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Jimmy Piersall with the Mets in 1963. Casey Stengel was not pleased and traded him soon after to the Angels.

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Jim Piersall.

He ran the bases running backwards after hitting the 100th home run of his career in 1963 while playing for the New York Mets.

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it was Jimmy Piersall. But soon after he was traded because of it.

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