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.

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	5 (4)	Apr 19	CAL		CHW	L,1-3		13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
2	7 (1)	Apr 21	CAL		CHW	L,6-8	GS	36	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	19 (11)	May 6	CAL		NYY	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
4	20	May 7	CAL		NYY	L,1-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
5	22 (1)	May 9	CAL		WSA	W,10-7	GF	30	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
6	23	May 10	CAL		WSA	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
7	26 (2)	May 13	CAL		BOS	W,4-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
8	35 (8)	May 22 (2)	CAL	@	WSA	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	4	1	1	6	0	CF
9	36	May 24	CAL	@	NYY	W,4-2	GS	16	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
10	37	May 25	CAL	@	NYY	L,6-11	GS	31	6.0	2	1	0	3	1	RF
11	38	May 27	CAL	@	DET	W,3-2	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
12	39	May 28	CAL	@	DET	L,4-5	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
13	40	May 29	CAL	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
14	42 (1)	May 30 (2)	CAL		CLE	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	47 (4)	Jun 4	CAL		DET	W,4-1	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
16	50 (2)	Jun 6	CAL		CHW	L,1-5	GS	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
17	51	Jun 7	CAL		CHW	W,3-2	GS	31	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
18	54 (2)	Jun 11	CAL		KCA	W,4-3	CG	54	14.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
19	55	Jun 12	CAL		KCA	L,1-4		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
20	57 (1)	Jun 13 (2)	CAL	@	CHW	W,2-1	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
21	58	Jun 14	CAL	@	CHW	W,10-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
22	59	Jun 15 (1)	CAL	@	MIN	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
23	60	Jun 15 (2)	CAL	@	MIN	W,6-3	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
24	61	Jun 16	CAL	@	MIN	W,7-2	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
25	62	Jun 17	CAL	@	KCA	W,4-2	GF	10	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
26	63	Jun 18	CAL	@	KCA	W,7-3	GF	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
27	65 (1)	Jun 19 (2)	CAL	@	KCA	L,2-3	GS	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF CF
28	66	Jun 20	CAL		MIN	W,5-3	GS	26	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
29	67	Jun 21	CAL		MIN	W,10-7	GS	30	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
30	69 (1)	Jun 24	CAL		BAL	W,5-4	GS	27	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
31	73 (3)	Jun 28	CAL		DET	L,3-15	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	77 (3)	Jul 3 (1)	CAL	@	CLE	W,10-2	GF	28	6.0	5	0	1	6	0	PH RF CF
33	78	Jul 3 (2)	CAL	@	CLE	W,4-3	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
34	81 (2)	Jul 6	CAL	@	DET	W,1-0	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
35	83 (1)	Jul 9 (1)	CAL	@	BAL	L,2-10	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
36	84	Jul 9 (2)	CAL	@	BAL	W,2-1	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
37	95 (10)	Jul 22	CAL	@	NYY	W,6-4	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
38	96	Jul 23	CAL	@	NYY	W,7-6		7	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
39	97	Jul 24 (1)	CAL	@	NYY	L,1-9	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
40	98	Jul 24 (2)	CAL	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
41	100 (1)	Jul 27	CAL	@	WSA	L,5-7	GS	35	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
42	101	Jul 29	CAL		CLE	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	106 (4)	Aug 3	CAL		NYY	L,0-9	GF	10	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
44	108 (1)	Aug 5	CAL		CHW	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
45	109	Aug 6	CAL		CHW	L,1-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
46	114 (4)	Aug 12	CAL	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
47	115	Aug 13	CAL	@	CHW	W,7-3	GF	11	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
48	116	Aug 14 (1)	CAL	@	CHW	L,0-4	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
49	118 (1)	Aug 15	CAL	@	MIN	L,3-5	GS	27	6.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
50	128 (9)	Aug 26	CAL		KCA	W,5-4	GF	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	PR LF
51	130 (1)	Aug 28	CAL		KCA	L,1-2	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
52	132 (1)	Aug 30	CAL		BOS	L,6-7	GS	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
53	133	Aug 31	CAL		NYY	W,5-2	GS	22	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
54	134	Sep 1	CAL		NYY	L,2-5	GS	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF LF
55	135	Sep 2	CAL		WSA	W,6-5	GF	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
56	136	Sep 3	CAL		WSA	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
57	139 (2)	Sep 6	CAL	@	KCA	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
58	141 (1)	Sep 9	CAL	@	CLE	L,7-8	GS	33	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
59	142	Sep 10	CAL	@	CLE	W,9-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
60	143	Sep 11	CAL	@	CLE	W,8-2	GF	14	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
61	151 (7)	Sep 21	CAL	@	DET	L,1-2	GF	8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
62	153 (1)	Sep 22 (2)	CAL	@	DET	L,0-7	GF	17	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
63	162 (8)	Oct 2	CAL		CLE	W,2-0	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
							66gm		327.1	70	3	2	75	1