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	18-20 / in Starts: 6-7
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	18 games
Most Games w/o RBI	18 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 34 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	22 (10-5-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 34 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	20 (10-6-3)

Most Driven In
J PagÃ¡n	0
O Cepeda	0

Most Driven In By
W Mays	1
W McCovey	1

1963 Batting Game Log

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1963 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	545	6 (5)	Apr 16	SFG		HOU	W,7-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.09	-0.004	.24	-0.01%	-0.10	P
2	546	10 (3)	Apr 20	SFG		CHC	L,0-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.75	-0.018	2.42	-0.04%	-0.13	P
3	547	15 (4)	Apr 24	SFG		STL	L,3-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.41	-0.074	4.35	-0.14%	-0.65	P
4	548	18 (2)	Apr 27	SFG		MLN	L,5-6	9-9	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
5	549	26 (7)	May 5 (2)	SFG	@	NYM	L,2-4	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.97	-0.023	3.30	-0.05%	-0.20	P
6	550	30 (3)	May 10	SFG	@	LAD	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	551	32 (1)	May 12	SFG	@	LAD	L,5-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	552	33	May 14	SFG		PIT	W,3-1	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
9	553	36 (2)	May 17	SFG		NYM	W,4-3	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	9	1.05	-0.012	4.54	-0.03%	-0.12	P
10	554	39 (2)	May 19 (2)	SFG		PHI	W,6-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	9						P
11	555	44 (4)	May 26	SFG		LAD	L,3-4	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	9						P
12	556	46 (1)	May 29	SFG	@	CIN	W,5-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	9						P
13	557	48 (1)	May 31	SFG	@	STL	L,5-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	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
14	558	54 (5)	Jun 6	SFG	@	CHC	L,2-3	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	9						P
15	559	58 (3)	Jun 10	SFG	@	LAD	W,7-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	9	.91	-0.047	3.45	-0.11%	-0.50	P
16	560	62 (3)	Jun 14	SFG		HOU	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	9						P
17	561	65 (2)	Jun 16 (2)	SFG		HOU	W,4-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	9						P
18	562	68 (2)	Jun 19	SFG		LAD	W,8-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.083	.000	.083	9						P
19	563	72 (3)	Jun 24	SFG	@	STL	W,4-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.077	.000	.077	9	.61	-0.015	3.46	-0.05%	-0.22	P
20	564	74 (1)	Jun 26	SFG	@	STL	L,5-6	7-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.077	.000	.077	9	3.46	-0.022	18.69	-0.07%	-0.19	P
21	565	77 (2)	Jun 30	SFG		CIN	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.118	.063	.180	9	.63	0.002	2.66	0.00%	0.01	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
22	566	83 (5)	Jul 6	SFG		STL	W,5-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.143	.100	.243	9	.86	0.009	3.67	0.02%	-0.48	P
23	567	89 (5)	Jul 13	SFG	@	PHI	L,3-4	GS-5	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.174	.095	.269	9	1.93	0.101	6.15	0.19%	0.77	P
24	568	92 (2)	Jul 16 (1)	SFG	@	PIT	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.095	.174	.095	.269	9						P
25	569	96 (3)	Jul 19	SFG	@	CIN	L,2-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9	.40	-0.010	.73	-0.01%	-0.09	P
26	570	101 (4)	Jul 25	SFG		NYM	W,8-6	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.200	.130	.330	9	.28	0.011	.44	0.01%	0.24	P
27	571	105 (3)	Jul 29	SFG		PIT	W,5-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.192	.125	.317	1	.23	-0.006	.83	-0.01%	-0.09	P
28	572	107 (1)	Jul 31	SFG		PHI	L,3-7	14-14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.192	.125	.317	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
29	573	119 (11)	Aug 14	SFG	@	CIN	W,7-6	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.185	.120	.305	9	1.99	-0.044	9.59	-0.13%	-0.33	P
30	574	122 (2)	Aug 17	SFG	@	STL	L,7-8	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.179	.115	.294	1	3.46	-0.080	18.85	-0.26%	-0.35	P
31	575	124 (1)	Aug 20	SFG		MLN	L,1-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.167	.107	.274	9	1.87	-0.089	4.59	-0.13%	-0.85	P
32	576	129 (4)	Aug 25	SFG		CIN	L,7-8	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.188	.133	.321	9	.35	-0.003	1.13	-0.01%	-0.21	P
33	577	133 (3)	Aug 29	SFG	@	LAD	L,1-11	2-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.182	.129	.311	9	.99	-0.023	5.73	-0.08%	-0.19	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
34	578	144 (10)	Sep 8	SFG		LAD	W,5-4	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.129	.182	.129	.311	9						P
35	579	146 (1)	Sep 11	SFG	@	NYM	L,2-4	2-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.129	.182	.129	.311	9						P
36	580	148 (1)	Sep 13	SFG	@	PIT	L,4-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.129	.182	.129	.311	9						P
37	581	149	Sep 14	SFG	@	PIT	W,7-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.129	.182	.129	.311	9						P
38	582	158 (8)	Sep 25	SFG		PHI	L,4-6	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.129	.182	.129	.311	9						P
							18-20		34	31	2	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	11	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.129	.182	.129	.311		1.06	-0.347	4.19	-0.89%	-3.68

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