Billy Pierce

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 160lb (178cm, 72kg)

Born: April 2, 1927 in Detroit, MI us

Died: July 31, 2015 in Palos Heights, IL

Buried: Chapel Hill Gardens South Cemetery, Oak Lawn, IL

High School: Highland Park HS (Highland Park, MI)

Debut: June 1, 1945 (Age 18-060d, 9,955th in major league history)
vs. BOS 3.1 IP, 1 H, 4 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: October 3, 1964 (Age 37-184d)
vs. CHC 3.0 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Walter William Pierce

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

53.2

211

169

ERA

3.27

585

433

3306.2

1999

WHIP

1.260

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	16-23 / in Starts: 12-17
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	29 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 88 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	59 (34-15-10) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 88 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	58 (30-18-9)

Most Driven In
J Ostrowski	1
G Goldsberry	1
P Masi	1
N Fox	1
C Carrasquel	1

Most Driven In By
D Philley	5
C Carrasquel	2
F Baker	2

1950 Batting Game Log

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1950 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	67	5 (4)	Apr 23	CHW	@	DET	W,5-4	5-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	2.41	0.119	4.07	0.12%	0.73	P
2	68	7 (1)	Apr 30 (2)	CHW		DET	T,7-7	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	69	10 (2)	May 5	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.68	-0.037	1.50	-0.05%	-0.34	P
4	70	16 (5)	May 11	CHW	@	WSH	L,5-8	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.44	-0.034	2.06	-0.03%	-0.38	P
5	71	20 (3)	May 14 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-3	GS-8	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	1.15	0.011	1.18	0.01%	-0.15	P
6	72	27 (6)	May 21 (2)	CHW		BOS	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.92	-0.024	.48	0.00%	-0.21	P
7	73	29 (1)	May 24	CHW		PHA	W,10-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
8	74	32 (2)	May 27	CHW		CLE	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.58	0.011	.11	0.00%	0.71	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	75	38 (5)	Jun 1	CHW	@	NYY	L,5-6	GS-9	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	1	.263	.300	.263	.563	9	1.01	-0.057	.44	-0.02%	-0.61	P
10	76	43 (4)	Jun 5	CHW	@	BOS	L,0-12	GS-4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.318	.250	.568	9	.74	0.022	.12	0.00%	0.20	P
11	77	48 (4)	Jun 10	CHW	@	WSH	L,0-6	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.238	.304	.238	.542	9	.74	-0.019	.09	0.00%	-0.17	P
12	78	52 (3)	Jun 14	CHW		NYY	W,5-2	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.304	.238	.542	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
13	79	53	Jun 15	CHW		NYY	W,5-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.308	.250	.558	9	.60	-0.047	.14	-0.01%	-0.90	P
14	80	56 (2)	Jun 19	CHW		WSH	W,4-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.308	.250	.558	5						PR
15	81	58 (1)	Jun 21	CHW		BOS	W,3-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.231	.516	9	.56	-0.034	.07	0.00%	-0.62	P
16	82	63 (4)	Jun 26	CHW	@	DET	L,4-6	GS-8	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.276	.323	.276	.598	9	.37	0.011	.11	0.00%	0.27	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	83	68 (4)	Jul 1	CHW		SLB	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.281	.343	.281	.624	9	.62	0.031	.08	0.00%	-0.29	P
18	84	70 (1)	Jul 2 (2)	CHW		SLB	L,3-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.281	.343	.281	.624	8						PR
19	85	74 (3)	Jul 5	CHW	@	CLE	L,3-8	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.265	.324	.265	.589	9	.70	-0.034	.08	0.00%	-0.63	P
20	86	75	Jul 6	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-5	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.265	.324	.265	.589	9						PR
21	87	80 (4)	Jul 9	CHW	@	SLB	L,2-4	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.243	.300	.243	.543	9	.95	-0.079	.03	0.00%	-0.66	P
22	88	81	Jul 13	CHW	@	BOS	L,7-8	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.243	.300	.243	.543	2						PR
23	89	84 (2)	Jul 16 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.302	.250	.552	9	1.16	-0.062	.02	0.00%	-0.58	P
24	90	86 (1)	Jul 17	CHW	@	NYY	L,3-4	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.302	.250	.552	5						PR
25	91	90 (3)	Jul 22	CHW	@	PHA	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.227	.277	.227	.504	9	.57	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.64	P
26	92	94 (3)	Jul 27 (1)	CHW		WSH	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.239	.286	.261	.547	9	.59	0.033	.00	0.00%	0.31	P
27	93	99 (4)	Jul 30 (2)	CHW		NYY	L,3-4	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.239	.286	.261	.547	6						PR
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
28	94	100	Aug 1	CHW		PHA	W,8-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.260	.302	.280	.582	9	.36	0.057	.00	0.00%	0.51	P
29	95	105 (4)	Aug 6 (1)	CHW		BOS	L,2-9	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.255	.309	.275	.584	9	.52	-0.012	.00	0.00%	0.14	P
30	96	108 (2)	Aug 9	CHW		DET	L,3-5	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.255	.309	.275	.584	9						P
31	97	111 (2)	Aug 11	CHW		CLE	L,2-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.245	.310	.264	.574	9	1.60	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.67	P
32	98	115 (3)	Aug 16	CHW	@	DET	L,2-6	GS-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.245	.310	.264	.574	9	.94	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.24	P
33	99	119 (3)	Aug 20 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.246	.306	.263	.570	9	1.48	0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.08	P
34	100	123 (3)	Aug 25 (2)	CHW	@	WSH	W,10-5	GS-5	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.254	.313	.271	.584	9	1.47	0.075	.00	0.00%	0.98	P
35	101	129 (5)	Aug 31	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.270	.324	.286	.609	9	1.93	0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.09	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
36	102	134 (4)	Sep 5	CHW		CLE	L,2-3	GS-10	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.324	.303	.627	9	.91	0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.07	P
37	103	138 (3)	Sep 9	CHW		DET	L,0-7	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	.269	.329	.299	.627	9	1.39	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
38	104	144 (5)	Sep 16	CHW		PHA	W,10-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1			1	0	0	.271	.329	.300	.629	9						P
39	105	149 (4)	Sep 23	CHW	@	SLB	W,12-5	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.260	.325	.288	.613	9	.34	-0.048	.00	0.00%	-1.23	P
40	106	154 (4)	Sep 30	CHW		SLB	W,8-2	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.260	.321	.299	.620	9	.55	0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.38	P
							16-23		88	77	10	20	3	0	0	6	6	0	13	1	4		3	1	0	1	.260	.321	.299	.620		.95	-0.131	.27	0.02%	-5.21

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