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	13-26 / in Starts: 10-16
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 62 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	22 (14-6-2) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 62 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	41 (21-13-6)

Most Driven In
C Michaels	1
C Kress	0

Most Driven In By
L Appling	2
D Philley	1
H Adams	1

1949 Batting Game Log

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1949 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	28	5 (4)	Apr 23	CHW		SLB	W,12-5	6-GF	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	1.60	0.070	4.00	0.10%	-0.16	P
2	29	9 (3)	Apr 26 (2)	CHW		DET	L,5-7	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9						P
3	30	11 (1)	Apr 30	CHW	@	SLB	W,5-4	GS-0	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1			0	0	0	.333	.600	.333	.933	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
4	31	16 (4)	May 5	CHW		NYY	L,5-7	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.333	.600	.333	.933	9	1.76	-0.024	5.19	-0.04%	-0.21	P
5	32	21 (4)	May 10	CHW		PHA	L,0-5	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.600	.333	.933	9						P
6	33	24 (2)	May 13	CHW		CLE	W,11-10	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.600	.333	.933	9						P
7	34	31 (6)	May 22	CHW	@	WSH	W,6-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.429	.200	.629	9	.80	-0.040	1.84	-0.06%	-0.33	P
8	35	37 (5)	May 29 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-2	GS-11	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.364	.222	.586	9	1.23	-0.067	2.34	-0.08%	-0.45	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
9	36	42 (4)	Jun 3	CHW		NYY	L,7-9	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.364	.222	.586	9						P
10	37	47 (4)	Jun 8	CHW		PHA	L,2-5	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.308	.182	.490	9	1.05	-0.056	.88	-0.03%	-0.47	P
11	38	51 (3)	Jun 12 (2)	CHW		BOS	L,5-7	GS-0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0			0	0	0	.133	.235	.133	.369	9						P
12	39	54 (2)	Jun 16 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	W,10-6	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.235	.133	.369	9						P
13	40	57 (2)	Jun 17 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	L,8-10	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.235	.133	.369	7						PR
14	41	58	Jun 18	CHW	@	BOS	L,5-7	GS-4	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.188	.278	.188	.465	9	1.80	0.069	.34	0.01%	0.60	P
15	42	69 (10)	Jun 29	CHW		SLB	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.286	.211	.496	9	1.10	-0.034	.05	0.00%	-0.19	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
16	43	74 (4)	Jul 4 (2)	CHW	@	SLB	L,2-4	GS-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1			0	0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473	9						P
17	44	78 (3)	Jul 8	CHW		DET	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.217	.280	.217	.497	9						P
18	45	81 (2)	Jul 14	CHW		WSH	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.185	.241	.185	.427	9	.55	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-1.07	P
19	46	85 (3)	Jul 17 (2)	CHW		NYY	W,7-3	GS-0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.200	.250	.200	.450	9						P
20	47	90 (4)	Jul 24 (1)	CHW		PHA	L,2-7	GS-0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2			0	0	0	.194	.242	.194	.436	9						P
21	48	97 (6)	Jul 31 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.206	.250	.206	.456	9	1.01	0.023	.00	0.00%	0.28	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	49	102 (4)	Aug 6	CHW	@	WSH	W,6-5	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.206	.250	.206	.456	9						PR
23	50	104 (1)	Aug 7 (2)	CHW	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.189	.231	.189	.420	9	1.16	-0.093	.00	0.00%	-0.64	P
24	51	105	Aug 9	CHW	@	DET	L,5-11	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.189	.231	.189	.420	9						PR
25	52	108 (2)	Aug 12	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-5	9-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.189	.231	.189	.420	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
26	53	110 (1)	Aug 14 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	L,0-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.184	.225	.184	.409	9	.84	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.24	P
27	54	114 (3)	Aug 18	CHW		DET	L,0-2	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.175	.214	.175	.389	9						P
28	55	117 (2)	Aug 21 (2)	CHW		CLE	L,4-7	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.175	.214	.175	.389	9						P
29	56	118	Aug 23	CHW		PHA	L,2-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.175	.214	.175	.389	3						PR
30	57	120 (1)	Aug 25	CHW		BOS	W,8-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.186	.239	.186	.425	9	.19	0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.38	P
31	58	124 (3)	Aug 28 (1)	CHW		NYY	L,7-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.186	.239	.186	.425	9						P
32	59	127 (2)	Aug 31	CHW		WSH	W,4-2	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.178	.245	.178	.423	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
33	60	131 (3)	Sep 4	CHW	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0			0	0	0	.184	.245	.184	.429	9						P
34	61	132	Sep 5 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	L,3-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.184	.245	.184	.429	9						PR
35	62	136 (3)	Sep 10	CHW		DET	L,3-8	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.184	.245	.184	.429	9						P
36	63	140 (3)	Sep 16 (1)	CHW	@	PHA	L,1-5	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.180	.255	.180	.435	9	1.20	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.27	P
37	64	143 (2)	Sep 18	CHW	@	BOS	L,5-11	6-6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.180	.255	.180	.435	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
38	65	145 (1)	Sep 21	CHW	@	NYY	W,10-9	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.176	.250	.176	.426	9	.60	-0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.17	P
39	66	150 (4)	Sep 28	CHW		CLE	L,2-4	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.250	.176	.426	9						P
							13-26		62	51	7	9	0	0	0	2	5	0	15	0	6		1	2	0	0	.176	.250	.176	.426		.99	-0.288	.85	-0.09%	-3.68

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