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Jim Piersall
James Anthony Piersall
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: November 14, 1929 in Waterbury, CT
High School: Leavenworth (Waterbury, CT)
Signed
by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 7, 1950
Final Game: May 1, 1967
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Career Home Runs

For all seasons after 1973, the play-by-play data is complete (summary of missing data for pre-1974). For some games from 1954 to 1973, we do not have complete play-by-play.

Jim Piersall: 104 Career Home Runs

6 leading off, 2 walk-off, 12 tying, 34 go ahead, 6 lacking some details
5 Tms
BOS66
CLE28
WSA5
CAL/LAA4
NYM1
 
vs RHP68
vs LHP36
 
Home56
Away48
 
Leverage
High Lev22
Medium Lev37
Low Lev37
10 Opps
MIN/WSH21
PHA/KCA17
DET15
CHW15
NYY11
CLE8
BAL8
BOS6
LAA2
PHI1
76 Pitchers
Billy Pierce5
Pedro Ramos4
Mike Garcia4
Ike Delock3
Camilo Pascual3
Tex Clevenger3
Don Larsen2
George Zuverink2
Johnny Sain2
Tommy Byrne2
Frank Lary2
Bunky Stewart2
Bud Daley2
Don Mossi2
Herb Score2
Art Houtteman2
Billy Hoeft2
Chuck Stobbs2
Webbo Clarke1
Dutch Romberger1
14 Parks
Fenway Pk43
ClevelandStd17
Tiger Stad11
Munic. Stad6
Yankee Stad6
GriffithStad6
Comiskey Pk4
RFK Stad3
Dodger Stad2
Memor. Stad2
Shibe Pk1
Polo Grounds1
Metrop. Stad1
Wrigley (LA)1
Where Hit
764
818
Unk11
786
95
General field locations when available.
 
2 Inside the Park
 
Game Totals
1·HR gms100
2·HR gms2
Gms w/ this # = 0 are not shown.
 
