Jimmy Piersall

Jimmy Piersall
Jimmy Piersall
	Piersall in 1953.
	Center fielder
	Born: November 14, 1929; Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S.
	Died: June 3, 2017 (aged 87); Wheaton, Illinois, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 7, 1950, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
	May 1, 1967, for the California Angels
MLB statistics
Batting average	.272
Home runs	104
Runs batted in	591
Teams
	Boston Red Sox (1950, 1952–1958); Cleveland Indians (1959–1961); Washington Senators (1962–1963); New York Mets (1963); Los Angeles / California Angels (1963–1967);
Career highlights and awards
	2× All-Star (1954, 1956); 2× Gold Glove Award (1958, 1961); Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame;

James Anthony Piersall (November 14, 1929 – June 3, 2017) was an American baseball center fielder who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for five teams, from 1950 through 1967. Piersall was best known for his well-publicized battle with bipolar disorder that became the subject of a book and a film, Fear Strikes Out.

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