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Jimmy Piersall

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recalled a conversation with Piersall in 1964 in which Piersall offered an explanation for his antics. "Look at me," Piersall said. "I'm way past my prime, but I'm making forty grand a year. You know why? Because people come out to the ball park and expect to see me go crazy. So every once in a while
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on March 2, 2005. According to a Red Sox official, the White House prepared a guest list of about 1,000 for the event, scheduled to be staged on the South Lawn. "This is a real thrill for a poor kid from Waterbury, Connecticut," Piersall said. "I'm a 75-year-old man. There aren't many things left."
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In 1952, he earned a more substantial role with the Red Sox, frequently referring to himself as "the Waterbury Wizard," a nickname not well received by teammates. On June 10, 1953, he set the Red Sox club record for hits in a nine-inning game, with six. He established himself as one of the game's
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In less than three weeks with the Barons, Piersall was ejected on four occasions, the last coming after striking out in the second inning on July 16. Prior to his at-bat, he had acknowledged teammate
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I'll give them a thrill and do something nuts, like sit on the outfield fence or argue with an umpire. Just enough for people to enjoy. It keeps me in the money. Besides, I have nine kids to feed."
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on July 28. He would finish his playing career with them, playing nearly four more years before moving into a front office position on May 8, 1967. In a 17-season career, Piersall was a
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After a brief absence, Piersall returned only to earn his sixth ejection of the season on July 23, when he was banished after running back and forth in the outfield while
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while also finishing third in the batting race with a .322 average. However, he remained a volatile player, charging the mound after being hit by a
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Piersall was married three times. He had nine children with his first wife, Mary. They divorced in 1968. He resided in
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wig and playing "air guitar" on his bat, led cheers for himself in the outfield during breaks in play, and "talked" to
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team in 1954 and 1956. By the end of the 1956 season, in which he played all 156 games, he posted a league-leading 40
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in the Red Sox clubhouse. After several such incidents, including Piersall spanking the four-year-old son of teammate
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which leveled out his moods. He spent the next seven weeks in the facility and missed the remainder of the season.
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best defensive outfielders, leading AL center fielders in fielding percentage and total zone runs five times each.
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On September 17, 2010, Piersall was inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame. Piersall was inducted into the
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One month after reaching the milestone, Piersall was released by the Mets, but he found employment with the
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Despite the minor eruptions, Piersall earned a $ 2,500 bonus for improved behavior, but was dealt to the
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Piersall became a professional baseball player at age 18, having signed a contract with the
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pitch on June 25, then violently hurling his helmet a month later, earning him a $ 100
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Piersall returned to the Red Sox in the 1953 season, finishing ninth in voting for the
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doubleheader at Chicago in 1960, he was ejected in the first game for heckling umpire
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Receiving a three-day suspension, Piersall entered treatment three days later at the
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beginning in 1974 (doing color and play-by-play for televised games), and with the
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In a reserve role with the second-year team, Piersall played briefly under manager
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He also said he visited the White House once before as guest of U.S. President
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For 14 years, Piersall also was an on-air baseball analyst and contributor for
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until his death, with his third wife Jan, whom he married in 1982. He was a
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Game statistics for June 23, 1963: New York Mets 5, Philadelphia Phillies 0
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radio, Chicago's sportstalk radio station, from 1992 until 2006.
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seemed to settle Piersall down for the remainder of the season.
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in the Red Sox clubhouse during a game, he was demoted to the
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in 1950, playing in six games as one of its youngest players.
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Piersall appeared as a mystery guest on the television show
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Piersall came back during the 1961 season, earning a second
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that aired on April 28, 1957. Guest panelist U.S. Senator
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on May 23, 1963, for cash and a player to be named later.
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September 7, 1950, for the Boston Red Sox
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of the Red Sox was at bat. His subsequent meeting with
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Index

Jim Piersall

Center fielder
Waterbury, Connecticut
Wheaton, Illinois
Batting average
Home runs
Runs batted in
Boston Red Sox
1950
1952
1958
Cleveland Indians
1959
1961
Washington Senators
1962
1963
New York Mets
1963
Los Angeles / California Angels
1963
1967
All-Star
1954
1956
Gold Glove Award
Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame
center fielder
Major League Baseball

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