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Jim Piersall   |   Major Leaguer   1950-1967

Full Name:  James Anthony Piersall
Born:  November 14,1929  in  Waterbury, Connecticut
Height:  6-0  Weight:  175  Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right
High School:   -
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Baseball Lists:  AL Gold Glove Award Winners

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Transactions:   [Jan 1,1948] - Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Red Sox.  [Dec 2,1958] - Traded by Red Sox to Indians for Gary Geiger and Vic Wertz.  [Oct 5,1961] - Traded by Indians to Senators for Jim Mahoney, Gene Green and Dick Donovan.  [May 23,1963] - Traded by Senators to Mets for Gil Hodges.  [Jul 27,1963] - Signed as Free Agent by Angels.  [Jul 27,1963] - Released by Mets.  [Sep 20,1963] - Released by Angels.  [Apr 10,1964] - Signed as Free Agent by Angels.  [Oct 18,1966] - Released by Angels.  [Apr 10,1967] - Signed as Free Agent by Angels.  [May 12,1967] - Released by Angels.  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1950BostonAL20BosMLB of 6742000000400 0 0 .286*.546.286*832--
1952BostonAL22BosMLB ss-of 561612843801163328261 4 2 .267*.379.335*714--
1953BostonAL23BosMLB of 15158576159219352111041529 19 12 .272*.324.354*678--
1954BostonAL24BosMLB of 133474771352428385136423 5213 .285.338.395733--
1955BostonAL25BosMLB of 149515681462551362616752279616 .283.364.427791--
1956BostonAL26BosMLB of 1556019117640614877758481291219 .293.350.449799--
1957BostonAL27BosMLB of115160910315927519631466254417517 .261.331.41574646%
1958BostonAL28BosMLB of8,6,713041755991358481224243024611 .237.303.35065349%
1959ClevelandAL29CleMLB of1100317427813243063253121822 .246.303.33864155%
1960ClevelandAL30CleMLB of5,61384867013712418661852438038417 .282.313.43474749%
1961ClevelandAL31CleMLB of212148481156267640824346214318 .322.378.44282051%
1962WashingtonAL32Wa2MLB of1135471381152044311273953034112 .244.301.32963058%
1963NY MetsNL33NymMLB of14012413244111012101401423 .194.250.26651663%
 LA AngelsAL33LaaMLB of820524161004015500301 .308.368.32769541%
 WashingtonAL33Wa2MLB of1299492310154061100222 .245.284.28757154%
1964LA AngelsAL34LaaMLB of187255288011021353163201415 .314.353.38073369%
1965CaliforniaAL35CalMLB of2,9,1531121030522122251511303 .268.305.40270762%
1966CaliforniaAL36CalMLB of9,2,87512314265001412131900628 .211.283.25253561%
1967CaliforniaAL37CalMLB of953000000000200100 .000.000.000000100%
 
Major League Totals - 17 Season(s)173458908111604256521045911155752458325104161 .272.386-----


 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1950BostonAL20BosMLBOF290090---1.000--
 
1952BostonAL22BosMLB3B101120---.500--
1952BostonAL22BosMLBSS304175912513---.928--
1952BostonAL22BosMLBOF223830410---1.000--
 
1953BostonAL23BosMLBOF1513521553727---.987--
 
1954BostonAL24BosMLBOF1262491042632---.985--
 
1955BostonAL25BosMLBOF147425734352---.993--
 
1956BostonAL26BosMLBOF1554551044691---.991--
 
1957BostonAL27BosMLBOF1513971244130---.990--
 
1958BostonAL28BosMLBOF125314853272---.985--
 
1959ClevelandAL29CleMLB3B101010---1.000--
1959ClevelandAL29CleMLBOF91216342232---.982--
 
1960ClevelandAL30CleMLBOF134355533630---.992--
 
1961ClevelandAL31CleMLBOF120328933403---.991--
 
1962WashingtonAL32Wa2MLBOF132308513140---.997--
 
1963LA AngelsAL33LaaMLBOF182800280---1.000--
1963NY MetsNL33NymMLBOF386530680---1.000--
1963WashingtonAL33Wa2MLBOF256500650---1.000--
 
1964LA AngelsAL34LaaMLBOF72115201172---1.000--
 
1965CaliforniaAL35CalMLBOF416201630---.984--
 
1966CaliforniaAL36CalMLBOF636932740---.973--
 
1967CaliforniaAL37CalMLBOF110010---1.000--
 


 Awards
[1953] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #9)  [1954] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1956] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #14), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1957] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #22)  [1958] - AL Gold Glove Award (OF)  [1960] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #28)  [1961] - AL Gold Glove Award (OF), AL MVP (Voting Rank: #13)
 Trivia and Player Notes
Notes: Played in 2 All-Star games during his career (1954, 1956)
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