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.

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 16	CHW	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	44	11.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
2	5 (3)	Apr 23	CHW		CLE	L,0-5	GS	16	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	7 (1)	Apr 26	CHW	@	KCA	W,4-3	GS	25	6.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
4	10 (2)	Apr 30	CHW		BAL	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	15 (4)	May 5 (1)	CHW		NYY	L,2-4	GS	29	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
6	20 (4)	May 10	CHW	@	DET	W,6-4	GS	36	8.2	1	3	0	4	0	P
7	23 (2)	May 16	CHW	@	WSH	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	27 (3)	May 21	CHW	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	31 (3)	May 26 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	W,1-0	CG	34	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	37 (5)	May 30 (2)	CHW		CLE	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	42 (4)	Jun 4	CHW		BOS	W,1-0	CG	32	10.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
12	46 (3)	Jun 8	CHW		BAL	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
13	51 (4)	Jun 13	CHW		NYY	L,3-4	GS	21	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	56 (4)	Jun 18	CHW	@	BAL	L,1-2	GS	30	6.2	0	2	1	3	0	P
15	61 (4)	Jun 23 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-9	GS	27	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	66 (4)	Jun 27 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-9	GS	32	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	69 (2)	Jun 30 (1)	CHW	@	WSH	W,7-6	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	72 (2)	Jul 2	CHW	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	77 (4)	Jul 6	CHW		CLE	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
20	82 (4)	Jul 14 (1)	CHW		NYY	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	87 (4)	Jul 19	CHW		BOS	L,2-5	GS	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	91 (3)	Jul 24	CHW	@	NYY	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	94 (2)	Jul 26 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	W,1-0	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	97 (2)	Jul 29	CHW	@	BAL	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	102 (4)	Aug 3	CHW	@	BOS	L,7-8	GS	28	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	106 (3)	Aug 8	CHW		KCA	W,7-4	GS	18	3.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
27	108 (1)	Aug 10	CHW		DET	L,4-6		11	1.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
28	111 (2)	Aug 13	CHW	@	CLE	W,10-5	GS	31	7.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
29	116 (4)	Aug 18 (1)	CHW	@	DET	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	0	2	1	3	1	P
30	121 (4)	Aug 23	CHW		BOS	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
31	126 (4)	Aug 28	CHW		NYY	L,4-5	GS	33	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	131 (4)	Sep 2 (1)	CHW	@	DET	W,8-2	GS	27	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	135 (3)	Sep 7	CHW		KCA	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
34	140 (4)	Sep 13	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-7	GS	15	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	143 (2)	Sep 17	CHW	@	BAL	L,5-7	GS	32	7.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
36	148 (4)	Sep 22	CHW	@	CLE	W,9-5	GS	22	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
37	154 (5)	Sep 28	CHW		CLE	L,1-4	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							37gm		257.0	8	45	2	55	2