James Anthony Piersall (November 14, 1929 – June 3, 2017) 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 .

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2012年1月4日 · Jimmy Piersall played 20 years of professional baseball, including parts of 17 in the major leagues. He is best known for his nervous breakdown and hospitalization during his rookie season of 1952 , an ordeal that led to a best-selling autobiography and two movies.

2017年6月4日 · Piersall, who battled back from a mental breakdown early in his career to become a two-time All Star, died on Saturday at a care facility in Wheaton, Illinois, said the organization where he ...

Jim Piersall, the Major League Baseball player, was born on Thursday, November 14, 1929, in Waterbury, Connecticut. Piersall was 20 years old when he broke into the major leagues on September 7, 1950, with the Boston Red Sox.

2017年6月4日 · The actor Anthony Perkins, right, portrayed Jimmy Piersall in the 1957 film “Fear Strikes Out,” a biographical drama about Piersall’s struggles with mental illness.

2017年6月4日 · Former Red Sox outfielder Jimmy Piersall, known for his colorful antics both on and off the diamond, passed away on Saturday at a care facility in Wheaton, Ill., the club announced Sunday. He was 87. A member of the Red Sox Hall of Fame, Piersall spent eight of his 17 Major League seasons in Boston, appearing in 931 games with the team.