Player
Jim Piersall
Player Info
- Full Name
- James Anthony
- Born
-
November 14, 1929
Waterbury, CT, USA - Died
- June 3, 2017
- Size
- 6'0" / 175 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- September 7, 1950
- Final Game
- May 1, 1967
- Career
- 18 years
Teams
- Boston Red Sox 1950-1958
- Cleveland Guardians 1959-1961
- Washington Senators 1962-1963
- Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 1963-1964
- New York Mets 1963-1963
- California Angels 1965-1967
Honors
2 x All-Star
1961 - Gold Glove
(AL)
1958 - Gold Glove
(AL)
Career Batting
1,734
G
.272
AVG
1,604
H
104
HR
591
RBI
.718
OPS
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | California Angels | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1966 | California Angels | 75 | 123 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .211 |
| 1965 | California Angels | 53 | 112 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | .268 |
| 1964 | Los Angeles Angels | 87 | 255 | 80 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 28 | .314 |
| 1963 | Washington Senators | 29 | 94 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .245 |
| 1963 | New York Mets | 40 | 124 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | .194 |
| 1963 | Los Angeles Angels | 20 | 52 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .308 |
| 1962 | Washington Senators | 135 | 471 | 115 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 38 | .244 |
| 1961 | Cleveland Indians | 121 | 484 | 156 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 81 | .322 |
| 1960 | Cleveland Indians | 138 | 486 | 137 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 70 | .282 |
| 1959 | Cleveland Indians | 100 | 317 | 78 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 42 | .246 |
| 1958 | Boston Red Sox | 130 | 417 | 99 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 55 | .237 |
| 1957 | Boston Red Sox | 151 | 609 | 159 | 27 | 5 | 19 | 103 | .261 |
| 1956 | Boston Red Sox | 155 | 601 | 176 | 40 | 6 | 14 | 91 | .293 |
| 1955 | Boston Red Sox | 149 | 515 | 146 | 25 | 5 | 13 | 68 | .283 |
| 1954 | Boston Red Sox | 133 | 474 | 135 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 77 | .285 |
| 1953 | Boston Red Sox | 151 | 585 | 159 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 76 | .272 |
| 1952 | Boston Red Sox | 56 | 161 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 28 | .267 |
| 1950 | Boston Red Sox | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .286 |