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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.
Fear Strikes Out is a 1957 American biographical sports drama film depicting the life and career of American baseball All-Star player Jimmy Piersall.It is based on Piersall's 1955 memoir Fear Strikes Out: The Jim Piersall Story, co-written with Al Hirshberg.
Afterwards, Mets outfielder Jimmy Piersall told Snider that he could get more publicity for his 100th home run. [5] Nine days later, on June 23, Piersall ran the bases backward after hitting the 100th home run of his career off Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Dallas Green. [6]
The 1962 Washington Senators season involved the Senators finishing tenth in the American League with a record of 60 wins and 101 losses, 35 + 1 ⁄ 2 games behind the World Champion New York Yankees. 1962 was the first season in which the Senators played their home games at D.C. Stadium.
Disco Demolition Night was a Major League Baseball (MLB) promotion on Thursday, July 12, 1979, at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois, that ended in a riot.At the climax of the event, a crate filled with disco records was blown up on the field between games of the twi-night doubleheader between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers.
Hart High baseball coach Jim Ozella is retiring after 25 years at the Newhall campus. He learned how to handle his job in trying times.
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KN-C22787 17 July 1962Visit of Jimmy Piersall, Major League Baseball player for the Washington SenatorsPlease credit“Robert Knudsen. White House Photographs. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston” JPEG file comment: KN-C22787 17 July 1962