OrderPos
1st36
6th22
8th18
2nd15
7th4
Unk3
3rd3
5th2
9th1
Outs
037
133
227
Unk7
 
DefPos
CF88
RF12
LF4
Bases
---51
1--24
-2-11
Unk8
12-7
1-32
-231
 
162 RBI
RISP21
0 on57
1 on36
2 on11
Any on47
Inning
17
28
311
411
519
615
710
812
99
Extra2
 
1-326
4-645
7-end33
RelScore
+4..13
+35
+26
+110
Tied23
-116
-213
-37
-4..5
Unk6
 
Ahead34
Tied23
Behind41
Unk6
Before event, for batter

Play By Play

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1952 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
1 1 1 1 1952-06-09 BOS DET Art Houtteman b 4 1 2 9
1953 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
2 2 1 1 1953-05-25 BOS @ NYY Whitey Ford t 8 1 1 9 IPHR
3 3 2 1 1953-07-10 BOS PHA Marion Fricano behind 1-2 b 9 1 7 9
4 4 3 1 1953-07-16 BOS @ DET Steve Gromek tied 1-1 t 7 2 2 7 9
1954 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
5 5 1 1 1954-05-31 (2) BOS PHA Ozzie Van Brabant ahead 4-0 b 5 1 --- 1 2 9 3% 96% Home Run
6 6 2 1 1954-07-11 (1) BOS @ PHA Dutch Romberger ahead 9-0 t 5 0 --- 1 2 9 0% 100% Home Run
7 7 3 1 1954-07-18 (1) BOS BAL Bob Turley b 5 1 2 9
8 8 4 1 1954-07-19 (2) BOS BAL Don Larsen behind 3-5 b 4 0 12- 3 2 9 25% 69% Home Run; Kiely Scores; Bolling Scores
9 9 5 1 1954-08-11 (1) BOS WSH Bunky Stewart ahead 4-1 b 5 0 --- 1 1 9 5% 93% Home Run
10 10 6 1 1954-08-11 (2) BOS WSH Johnny Schmitz tied 2-2 b 8 0 --- 1 1 9 26% 87% Home Run
11 11 7 1 1954-09-06 (2) BOS @ NYY Johnny Sain behind 6-7 t 8 2 1-- 2 9 9 54% 72% Home Run; Consolo Scores
12 12 8 1 1954-09-09 BOS @ DET Al Aber ahead 5-0 t 5 1 --- 1 5 9 2% 97% Home Run
1955 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
13 13 1 1 1955-04-14 BOS NYY Bob Grim ahead 2-0 b 4 2 --- 1 8 8 8% 83% Home Run
14 14 2 1 1955-06-04 BOS @ KCA Johnny Sain ahead 3-1 t 9 1 1-- 2 8 8 6% 98% Home Run; White Scores
15 15 3 1 1955-06-14 BOS KCA Lou Sleater ahead 8-0 b 4 0 1-- 2 8 8 1% 100% Home Run; Hatton Scores
16 16 4 1 1955-06-19 BOS CLE Ted Gray tied 5-5 b 5 1 1-3 3 8 8 22% 87% Home Run (Deep LF); Zauchin Scores; Lepcio Scores
17 17 5 1 1955-06-22 BOS DET George Zuverink ahead 8-6 b 6 2 --- 1 8 8 8% 89% Home Run (LF-CF)
18 18 6 1 1955-07-17 (1) BOS @ CLE Herb Score ahead 4-0 t 4 0 1-- 2 8 8 6% 95% Home Run; Hatton Scores
19 19 7 1 1955-07-27 BOS CLE Art Houtteman behind 0-2 b 4 1 12- 3 8 8 29% 66% Home Run; White Scores; Hatton Scores
20 20 8 1 1955-07-31 (2) BOS DET Billy Hoeft tied 2-2 b 9 0 --- 1 8 8 36% 100% Walk-Off Home Run
21 21 9 1 1955-08-04 BOS CHW Sandy Consuegra ahead 5-2 b 5 2 --- 1 8 8 5% 92% Home Run
22 22 10 1 1955-08-15 BOS WSH Chuck Stobbs ahead 6-4 b 7 1 -2- 2 8 8 7% 96% Home Run (LF-CF); White Scores
23 23 11 1 1955-08-26 BOS @ DET Billy Hoeft behind 3-5 t 8 2 --- 1 8 8 9% 16% Home Run
24 24 12 1 1955-09-05 (1) BOS WSH Webbo Clarke ahead 8-2 b 6 0 1-- 2 8 8 1% 100% Home Run (LF-CF); Hatton Scores
