Jimmy Piersall – Boston Baseball History

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Celebrating 153 Consecutive Seasons of Professional Baseball in Boston!

Boston Fans Source & Resource for Baseball History

Celebrating 153 Consecutive Seasons of Professional Baseball in Boston!

Remembering Jimmy Piersall

By Herb Crehan|2023-05-24T15:17:48-04:00May 24th, 2023|Categories: Jimmy Piersall|

When former All-Star outfielder Jimmy Piersall received the phone call in 2010 telling him he had been elected to the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame, it was a dream come true. “To be honest, I actually got the shivers when I heard the news. I grew up in Waterbury, CT, surrounded by Yankee fans, rooting for the Red Sox. I never thought I would be honored this wa [...]

Jimmy Piersall: “Fear Strikes Out”

By Herb Crehan|2020-03-22T19:44:41-04:00July 31st, 2013|Categories: Jimmy Piersall|

Jimmy Piersall overcame mental illness to become one of the most exciting ballplayers in Red Sox history. His baseball career almost came to a premature end when he was hospitalized during the 1952 season and diagnosed as manic depressive. The story of his battle to overcome mental illness is chronicled in his book, Fear Strikes Out, which he wrote with Al H [...]