Jim Piersall
James Anthony Piersall
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: November 14, 1929 in Waterbury, CT
Signed: 1948 by the Boston Red Sox
Acquired: traded from the Washington Senators for Gil Hodges, May
1963
Departed: released, July 1963
Died: June 3, 2017 in Wheaton, IL
They made a movie based on his life
experiences called "Fear Strikes Out," starring Anthony Perkins, who
would later go on to make us all tremble in our seats watching Alfred
Hitchcock's "Psycho." His (Piersall's, not Perkins') greatest moment
as a Met was when he hit his 100th career home run, and celebrated by running
the bases backward! He's pictured here on his 1954 Bowman card, and several
other interesting cards are shown below.
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BATTING RECORD YEAR CLUB
G AB R
H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SB CS
SO BB HBP SAC SF OBP SLG AVG |
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SPLIT SEASONS YEAR CLUB
G AB R
H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SB CS
SO BB HBP SAC SF OBP SLG AVG |
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This is a list of the cards of this player that
I had in my Mets collection before I transferred the ownership of said
collection to another diligent and capable Mets fan. The cards that are listed
in light gray print and struck through are cards that were sold for charity
prior to my divestiture. The cards listed in white text are the ones
that still remained until that final deal. Items listed in green I
kept out of the deal, just so I'd have something to display in my office and
den. At the bottom and listed in orange text are cards that I picked
up after the dealing was done, in order to maintain a certain continuity at
this site; that is, so I'd have a card to show you at the top of the page, and
maybe in the autographs and game-used areas. If an orange card is
struck through, it has also departed the collection. I’m still
accepting donations, should you feel so moved. Contact me by
following this link: NYMHall.
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1955 Red Man |
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1956 Topps |
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1989 Swell Baseball Greats |
2001 Topps Archives |
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2003 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites |
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1951 Bowman #306 reprint
1952 Bowman #189
1953 Bowman Black & White #36 reprint
1954 Bowman #210
1955 Bowman #16
1955 Red Man #21 (no tab)
1956 Topps #143
1957 Topps #75
1958 Topps #280
1959 Topps #355
1960 Topps #159
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1961 Topps Stamps |
1961 Topps #345
1961 Topps Stamps
1962 Topps #51 (Batting Leaders)
1962 Topps #90
1963 Fleer #29
1963 Topps #443
1964 Topps #586
1965 Topps #172
1979 TCMA Baseball History Series #188
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1980 Exhibits Reprints |
1980 Exhibits Reprints (cyan front, white
back; 3⅜ x 5⅜)
1989 Pacific
Baseball Legends #182
1989 Swell (CMC) Baseball Greats #83
1990 Pacific Baseball
Legends #441990 Swell (CMC) Baseball
Greats #92
1991 Nobody Beats the Wiz Mets #316
1991 Swell (Impel) Baseball Greats #72
1991 Topps Archives #286 (mockup of 1953
Topps card)
1992 Action Packed All-Star Gallery #49
1993 Keebler All-Time Texas Rangers #294
1993 Ted Williams #5
1993 Upper Deck All-Time Heroes Triple Folders #105
1994 Upper Deck All-Time Heroes #13
2001 Fleer Boston Red Sox 100th Anniversary #91 (Beantown's Best)
2001 Topps American Pie #96
2001 Topps Archives #125 (reprint of 1967
Topps #584)
2001 Topps Archives #433 (reprint of 1962
Topps #51)
2001 Topps Archives Reserve #66 (reprint
of 1956 Topps #143)
2001 Topps Archives Reserve Rookie Relics #ARR34 (reprint
of 1956 Topps #143; game-used
bat)
2002 Topps Archives #95 (reprint of 1956 Topps #143)
2003 Bowman Heritage Black Border Facsimile
Autograph #175
2003 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites #73
2004 Fleer Greats
#105
2005 Topps Pristine Legends #32
2005 Topps Retired Signature Edition #TA-JAP (uncirculated; autographed)
2010 Topps Tales of the Game #TOG-10
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