Jim piersall biography jimmy piersall mental illness
Jim piersall biography jimmy piersall mental illness
Jimmy Piersall, Whose Mental Illness Was Portrayed in ‘Fear ...!
Jimmy Piersall
American baseball player (1929–2017)
Baseball player
| Jimmy Piersall | |
|---|---|
Piersall in 1953. | |
| Center fielder | |
| Born:(1929-11-14)November 14, 1929 Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| Died: June 3, 2017(2017-06-03) (aged 87) Wheaton, Illinois, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| September 7, 1950, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| May 1, 1967, for the California Angels | |
| Batting average | .272 |
| Home runs | 104 |
| Runs batted in | 591 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
James Anthony Piersall (November 14, 1929 – June 3, 2017) was an American baseball center fielder who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for five teams, from 1950 through 1967.
Piersall was best known for his well-publicized battle with bipolar disorder that became the subject of a book and a film, Fear Strikes Out.
Early life
Piersall led the Leavenworth High School (Waterbury, Connecticut) basketball team to the 1