| Billy Pierce Walter William Pierce Position: Pitcher
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Born: April 2, 1927 in Detroit, MI
High School: Highland Park HS (Highland Park, MI)
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1945.
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Debut: June 1, 1945 (Age 18)
vs. BOS 3.1 IP, 1 H, 4 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Giants/Tigers 1945-1964
Final Game: October 3, 1964 (Age 37)
vs. CHC 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
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| Rk | Gcar | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | |||
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| 1 | 552 | 4 | Apr 17 | SFG | STL | W,5-4 | 3-6 | 99 | 3.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .54 | 0.117 | 2.24 | 3t 12- 1 out d3 | 6t 3 out d3 | |||||||
| 2 | 553 | 6 | Apr 19 | SFG | CIN | W,13-6 | 6-6 | W(1-0) | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .28 | 0.021 | 0.46 | 6t --- 0 out d3 | 6t 3 out d3 | ||||||
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 3 | 554 | 12 | May 1 | SFG | @ | LAD | L,1-7 | 6-6 | 11 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .72 | -0.072 | -1.18 | 6b 12- 1 out d2 | 6b 3 out d4 | ||
| 4 | 555 | 15 | May 4 | SFG | HOU | W,3-2 | 7-8 | 2 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.11 | 0.347 | 1.98 | 7t 123 1 out tie | 8t 3 out tie | |||||||
| 5 | 556 | 21 | May 10 | SFG | LAD | L,1-9 | 8-8 | 5 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .06 | -0.005 | -1.54 | 8t --- 0 out d6 | 8t 3 out d8 | |||
| 6 | 557 | 24 | May 13 | SFG | @ | HOU | L,1-2 | 8-GF(8) | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .34 | 0.024 | 0.42 | 8b --- 0 out d1 | 8b end d 1 | ||||||
| 7 | 558 | 25 | May 14 | SFG | @ | HOU | L,3-4 | 8-GF(8) | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.86 | -0.194 | -0.21 | 8b 1-- 0 out tie | 8b end d 1 | ||||||
| 8 | 559 | 30 | May 18 | SFG | NYM | L,2-4 | 8-8 | BS(1) | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.80 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.54 | -0.554 | -2.78 | 8t 12- 1 out a1 | 8t -2- 1 out d2 | ||||||
| 9 | 560 | 32 | May 20 | SFG | PHI | L,2-7 | 7-GF | 1 | 3.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.08 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .08 | -0.002 | 0.37 | 7t --- 0 out d4 | 9t end d 5 | |||||||
| 10 | 561 | 36 | May 24(1) | SFG | PIT | L,0-3 | 9-GF | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.93 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .08 | 0.006 | 0.46 | 9t --- 0 out d3 | 9t end d 3 | |||||||
| 11 | 562 | 37 | May 24(2) | SFG | PIT | L,3-5 | 7-9 | -1 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.65 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .49 | 0.055 | 0.88 | 7t --- 0 out d2 | 9t 1-- 1 out d2 | |||||||
| 12 | 563 | 39 | May 28 | SFG | @ | STL | W,2-1 | 8-8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.65 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.74 | -0.076 | -0.33 | 8b 12- 2 out a1 | 8b 123 2 out a1 | ||||||
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 13 | 564 | 47 | Jun 5 | SFG | @ | PHI | W,5-3 | 8-8 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.56 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.37 | 0.100 | 0.44 | 8b --- 0 out tie | 8b 3 out tie | ||||||
| 14 | 565 | 49 | Jun 7 | SFG | @ | PHI | W,4-3 | 10-GF(10) | S(1) | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.53 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.37 | 0.152 | 0.34 | 10b --3 2 out a1 | 10b end a 1 | |||||
| 15 | 566 | 53 | Jun 11 | SFG | MLN | L,5-6 | 7-7 | 3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.06 | 0.027 | 0.41 | 7t 12- 2 out d2 | 7t 3 out d2 | |||||||
| 16 | 567 | 58 | Jun 16 | SFG | CIN | L,4-9 | 9-GF | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.42 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .03 | 0.001 | 0.46 | 9t --- 0 out d5 | 9t end d 5 | |||||||
| 17 | 568 | 60 | Jun 18 | SFG | @ | STL | L,6-7 | 6-6 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.40 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .51 | -0.020 | -0.41 | 6b --- 0 out d2 | 6b 12- 1 out d2 | ||||||
| 18 | 569 | 64 | Jun 22 | SFG | @ | CIN | W,6-2 | 6-GF | S(2) | 3 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .66 | 0.140 | 1.85 | 6b --- 0 out a3 | 9b end a 4 | |||||
