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    Piersall commented, "Probably the best thing that ever happened to me was going nuts. Who ever heard of Jimmy Piersall until that happened?" Piersall...
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  • career of American baseball player Jimmy Piersall. It is based on Piersall's 1955 memoir Fear Strikes Out: The Jim Piersall Story, co-written with Al Hirshberg...
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  • actress 1929 – Shirley Crabtree, English wrestler (d. 1997) 1929 – Jimmy Piersall, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2017) 1930 – Peter Katin...
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    during a game against the Texas Rangers, Caray had former outfielder Jimmy Piersall (who was working for the Rangers at the time) as a guest in the White...
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  • odor permeated the press box, which Caray and his broadcast partner, Jimmy Piersall, commented on over the air. The crowds outside the stadium also threw...
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    Mets outfielder Jimmy Piersall told Snider that he could get more publicity for his 100th home run. Nine days later, on June 23, Piersall ran the bases...
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    home run. During a 1950s game, Red Sox outfielders Ted Williams and Jimmy Piersall both tracked a fly ball in left center, but the ball struck the ladder...
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    season), who had elected to sign with Fleer instead of Topps. Wills and Jimmy Piersall served as player representatives for Fleer, helping to bring others...
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  • regrets it. Fear Strikes Out 1957 Biographical The life and career of Jimmy Piersall, played by Anthony Perkins. Damn Yankees 1958 Musical A man sells his...
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    for the studio was a 1957 biopic about Boston Red Sox baseball player Jimmy Piersall titled Fear Strikes Out. It followed his father's pressure to become...
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    Strikes Out, starring Anthony Perkins as tormented baseball player Jimmy Piersall. The film was the first feature he would direct alongside longtime collaborator...
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    mayor of Waterbury Mario Pavone, jazz bassist, composer and bandleader Jimmy Piersall, professional baseball player and broadcaster Derek Poundstone, professional...
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    Odom Miguel Olivo Magglio Ordóñez Jake Peavy Rico Petrocelli (manager) Jimmy Piersall Aaron Poreda Johnny Riddle (player/manager) Luis Robert Aaron Rowand...
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    traveling at up to 120 miles per hour (190 km/h). One month later, Jimmy Piersall became the second player to wear the helmet in the Major Leagues. With...
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  • Brown, Jimmy Piersall, Mary Shane (1977) Harry Caray, Lorn Brown, Jimmy Piersall (1978–79) 1980–1981: WBBM 780 kHz Harry Caray, Jimmy Piersall, Joe McConnell...
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    Me Out To The Ballgame" with the Sox. Caray, alongside color analyst Jimmy Piersall, was never afraid to criticize the Sox, which angered numerous Sox managers...
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    well as memory loss and spending ten weeks in a psychiatric hospital. Jimmy Piersall, American baseball player. Carolina Díaz Pimentel, Peruvian journalist...
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  • Bench Rick Dempsey Mark Fidrych Tommy John Tommy Lasorda Billy Martin Jimmy Piersall Ross Porter Tom Seaver Hosts and field reporters Jack Arute Tim Brant...
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    Theatre Gig Spevvy Episode: "While We're Young" 1955; 1957 Climax! Jimmy Piersall Episode: "Fear Strikes Out" (1955) Episode: "Mask for the Devil" (1957) –...
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  • Palmer Jim Palmer Darren Pang Benny Parsons Dan Patrick Roger Penske Jimmy Piersall Ross Porter Sam Posey Cynthia Potter Jason Priestley Kirby Puckett Ronnie...
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    Vic Power Frank Bolling Frank Malzone Luis Aparicio† Norm SiebernLF Jimmy PiersallCF Al Kaline†RF Sherm Lollar Bobby Shantz N/A 1959 Vic Power Nellie Fox†...
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  • (former) Trot Nixon (former) David Ortiz (former) Wily Mo Peña (former) Jimmy Piersall (former) Jason Varitek (former) Ted Williams (former) The following...
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    League Baseball player and manager Jackie Paterson, Scottish boxer Jimmy Piersall, Major League Baseball player and Scranton Miners Minor League Baseball...
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  • Gene Krupa 47 December 5, 1962 (1962-12-05) Bert Parks, George Kirby, Jimmy Piersall Helen O'Connell 48 December 6, 1962 (1962-12-06) Tom Ewell, Patricia...
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    (Cheshire) Carl Pavano (Southington) Eli Pemberton Willie Pep (Middletown) Jimmy Piersall (Waterbury) Nick Pietrosante (Derby) A. J. Pollock (Hebron) Ryan Preece...
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  • is best known as the co-author of Jimmy Piersall's 1955 autobiography titled Fear Strikes Out: The Jimmy Piersall Story, which was later made into the...
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  • Stadium, Cleveland Indians outfielder Jimmy Piersall was attacked by two Yankee fans who ran onto the field. Piersall quickly dispatched the first fan with...
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  • join the broadcast team which already included Caray, Lorn Brown and Jimmy Piersall. However, Shane was pulled from the White Sox Broadcasts before the...
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  • anyone.) 2015: Anti-Vaxxers 2016: Jared Fogle Gerry DiNardo Steve Lavin Jimmy Piersall Steve Stone Hub Arkush Brian Billick Matt Bowen Len Kasper Ken Rosenthal...
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  • O’Doul (2013) Buck O’Neil (2008) Satchel Paige (2001) Max Patkin (2020) Jimmy Piersall (2001) Pam Postema (2000) J. R. Richard (2019) Jackie Robinson (2005)...
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