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	2-3 / in Starts: 1-1
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	0 games
Most Games w/o HR	2 games
Most Games w/o RBI	2 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	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	1959	WS g4	Oct 5	CHW	@	LAD	L,4-5	4-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	1959	WS g5	Oct 6	CHW	@	LAD	W,1-0	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	1959	WS g6	Oct 8	CHW		LAD	L,3-9	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
1962 Postseason			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	1962	WS g3	Oct 7	SFG	@	NYY	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.13	-0.060	70.96	-2.05%	-0.51	P
5	1962	WS g6	Oct 15	SFG		NYY	W,5-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.46	-0.034	41.54	-1.70%	-0.50	P
									5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0			0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

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