
Born: April 2, 1927 in Detroit, MI
High School: Highland Park (Highland Park, MI)
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1945.
(All Transactions)
Debut: June 1, 1945
Final Game: October 3, 1964
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Billy was a childhood hero of mine. A neighbor, a gentleman, and a role model. Thanks for being important to me, Mr Pierce.
| 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 | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | GDP | WPA | Entered | Exited | |||
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| 1 | 239 | 3 | Apr 16 | CHW | CLE | W,9-4 | GS-3 | 99 | 2.1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11.57 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -0.33 | 1.16 | 1t start tie | 3t --3 1 out d3 | ||||||||
| 2 | 240 | 9 | Apr 24 | CHW | @ | KCA | L,0-5 | 6-7 | 7 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.23 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0.12 | 6b --- 0 out d5 | 7b 3 out d5 | ||||||
| 3 | 241 | 11 | Apr 27 | CHW | NYY | W,13-4 | 3-GF | W(1-0) | 2 | 6.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.27 | 24 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 | 0.36 | 3t --3 1 out a2 | 9t end a 9 | ||||||
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | GDP | WPA | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 4 | 242 | 16 | May 1(2) | CHW | BAL | W,6-3 | CG | W(2-0) | 3 | 9.0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 43 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 | 1.13 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a3 | |||||||
| 5 | 243 | 20 | May 7 | CHW | DET | L,1-7 | GS-5 | L(2-1) | 5 | 4.1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.33 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -0.17 | 1.05 | 1t start tie | 5t 123 1 out d3 | |||||||
| 6 | 244 | 28 | May 17 | CHW | @ | NYY | L,0-1 | GS-7 | L(2-2) | 9 | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.87 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.20 | 1.06 | 1b start tie | 7b 3 out d1 | ||||||
| 7 | 245 | 34 | May 24 | CHW | @ | CLE | W,4-1 | CG | W(3-2) | 6 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2.45 | 31 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.32 | 0.98 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a3 | ||||||
| 8 | 246 | 41 | May 30(2) | CHW | CLE | W,5-0 | SHO | W(4-2) | 5 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2.01 | 37 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.49 | 0.95 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a5 | |||||||
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | GDP | WPA | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 9 | 247 | 47 | Jun 5(2) | CHW | NYY | L,2-3 | CG(10) | L(4-3) | 5 | 10.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2.12 | 37 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 | 0.94 | 1t start tie | 10t 3 out d1 | |||||||
| 10 | 248 | 50 | Jun 12(1) | CHW | WSH | W,1-0 | SHO | W(5-3) | 6 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.84 | 32 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 83 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.76 | 1.42 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a1 | |||||||
| 11 | 249 | 54 | Jun 15(2) | CHW | @ | BAL | W,2-0 | 7-8 | H(1) | 2 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 | 2.95 | 7b 1-- 0 out a1 | 8b 12- 2 out a2 | |||||
| 12 | 250 | 58 | Jun 19(1) | CHW | @ | NYY | L,1-7 | GS-4 | L(5-4) | 3 | 3.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.22 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -0.25 | 0.56 | 1b start tie | 4b 1-- 0 out d4 | ||||||
| 13 | 251 | 63 | Jun 24 | CHW | @ | BOS | W,3-2 | GS-6 | 4 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.31 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 | 0.90 | 1b start tie | 6b 1-- 0 out a1 | |||||||
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | GDP | WPA | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 14 | 252 | 70 | Jul 1 | CHW | @ | CLE | L,0-1 | CG(8) | L(5-5) | 6 | 8.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.20 | 33 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 | 0.91 | 1b start tie | 8b 3 out d1 | ||||||
| 15 | 253 | 77 | Jul 8 | CHW | CLE | L,0-1 | GS-8 | L(5-6) | 6 | 8.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.11 | 32 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 | 1.01 | 1t start tie | 8t 3 out d1 | |||||||
| 16 | 254 | 85 | Jul 17(1) | CHW | BAL | W,3-2 | CG | W(6-6) | 8 | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.92 | 37 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.54 | 1.49 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a1 | |||||||
| 17 | 255 | 89 | Jul 20 | CHW | NYY | W,8-6 | 9-GF | S(1) | 2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.91 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 | 3.06 | 9t 1-3 1 out a3 | 9t end a 2 | ||||||
