
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 | 484 | 4 | Apr 13 | SFG | CIN | W,7-2 | GS-8 | W(1-0) | 99 | 7.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2.45 | 30 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 | 0.97 | 1t start tie | 8t 1-3 1 out a4 | |||||||
| 2 | 485 | 13 | Apr 23 | SFG | @ | CIN | W,4-1 | CG | W(2-0) | 9 | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.65 | 35 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 | 1.13 | 1b start a 1 | 9b 3 out a3 | ||||||
| 3 | 486 | 19 | Apr 29(2) | SFG | CHC | W,6-0 | SHO | W(3-0) | 5 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.07 | 30 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.44 | 0.92 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a6 | |||||||
| 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 | 487 | 24 | May 4 | SFG | @ | CHC | W,11-6 | GS-7 | W(4-0) | 4 | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.72 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 0.56 | 1b start tie | 7b 12- 0 out a6 | ||||||
| 5 | 488 | 33 | May 15 | SFG | STL | W,6-3 | GS-8 | W(5-0) | 10 | 7.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.11 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.12 | 0.69 | 1t start tie | 8t 12- 0 out a4 | |||||||
| 6 | 489 | 39 | May 20(2) | SFG | HOU | W,7-4 | CG | W(6-0) | 4 | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.47 | 35 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 | 0.82 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a3 | |||||||
| 7 | 490 | 44 | May 25 | SFG | PHI | W,10-7 | GS-9 | W(7-0) | 4 | 8.1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3.23 | 38 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.14 | 0.53 | 1t start tie | 9t --- 1 out a3 | |||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 8 | 491 | 51 | Jun 1 | SFG | @ | NYM | W,9-6 | GS-8 | W(8-0) | 6 | 7.1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.43 | 31 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.22 | 0.77 | 1b start a 1 | 8b 1-- 1 out a5 | ||||||
| 9 | 492 | 57 | Jun 7 | SFG | @ | CHC | L,3-4 | GS-7 | L(8-1) | 5 | 7.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.60 | 32 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -0.14 | 1.04 | 1b start tie | 7b 3 out d2 | ||||||
| 10 | 493 | 61 | Jun 10(2) | SFG | @ | STL | L,3-13 | 6-6 | 2 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.69 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.01 | 0.07 | 6b -23 1 out d5 | 6b 3 out d8 | ||||||
| 11 | 494 | 65 | Jun 14 | SFG | @ | CIN | L,0-8 | GS-1 | L(8-2) | 3 | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.80 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.04 | 1.00 | 1b start tie | 1b --3 1 out tie | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 12 | 495 | 92 | Jul 15(1) | SFG | @ | NYM | L,3-5 | GS-4 | L(8-3) | 30 | 3.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.14 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -0.26 | 1.35 | 1b start a 2 | 4b -23 0 out tie | ||||||
| 13 | 496 | 99 | Jul 21 | SFG | @ | PIT | L,6-7 | 11-11 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.20 | 3.99 | 11b 1-- 1 out tie | 11b 123 1 out tie | ||||||
| 14 | 497 | 104 | Jul 27 | SFG | @ | LAD | L,1-3 | 8-GF(8) | 5 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.12 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 0.81 | 8b 123 2 out d2 | 8b end d 2 | ||
| 15 | 498 | 106 | Jul 29 | SFG | @ | LAD | L,1-11 | 2-4 | 1 | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.97 | 9 | 27 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 2b -2- 1 out d7 | 4b 3 out d7 | ||
| 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 | ||||||
| 16 | 499 | 108 | Aug 2 | SFG | CHC | W,4-3 | GS-9 | W(9-3) | 3 | 8.2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3.89 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.37 | 1.03 | 1t start tie | 9t --- 2 out a1 | |||||||
| 17 | 500 | 112 | Aug 6 | SFG | PHI | W,9-2 | CG | W(10-3) | 3 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.71 | 32 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.14 | 0.24 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a7 | |||||||
| 18 | 501 | 117 | Aug 11 | SFG | LAD | W,5-4 | GS-6 | W(11-3) | 4 | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3.67 | 22 | 77 | 52 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.04 | 0.68 | 1t start tie | 6t 3 out d1 | |||
| 19 | 502 | 121 | Aug 16 | SFG | @ | CHC | L,0-6 | GS-4 | L(11-4) | 4 | 4.0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.78 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.18 | 0.83 | 1b start tie | 4b 3 out d4 | ||||||
| 20 | 503 | 125 | Aug 20 | SFG | @ | MLN | L,4-9 | GS-5 | 3 | 5.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.14 | 1.24 | 1b start tie | 5b 3 out d2 | |||||||
| 21 | 504 | 129 | Aug 25 | SFG | @ | PHI | W,6-1 | CG | W(12-4) | 4 | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.56 | 36 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.26 | 0.80 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a5 | ||||||
| 22 | 505 | 134 | Aug 31 | SFG | CIN | W,10-2 | CG | W(13-4) | 5 | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3.45 | 34 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 | 0.42 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a8 | |||||||
| September/October | 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 | ||||||
| 23 | 506 | 138 | Sep 4 | SFG | @ | LAD | L,4-5 | GS-4 | L(13-5) | 3 | 4.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.69 | 20 | 71 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -0.30 | 0.67 | 1b start tie | 4b 3 out d4 | ||
| 24 | 507 | 142 | Sep 8 | SFG | CHC | W,7-2 | GS-7 | W(14-5) | 3 | 7.0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.63 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.27 | 1.15 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out a2 | |||||||
| 25 | 508 | 146 | Sep 12 | SFG | @ | CIN | L,1-4 | GS-6 | L(14-6) | 3 | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.73 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.16 | 0.52 | 1b start tie | 6b 3 out d3 | ||||||
| 26 | 509 | 153 | Sep 20 | SFG | @ | STL | L,4-5 | 7-7 | H(1) | 7 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.72 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.52 | 7b 123 1 out a3 | 7b 123 2 out a2 | |||||
| 27 | 510 | 155 | Sep 22 | SFG | @ | HOU | L,5-6 | 9-9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.72 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.20 | 7.16 | 9b 12- 1 out a1 | 9b 123 1 out a1 | ||||||
| 28 | 511 | 158 | Sep 26 | SFG | STL | W,6-3 | GS-8 | W(15-6) | 3 | 7.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.72 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.18 | 0.89 | 1t start tie | 8t --- 1 out a1 | |||||||
| 29 | 512 | 163 | Oct 1 | SFG | LAD | W,8-0 | SHO | W(16-6) | 4 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.51 | 31 | 105 | 71 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 | 0.60 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a8 | |||
| 30 | 513 | 165 | Oct 3 | SFG | @ | LAD | W,6-4 | 9-GF | S(1) | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.49 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 | 1.31 | 9b --- 0 out a2 | 9b end a 2 | |
| DH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Other (days rest listed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9, 10, 30 and 99 days |
| Avg | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Other Game Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.00 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10, 10 and 11 runs |
| Inn | <-4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | tie | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | >4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4- | 1 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 24 | |||||||
| 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 7 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 8 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 10+ | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
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