25 25 13 1 1955-09-13 (2) BOS KCA Gus Keriazakos behind 3-6 b 6 1 1-- 2 7 8 19% 36% Home Run; Hatton Scores
1956 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
26 26 1 1 1956-04-21 BOS @ NYY Jim Konstanty behind 7-9 t 8 2 --- 1 6 8 8% 16% Home Run
27 27 2 1 1956-05-13 BOS @ WSH Camilo Pascual tied 3-3 t 7 0 --- 1 6 8 19% 69% Home Run
28 28 3 1 1956-05-25 BOS WSH Pedro Ramos behind 0-2 b 2 1 -2- 2 6 8 15% 53% Home Run; Gernert Scores
29 29 4 2 1956-05-25 BOS WSH Pedro Ramos behind 3-5 b 4 0 --- 1 6 8 11% 44% Home Run
30 30 5 1 1956-06-15 BOS @ DET Frank Lary tied 0-0 t 3 1 --- 1 1 8 11% 59% Home Run
31 31 6 1 1956-07-12 BOS CHW Jack Harshman tied 1-1 b 9 1 1-- 2 6 8 35% 100% Walk-Off Home Run; Gernert Scores
32 32 7 1 1956-07-19 BOS KCA Wally Burnette tied 2-2 b 6 2 --- 1 6 8 17% 69% Home Run
33 33 8 1 1956-08-06 BOS NYY Ralph Terry behind 1-4 b 6 2 1-- 2 6 8 20% 34% Home Run; Vernon Scores
34 34 9 1 1956-08-15 BOS @ NYY Tommy Byrne behind 0-1 t 6 1 --- 1 6 8 17% 47% Home Run
35 35 10 1 1956-08-17 BOS WSH Pedro Ramos behind 3-6 b 6 1 --- 1 6 8 9% 25% Home Run
36 36 11 1 1956-09-02 BOS BAL George Zuverink ahead 8-6 b 7 2 -2- 2 6 8 9% 96% IPHR Home Run; Jensen Scores
37 37 12 1 1956-09-03 (1) BOS @ WSH Bunky Stewart tied 5-5 t 5 1 1-- 2 6 8 23% 74% Home Run; Jensen Scores
38 38 13 1 1956-09-07 (1) BOS @ BAL Mike Fornieles behind 3-4 t 9 0 1-- 2 6 8 57% 84% Home Run; Jensen Scores
39 39 14 1 1956-09-13 BOS @ CHW Billy Pierce behind 2-3 t 9 0 --- 1 6 8 33% 50% Home Run
1957 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
40 40 1 1 1957-04-26 BOS @ NYY Tommy Byrne ahead 3-2 t 7 2 12- 3 6 8 24% 94% Home Run; Klaus Scores; Williams Scores
41 41 2 1 1957-05-12 (1) BOS WSH Tex Clevenger ahead 5-0 b 4 0 --- 1 1 8 2% 97% Home Run
42 42 3 1 1957-05-27 BOS NYY Johnny Kucks behind 1-2 b 3 1 1-- 2 1 8 22% 65% Home Run; Brewer Scores
43 43 4 1 1957-05-30 (2) BOS BAL Bill Wight ahead 7-3 b 6 1 -2- 2 1 8 3% 99% Home Run; White Scores
44 44 5 1 1957-06-09 (1) BOS @ KCA Gene Host t 9 1 8
45 45 6 1 1957-06-09 (2) BOS @ KCA Mickey McDermott t 5 1 8
46 46 7 1 1957-06-19 BOS CLE Mike Garcia ahead 4-0 b 5 1 --- 1 1 8 3% 96% Home Run
47 47 8 1 1957-06-27 (2) BOS CHW Dixie Howell ahead 7-2 b 8 0 1-- 2 1 8 0% 100% Home Run; Fornieles Scores
48 48 9 1 1957-07-14 (2) BOS @ CLE Stan Pitula tied 1-1 t 3 0 --- 1 1 8 12% 62% Home Run
49 49 10 1 1957-08-17 BOS @ WSH Russ Kemmerer behind 0-16 t 7 0 --- 1 1 8 0% 0% Home Run
50 50 11 1 1957-08-20 BOS @ CLE Don Mossi behind 0-1 t 6 0 --- 1 1 8 17% 50% Home Run
51 51 12 1 1957-08-21 BOS @ CLE Mike Garcia tied 0-0 t 3 0 1-- 2 1 8 18% 72% Home Run; Nixon Scores
52 52 13 1 1957-08-26 BOS @ KCA Dave Hill t 7 3 8
53 53 14 1 1957-08-27 BOS @ DET Harry Byrd behind 4-5 t 8 2 --- 1 1 8 27% 42% Home Run
54 54 15 1 1957-09-02 (1) BOS WSH Pedro Ramos ahead 4-1 b 7 1 --- 1 1 8 3% 97% Home Run
55 55 16 1 1957-09-02 (2) BOS WSH Bud Byerly tied 7-7 b 8 1 --- 1 1 8 30% 86% Home Run
