CHICAGO -- Less than two weeks ago, Hall of Famer Billy Williams spent some time with Jimmy Piersall talking baseball.
"We had a lot of fun," Williams said Sunday of their conversation. "We were just talking baseball, bringing back old stories, and that kind of livened him up."
Piersall's wife called Williams the next day to say how much she appreciated that. On Sunday, Piersall passed away. He was 87.
Williams and Piersall were hired by then Cubs general manager Dallas Green in February 1986 as a hitting coach and Minor League outfield coach, respectively.