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Jimmy Piersall

Jimmy Piersall, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2017)

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Born
November 14, 1929
Died
June 3, 2017
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1929

About Jimmy Piersall

James Anthony Piersall 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. He reached Major League Baseball in 1950, playing in six games as one of its youngest players. On June 10, 1953, he set the Red Sox club record for hits in a nine-inning game, with six.

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Career and life highlights

Jimmy Piersall timeline

  1. He reached Major League Baseball in 1950, playing in six games as one of its youngest players.
  2. On June 10, 1953, he set the Red Sox club record for hits in a nine-inning game, with six.
  3. He won a Gold Glove Award in 1958.

The world when Jimmy Piersall was born

Jimmy Piersall was born in 1929. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1929

  • #1 song"Singin' in the Rain"
  • Top movieThe Broadway Melody (first Best Picture winner)
  • Best-selling bookA Farewell to Arms – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst baseball All-Star Game proposed
  • Top headlineStock market crashes on Black Tuesday
  • Technology milestoneFirst Academy Awards ceremony held
  • Defining fadYo-yos
  • Notable inventionCar radio
  • World population2.10 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championPhiladelphia Athletics (World Series)
  • U.S. population121.8M

1929 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jimmy Piersall's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19292026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$6,300$435,000
Average income$3,850$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population121.8M341 million

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