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.

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 20	CLE		DET	L,4-6	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
2	3	Apr 22	CLE	@	KCA	L,1-4	GF	10	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
3	4	Apr 23	CLE	@	KCA	L,5-6	CG	39	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
4	5	Apr 24	CLE	@	KCA	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
5	6	Apr 26	CLE	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	51	12.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
6	7	Apr 28	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
7	9 (1)	Apr 30	CLE		KCA	W,2-1	GS	14	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	11 (1)	May 1 (2)	CLE		KCA	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
9	12	May 2	CLE	@	WSH	W,3-2	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
10	13	May 3	CLE	@	WSH	L,6-7	CG	44	8.1	4	0	1	5	0	CF
11	15 (1)	May 5	CLE	@	BAL	W,11-6	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
12	17 (1)	May 7	CLE	@	BAL	W,3-1	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
13	18	May 10	CLE	@	NYY	W,5-1	CG	39	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
14	19	May 12	CLE	@	NYY	W,3-2	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
15	20	May 13	CLE		CHW	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
16	21	May 14	CLE		CHW	W,10-9	CG	47	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
17	22	May 15 (1)	CLE		CHW	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
18	23	May 15 (2)	CLE		CHW	W,6-3	CG	38	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
19	24	May 17	CLE		NYY	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
20	25	May 18	CLE		NYY	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
21	26	May 20	CLE		BOS	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
22	27	May 21	CLE		BOS	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
23	28	May 22	CLE		BAL	L,6-7	CG	27	5.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
24	29	May 24	CLE		WSH	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
25	30	May 25	CLE		WSH	W,1-0	CG	41	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
26	31	May 28	CLE	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
27	32	May 29 (1)	CLE	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
28	33	May 29 (2)	CLE	@	DET	W,6-4	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
29	34	May 30 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	W,4-1	GS	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
30	35	May 30 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	W,9-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
31	36	May 31	CLE	@	CHW	L,4-6	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	37	Jun 2	CLE	@	KCA	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
33	38	Jun 3	CLE		DET	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
34	39	Jun 4	CLE		DET	L,4-7	CG	45	10.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
35	40	Jun 5 (1)	CLE		DET	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	CF
36	41	Jun 5 (2)	CLE		DET	W,9-0	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
37	42	Jun 7	CLE	@	BOS	W,12-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
38	43	Jun 8 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
39	44	Jun 8 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
40	45	Jun 9	CLE	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
41	46	Jun 10	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
42	47	Jun 11	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-6	CG	40	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
43	48	Jun 14	CLE		BAL	L,4-7	CG	46	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
44	49	Jun 15 (1)	CLE		BAL	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
45	50	Jun 15 (2)	CLE		BAL	L,5-13	CG	50	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
46	51	Jun 16	CLE		BAL	L,2-3	CG	41	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
47	52	Jun 17	CLE		BOS	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
48	53	Jun 18	CLE		BOS	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
49	54	Jun 19 (1)	CLE		BOS	L,1-7	GS	26	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
50	55	Jun 19 (2)	CLE		BOS	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
51	56	Jun 21	CLE		WSH	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
52	57	Jun 22	CLE		WSH	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
53	58	Jun 23	CLE		WSH	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
54	59	Jun 24	CLE		NYY	L,6-10	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
55	60	Jun 25	CLE		NYY	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
56	61	Jun 26 (1)	CLE		NYY	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
57	62	Jun 26 (2)	CLE		NYY	W,7-6	GS	24	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
58	70 (7)	Jul 4 (2)	CLE		KCA	W,7-4	GF	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
59	71	Jul 6	CLE		CHW	L,5-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
60	72	Jul 7	CLE		CHW	L,3-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
61	73	Jul 8	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
62	74	Jul 9	CLE	@	CHW	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
63	75	Jul 10 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
64	76	Jul 10 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
65	77	Jul 15	CLE		WSH	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
66	78	Jul 16	CLE		WSH	W,9-4	GS	7	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
67	79	Jul 17 (1)	CLE		WSH	L,2-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
68	81 (1)	Jul 18	CLE		NYY	L,2-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
