Jimmy Piersall Baseball player
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.
Personal facts
| Birth date | November 14, 1929 |
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Baseball player
| Career start | September 07, 1950 |
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| Career end | May 01, 1967 |
| batting side | Right |
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| throwing side | Right |