I had just gotten so wound up that I lost all control of my memory," says Jimmy Piersall on ESPN Classic's SportsCentury series. He won't be voted in to the Hall of Fame as a player, but if ...

BOSTON — Former major leaguer Jim Piersall, who bared his soul about his struggles with mental illness in his book “Fear Strikes Out,” has died. He was 87. Piersall died Saturday at a care ...

Jim Piersall of the Red Sox had the sharper tongue. But the Yankees’ Billy Martin had harder punches. Baseball fans who saw Piersall give the Yanks’ second baseman a terrific “riding” from ...

He won't be voted in to the Hall of Fame as a player, but if Cooperstown ever adds a wing for baseball's most colorful personalities, Jimmy Piersall would be a first-ballot inductee. From his ...