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.

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 17	CHW		CLE	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	5 (3)	Apr 22	CHW	@	KCA	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	6	Apr 27	CHW		KCA	W,9-7	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	8 (1)	May 3	CHW	@	WSH	L,4-7	GS	33	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	13 (4)	May 8	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-4	GS	52	11.1	0	3	1	4	0	P
6	18 (4)	May 13	CHW	@	DET	W,8-1	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
7	22 (3)	May 18	CHW		NYY	L,7-8	GS	24	4.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	27 (4)	May 25	CHW		CLE	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
9	30 (2)	May 28	CHW	@	KCA	L,4-6	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	32 (1)	May 30 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-3	GS	30	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	37 (4)	Jun 4	CHW	@	BAL	W,13-4	GS	32	7.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	43 (5)	Jun 10	CHW	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	47 (3)	Jun 15	CHW		WSH	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	52 (4)	Jun 19	CHW		BAL	W,5-1	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
15	57 (4)	Jun 24 (1)	CHW		NYY	W,14-2	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
16	62 (4)	Jun 29 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	W,13-2	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	68 (5)	Jul 4 (1)	CHW		KCA	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	0	5	0	5	1	P
18	73 (4)	Jul 8 (2)	CHW		DET	L,6-8	GS	31	5.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
19	77 (3)	Jul 15 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-2	GS	26	7.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
20	82 (4)	Jul 19	CHW	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	86 (3)	Jul 24	CHW		NYY	W,11-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	91 (4)	Jul 29 (1)	CHW		BOS	W,11-2	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	96 (4)	Aug 3	CHW		BAL	W,13-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	102 (5)	Aug 8	CHW		CLE	W,7-6	GS	28	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
25	106 (3)	Aug 12	CHW	@	DET	L,2-5	GS	29	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	110 (3)	Aug 17	CHW		DET	W,4-3	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	114 (3)	Aug 22 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	W,6-3	GS	35	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
28	120 (5)	Aug 26 (1)	CHW	@	BAL	L,1-8	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	125 (4)	Aug 31 (1)	CHW		CLE	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	130 (4)	Sep 3 (2)	CHW		DET	W,5-3	GF	10	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	133 (2)	Sep 8	CHW	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	138 (4)	Sep 13	CHW		BOS	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	143 (4)	Sep 18	CHW		NYY	L,2-3	CG	40	11.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
34	147 (3)	Sep 23 (1)	CHW		KCA	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
35	152 (4)	Sep 28	CHW	@	KCA	L,5-6	GS	27	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							35gm		276.1	4	33	3	40	2