56 56 17 1 1957-09-10 BOS CHW Jerry Staley ahead 4-1 b 3 2 12- 3 1 8 12% 96% Home Run; Daley Scores; Brewer Scores
57 57 18 1 1957-09-18 BOS KCA Tom Gorman tied 0-0 b 1 0 --- 1 1 8 10% 65% Lead-Off Home Run
58 58 19 1 1957-09-25 BOS @ WSH Chuck Stobbs ahead 1-0 t 3 0 --- 1 1 8 11% 73% Home Run
1958 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
59 59 1 1 1958-04-24 BOS BAL Milt Pappas tied 0-0 b 1 0 --- 1 1 8 10% 65% Lead-Off Home Run (Deep LF)
60 60 2 1 1958-05-17 (2) BOS BAL Arnie Portocarrero behind 0-4 b 8 0 1-- 2 8 8 9% 16% Home Run (Deep LF); Berberet Scores
61 61 3 1 1958-05-20 BOS @ CLE Mike Garcia ahead 5-1 t 6 0 --- 1 8 8 3% 96% Home Run
62 62 4 1 1958-06-08 (2) BOS CHW Dick Donovan behind 0-1 b 5 1 -2- 2 8 8 25% 69% Home Run; Berberet Scores
63 63 5 1 1958-06-14 BOS KCA Jack Urban ahead 2-1 b 2 1 --- 1 8 8 10% 74% Home Run
64 64 6 1 1958-07-12 (2) BOS CHW Bob Shaw behind 2-5 b 2 1 --- 1 8 8 9% 31% Home Run
65 65 7 1 1958-07-27 BOS @ CHW Billy Pierce tied 0-0 t 1 0 --- 1 1 8 10% 60% Lead-Off Home Run
66 66 8 1 1958-08-05 BOS WSH Camilo Pascual ahead 1-0 b 3 2 12- 3 6 8 22% 88% Home Run; Malzone Scores; Jensen Scores
1959 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
67 67 1 1 1959-04-22 CLE @ DET Frank Lary ahead 2-1 t 5 1 1-- 2 1 8 18% 82% Home Run (Deep RF); Bell Scores
68 68 2 1 1959-05-19 CLE @ WSH Tex Clevenger ahead 3-1 t 5 0 --- 1 1 8 8% 84% Home Run (Deep CF)
69 69 3 1 1959-07-25 CLE WSH Hal Woodeshick ahead 5-0 b 5 2 12- 3 8 8 3% 99% Home Run (Deep LF-CF); Strickland Scores; Baxes Scores
70 70 4 1 1959-09-18 CLE @ KCA Bud Daley behind 0-1 t 6 2 --- 1 1 8 17% 44% Home Run (Deep CF)
1960 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
71 71 1 1 1960-05-10 CLE @ NYY Ryne Duren ahead 2-1 t 10 2 1-3 3 3 7 14% 99% Home Run (Deep RF); Temple Scores; Kuenn Scores
72 72 2 1 1960-05-13 CLE CHW Billy Pierce behind 0-3 b 5 2 --- 1 2 8 9% 22% Home Run (Deep LF)
73 73 3 1 1960-05-14 CLE CHW Herb Score tied 3-3 b 2 2 -2- 2 2 8 19% 73% Home Run (Deep CF); Temple Scores
74 74 4 1 1960-05-29 (1) CLE @ DET Don Mossi behind 0-1 t 3 1 -2- 2 1 8 18% 59% Home Run (Deep LF); Hawkins Scores
75 75 5 1 1960-05-29 (2) CLE @ DET Tom Morgan behind 3-4 t 9 1 -23 3 1 8 47% 92% Home Run (Deep LF); Hardy Scores; Phillips Scores
76 76 6 1 1960-05-31 CLE @ CHW Billy Pierce tied 0-0 t 1 0 --- 1 1 8 10% 60% Lead-Off Home Run (Deep LF)
77 77 7 1 1960-06-05 (2) CLE DET Pete Burnside tied 0-0 b 3 1 1-- 2 1 8 20% 76% Home Run (Deep LF); Locke Scores
78 78 8 1 1960-06-08 (2) CLE @ BOS Dave Hillman tied 0-0 t 1 0 --- 1 1 8 10% 60% Lead-Off Home Run (Deep LF)
79 79 9 1 1960-07-07 CLE CHW Billy Pierce behind 2-8 b 8 1 --- 1 3 8 1% 1% Home Run (Deep LF)
80 80 10 1 1960-07-19 CLE NYY Jim Coates behind 2-4 b 4 0 --- 1 6 8 12% 42% Home Run
81 81 11 1 1960-07-20 CLE NYY Art Ditmar tied 0-0 b 2 0 1-- 2 6 8 17% 76% Home Run; Power Scores
