Jimmy Piersall

American baseball player (1929-2017)
Person human Q3179112
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Jimmy Piersall

Summary

Jimmy Piersall is a human[1]. His place of birth was Waterbury[2]. He was born on +1929-11-14T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Wheaton[4]. He died on +2017-06-03T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a baseball player[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (252 views/month, #7,083 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Jimmy Piersall's place of birth was Waterbury[2].
  • Jimmy Piersall passed away in Wheaton[4].
  • Jimmy Piersall was born on +1929-11-14T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jimmy Piersall died on +2017-06-03T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at Wheaton Cemetery[8].
  • Jimmy Piersall held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Jimmy Piersall's professions included baseball player[6].
  • Jimmy Piersall received the Rawlings Gold Glove Award[10].
  • Jimmy Piersall received the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame[11].
  • Jimmy Piersall's image is recorded as Jimmy Piersall 1953.jpg[12].
  • Jimmy Piersall is recorded as male[13].
  • Jimmy Piersall's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Jimmy Piersall's member of sports team is recorded as New York Mets[15].
  • Jimmy Piersall's member of sports team is recorded as Boston Red Sox[16].
  • Jimmy Piersall's member of sports team is recorded as Cleveland Guardians[17].
  • Jimmy Piersall's league or competition is recorded as Major League Baseball[18].
  • Jimmy Piersall's ISNI is recorded as 0000000026469545[19].
  • Jimmy Piersall's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 23551900[20].
  • Jimmy Piersall's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n84191083[21].
  • Jimmy Piersall's Commons category is recorded as Jimmy Piersall[22].
  • Jimmy Piersall's position played on team / speciality is recorded as center fielder[23].
  • The cause of death was stroke[24].
  • Jimmy Piersall's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 180017661[25].
  • Jimmy Piersall's sport is recorded as baseball[26].
  • Jimmy Piersall's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02ky5x[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Waterbury[2], Jimmy Piersall… he was born on +1929-11-14T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Jimmy Piersall's professions included baseball player[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Rawlings Gold Glove Award[10], a sports award[28], in United States[29], founded in 1957[30] and Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame[11], an award[31], in United States[32], founded in 1995[33].

Death and Burial

Jimmy Piersall died on +2017-06-03T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Wheaton[4]. The cause of death was stroke[24]. Burial took place at Wheaton Cemetery[8].

Why It Matters

Jimmy Piersall ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (252 views/month, #7,083 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

FAQs

Where was Jimmy Piersall born?

Jimmy Piersall's place of birth was Waterbury[2].

Where did Jimmy Piersall die?

Jimmy Piersall passed away in Wheaton[4].

What did Jimmy Piersall do for work?

Jimmy Piersall worked as baseball player[6].

What awards did Jimmy Piersall receive?

Honors received include Rawlings Gold Glove Award[10] and Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame[11].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . ESPN Major League Baseball. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . chicagotribune.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . MLB.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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