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Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | BOS | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.286 | 0.545 | 0.286 |
| 1952 | BOS | 56 | 161 | 28 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 28 | 26 | 0.267 | 0.379 | 0.335 |
| 1953 | BOS | 151 | 585 | 76 | 159 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 52 | 11 | 41 | 52 | 0.272 | 0.329 | 0.354 |
| 1954 | BOS | 133 | 474 | 77 | 135 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 5 | 36 | 42 | 0.285 | 0.338 | 0.395 |
| 1955 | BOS | 149 | 515 | 68 | 146 | 25 | 5 | 13 | 62 | 6 | 67 | 52 | 0.283 | 0.364 | 0.427 |
| 1956 | BOS | 155 | 601 | 91 | 176 | 40 | 6 | 14 | 87 | 7 | 58 | 48 | 0.293 | 0.350 | 0.449 |
| 1957 | BOS | 151 | 609 | 103 | 159 | 27 | 5 | 19 | 63 | 14 | 62 | 54 | 0.261 | 0.331 | 0.415 |
| 1958 | BOS | 130 | 417 | 55 | 99 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 48 | 12 | 42 | 43 | 0.237 | 0.303 | 0.350 |
| 1959 | CLE | 100 | 317 | 42 | 78 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 0.246 | 0.303 | 0.338 |
| 1960 | CLE | 138 | 486 | 70 | 137 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 66 | 18 | 24 | 38 | 0.282 | 0.313 | 0.434 |
| 1961 | CLE | 121 | 484 | 81 | 156 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 8 | 43 | 46 | 0.322 | 0.378 | 0.442 |
| 1962 | WSA | 135 | 471 | 38 | 115 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 12 | 39 | 53 | 0.244 | 0.301 | 0.329 |
| 1963 | LAA | 20 | 52 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.308 | 0.368 | 0.327 |
| 1963 | NYM | 40 | 124 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 0.194 | 0.250 | 0.266 |
| 1963 | WSA | 29 | 94 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 0.245 | 0.284 | 0.287 |
| 1964 | LAA | 87 | 255 | 28 | 80 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 0.314 | 0.353 | 0.380 |
| 1965 | CAL | 53 | 112 | 10 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 0.268 | 0.305 | 0.402 |
| 1966 | CAL | 75 | 123 | 14 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 0.211 | 0.283 | 0.252 |
| 1967 | CAL | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Career | 1734 | 5890 | 811 | 1604 | 256 | 52 | 104 | 591 | 115 | 524 | 583 | - | - | - | |
Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | G | GS | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | BOS | 6 | - | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1952 | BOS | 56 | - | 79 | 79 | 10 | 13 | 0.940 | |
| 1953 | BOS | 151 | - | 352 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 0.987 | |
| 1954 | BOS | 133 | 112 | 1,026 | 247 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0.985 |
| 1955 | BOS | 149 | 144 | 1,294 | 422 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0.993 |
| 1956 | BOS | 155 | 155 | 1,373 | 457 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0.992 |
| 1957 | BOS | 151 | 147 | 1,320 | 396 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0.990 |
| 1958 | BOS | 130 | 112 | 1,017 | 310 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0.985 |
| 1959 | CLE | 100 | 77 | 698 | 219 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0.982 |
| 1960 | CLE | 138 | 122 | 1,058 | 366 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.992 |
| 1961 | CLE | 121 | 119 | 1,036 | 337 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0.991 |
| 1962 | WSA | 135 | 123 | 1,073 | 314 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.997 |
| 1963 | LAA | 20 | 14 | 136 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1963 | NYM | 40 | 34 | 289 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1963 | WSA | 29 | 22 | 199 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1964 | LAA | 87 | 65 | 543 | 121 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 |
| 1965 | CAL | 53 | 25 | 234 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.984 |
| 1966 | CAL | 75 | 31 | 327 | 70 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.973 |
| 1967 | CAL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Career | 1734 | 1302 | - | 3921 | 170 | 49 | 36 | - | |
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Full Name at Birth
James Anthony Piersall
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Date of Birth
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Weight
175 lbs (79.4 kg)
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High School
Leavenworth (Waterbury, CT)
Occupation
Former Major League Baseball Player
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Biography
James Anthony Piersall (born November 14, 1929) is an American former baseball center fielder who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for five teams, from 1950 through 1967. Piersall is best known for his well-publicized battle with bipolar disorder that became the subject of the book and movie Fear Strikes Out.
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