
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.
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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 | 344 | 1 | Apr 15 | CHW | DET | L,3-4 | GS-7 | L(0-1) | 99 | 6.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6.00 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -0.18 | 1.04 | 1t start tie | 7t -2- 0 out tie | |||||||
| 2 | 345 | 8 | Apr 23 | CHW | @ | CLE | L,0-2 | CG(8) | L(0-2) | 7 | 8.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 | 35 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.68 | 1b start tie | 8b 3 out d2 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 3 | 346 | 13 | May 1 | CHW | @ | BAL | W,4-3 | 8-GF | S(1) | 7 | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.45 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 | 3.70 | 8b 1-- 1 out a2 | 9b end a 1 | |||||
| 4 | 347 | 15 | May 6 | CHW | @ | BOS | L,5-7 | GS-2 | 4 | 1.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.40 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.26 | 0.57 | 1b start tie | 2b 1-- 0 out d2 | |||||||
| 5 | 348 | 18 | May 11(1) | CHW | CLE | L,2-4 | GS-7 | L(0-3) | 4 | 6.2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -0.29 | 1.46 | 1t start tie | 7t 12- 2 out d2 | |||||||
| 6 | 349 | 24 | May 16 | CHW | @ | CLE | W,6-3 | CG | W(1-3) | 4 | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4.45 | 37 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 | 0.72 | 1b start a 5 | 9b 3 out a3 | ||||||
| 7 | 350 | 26 | May 18(1) | CHW | @ | CLE | L,4-7 | 11-GF(11) | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.73 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.30 | 4.27 | 11b 12- 1 out tie | 11b end d 3 | ||||||
| 8 | 351 | 29 | May 21 | CHW | NYY | L,2-5 | GS-6 | L(1-4) | 2 | 6.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5.17 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.35 | 0.95 | 1t start tie | 6t 3 out d3 | |||||||
| 9 | 352 | 34 | May 25(2) | CHW | BOS | W,4-3 | CG | W(2-4) | 3 | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4.56 | 37 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.16 | 1.48 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out tie | |||||||
| 10 | 353 | 38 | May 30(2) | CHW | @ | DET | W,4-2 | CG | W(3-4) | 4 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3.99 | 32 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.38 | 1.04 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a2 | ||||||
| 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 | 354 | 42 | Jun 4 | CHW | @ | NYY | W,7-2 | CG | W(4-4) | 4 | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3.72 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.10 | 1.02 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a5 | ||||||
| 12 | 355 | 47 | Jun 8(1) | CHW | @ | BOS | L,5-6 | CG(10) | L(4-5) | 3 | 9.2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3.96 | 42 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.81 | 1.44 | 1b start tie | 10b --- 2 out d1 | ||||||
| 13 | 356 | 49 | Jun 10(1) | CHW | @ | WSH | W,5-4 | 9-GF | S(2) | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.91 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 | 5.45 | 9b 12- 0 out a2 | 9b end a 1 | |||||
| 14 | 357 | 53 | Jun 13 | CHW | @ | BAL | T,5-5 | GS-7 | 2 | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.90 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.02 | 1.02 | 1b start tie | 7b 3 out d3 | |||||||
| 15 | 358 | 57 | Jun 17 | CHW | BOS | W,4-0 | SHO | W(5-5) | 3 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.52 | 33 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.35 | 0.85 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a4 | |||||||
| 16 | 359 | 61 | Jun 21 | CHW | BAL | W,1-0 | SHO | W(6-5) | 3 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.21 | 29 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.72 | 1.33 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a1 | |||||||
| 17 | 360 | 66 | Jun 27 | CHW | WSH | W,3-0 | SHO | W(7-5) | 5 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2.95 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.59 | 0.90 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a3 | |||||||
| 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 | 361 | 71 | Jul 1 | CHW | CLE | W,5-4 | GS-7 | 3 | 6.2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.78 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.27 | 1.17 | 1t start tie | 7t 123 2 out a3 | ||||||||
| 19 | 362 | 75 | Jul 5 | CHW | DET | W,8-1 | CG | W(8-5) | 3 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.65 | 33 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 | 0.81 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a7 | |||||||
