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Jim Piersall played in just one game at third base for the Boston Red Sox in 1952 and did not start. He made no putouts, had one assist, and committed one error, equivalent to 1 errors per game (estimate based on total games played in). He had no double plays.
Jim Piersall played in 151 games at outfield for the Boston Red Sox in 1957, starting in 147 of them. He played for a total of 3962 outs, equivalent to 146.74 9-inning games. He made 397 putouts, had 12 assists, and committed 4 errors, equivalent to .027 errors per 9-inning game. He had no double plays.
Jim Piersall played in 125 games at outfield for the Boston Red Sox in 1958, starting in 112 of them. He played for a total of 3052 outs, equivalent to 113.04 9-inning games. He made 314 putouts, had 8 assists, and committed 5 errors, equivalent to .044 errors per 9-inning game. He had 2 double plays.
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). While he had a fairly good professional career as a center fielder, Piersall is better known for his well-publicized battle with bipolar disorder that became the subject of the movie Fear Strikes Out. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Piersall
Jimmy Collins led the 1903 Boston Americans (later to be known as the Red Sox, aka the Boston Pilgrims & the Boston Beaneaters) to the first World Series title. The Red Sox defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 5 games to 3.