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Jim Piersall "Jimmy" Positions : Center Fielder Full Name : James Anthony Piersall Bats : Right -  Throws : Right Born : November 14, 1929 in Waterbury, Connecticut, USA Died: June 3, 2017 in Wheaton, Illinois, USA Organizations : Boston Red Sox (8), Los Angeles / California Angels (5), Cleveland Indians (3), Washington Senators (2), New York Mets (1) JIM PIERSALL' WALL OF GLORY HONORS AND AWARDS All Star:  2 (1954, 1956) Gold Gloves:  2 (1958, 1961) BATTING 2B Leader:  1 (1956) Games Leader:  1 (1956) FIELDING Def. Games as CF:  2  (1956, 1957) Assists as CF:  1 (1957)  Double Plays Turned as CF:  2 (1958, 1961) Def. Games as RF: 1 (1953) PO as RF: 1 (1953) Double Plays Turned as RF: 1 (1953) Def. Games as OF:  1 (1956) PO as OF:  2 (1956, 1957) Double Plays Turned as OF:   1 (1953) Fielding % as CF: 5 (1956, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1962) Fielding % as OF: 3 (1956, 1961, 1962) WHO? The "Jimmy" was an American former baseball center fielder. He was best known fo

WILLIE MAYS "Say Hey Kid" Positions : Center Fielder Full Name : Willie Howard Mays, Jr. Bats : Right -  Throws : Right Born : May 06, 1931 in Westfield, Alabama, USA Organizations : New York / San Francisco Giants (21), New York Mets (2) WILLIE MAYS' WALL OF GLORY HONORS AND AWARDS Hall of Fame:  Inducted as Player in 1979, by BBWAA with 94.7% All Star:  24 (1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959-1, 1959-2, 1960-1, 1960-2, 1961-1, 1961-2, 1962-1, 1962-2, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973) Gold Gloves:  12 (1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968) MVP:  2 (1954, 1965) All-Star MVP: 2 (1963, 1968) Rookie of the Year: 1 (1951) World Series Rings: 1 (1954) BATTING AVG Leader:  1 (1954) HR Leader: 4 (1955, 1962, 1964, 1965) SB Leader: 4 (1956, 1957, 1958, 1959) OBP Leader:  2 (1965, 1971) SLG Leader: 5 (1954, 1955, 1957, 1964, 1965) OPS Leader: 5 (1954, 1955,