| 20 | 363 | 81 | Jul 13(1) | CHW | @ | NYY | W,7-4 | GS-7 | W(9-5) | 7 | 6.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.80 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -0.19 | 1.35 | 1b start tie | 7b 123 0 out a4 | ||||||
| 21 | 364 | 87 | Jul 17 | CHW | @ | BAL | L,0-3 | CG(8) | L(9-6) | 3 | 8.0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.77 | 34 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.08 | 0.71 | 1b start tie | 8b 3 out d3 | ||||||
| 22 | 365 | 92 | Jul 22 | CHW | BAL | W,4-2 | GS-9 | W(10-6) | 4 | 8.2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.61 | 36 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 | 0.75 | 1t start tie | 9t 123 2 out a2 | |||||||
| 23 | 366 | 97 | Jul 27 | CHW | BOS | L,3-7 | GS-6 | L(10-7) | 4 | 5.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.75 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.28 | 0.98 | 1t start tie | 6t --- 1 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 | ||||||
| 24 | 367 | 101 | Aug 1 | CHW | NYY | L,0-7 | GS-7 | L(10-8) | 4 | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.80 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -0.04 | 0.81 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out d3 | |||||||
| 25 | 368 | 106 | Aug 6 | CHW | @ | KCA | W,4-2 | CG | W(11-8) | 4 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.76 | 34 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.35 | 0.95 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a2 | ||||||
| 26 | 369 | 111 | Aug 11 | CHW | @ | CLE | W,3-1 | CG | W(12-8) | 4 | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2.67 | 34 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.48 | 1.42 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a2 | ||||||
| 27 | 370 | 118 | Aug 17 | CHW | CLE | W,3-2 | CG | W(13-8) | 5 | 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2.64 | 37 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 63 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.44 | 1.45 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a1 | |||||||
| 28 | 371 | 123 | Aug 23 | CHW | @ | NYY | W,7-1 | CG | W(14-8) | 5 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.56 | 34 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 | 0.78 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a6 | ||||||
| 29 | 372 | 127 | Aug 27 | CHW | @ | WSH | W,2-1 | CG | W(15-8) | 3 | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.49 | 31 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.62 | 1.23 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 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 | ||||||
| 30 | 373 | 131 | Sep 1(1) | CHW | CLE | L,5-6 | GS-3 | L(15-9) | 4 | 2.1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.60 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.26 | 0.71 | 1t start tie | 3t 12- 1 out d1 | |||||||
| 31 | 374 | 136 | Sep 6 | CHW | @ | CLE | L,1-7 | GS-3 | L(15-10) | 4 | 2.1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.78 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.29 | 0.80 | 1b start tie | 3b --- 1 out d5 | ||||||
| 32 | 375 | 139 | Sep 10 | CHW | BOS | W,7-2 | CG | W(16-10) | 3 | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.75 | 36 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.21 | 1.09 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a5 | |||||||
| 33 | 376 | 143 | Sep 14(1) | CHW | WSH | W,7-1 | CG | W(17-10) | 3 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.68 | 33 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.28 | 0.82 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a6 | |||||||
| 34 | 377 | 148 | Sep 20 | CHW | @ | KCA | L,2-3 | CG(8) | L(17-11) | 5 | 8.0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2.67 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.12 | 1.33 | 1b start tie | 8b 3 out d1 | ||||||
| 35 | 378 | 151 | Sep 24 | CHW | DET | W,4-3 | GS-9 | 3 | 8.2 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.68 | 38 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -0.20 | 1.96 | 1t start tie | 9t 1-3 2 out tie | ||||||||
| DH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Other (days rest listed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 99 days |
| Avg | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Other Game Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.86 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | runs |
| Inn | <-4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | tie | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | >4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4- | 31 | 1 | 32 | |||||||||
| 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 9 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 10+ | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 |
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