Jimmy Piersall, a legendary outfielder and member of the Red Sox Hall Of Fame, passed away Saturday at the age of 87.
Piersall, a Waterbury, CT native, died at a care facility in Wheaton, IL. He spent eight of his 17 major league seasons in Boston, playing 931 games in a Red Sox uniform. Piersall was elected to the Red Sox Hall Of Fame in 2010.
The former center fielder and two-time All Star played alongside fellow Red Sox legend Ted Williams. To this day, Piersall still has the franchise record for hits in a game with a 6-for-6 performance against the St. Louis Browns in 1953.
When his playing days were over, Piersall joined the Chicago White Sox broadcast booth with Harry Caray.
Piersall is survived by his wife, nine children, and a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.