Bill Piercy

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 170lb (185cm, 77kg)

Born: May 2, 1896 in El Monte, CA us

Died: August 28, 1951 in Long Beach, CA

Buried: Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

Debut: October 3, 1917 (Age 21-154d, 4,657th in major league history)
vs. PHA 9.0 IP, 9 H, 4 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER, L

Last Game: September 6, 1926 (Age 30-127d)
vs. CIN 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1921 season

Full Name: William Benton Piercy

Nicknames: Wild Bill

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.5

ERA

4.26

116

610.2

165

WHIP

1.546

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	11-18 / in Starts: 10-13
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 63 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	30 (13-12-5) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 63 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	42 (20-13-7)

Most Driven In
H Shanks	2
N McMillan	1
C Fewster	0

Most Driven In By
J Mitchell	1

1923 Batting Game Log

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1923 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	45	3 (2)	Apr 20	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.75	-0.065	1.72	-0.09%	-0.92	P
2	46	6 (2)	Apr 24	BOS	@	PHA	L,3-7	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						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	47	15 (8)	May 4	BOS	@	WSH	L,4-7	2-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.99	-0.028	3.81	-0.03%	-0.36	P
4	48	20 (4)	May 13	BOS	@	SLB	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	1.50	-0.047	2.15	-0.04%	-0.23	P
5	49	23 (2)	May 19	BOS	@	DET	L,0-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	1.01	-0.040	1.22	-0.03%	-0.33	P
6	50	28 (4)	May 25	BOS		WSH	W,6-5	GS-7	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.250	.417	9	1.28	0.097	.79	0.04%	0.75	P
7	51	31 (2)	May 29	BOS	@	PHA	L,1-3	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0	0	.143	.143	.214	.357	9						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
8	52	37 (5)	Jun 4	BOS		CLE	L,5-6	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.214	.357	9						P
9	53	44 (6)	Jun 14	BOS		DET	L,1-4	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0	0	.125	.125	.188	.313	9						P
10	54	48 (3)	Jun 18 (2)	BOS		SLB	L,0-9	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.118	.176	.294	9	.78	-0.020	.40	-0.01%	-0.17	P
11	55	51 (2)	Jun 21	BOS		SLB	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.158	.316	.474	9	.68	0.075	.36	0.02%	0.81	P
12	56	54 (2)	Jun 25	BOS		NYY	L,6-14	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.190	.333	.524	9	.86	-0.009	.28	0.00%	-0.12	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
13	57	59 (4)	Jul 1	BOS	@	WSH	L,1-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.190	.333	.524	9						P
14	58	62 (2)	Jul 4 (2)	BOS		PHA	W,8-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.292	.458	9	.98	-0.087	.08	0.00%	-1.36	P
15	59	68 (5)	Jul 9	BOS	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.154	.154	.269	.423	9	.89	-0.057	.02	0.00%	-0.58	P
16	60	72 (3)	Jul 13	BOS	@	DET	W,6-4	GS-9	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.300	.467	9	.69	0.024	.01	0.00%	0.25	P
17	61	77 (4)	Jul 16	BOS	@	SLB	L,1-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.152	.152	.273	.424	9	.84	-0.066	.01	0.00%	-0.63	P
18	62	82 (4)	Jul 20	BOS	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.139	.139	.250	.389	9	1.35	-0.116	.00	0.00%	-1.01	P
19	63	88 (5)	Jul 26 (2)	BOS		WSH	L,3-15	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.139	.139	.250	.389	9						P
20	64	90 (1)	Jul 28	BOS		CLE	W,10-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.132	.132	.237	.368	9	.51	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.50	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
21	65	94 (3)	Aug 1 (1)	BOS		CHW	L,2-4	CG(11)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.122	.122	.220	.341	9	1.42	-0.125	.00	0.00%	-0.88	P
22	66	99 (4)	Aug 6	BOS		DET	W,2-1	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0		0	0	.119	.119	.214	.333	9	2.06	-0.111	.00	0.00%	-1.23	P
23	67	104 (4)	Aug 12	BOS	@	CLE	W,8-3	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.156	.174	.244	.418	9	.56	0.035	.00	0.00%	0.50	P
24	68	108 (3)	Aug 19	BOS	@	DET	L,4-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.156	.174	.244	.418	9						P
25	69	109	Aug 20	BOS	@	DET	W,6-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2		0		0	0	.149	.167	.234	.401	9	.90	-0.075	.00	0.00%	-0.87	P
Sep/Oct		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	70	130 (20)	Sep 13	BOS		CLE	W,9-8	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.149	.167	.234	.401	3						P
27	71	138 (7)	Sep 20 (2)	BOS		DET	T,2-2	CG(10)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		0		0	0	.140	.173	.220	.393	9	1.14	-0.093	.00	0.00%	-0.60	P
28	72	144 (5)	Sep 24 (2)	BOS		SLB	L,2-4	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.140	.173	.220	.393	9						P
29	73	147 (2)	Sep 27	BOS		NYY	L,3-8	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.140	.173	.220	.393	9						P
30	74	151 (3)	Oct 4	BOS	@	WSH	W,7-6	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1				0	0	.132	.164	.208	.371	9						P
							11-18		63	53	2	7	2	1	0	3	1	0	16	1	8		1		0	0	.132	.164	.208	.371		1.07	-0.735	.46	-0.14%	-7.49

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