
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 | 307 | 1 | Apr 16 | CHW | @ | CLE | W,3-2 | CG(11) | W(1-0) | 99 | 11.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.64 | 44 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 79 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.71 | 1.84 | 1b start tie | 11b 3 out a1 | ||||||
| 2 | 308 | 5 | Apr 23 | CHW | CLE | L,0-5 | GS-3 | L(1-1) | 6 | 2.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.25 | 1.13 | 1t start tie | 3t 1-3 1 out d3 | |||||||
| 3 | 309 | 7 | Apr 26 | CHW | @ | KCA | W,4-3 | GS-7 | W(2-1) | 2 | 6.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3.66 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.09 | 1.01 | 1b start a 1 | 7b --3 1 out a2 | ||||||
| 4 | 310 | 10 | Apr 30 | CHW | BAL | W,6-1 | CG | W(3-1) | 3 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.83 | 35 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 76 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.34 | 1.06 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a5 | |||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 5 | 311 | 15 | May 5(1) | CHW | NYY | L,2-4 | GS-7 | L(3-2) | 4 | 7.0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3.03 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.20 | 0.70 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out d3 | |||||||
| 6 | 312 | 20 | May 10 | CHW | @ | DET | W,6-4 | GS-9 | W(4-2) | 4 | 8.2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.25 | 36 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 1.08 | 1b start tie | 9b 1-3 2 out a2 | ||||||
| 7 | 313 | 23 | May 16 | CHW | @ | WSH | W,8-3 | CG | W(5-2) | 5 | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3.21 | 37 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 | 0.94 | 1b start a 1 | 9b 3 out a5 | ||||||
| 8 | 314 | 27 | May 21 | CHW | @ | NYY | W,3-1 | CG | W(6-2) | 4 | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2.74 | 32 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.41 | 1.01 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a2 | ||||||
| 9 | 315 | 31 | May 26(1) | CHW | @ | CLE | W,1-0 | SHO(10) | W(7-2) | 4 | 10.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.36 | 34 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.85 | 1.51 | 1b start tie | 10b 3 out a1 | ||||||
| 10 | 316 | 37 | May 30(2) | CHW | CLE | W,2-1 | CG | W(8-2) | 3 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2.21 | 33 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 83 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.58 | 1.38 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 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 | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | GDP | WPA | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 11 | 317 | 42 | Jun 4 | CHW | BOS | W,1-0 | SHO(10) | W(9-2) | 4 | 10.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.97 | 32 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.80 | 1.27 | 1t start tie | 10t 3 out tie | |||||||
| 12 | 318 | 46 | Jun 8 | CHW | BAL | W,2-0 | SHO | W(10-2) | 3 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.79 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.57 | 1.17 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a2 | |||||||
| 13 | 319 | 51 | Jun 13 | CHW | NYY | L,3-4 | GS-5 | L(10-3) | 4 | 4.1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.98 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | -0.06 | 1.20 | 1t start tie | 5t -2- 1 out tie | |||||||
| 14 | 320 | 56 | Jun 18 | CHW | @ | BAL | L,1-2 | GS-7 | L(10-4) | 4 | 6.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.02 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.10 | 1.32 | 1b start tie | 7b 123 2 out d1 | ||||||
| 15 | 321 | 61 | Jun 23(1) | CHW | @ | NYY | L,2-9 | GS-6 | L(10-5) | 4 | 5.0 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.48 | 27 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -0.29 | 0.82 | 1b start a 1 | 6b 123 0 out d3 | ||||||
| 16 | 322 | 66 | Jun 27(2) | CHW | @ | BOS | L,2-9 | GS-7 | L(10-6) | 3 | 6.2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.85 | 32 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -0.21 | 0.58 | 1b start tie | 7b 12- 2 out d3 | ||||||
| 17 | 323 | 69 | Jun 30(1) | CHW | @ | WSH | W,7-6 | 9-GF | S(1) | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.83 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 | 5.79 | 9b --- 0 out a1 | 9b end a 1 | |||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 18 | 324 | 72 | Jul 2 | CHW | @ | DET | W,4-2 | CG | W(11-6) | 1 | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.71 | 37 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 | 1.07 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a2 | ||||||
| 19 | 325 | 77 | Jul 6 | CHW | CLE | W,5-1 | CG | W(12-6) | 3 | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.60 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.36 | 1.02 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a4 | |||||||
| 20 | 326 | 82 | Jul 14(1) | CHW | NYY | W,3-1 | CG | W(13-6) | 7 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.50 | 33 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.42 | 1.07 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a2 | |||||||
