Jim Piersall –
Baseball player, author, bi-polar cuckoo bird.
November 14, 1929 – June 3, 2017.
Aged 87 years.
Most recognized for: A gold glove center fielder, he became an MLB problem child in the 50’s due to his bouts with mental illness. He beat up Jimmy Martin, spanked children that weren’t his own, ran the bases backwards, came to the plate wearing a wig, and would occasionally talk aloud to the ghost of Babe Ruth….. but boy could he play ball.