69	82	Jul 19	CLE		NYY	L,11-13	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
70	83	Jul 20	CLE		NYY	W,8-6	GS	47	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF LF
71	84	Jul 22	CLE	@	BOS	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
72	85	Jul 23	CLE	@	BOS	W,4-2	GS	29	7.1	4	0	0	4	0	CF LF
73	86	Jul 24 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	L,6-10	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
74	87	Jul 24 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
75	88	Jul 26	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-6	GS	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF LF
76	89	Jul 28 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
77	90	Jul 28 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-9	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
78	91	Jul 29	CLE	@	BAL	W,3-1	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
79	92	Jul 30	CLE	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	37	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	CF
80	93	Jul 31	CLE	@	BAL	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
81	94	Aug 1	CLE	@	WSH	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
82	95	Aug 2	CLE	@	WSH	L,0-9	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
83	96	Aug 3	CLE	@	WSH	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
84	97	Aug 5	CLE		BAL	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
85	98	Aug 6	CLE		BAL	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
86	99	Aug 7 (1)	CLE		BAL	L,6-8	CG	47	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
87	100	Aug 7 (2)	CLE		BAL	L,2-9	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
88	101	Aug 9	CLE		BOS	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
89	102	Aug 10	CLE		BOS	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
90	103	Aug 11	CLE		BOS	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	CF
91	104	Aug 12	CLE		DET	L,4-6	GS	17	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
92	105	Aug 13	CLE		DET	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
93	106	Aug 14 (1)	CLE		DET	L,1-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
94	107	Aug 14 (2)	CLE		DET	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
95	108	Aug 16	CLE		KCA	W,4-3	CG	37	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
96	109	Aug 17	CLE		CHW	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
97	110	Aug 18	CLE		CHW	W,8-6	GS	20	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
98	111	Aug 19	CLE	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
99	112	Aug 20	CLE	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
100	113	Aug 21 (1)	CLE	@	DET	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
101	114	Aug 21 (2)	CLE	@	DET	L,4-6	GS	28	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
102	115	Aug 23	CLE	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	41	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
103	116	Aug 24	CLE	@	BOS	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
104	117	Aug 25	CLE	@	BOS	L,7-10	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
105	118	Aug 26 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,6-7	CG	48	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
106	119	Aug 26 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,5-7	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
107	120	Aug 27 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-7	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
108	121	Aug 27 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
109	122	Aug 28	CLE	@	WSH	W,9-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
110	123	Aug 29	CLE	@	WSH	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
111	124	Aug 30	CLE	@	BAL	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
112	125	Aug 31	CLE	@	BAL	L,3-6	GS	29	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
113	129 (3)	Sep 4	CLE	@	KCA	W,10-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
114	130	Sep 5 (1)	CLE	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
115	131	Sep 5 (2)	CLE	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
116	132	Sep 6	CLE	@	DET	W,10-8	CG	46	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
117	133	Sep 7	CLE		BAL	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
118	134	Sep 8	CLE		BAL	L,0-9	CG	42	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
119	135	Sep 9	CLE		WSH	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
120	136	Sep 10	CLE		WSH	W,5-4	GF	4	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
121	138 (1)	Sep 11 (2)	CLE		NYY	L,2-3	CG	41	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
122	140 (1)	Sep 14	CLE		BOS	W,11-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
123	141	Sep 16	CLE		KCA	W,4-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
124	142	Sep 17	CLE		KCA	L,5-8	GF	17	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
125	144 (1)	Sep 18 (2)	CLE		KCA	W,9-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
126	146 (1)	Sep 23	CLE		CHW	L,0-7	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
127	147	Sep 24	CLE		CHW	W,6-5	CG	44	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
128	148	Sep 25	CLE		CHW	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
129	149	Sep 26	CLE	@	KCA	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
130	150	Sep 27	CLE	@	KCA	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
131	151	Sep 28	CLE	@	KCA	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
132	152	Sep 30	CLE	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	53	12.0	2	1	0	3	0	CF
133	153	Oct 1	CLE	@	CHW	W,9-8	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
134	154	Oct 2	CLE	@	CHW	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
							137gm		1058.2	366	5	3	374	0