| 21 | 327 | 87 | Jul 19 | CHW | BOS | L,2-5 | GS-7 | L(13-7) | 4 | 7.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.62 | 29 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.20 | 0.80 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out d2 | |||||||
| 22 | 328 | 91 | Jul 24 | CHW | @ | NYY | W,7-2 | CG | W(14-7) | 4 | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.59 | 38 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.21 | 0.69 | 1b start a 3 | 9b 3 out a5 | ||||||
| 23 | 329 | 94 | Jul 26(2) | CHW | @ | BAL | W,1-0 | 9-GF | S(2) | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.58 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.26 | 6.30 | 9b -2- 1 out a1 | 9b end a 1 | |||||
| 24 | 330 | 97 | Jul 29 | CHW | @ | BAL | W,5-0 | SHO | W(15-7) | 2 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | 30 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.37 | 0.66 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a5 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 25 | 331 | 102 | Aug 3 | CHW | @ | BOS | L,7-8 | GS-6 | 4 | 5.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.52 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -0.16 | 1.27 | 1b start tie | 6b -23 2 out d2 | |||||||
| 26 | 332 | 106 | Aug 8 | CHW | KCA | W,7-4 | GS-4 | 4 | 3.2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.61 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.29 | 1.02 | 1t start tie | 4t 12- 2 out a2 | ||||||||
| 27 | 333 | 108 | Aug 10 | CHW | DET | L,4-6 | 8-9 | BL(15-8) | 1 | 1.2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.78 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.74 | 2.45 | 8t --- 0 out a1 | 9t 1-- 2 out d2 | ||||||
| 28 | 334 | 111 | Aug 13 | CHW | @ | CLE | W,10-5 | GS-7 | W(16-8) | 2 | 7.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.91 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 | 0.56 | 1b start tie | 7b 3 out a3 | ||||||
| 29 | 335 | 116 | Aug 18(1) | CHW | @ | DET | L,1-5 | CG(8) | L(16-9) | 4 | 8.0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.02 | 38 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -0.20 | 0.91 | 1b start tie | 8b 3 out d4 | ||||||
| 30 | 336 | 121 | Aug 23 | CHW | BOS | W,4-1 | CG | W(17-9) | 4 | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2.93 | 33 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.41 | 1.01 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a3 | |||||||
| 31 | 337 | 126 | Aug 28 | CHW | NYY | L,4-5 | GS-8 | L(17-10) | 4 | 8.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.03 | 33 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.20 | 0.93 | 1t start tie | 8t 3 out d1 | |||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 32 | 338 | 131 | Sep 2(1) | CHW | @ | DET | W,8-2 | GS-6 | W(18-10) | 4 | 5.1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.04 | 27 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.05 | 0.96 | 1b start a 4 | 6b -23 1 out a5 | ||||||
| 33 | 339 | 135 | Sep 7 | CHW | KCA | W,8-2 | CG | W(19-10) | 4 | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2.96 | 36 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 | 0.64 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a6 | |||||||
| 34 | 340 | 140 | Sep 13 | CHW | @ | NYY | L,1-7 | GS-3 | L(19-11) | 5 | 2.1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.08 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.32 | 1.11 | 1b start tie | 3b 1-- 1 out d3 | ||||||
| 35 | 341 | 143 | Sep 17 | CHW | @ | BAL | L,5-7 | GS-8 | 3 | 7.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3.17 | 32 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.31 | 0.96 | 1b start a 3 | 8b -2- 2 out tie | |||||||
| 36 | 342 | 148 | Sep 22 | CHW | @ | CLE | W,9-5 | GS-5 | W(20-11) | 4 | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.22 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.11 | 0.97 | 1b start a 2 | 5b 3 out d1 | ||||||
| 37 | 343 | 154 | Sep 28 | CHW | CLE | L,1-4 | GS-8 | L(20-12) | 5 | 8.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.26 | 33 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.23 | 1.35 | 1t start tie | 8t 3 out d3 | |||||||
| DH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Other (days rest listed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 99 days |
| Avg | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Other Game Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.08 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 runs |
| Inn | <-4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | tie | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | >4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4- | 27 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 34 | ||||||
| 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 9 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 10+ | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 37 |
Multiple inning appearances: 35, Entered with runners on base: 1
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