82 82 12 1 1960-07-22 CLE @ BOS Ike Delock behind 0-1 t 2 0 1-- 2 6 8 17% 60% Home Run (Deep LF); Power Scores
83 83 13 2 1960-07-22 CLE @ BOS Ike Delock behind 3-5 t 6 0 --- 1 6 8 12% 34% Home Run (Deep LF)
84 84 14 1 1960-08-11 CLE BOS Ike Delock behind 1-5 b 7 0 --- 1 5 8 5% 12% Home Run (Deep LF)
85 85 15 1 1960-08-21 (1) CLE @ DET Jim Bunning ahead 3-2 t 4 1 --- 1 6 8 11% 71% Home Run (Deep LF)
86 86 16 1 1960-08-28 CLE @ WSH Tex Clevenger ahead 1-0 t 3 2 1-- 2 6 8 19% 78% Home Run (Deep LF); Power Scores/unER; Piersall Scores/unER
87 87 17 1 1960-09-04 CLE @ KCA Bud Daley ahead 1-0 t 2 0 -2- 2 6 8 12% 78% Home Run (Deep LF); Held Scores
88 88 18 1 1960-10-01 CLE @ CHW Mike Garcia behind 6-8 t 8 2 1-- 2 3 8 33% 42% Home Run (Deep LF); Francona Scores
1961 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
89 89 1 1 1961-05-21 (1) CLE @ MIN Ted Sadowski ahead 6-0 t 3 1 1-- 2 2 8 4% 97% Home Run (Deep RF); Temple Scores
90 90 2 1 1961-05-28 (2) CLE KCA Norm Bass behind 2-8 b 6 1 1-- 2 2 8 4% 7% Home Run (Deep RF); de la Hoz Scores
91 91 3 1 1961-07-20 CLE BOS Billy Muffett behind 8-10 b 7 2 12- 3 2 8 55% 76% Home Run (Deep LF); Held Scores; Temple Scores
92 92 4 1 1961-07-29 CLE @ LAA Ken McBride tied 0-0 t 1 1 --- 1 2 8 9% 57% Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
93 93 5 1 1961-08-02 (2) CLE CHW Cal McLish behind 1-4 b 5 1 -2- 2 2 8 17% 38% Home Run (Deep LF); Temple Scores
94 94 6 1 1961-08-03 CLE CHW Don Larsen behind 5-8 b 9 2 --- 1 2 8 1% 1% Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
1962 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
95 95 1 1 1962-05-13 WSA @ BAL Jack Fisher behind 0-2 t 8 2 1-- 2 1 8 33% 42% Home Run; Retzer Scores
96 96 2 1 1962-05-20 (2) WSA KCA Jim Archer ahead 3-0 b 2 2 -2- 2 1 8 9% 91% Home Run; Schmidt Scores
97 97 3 1 1962-05-21 WSA MIN Camilo Pascual behind 1-3 b 6 0 --- 1 1 8 14% 39% Home Run
98 98 4 1 1962-05-29 WSA @ LAA Jack Spring tied 6-6 t 10 0 --- 1 7 8 35% 85% Home Run (Deep LF)
1963 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
99 99 1 1 1963-04-27 WSA KCA Dan Pfister behind 0-1 b 5 2 --- 1 1 8 17% 51% Home Run
100 100 2 1 1963-06-23 (1) NYM PHI Dallas Green ahead 1-0 b 5 0 --- 1 1 8 11% 83% Home Run
1964 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
101 101 1 1 1964-06-14 (1) LAA @ DET Mickey Lolich tied 0-0 t 1 0 --- 1 1 7 10% 60% Lead-Off Home Run
102 102 2 1 1964-09-13 LAA @ BOS Earl Wilson behind 0-2 t 6 1 -2- 2 2 8 23% 47% Home Run; Pearson Scores
1965 HRs #car #yr #gm Date @Bat   Pitcher Score Inn Out RoB RBI BOP Pos bWPA bWE Notes Play Description
103 103 1 1 1965-08-15 (2) CAL @ DET Orlando Pena behind 3-4 t 4 2 --- 1 2 7 14% 45% Home Run
104 104 2 1 1965-08-22 CAL MIN Jim Kaat behind 0-1 b 5 1 1-- 2 1 7 31% 71% Home Run; Chance Scores

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