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	23-15 / in Starts: 14-13
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	28 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 63 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	41 (22-14-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 63 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	39 (20-12-6)

Most Driven In
S Lollar	1
L Aparicio	1
A Smith	1
A Carey	0

Most Driven In By
N Fox	1
J Landis	1

1961 Batting Game Log

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1961 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	476	4 (3)	Apr 19	CHW		WSA	L,2-7	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0					9	1.65	-0.021	2.98	-0.02%	-0.20	P
2	477	8 (3)	Apr 23 (1)	CHW		BOS	L,3-4	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.30	-0.038	2.15	-0.04%	-0.36	P
3	478	12 (3)	Apr 29	CHW	@	KCA	L,9-13	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.68	-0.018	1.47	-0.02%	-0.24	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
4	479	18 (5)	May 6	CHW		DET	L,8-11	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	480	19	May 7 (1)	CHW		DET	L,6-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	481	24 (4)	May 13	CHW		KCA	W,10-1	GS-9	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.25	0.066	.21	0.03%	1.25	P
7	482	29 (4)	May 18	CHW	@	LAA	W,6-4	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	.82	-0.071	.79	-0.04%	-0.99	P
8	483	32 (2)	May 21 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	W,6-5	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9						P
9	484	35 (2)	May 23	CHW	@	BAL	L,1-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.52	-0.044	1.03	-0.02%	-0.40	P
10	485	39 (3)	May 28 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	W,14-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	3						P
11	486	42 (2)	May 30 (2)	CHW		BAL	L,1-2	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.73	-0.037	.21	-0.01%	-0.26	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
12	487	46 (3)	Jun 4	CHW		NYY	L,1-10	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
13	488	53 (6)	Jun 11 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.188	.188	.375	9	.39	-0.026	.03	0.00%	-0.87	P
14	489	59 (5)	Jun 15	CHW		LAA	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.96	-0.048	.19	-0.01%	-0.40	P
15	490	64 (4)	Jun 20	CHW		CLE	W,5-3	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.150	.150	.300	9	.30	-0.016	.11	0.00%	-0.67	P
16	491	69 (4)	Jun 25 (1)	CHW		WSA	W,7-3	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.130	.130	.130	.261	9	.94	0.028	.47	0.01%	0.53	P
17	492	71 (1)	Jun 27 (1)	CHW	@	DET	W,6-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.130	.130	.261	9						P
18	493	75 (3)	Jun 30	CHW	@	LAA	L,3-10	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.67	-0.017	.53	-0.01%	-0.18	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
19	494	79 (3)	Jul 4 (1)	CHW	@	MIN	L,4-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	.81	-0.060	.28	-0.01%	-0.88	P
20	495	82 (2)	Jul 6	CHW	@	KCA	W,4-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9						P
21	496	85 (2)	Jul 9 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	W,7-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.107	.107	.214	9	1.80	-0.041	.14	0.00%	-0.47	P
22	497	90 (4)	Jul 16 (1)	CHW		BOS	W,4-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.133	.103	.237	9	.93	0.018	.08	0.00%	0.22	P
23	498	96 (5)	Jul 22 (2)	CHW		BAL	W,11-4	GS-7	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.156	.129	.285	9	.47	0.066	.06	0.01%	0.36	P
24	499	101 (4)	Jul 27	CHW	@	NYY	L,3-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.121	.147	.121	.268	9	1.02	-0.052	.03	0.00%	-0.53	P
25	500	104 (2)	Jul 30 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	L,8-9	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.121	.147	.121	.268	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
26	501	106 (1)	Aug 2 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	W,8-4	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.118	.143	.118	.261	9	.26	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.52	P
27	502	110 (3)	Aug 6 (2)	CHW		WSA	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.135	.158	.135	.293	9	2.18	-0.317	.02	0.00%	-1.86	P
28	503	114 (3)	Aug 11	CHW		KCA	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.146	.125	.271	9	.87	-0.071	.00	0.00%	-0.71	P
29	504	118 (3)	Aug 16	CHW	@	NYY	L,4-5	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.122	.143	.122	.265	9	1.29	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.51	P
30	505	122 (3)	Aug 20 (1)	CHW	@	KCA	W,5-3	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.159	.140	.299	9	.52	0.005	.00	0.00%	0.02	P
31	506	129 (6)	Aug 27 (1)	CHW		CLE	W,10-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.152	.133	.286	9	.72	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.40	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
32	507	135 (5)	Sep 1 (2)	CHW	@	WSA	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.167	.149	.316	9	1.09	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.15	P
33	508	137 (1)	Sep 3 (1)	CHW	@	WSA	W,5-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.149	.167	.149	.316	9						P
34	509	141 (3)	Sep 5	CHW	@	MIN	T,3-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.157	.140	.297	9	1.14	-0.089	.00	0.00%	-0.61	P
35	510	144 (2)	Sep 8	CHW	@	LAA	W,5-3	8-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.137	.154	.137	.291	9	1.41	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.12	P
36	511	147 (2)	Sep 12	CHW		NYY	L,3-4	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.137	.154	.137	.291	9						P
37	512	148	Sep 14 (1)	CHW		NYY	W,8-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.135	.151	.135	.286	9	.11	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.24	P
38	513	153 (4)	Sep 17 (2)	CHW		LAA	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.127	.143	.127	.270	9	1.13	-0.093	.00	0.00%	-1.00	P
39	514	157 (3)	Sep 24 (1)	CHW		BAL	W,8-7	3-9	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.158	.143	.301	9	.72	-0.010	.00	0.00%	0.06	P
							23-15		63	56	3	8	0	0	0	3	1	0	11	0	6	0	1	2	0	0	.143	.158	.143	.301		.89	-1.018	.31	-0.13%	-9.81

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