| 19 | 570 | 68 | Jun 25 | SFG | LAD | W,2-1 | 6-7 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.48 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.12 | -0.134 | -0.54 | 6t --- 0 out tie | 7t --- 0 out d1 | |||
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 20 | 571 | 77 | Jul 4 | SFG | PHI | L,2-5 | 6-6 | BS(2) | 8 | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.15 | -0.175 | -1.01 | 6t --- 0 out a1 | 6t 1-3 2 out tie | ||||||
| 21 | 572 | 86 | Jul 14 | SFG | @ | MLN | L,7-8 | 6-7 | 9 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.69 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .20 | 0.024 | 1.31 | 6b 12- 1 out d4 | 7b 3 out d3 | ||||||
| 22 | 573 | 89 | Jul 17 | SFG | HOU | L,2-5 | 7-8 | 2 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.59 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .71 | 0.023 | 0.81 | 7t -23 1 out d1 | 8t 3 out d2 | |||||||
| 23 | 574 | 92 | Jul 19(2) | SFG | HOU | W,1-0 | 9-GF | S(3) | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.84 | 0.157 | 0.47 | 9t 1-3 2 out a1 | 9t end a 1 | ||||||
| 24 | 575 | 93 | Jul 20 | SFG | CHC | L,4-6 | 9-9 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.55 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .94 | 0.007 | 0.19 | 9t 1-- 0 out d1 | 9t -2- 1 out d1 | |||||||
| 25 | 576 | 95 | Jul 22 | SFG | CHC | W,7-3 | 6-GF | W(2-0) | 1 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.36 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.16 | 0.219 | 1.83 | 6t --- 0 out tie | 9t end a 4 | ||||||
| 26 | 577 | 102 | Jul 30 | SFG | @ | PHI | L,3-4 | 10-GF(10) | BS(3) | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.85 | -0.269 | -1.65 | 10b 123 0 out a1 | 10b end d 1 | |||||
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 27 | 578 | 104 | Aug 1 | SFG | @ | PIT | L,1-6 | 4-4 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.35 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .47 | -0.075 | -1.60 | 4b 12- 2 out d3 | 4b 3 out d5 | ||||||
| 28 | 579 | 113 | Aug 11 | SFG | @ | STL | W,6-3 | 9-GF | S(4) | 9 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.32 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .82 | 0.043 | 0.51 | 9b 1-- 1 out a3 | 9b end a 3 | |||||
| 29 | 580 | 118 | Aug 16(2) | SFG | MLN | L,2-10 | 8-GF | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.75 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .02 | -0.003 | -1.09 | 8t --- 0 out d6 | 9t end d 8 | |||||||
| 30 | 581 | 120 | Aug 19 | SFG | CIN | L,1-7 | 2-3 | 2 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.91 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .55 | 0.004 | 0.32 | 2t 12- 1 out d3 | 3t 3 out d4 | |||||||
| 31 | 582 | 122 | Aug 21 | SFG | STL | L,5-6 | 9-GF | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.89 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.08 | 0.029 | 0.34 | 9t --3 2 out d1 | 9t end d 1 | |||||||
| 32 | 583 | 132 | Aug 30(2) | SFG | @ | MLN | L,4-7 | 8-8 | H(1) | 8 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.88 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.43 | 0.046 | 0.18 | 8b 1-- 1 out a1 | 8b -2- 2 out a1 | |||||
| September/October | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 33 | 584 | 142 | Sep 10 | SFG | LAD | W,5-1 | GS-8 | W(3-0) | 10 | 7.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.76 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .83 | 0.276 | 2.25 | 1t start tie | 8t 12- 2 out a4 | |||||||
| 34 | 585 | 161 | Oct 3 | SFG | CHC | L,7-10 | 7-GF | 22 | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.20 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .31 | -0.075 | -1.63 | 7t --- 0 out d2 | 9t end d 5 | |||||||
| SFG | 49.0 | 40 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 2.20 | 195 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Other (days rest listed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9, 9, 10, 11, 22 and 99 days |
| Inn | <-4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | tie | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | >4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4- | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |||||
| 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||
| 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |||||||
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
| 10+ | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Total | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
Multiple inning appearances: 13, Entered with runners on base: 18
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