#54 Jim Piersall, Rightfield, 26 yrs, Cleveland Indians Thursday, 10/5/1956 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Jim Piersall
11/14/1929 26 USA,CT,WATERBURY 6"0 175
Rightfield R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Loyal Great Leader 2 / 6 (Fair) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Normal 1.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 5,685,000 1960 6 Year(s), 141 Days (1173 total Days) 172 Day(s) 8 Year(s), 97 Days (1473 total Days) 8 Year(s) Out of Option Years
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Talent | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 5 5 4 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings SS : 2 (Range), .996 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 3 (Range), .993 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 3 (Range), .995 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 4 (Range), .994 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 7 Outfield Arm : 7
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/8 | CHA | L 1-11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/10 | CHA | L 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
9/12 | @BOS | L 4-7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
9/14 | @BOS | L 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/15 | @CHA | L 6-8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/16 | @CHA | W 7-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/17 | @CHA | W 8-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/19 | @WS1 | L 5-6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/20 | @WS1 | L 0-9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/21 | @WS1 | W 6-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 119 | 289 | 82 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 46 | 39 | 18 | 31 | .284 | .331 | .426 | .757 | .647 | .142 |
Projected | 125 | 304 | 86 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 48 | 41 | 19 | 33 | .284 | .331 | .426 | .757 | .647 | .142 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 54 | 312 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 123 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 25.0 | 38.1 | 4.6 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 114 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .281 | .346 | .412 | .759 |
vs. RHP | 175 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .286 | .321 | .434 | .755 |
Close/Late | 52 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .308 | .373 | .538 | .911 |
Scoring Position | 77 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .338 | .391 | .455 | .845 |
Pinch Hitting | 51 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .196 | .218 | .392 | .610 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 55 | 132 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 9 | .311 | .338 | .447 | .785 |
Road | 64 | 157 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 13 | 22 | .261 | .324 | .408 | .731 |
March/April | 19 | 63 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 8 | .238 | .284 | .381 | .665 |
May | 23 | 68 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 9 | .294 | .368 | .412 | .780 |
June | 21 | 48 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .313 | .313 | .542 | .854 |
July | 19 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .387 | .441 | .710 | 1.151 |
August | 23 | 46 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | .239 | .286 | .239 | .525 |
Sept/Oct | 14 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | .273 | .316 | .364 | .679 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1950 | 50 | 100 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 1 | .170 | .227 | .280 | .507 | BOS PIT |
1952 | 63 | 132 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | .303 | .372 | .409 | .781 | PIT |
1953 | 137 | 437 | 134 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 59 | 64 | 62 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 12 | 5 | .307 | .394 | .460 | .854 | PIT |
1954 | 141 | 528 | 158 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 102 | 93 | 42 | 1 | 6 | 69 | 7 | 2 | .299 | .348 | .460 | .809 | PIT |
1955 | 134 | 438 | 135 | 26 | 6 | 11 | 77 | 55 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 4 | 7 | .308 | .361 | .470 | .832 | PIT |
1956 | 119 | 289 | 82 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 46 | 39 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 3 | .284 | .331 | .426 | .757 | CLE |
Total | 644 | 1924 | 566 | 86 | 19 | 55 | 307 | 280 | 177 | 11 | 13 | 219 | 25 | 18 | .294 | .355 | .444 | .799 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1951, AAA | 138 | 550 | 173 | 37 | 2 | 18 | 79 | 67 | 46 | 53 | 8 | 2 | .315 | .361 | .487 | .849 |
1952, AAA | 41 | 166 | 51 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 2 | .307 | .360 | .512 | .872 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Shortstop | 36 | 8 | 16 | 58 | 11 | 74 | 0 | 1.000 | 115.0 | 5.79 | | | | |
Leftfield | 17 | 9 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 1 | .967 | 104.1 | 2.59 | | | | |
Centerfield | 8 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1.000 | 66.0 | 2.45 | | | | |
Rightfield | 41 | 29 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 1 | .980 | 287.0 | 1.57 | | | | |
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Transactions Traded from Boston (A) to Pittsburgh on 5/30/1950 (Going to PIT: CF Jim Piersall, P Dick Littlefield, P Willard Nixon, LF Charlie Maxwell. Going to BOS: LF Ralph Kiner)... 5/22/1952: Signed a minor league contract extension with Pittsburgh... Milestones Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/9/1950, off Howie Judson (CHA)... 8/22/1953: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $410,000 per year, for 2 years. Won Player of the Week award on 4/17/1955, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 11 RBI... Hit 3 homeruns against Milwaukee, driving in 6 runs on 7/5/1955... Signed as a free agent by Cleveland on 2/7/1956 to a 5-year deal worth $5,685,000 per year...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Triples 1953 - 7 - 7th 1955 - 6 - 2nd
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