Jimmy Piersall

James Anthony Piersall (born November 14, 1929 in Waterbury, Connecticut) is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball. Between 1950 and 1967, he played for the Boston Red Sox (1950, 1952-58), Cleveland Indians (1959-61), Washington Senators (1962-63), New York Mets (1963) and Los Angeles & California Angels (1963-67).

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November 14 - 1929 - Waterbury, Connecticut - Center fielder - Major League Baseball - 1950 - 1967 - Boston Red Sox - 1950 - Cleveland Indians - Washington Senators - New York Mets - 1963 - Los Angeles & California Angels

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While he had a fairly good professional career as a center fielder, Piersall is better known for his well-publicized battle with bipolar disorder which became the subject of the movie Fear Strikes Out.

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Center fielder - Bipolar disorder - Fear Strikes Out

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Piersall was an outstanding athlete. He led his Leavenworth (Waterbury, CT) High School basketball team to the 1947 New England championship, scoring 32 points in the final game, in a era when hardly any players scored 20 points in a game.

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Basketball - New England

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