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.

1963 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1963 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 10	WSA	@	BAL	L,2-3	GF	9	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	CF
2	5 (2)	Apr 14	WSA		BOS	W,7-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
3	11 (5)	Apr 23	WSA		LAA	L,4-5	CG	44	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
4	13 (1)	Apr 25	WSA		MIN	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
5	14	Apr 26 (1)	WSA		KCA	L,10-12	CG	63	13.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
6	15	Apr 26 (2)	WSA		KCA	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
7	16	Apr 27	WSA		KCA	L,3-7	GS	31	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
8	17	Apr 28	WSA		KCA	L,5-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
9	18	Apr 29 (1)	WSA	@	LAA	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
10	19	Apr 29 (2)	WSA	@	LAA	L,8-13	CG	48	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	20	May 1	WSA	@	DET	W,4-1	GS	26	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
12	21	May 2	WSA	@	DET	W,9-4	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
13	22	May 3	WSA	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
14	23	May 4	WSA	@	CHW	L,1-8	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
15	24	May 5 (1)	WSA	@	CHW	L,0-8	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
16	25	May 5 (2)	WSA	@	CHW	W,8-7	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
17	26	May 7	WSA		CLE	L,3-7	GS	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
18	27	May 8	WSA		CLE	W,6-3	CG	47	13.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
19	28	May 9	WSA		CLE	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
20	29	May 10	WSA	@	BOS	L,3-6	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
21	30	May 12 (1)	WSA	@	BOS	W,3-2	GS	46	12.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
22	31	May 12 (2)	WSA	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
23	33 (1)	May 14	WSA		BAL	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
24	34	May 15	WSA		BAL	L,1-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
25	41 (6)	May 22	WSA		CHW	L,3-9	GF	26	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
				Player went from Washington Senators to New York Mets
26	42	May 24	NYM	@	STL	L,4-10	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
27	43	May 25	NYM	@	STL	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
28	44	May 26 (1)	NYM	@	STL	L,4-7	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
29	45	May 26 (2)	NYM	@	STL	W,3-2	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
30	46	May 28	NYM		CHC	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
31	47	May 30 (1)	NYM		CHC	L,0-12	GS	30	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
32	48	May 30 (2)	NYM		CHC	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
33	49	May 31	NYM		PIT	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	50	Jun 1	NYM		PIT	L,1-10	CG	48	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
35	51	Jun 2 (1)	NYM		PIT	W,2-1	CG	38	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
36	52	Jun 2 (2)	NYM		PIT	W,4-3	GS	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
37	53	Jun 4	NYM		MLN	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
38	54	Jun 5	NYM		MLN	L,9-11	GS	33	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
39	55	Jun 7	NYM		STL	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
40	56	Jun 8	NYM		STL	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
41	57	Jun 9 (1)	NYM		STL	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
42	59 (1)	Jun 10	NYM		CIN	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
43	60	Jun 11	NYM		CIN	L,3-8	GS	19	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
44	62 (1)	Jun 14	NYM	@	CIN	W,10-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
45	63	Jun 15	NYM	@	CIN	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
46	65 (1)	Jun 16 (2)	NYM	@	CIN	L,3-10	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
47	68 (2)	Jun 19	NYM	@	STL	L,4-9	GS	29	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
48	69	Jun 21	NYM		PHI	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
49	70	Jun 22	NYM		PHI	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
50	71	Jun 23 (1)	NYM		PHI	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
51	72	Jun 23 (2)	NYM		PHI	W,4-1	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
52	73	Jun 25	NYM		CHC	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
53	74	Jun 26	NYM		CHC	W,8-6	GF	14	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR CF
54	75	Jun 28	NYM	@	PIT	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
55	76	Jun 29	NYM	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	43	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
56	78 (1)	Jul 2	NYM	@	CHC	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
57	79	Jul 3	NYM	@	CHC	L,2-9	GS	27	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
58	81 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	NYM	@	CHC	L,0-3	CG	29	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
59	84 (2)	Jul 7	NYM		PIT	L,5-11	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
60	85	Jul 10	NYM		LAD	L,0-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
61	86	Jul 11	NYM		LAD	L,3-4	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
62	87	Jul 12	NYM		LAD	L,0-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
63	92 (4)	Jul 16	NYM		HOU	W,4-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
				Player went from New York Mets to Los Angeles Angels
64	105	Jul 27	LAA	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
65	106	Jul 28 (1)	LAA	@	BOS	W,5-0	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
66	107	Jul 28 (2)	LAA	@	BOS	W,5-4	GS	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	112 (4)	Aug 2	LAA		CHW	L,1-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
68	113	Aug 3	LAA		CHW	W,6-5	CG	62	16.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
69	114	Aug 4	LAA		CHW	L,1-8	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
70	115	Aug 6	LAA		MIN	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
71	116	Aug 7	LAA		MIN	L,4-9	GF	21	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
72	117	Aug 8	LAA		MIN	L,0-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
73	118	Aug 9	LAA		NYY	L,0-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
74	119	Aug 10	LAA		NYY	L,1-2	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
75	120	Aug 11	LAA		NYY	L,4-6	GS	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
76	135 (14)	Aug 29	LAA	@	DET	L,1-6	GS	36	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
77	138 (2)	Sep 1	LAA	@	KCA	L,6-7	GF	8	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
78	139	Sep 2 (1)	LAA	@	CHW	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
79	140	Sep 2 (2)	LAA	@	CHW	L,7-8	GF	11	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
80	141	Sep 4	LAA	@	MIN	L,2-4	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
81	142	Sep 5	LAA	@	MIN	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
							81gm		625.2	161	3	0	164	0