Belated Happy Birthday, Jim Pisoni!

[Bill_McCurdy]

August 14, 2006. Jim Pisoni, the 61st oldest of 63 living former Browns turned 77 years old on this date.

Belated Happy Birthday, Jim Pisoni! :waving

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Jim Pisoni

Jim Pisoni made his big league debut with the Browns on September 25, 1953 as a late season call up outfielder. Jim played 3 games at the end of the trail for the Browns, going 1 for 12 and an .083 batting average. His one hit as a Brown, however, was a solo shot home run.

Pisoni got back to the big leagues for short tours of service with the 1956-57 Kansas City A's, the 1959 Milwaukee Braves, and the 1959-60 New York Yankees. Jim finished his 189 times at bat MLB career with a .202 career batting average and a place on the 2006 list of surviving former Browns.

[Joe Russo]

Hi Bill,

My father, Joe Russo, grew up on "The Hill" in St. Louis. He played ball with the Hill ACs and introduced Jim Pisoni to Jim McLaughlin, farm manager with the STL Browns. I have an article that I would like to pass along to Mr. Pisoni. Do you have any insight in the the contact information for Mr. Pisoni? I attempted to attached the article but the size exceeded the system allowed filesize.

Thank you very much.

Kind Regards,
Joe Russo

[Bill_McCurdy]

Hi Bill,

My father, Joe Russo, grew up on "The Hill" in St. Louis. He played ball with the Hill ACs and introduced Jim Pisoni to Jim McLaughlin, farm manager with the STL Browns. I have an article that I would like to pass along to Mr. Pisoni. Do you have any insight in the the contact information for Mr. Pisoni? I attempted to attached the article but the size exceeded the system allowed filesize.

Thank you very much.

Kind Regards,
Joe Russo

Joe -

What a great story about your dad's role in Jim Pisoni signing with the Browns. Yeah, you need to get that article to Pisoni, while he's still here.

Unfortunately, I don't have Jim Pisoni's address, or any other former Brown's address who hasn't been active with the annual reunion banquets in St. Louis. What we need is for someone who has a recent copy of the big league ballplayers' "Green Book" by that Smalley fellow. Can't recall his first name. It's not Roy. - The important thing is that the book contains up-to-date mailing address on most former big leaguers. Eve an old copy might work with some of the former Browns since, barring health issues, most older people don't move around that much.

Folks, let's do what we can to help Joe Russo deliver this article to Jim Pisoni. If anyone out there has a "green book" - or knows Pisoni's address - please post it on this thread so that Joe can get this mission done while it still matters.

Thanks,

Bill McCurdy

[dave_heller]

My book is a few years old, but here's what I have:

5500 Promise Land Drive
Frisco, TX 75034

[Bill_McCurdy]

My book is a few years old, but here's what I have:

5500 Promise Land Drive
Frisco, TX 75034

My guess is that we have a good one in the address that Dave Heller has provided. Frisco is one of those former little Texas towns that has been absorbed by one of our ever-expanding behemoth cities. Older people I know who retire to these kinds of new cities tend to stay put as the population swells around them, especially if they have younger family members nearby. I'm betting that Jim Pisoni is one of these people who still occupies the address that Dave Heller has provided.

In the case of Frisco, it's Dallas that ate 'er up. Frisco is on the northern side of its ever-expanding big brother, and it has benefitted from the baseball side of things. It now has grown big enough to have its own club in the AA Texas League, with its own nice ballpark too. The Frisco RoughRiders have existed since 2003.

What the heck, Joe. Just copy what you have and send it to Jim Pisoni at the address we have here. What do you have to lose? Also, please keep us posted on this thread if you get a response from Jim Pisoni. We don't really know the state of his mental and physical health at this point in his life, but it would be great if he were still capable of appreciating your efforts.

[Joe Russo]

Bill and Dave,

Thank you for the Jim Pisoni's address. I live in Dallas -- Frisco is just a short drive. Superpages.com shows a DL Pisoni at that address. I will let you know if I am able to deliver the article.

You rock!!

Many thanks,
Joe Russo

[jtpisoni]

Guys,

I am very sorry to inform you that Jim Pisoni born August 14, 1929 in St. Louis, MO.; who was a member of the St. Louis Browns passed away Sunday February 4, 2007 at 11:00am in Dallas, Texas. He had a bout with AML that he had been fighting off and on with for a little over a year. He died with Friends and family by his side, and will forever be remembered. He was a great guy with great memories and stories of not only the Browns but the other Major League ball teams that he played with. He did reside in Frisco, Texas and is survived by his Wife, two boys and a Grandson. He is to be buried in St. Louis on Friday February 9th at Resurrection Cemetary. He will be viewed at Calcaterra Funeral Home on the Hill in St. Louis (Daggett Avenue) Thursday night Feb 8th, 2007. Sorry about the news..

[dave_heller]

Condolences to the Pisoni family. I hope he lived a rich and full life.

[Philly-brownsfan]

Jopm Pisoni the last player to make his MLB debut with the Browns died the first weekof Feb. 2007. His only games were the last 3 Browns games in history 9/25,26&27/ 1953