| 18 | 256 | 93 | Jul 24(1) | CHW | BOS | W,4-0 | SHO | W(7-6) | 3 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.76 | 38 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.43 | 0.91 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a4 | |||||||
| 19 | 257 | 97 | Jul 28 | CHW | @ | NYY | W,3-2 | 9-GF | S(2) | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.74 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 | 7.34 | 9b 1-- 0 out a1 | 9b end a 1 | |||||
| 20 | 258 | 99 | Jul 30 | CHW | @ | WSH | L,0-1 | CG(8) | L(7-7) | 1 | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.70 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.23 | 0.84 | 1b start tie | 8b 3 out d1 | ||||||
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | GDP | WPA | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 21 | 259 | 104 | Aug 4 | CHW | @ | BOS | L,3-7 | GS-3 | L(7-8) | 4 | 3.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.88 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.17 | 1.23 | 1b start tie | 3b 3 out d1 | ||||||
| 22 | 260 | 108 | Aug 9 | CHW | @ | KCA | W,4-1 | CG | W(8-8) | 4 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.82 | 33 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.43 | 0.93 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a3 | ||||||
| 23 | 261 | 113 | Aug 14 | CHW | @ | DET | W,5-4 | CG | W(9-8) | 4 | 9.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1.96 | 33 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.24 | 1.21 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a1 | ||||||
| 24 | 262 | 117 | Aug 19 | CHW | DET | W,3-0 | SHO | W(10-8) | 4 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.84 | 35 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.47 | 1.05 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a3 | |||||||
| 25 | 263 | 123 | Aug 24(1) | CHW | BAL | W,14-1 | CG | W(11-8) | 4 | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.79 | 37 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.21 | 0.69 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a13 | |||||||
| 26 | 264 | 129 | Aug 28(2) | CHW | NYY | W,3-2 | GS-7 | W(12-8) | 3 | 6.2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.83 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 1.31 | 1t start tie | 7t 123 2 out a1 | |||||||
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | GDP | WPA | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 27 | 265 | 133 | Sep 3 | CHW | @ | CLE | L,1-6 | GS-6 | L(12-9) | 5 | 5.1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.93 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.10 | 1.19 | 1b start a 1 | 6b 12- 1 out d2 | ||||||
| 28 | 266 | 137 | Sep 5(2) | CHW | @ | DET | W,3-0 | 6-GF | S(3) | 1 | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.89 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.21 | 1.11 | 6b 12- 2 out a2 | 9b end a 3 | |||||
| 29 | 267 | 141 | Sep 10 | CHW | @ | NYY | W,9-8 | GS-2 | 4 | 1.1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.18 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.45 | 1.13 | 1b start a 1 | 2b 1-3 1 out d5 | |||||||
| 30 | 268 | 147 | Sep 14(2) | CHW | @ | BAL | W,6-0 | SHO | W(13-9) | 3 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.08 | 33 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 81 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.46 | 0.82 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a6 | ||||||
| 31 | 269 | 149 | Sep 17 | CHW | @ | KCA | W,12-8 | 9-GF(10) | W(14-9) | 2 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.06 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 | 1.83 | 9b -2- 2 out tie | 10b end a 4 | |||||
| 32 | 270 | 151 | Sep 20 | CHW | CLE | L,2-3 | CG | L(14-10) | 2 | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.06 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 69 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -0.03 | 1.10 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out d2 | |||||||
| 33 | 271 | 155 | Sep 25 | CHW | KCA | W,5-0 | SHO | W(15-10) | 4 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.97 | 30 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 92 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.49 | 0.79 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a5 | |||||||
| DH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Other (days rest listed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 and 99 days |
| Avg | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Other Game Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.74 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 runs |
| Inn | <-4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | tie | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | >4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4- | 24 | 2 | 1 | 27 | ||||||||
| 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 7 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 8 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 10+ | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
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