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	23-9 / in Starts: 22-9
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	28 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 5 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 76 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	55 (22-20-13)
Avg. MLBer w/ 76 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	47 (24-14-7)

Most Driven In
A Smith	4
L Aparicio	1
G Freese	1
R Sievers	1
J Landis	0
J Hicks	0

Most Driven In By
N Fox	2
M MiÃ±oso	2

1960 Batting Game Log

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1960 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	444	4 (3)	Apr 23	CHW	@	DET	L,2-6	GS-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	.72	0.028	1.94	0.05%	0.26	P
2	445	8 (3)	Apr 28	CHW		CLE	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.35	-0.028	.81	-0.04%	-0.61	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	446	13 (4)	May 3	CHW	@	BAL	W,5-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.62	-0.066	1.92	-0.12%	-1.18	P
4	447	18 (4)	May 8	CHW	@	NYY	W,8-3	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	1.40	0.159	5.84	0.40%	0.57	P
5	448	21 (2)	May 13	CHW	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.214	.154	.368	9	1.11	-0.042	4.32	-0.10%	-0.68	P
6	449	26 (4)	May 18	CHW		BOS	W,6-5	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.214	.154	.368	9						P
7	450	30 (3)	May 22 (2)	CHW		WSH	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.200	.450	9	.81	0.025	3.25	0.06%	0.22	P
8	451	34 (3)	May 27	CHW	@	KCA	W,7-4	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.235	.188	.423	9	1.42	-0.059	5.23	-0.13%	-0.58	P
9	452	39 (4)	May 31	CHW		CLE	W,6-4	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.211	.167	.377	9	1.23	-0.067	3.82	-0.13%	-0.67	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
10	453	46 (6)	Jun 6	CHW	@	NYY	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.190	.150	.340	9	1.08	-0.057	3.75	-0.12%	-0.44	P
11	454	52 (5)	Jun 11 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	W,8-4	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.208	.174	.382	9	.59	0.017	1.57	0.03%	-0.65	P
12	455	56 (3)	Jun 17	CHW		NYY	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.192	.160	.352	9	1.05	-0.052	4.01	-0.12%	-0.39	P
13	456	60 (3)	Jun 21	CHW		BAL	W,4-3	GS-8	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.241	.154	.395	9	.96	0.006	2.48	0.01%	0.27	P
14	457	65 (4)	Jun 26 (1)	CHW		BOS	W,4-3	CG	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.219	.138	.357	9	1.76	0.064	3.84	0.08%	0.69	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
15	458	69 (3)	Jul 1	CHW	@	BAL	L,0-4	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.235	.133	.369	9	.79	-0.017	2.57	-0.03%	-0.10	P
16	459	75 (5)	Jul 7	CHW	@	CLE	W,9-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.147	.237	.147	.384	9	.32	-0.030	.95	-0.05%	-0.92	P
17	460	80 (4)	Jul 15	CHW		BAL	L,2-5	GS-7	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.275	.171	.446	9	.70	0.037	3.01	0.10%	0.33	P
18	461	85 (4)	Jul 19	CHW		BOS	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.273	.205	.478	9	.37	-0.027	1.57	-0.07%	1.18	P
19	462	89 (3)	Jul 24 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	W,6-3	GS-8	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.292	.233	.524	9	.79	0.120	6.60	0.60%	1.81	P
20	463	93 (3)	Jul 28	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-4	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.286	.227	.513	9	1.20	-0.034	7.08	-0.12%	-0.32	P
21	464	95 (1)	Jul 30	CHW	@	WSH	W,3-2	10-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.205	.286	.227	.513	9						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
22	465	99 (3)	Aug 2	CHW	@	BAL	L,2-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.196	.275	.217	.492	9	1.51	-0.152	12.02	-0.72%	-1.71	P
23	466	106 (6)	Aug 8	CHW		NYY	W,9-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.291	.240	.531	9	.25	0.011	2.27	0.06%	0.68	P
24	467	111 (4)	Aug 14 (1)	CHW		KCA	W,9-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.271	.222	.493	9	.71	-0.081	3.85	-0.26%	-1.39	P
25	468	116 (4)	Aug 18	CHW	@	CLE	L,6-8	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.193	.258	.211	.469	9	.69	-0.056	4.39	-0.21%	-0.76	P
26	469	120 (3)	Aug 23	CHW	@	NYY	W,5-1	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.193	.258	.211	.469	9						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
27	470	131 (10)	Sep 4 (2)	CHW		DET	W,5-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.254	.207	.461	9	.60	-0.015	2.93	-0.05%	-0.23	P
28	471	135 (3)	Sep 8	CHW		NYY	W,5-4	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.254	.207	.461	9						P
29	472	138 (2)	Sep 11 (1)	CHW		BOS	W,5-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183	.246	.200	.446	9	.53	-0.026	2.46	-0.07%	-0.52	P
30	473	143 (4)	Sep 17	CHW	@	DET	W,8-4	GS-8	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.261	.206	.467	9	.31	-0.021	1.23	-0.05%	-0.35	P
31	474	148 (4)	Sep 24	CHW	@	CLE	L,5-6	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.197	.447	9	.50	-0.038	.78	-0.04%	-0.65	P
32	475	152 (3)	Sep 30	CHW		CLE	W,5-4	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.247	.194	.441	9	.99	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
							23-9		76	67	4	12	1	0	0	7	6	0	14	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	.179	.247	.194	.441		.78	-0.426	3.24	-1.05%	-6.35

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