Billy Pierce

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 160lb (178cm, 72kg)

Born: April 2, 1927 in Detroit, MI us

Died: July 31, 2015 in Palos Heights, IL

Buried: Chapel Hill Gardens South Cemetery, Oak Lawn, IL

High School: Highland Park HS (Highland Park, MI)

Debut: June 1, 1945 (Age 18-060d, 9,955th in major league history)
vs. BOS 3.1 IP, 1 H, 4 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: October 3, 1964 (Age 37-184d)
vs. CHC 3.0 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Walter William Pierce

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

53.2

211

169

ERA

3.27

585

433

3306.2

1999

WHIP

1.260

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	21-13 / in Starts: 19-12
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	31 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 94 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	62 (27-23-12)
Avg. MLBer w/ 94 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	57 (30-18-9)

Most Driven In
L Aparicio	1
J Landis	1
A Smith	1
J Callison	1
B Phillips	0

Most Driven In By
N Fox	3
B Goodman	2
J Landis	2
L Aparicio	2

1958 Batting Game Log

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1958 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	375	1	Apr 15	CHW		DET	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.95	0.053	2.44	0.08%	0.31	P
2	376	8 (6)	Apr 23	CHW	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.22	-0.090	2.11	-0.09%	-0.71	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	377	13 (4)	May 1	CHW	@	BAL	W,4-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.57	-0.014	.73	-0.01%	-0.21	P
4	378	15 (1)	May 6	CHW	@	BOS	L,5-7	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	379	18 (2)	May 11 (1)	CHW		CLE	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.76	0.007	1.15	0.01%	0.03	P
6	380	24 (5)	May 16	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9	.25	-0.026	.39	-0.02%	-0.96	P
7	381	26 (1)	May 18 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	L,4-7	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	6						P
8	382	29 (2)	May 21	CHW		NYY	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9	.86	-0.043	1.20	-0.04%	-0.37	P
9	383	34 (4)	May 25 (2)	CHW		BOS	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.176	.125	.301	9	1.03	-0.018	1.10	-0.01%	-0.28	P
10	384	38 (3)	May 30 (2)	CHW	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.150	.105	.255	9	1.35	-0.141	2.15	-0.14%	-1.43	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	385	42 (3)	Jun 4	CHW	@	NYY	W,7-2	CG	4	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.227	.477	9	1.14	0.108	2.00	0.11%	1.20	P
12	386	47 (4)	Jun 8 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG(10)	5	5	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.310	.296	.607	9	2.35	-0.214	2.59	-0.14%	-1.27	P
13	387	49 (1)	Jun 10 (1)	CHW	@	WSH	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.259	.310	.296	.607	7						P
14	388	53 (3)	Jun 13	CHW	@	BAL	T,5-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.290	.276	.566	9	1.02	-0.049	.62	-0.02%	-0.35	P
15	389	57 (3)	Jun 17	CHW		BOS	W,4-0	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.303	.290	.593	9	.75	0.073	1.01	0.06%	0.62	P
16	390	61 (3)	Jun 21	CHW		BAL	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.278	.265	.542	9	.69	-0.053	.94	-0.04%	-0.65	P
17	391	66 (4)	Jun 27	CHW		WSH	W,3-0	CG	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.282	.297	.579	9	.76	0.037	.67	0.02%	0.25	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	392	71 (4)	Jul 1	CHW		CLE	W,5-4	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.262	.275	.537	9	.69	-0.052	.64	-0.03%	-0.78	P
19	393	75 (3)	Jul 5	CHW		DET	W,8-1	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.239	.250	.489	9	.78	-0.107	.41	-0.03%	-1.40	P
20	394	81 (5)	Jul 13 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	W,7-4	GS-7	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.245	.239	.484	9	1.27	-0.040	.79	-0.02%	-0.60	P
21	395	87 (5)	Jul 17	CHW	@	BAL	L,0-3	GS-9	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.269	.265	.535	9	.70	0.012	.14	0.00%	0.15	P
22	396	92 (4)	Jul 22	CHW		BAL	W,4-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.273	.269	.542	9	.74	0.086	.14	0.01%	0.70	P
23	397	97 (4)	Jul 27	CHW		BOS	L,3-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.263	.259	.522	9	.67	-0.032	.04	0.00%	-0.44	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
24	398	101 (3)	Aug 1	CHW		NYY	L,0-7	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.271	.255	.526	9	1.57	0.006	.31	0.00%	-0.04	P
25	399	106 (4)	Aug 6	CHW	@	KCA	W,4-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.270	.254	.524	9	.61	-0.007	.02	0.00%	-0.41	P
26	400	111 (4)	Aug 11	CHW	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210	.258	.242	.500	9	.52	-0.038	.01	0.00%	-0.52	P
27	401	118 (6)	Aug 17	CHW		CLE	W,3-2	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.265	.250	.515	9	1.58	-0.057	.29	-0.01%	-0.36	P
28	402	123 (4)	Aug 23	CHW	@	NYY	W,7-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.254	.239	.492	9	.62	0.084	.13	0.01%	0.20	P
29	403	127 (3)	Aug 27	CHW	@	WSH	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.240	.225	.465	9	.61	-0.062	.05	0.00%	-0.73	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
30	404	131 (3)	Sep 1 (1)	CHW		CLE	L,5-6	GS-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.250	.225	.475	9	1.94	0.018	.31	0.00%	0.17	P
31	405	136 (4)	Sep 6	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-7	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.247	.222	.469	9	.66	-0.016	.02	0.00%	-0.15	P
32	406	139 (2)	Sep 10	CHW		BOS	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.247	.237	.484	9	1.26	-0.102	.02	0.00%	0.90	P
33	407	143 (3)	Sep 14 (1)	CHW		WSH	W,7-1	CG	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.253	.244	.497	9	.78	0.100	.00	0.00%	0.95	P
34	408	148 (4)	Sep 20	CHW	@	KCA	L,2-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.247	.238	.485	9	1.14	-0.068	.00	0.00%	-0.73	P
35	409	151 (2)	Sep 24	CHW		DET	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.250	.241	.491	9	1.42	0.156	.00	0.00%	0.41	P
							21-13		94	83	10	17	3	0	0	4	4	0	13	1	6	0	1	0	0	0	.205	.250	.241	.491		.99	-0.489	.74	-0.30%	-6.51

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