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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1951 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1951 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 17	CHW	@	SLB	W,17-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
2	5 (3)	Apr 22	CHW		DET	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
3	9 (3)	Apr 28	CHW	@	DET	L,4-7	GS	30	6.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	13 (3)	May 3	CHW		WSH	L,1-7	GS	33	7.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
5	20 (6)	May 12	CHW		CLE	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	23 (2)	May 15	CHW	@	BOS	W,9-7		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	25 (1)	May 18	CHW	@	NYY	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
8	27 (1)	May 21	CHW	@	WSH	W,5-3		6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	30 (2)	May 25	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	35 (4)	May 30 (1)	CHW		SLB	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	40 (4)	Jun 4 (1)	CHW		BOS	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
12	46 (5)	Jun 9	CHW		NYY	L,5-10	GS	21	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	50 (3)	Jun 14 (1)	CHW	@	WSH	W,8-7	GS	16	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	54 (3)	Jun 16	CHW	@	PHA	L,5-6	GF	11	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	59 (4)	Jun 20	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
16	62 (2)	Jun 23	CHW	@	BOS	L,7-8	GF	21	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	68 (5)	Jun 30	CHW		SLB	L,3-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	72 (3)	Jul 3	CHW		CLE	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
19	79 (6)	Jul 8	CHW	@	SLB	W,5-4	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	82 (2)	Jul 13	CHW		BOS	W,5-4	GS	29	7.1	2	3	0	5	0	P
21	88 (5)	Jul 18	CHW		NYY	L,1-5	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
22	89	Jul 19	CHW		NYY	W,2-1	GF	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	92 (2)	Jul 22 (1)	CHW		WSH	L,6-7	GF	14	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	97 (4)	Jul 27	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	101 (3)	Aug 1	CHW	@	PHA	W,4-3	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
26	107 (5)	Aug 7	CHW	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	50	13.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
27	111 (3)	Aug 12	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-7	GS	26	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	114 (2)	Aug 17 (1)	CHW		CLE	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
29	118 (3)	Aug 19 (2)	CHW		CLE	W,7-6	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	120 (1)	Aug 22 (1)	CHW		PHA	L,2-5	GS	22	5.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
31	126 (5)	Aug 26 (2)	CHW		NYY	L,6-8	GS	25	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	128 (1)	Aug 29	CHW		WSH	L,1-2		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
33	131 (2)	Sep 2	CHW	@	DET	L,0-1	CG	0	8.0	0	2	0	2	0
34	137 (5)	Sep 7 (2)	CHW		DET	L,1-2	CG	55	14.0	0	5	0	5	0	P
35	141 (3)	Sep 12	CHW	@	WSH	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	146 (4)	Sep 18	CHW	@	NYY	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
37	151 (4)	Sep 25	CHW		CLE	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	P
							37gm		240.1	11	38	2	51	4