Jim Piersall
James Anthony Piersall
Born: November 14, 1929
Waterbury, CT USA
Deceased: 2017
Wheaton, IL USA
Primary Position: CF
All Position(s) Played: 3B, SS, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 175
Career: 1950-1967
Minor League Statistics
Jim Piersall compiled a career batting average of .272 with 104 home runs and 591 RBI in his 1734-game career with the Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, New York Mets, Los Angeles Angels and California Angels. He began playing during the 1950 season and last took the field during the 1967 campaign.
 Boston Red Sox |
 Cleveland Indians |
 Washington Senators |
 New York Mets |
 Los Angeles Angels |
 California Angels |
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 6 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .286 | .545 | .286 | .831 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 56 | 194 | 161 | 28 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 26 | .267 | .379 | .335 | .714 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 151 | 654 | 585 | 76 | 159 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 52 | 11 | 10 | 41 | 52 | .272 | .329 | .354 | .683 | 207 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 133 | 520 | 474 | 77 | 135 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 42 | .285 | .338 | .395 | .732 | 187 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1955 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 149 | 599 | 515 | 68 | 146 | 25 | 5 | 13 | 62 | 6 | 1 | 67 | 52 | .283 | .364 | .427 | .792 | 220 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
| 1956 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 155 | 681 | 601 | 91 | 176 | 40 | 6 | 14 | 87 | 7 | 7 | 58 | 48 | .293 | .350 | .449 | .799 | 270 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 2 |
| 1957 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 151 | 687 | 609 | 103 | 159 | 27 | 5 | 19 | 63 | 14 | 6 | 62 | 54 | .261 | .331 | .415 | .746 | 253 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 1958 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 130 | 469 | 417 | 55 | 99 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 48 | 12 | 2 | 42 | 43 | .237 | .303 | .350 | .653 | 146 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 1959 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 100 | 354 | 317 | 42 | 78 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 31 | .246 | .303 | .338 | .641 | 107 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 1960 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 138 | 522 | 486 | 70 | 137 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 66 | 18 | 5 | 24 | 38 | .282 | .313 | .434 | .747 | 211 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| 1961 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 121 | 536 | 484 | 81 | 156 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 43 | 46 | .322 | .378 | .442 | .820 | 214 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 1962 | AL | Washington Senators | 135 | 515 | 471 | 38 | 115 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 39 | 53 | .244 | .301 | .329 | .630 | 155 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 1963 | AL | Washington Senators | 29 | 104 | 94 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | .245 | .284 | .287 | .572 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1963 | NL | New York Mets | 40 | 140 | 124 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 | .194 | .250 | .266 | .516 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 1963 | AL | Los Angeles Angels | 20 | 60 | 52 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | .308 | .368 | .327 | .695 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | AL | Los Angeles Angels | 87 | 276 | 255 | 28 | 80 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 32 | .314 | .353 | .380 | .733 | 97 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 1965 | AL | California Angels | 53 | 121 | 112 | 10 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | .268 | .305 | .402 | .707 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1966 | AL | California Angels | 75 | 144 | 123 | 14 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 19 | .211 | .283 | .252 | .535 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1967 | AL | California Angels | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1734 | 6591 | 5890 | 811 | 1604 | 256 | 52 | 104 | 591 | 115 | 57 | 524 | 583 | .272 | .332 | .386 | .718 | 2276 | 161 | 25 | 104 | 48 | 23 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | |
| 1952 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | |
| 1952 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 22 | 0 | 0.0 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.864 | |
| 1952 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 41 | 75 | 9 | 13 | .928 | 3.867 | |
| 1953 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 151 | 0 | 0.0 | 352 | 15 | 5 | 7 | .987 | 2.430 | |
| 1954 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 126 | 112 | 1026.0 | 249 | 10 | 4 | 2 | .985 | 2.272 | 2.056 |
| 1955 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 147 | 144 | 1294.3 | 425 | 7 | 3 | 2 | .993 | 3.004 | 2.939 |
| 1956 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 155 | 155 | 1373.0 | 455 | 10 | 4 | 1 | .991 | 3.048 | 3.000 |
| 1957 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 151 | 147 | 1320.7 | 397 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .990 | 2.787 | 2.709 |
| 1958 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 125 | 112 | 1017.3 | 314 | 8 | 5 | 2 | .985 | 2.849 | 2.576 |
| 1959 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 91 | 77 | 696.7 | 216 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .982 | 2.829 | 2.407 |
| 1959 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 |
| 1960 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 134 | 122 | 1058.7 | 355 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .992 | 3.060 | 2.687 |
| 1961 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 120 | 119 | 1036.3 | 328 | 9 | 3 | 3 | .991 | 2.927 | 2.808 |
| 1962 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 132 | 123 | 1073.0 | 308 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .997 | 2.625 | 2.371 |
| 1963 | NL | New York Mets | OF | 38 | 34 | 289.7 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.113 | 1.789 |
| 1963 | AL | Washington Senators | OF | 25 | 22 | 199.3 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.935 | 2.600 |
| 1963 | AL | Los Angeles Angels | OF | 18 | 14 | 136.7 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.844 | 1.556 |
| 1964 | AL | Los Angeles Angels | OF | 72 | 65 | 543.0 | 115 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.939 | 1.625 |
| 1965 | AL | California Angels | OF | 41 | 25 | 234.0 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .984 | 2.385 | 1.512 |
| 1966 | AL | California Angels | OF | 63 | 31 | 327.3 | 69 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .973 | 1.980 | 1.143 |
| 1967 | AL | California Angels | OF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 1646 | 1302 | 11629.0 | 3892 | 172 | 49 | 34 | .988 | 3.145 | 2.469 |
Awards
1958 - AL Gold Glove CF
1961 - AL Gold Glove OF
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
