2)	Jul 26	BOS	@	CHW	L,6-11	CG	42	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	CF
76	94	Jul 27	BOS	@	CHW	W,7-3	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
77	95	Jul 28	BOS	@	DET	L,4-5	GS	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
78	96	Jul 29	BOS	@	DET	W,11-8	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
79	102 (5)	Aug 3 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
80	104 (1)	Aug 5	BOS		WSH	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
81	105	Aug 6	BOS		WSH	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
82	106	Aug 7	BOS		WSH	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
83	107	Aug 8	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
84	108	Aug 9	BOS	@	NYY	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
85	109	Aug 10 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	L,5-7	CG	43	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
86	112 (2)	Aug 13	BOS	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
87	113	Aug 14	BOS		NYY	L,2-8	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
88	114	Aug 15	BOS		NYY	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
89	115	Aug 16	BOS		NYY	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
90	116	Aug 17	BOS		NYY	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
91	117	Aug 19	BOS		CHW	L,1-7	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
92	118	Aug 20	BOS		CHW	L,8-10	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
93	119	Aug 21	BOS		CLE	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
94	120	Aug 22	BOS		CLE	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
95	121	Aug 23	BOS		CLE	L,1-8	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
96	122	Aug 24 (1)	BOS		KCA	W,14-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
97	123	Aug 24 (2)	BOS		KCA	W,3-2	CG	39	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
98	124	Aug 27 (1)	BOS		DET	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
99	125	Aug 27 (2)	BOS		DET	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
100	126	Aug 29	BOS		BAL	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
101	127	Aug 30	BOS		BAL	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
102	128	Aug 31	BOS		BAL	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
103	129	Sep 1 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
104	130	Sep 1 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
105	131	Sep 2	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
106	133 (1)	Sep 4	BOS	@	BAL	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
107	134	Sep 5	BOS	@	BAL	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
108	135	Sep 6	BOS	@	BAL	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
109	136	Sep 7	BOS	@	BAL	W,6-5	CG	43	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
110	137	Sep 9	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
111	138	Sep 10	BOS	@	CHW	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
112	139	Sep 11	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
113	143 (3)	Sep 14 (2)	BOS	@	DET	L,3-9	CG	38	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	CF
114	144	Sep 17 (1)	BOS	@	KCA	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
115	145	Sep 17 (2)	BOS	@	KCA	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
116	146	Sep 18	BOS	@	KCA	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
117	147	Sep 19	BOS		WSH	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
118	148	Sep 20	BOS		WSH	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
119	149	Sep 21	BOS		WSH	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
120	150	Sep 23	BOS		NYY	W,9-8	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
121	151	Sep 24	BOS		NYY	L,5-7	CG	43	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
122	152	Sep 26 (1)	BOS	@	WSH	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
123	153	Sep 26 (2)	BOS	@	WSH	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
124	154	Sep 27	BOS	@	WSH	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
125	155	Sep 28	BOS	@	WSH	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
							125gm		1017.1	310	8	5	323	2