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	22-17 / in Starts: 17-11
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	31 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:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 93 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	65 (30-23-12) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 93 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	60 (31-19-9)

Most Driven In
J Busby	1
A Zarilla	1
G Niarhos	1
P Masi	0
C Carrasquel	0
N Fox	0
B Boyd	0

Most Driven In By
F Baker	2
N Fox	2
E Robinson	1
C Carrasquel	1
J Busby	1
A Zarilla	1
G Zernial	1
M MiÃ±oso	1

1951 Batting Game Log

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1951 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	107	1	Apr 17	CHW	@	SLB	W,17-3	CG	6	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.500	.400	.900	9	.34	0.039	.91	0.06%	0.34	P
2	108	5 (3)	Apr 22	CHW		DET	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.375	.444	.375	.819	9	.64	-0.015	1.79	-0.03%	-0.15	P
3	109	9 (3)	Apr 28	CHW	@	DET	L,4-7	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.333	.273	.606	9	1.49	-0.124	4.24	-0.21%	-1.13	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
4	110	13 (3)	May 3	CHW		WSH	L,1-7	GS-8	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.308	.400	.308	.708	9	.98	-0.043	2.31	-0.06%	-0.40	P
5	111	14	May 4	CHW		WSH	W,6-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.308	.400	.308	.708	5						PR
6	112	20 (5)	May 12	CHW		CLE	W,3-2	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.286	.412	.286	.697	9	.78	-0.018	2.13	-0.03%	-0.30	P
7	113	23 (2)	May 15	CHW	@	BOS	W,9-7	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.412	.286	.697	3						P
8	114	25 (1)	May 18	CHW	@	NYY	W,7-4	CG	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.267	.450	.267	.717	9	1.11	0.043	4.21	0.10%	0.14	P
9	115	27 (1)	May 21	CHW	@	WSH	W,5-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.429	.250	.679	9	.17	-0.004	.64	-0.01%	-0.11	P
10	116	30 (2)	May 25	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.360	.200	.560	9	.45	-0.064	1.82	-0.16%	-1.14	P
11	117	35 (4)	May 30 (1)	CHW		SLB	W,5-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.174	.321	.174	.495	9	.51	-0.056	2.22	-0.15%	-0.79	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
12	118	40 (4)	Jun 4 (1)	CHW		BOS	W,6-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.148	.281	.148	.429	9	.63	-0.068	3.84	-0.25%	-0.78	P
13	119	46 (5)	Jun 9	CHW		NYY	L,5-10	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	.172	.294	.172	.467	9	.95	0.001	6.73	0.01%	0.35	P
14	120	50 (3)	Jun 14 (1)	CHW	@	WSH	W,8-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	.99	-0.025	4.86	-0.08%	-0.24	P
15	121	54 (3)	Jun 16	CHW	@	PHA	L,5-6	9-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	1						P
16	122	59 (4)	Jun 20	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-2	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.156	.270	.156	.427	9	1.47	-0.097	11.06	-0.44%	-1.00	P
17	123	62 (2)	Jun 23	CHW	@	BOS	L,7-8	7-GF(11)	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.176	.282	.176	.459	1	1.68	0.021	10.85	0.08%	-0.39	P
18	124	68 (5)	Jun 30	CHW		SLB	L,3-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.282	.176	.459	9						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
19	125	72 (3)	Jul 3	CHW		CLE	W,4-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.167	.268	.167	.435	9	.61	-0.035	3.31	-0.11%	-0.76	P
20	126	79 (6)	Jul 8	CHW	@	SLB	W,5-4	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.179	.273	.179	.452	9	1.81	0.031	9.55	0.10%	0.08	P
21	127	82 (2)	Jul 13	CHW		BOS	W,5-4	GS-8	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.175	.298	.175	.473	9	1.28	0.058	9.00	0.25%	0.53	P
22	128	88 (5)	Jul 18	CHW		NYY	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	2.07	-0.116	14.14	-0.48%	-1.05	P
23	129	89	Jul 19	CHW		NYY	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9						P
24	130	92 (2)	Jul 22 (1)	CHW		WSH	L,6-7	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.163	.280	.163	.443	9	1.15	-0.029	4.62	-0.07%	-0.16	P
25	131	96 (3)	Jul 26	CHW	@	BOS	L,10-13	6-6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.163	.280	.163	.443	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
26	132	97	Jul 27	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG(8)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.152	.264	.152	.416	9	1.19	-0.097	4.09	-0.20%	-0.69	P
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
27	133	101 (3)	Aug 1	CHW	@	PHA	W,4-3	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.180	.281	.180	.461	9	2.03	0.007	1.92	0.00%	0.00	P
28	134	107 (5)	Aug 7	CHW	@	DET	W,2-1	CG(13)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.274	.167	.441	9	1.20	-0.088	1.44	-0.06%	-0.69	P
29	135	111 (3)	Aug 12	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-7	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.179	.281	.179	.460	9	1.40	-0.028	.83	-0.01%	-0.22	P
30	136	114 (2)	Aug 17 (1)	CHW		CLE	W,7-1	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.294	.217	.511	9	.33	0.063	.06	0.01%	0.52	P
31	137	118 (3)	Aug 19 (2)	CHW		CLE	W,7-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.294	.217	.511	9						P
32	138	120 (1)	Aug 22 (1)	CHW		PHA	L,2-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.197	.290	.213	.503	9	1.21	-0.030	.06	0.00%	-0.30	P
33	139	126 (5)	Aug 26 (2)	CHW		NYY	L,6-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.194	.286	.210	.495	9	.58	-0.015	.02	0.00%	-0.24	P
34	140	128 (1)	Aug 29	CHW		WSH	L,1-2	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.194	.286	.210	.495	9						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
35	141	131 (2)	Sep 2	CHW	@	DET	L,0-1	GS-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1			0	0	0	.190	.282	.206	.488	9						P
36	142	137 (5)	Sep 7 (2)	CHW		DET	L,1-2	CG(14)	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.194	.289	.209	.498	9	1.44	-0.105	.00	0.00%	-1.07	P
37	143	141 (3)	Sep 12	CHW	@	WSH	W,3-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.197	.288	.211	.499	9	.64	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.52	P
38	144	146 (4)	Sep 18	CHW	@	NYY	W,7-1	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.187	.274	.200	.474	9	1.47	-0.045	.00	0.00%	0.14	P
39	145	151 (4)	Sep 25	CHW		CLE	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.203	.284	.215	.499	9	.84	0.040	.00	0.00%	0.84	P
							22-17		93	79	10	16	1	0	0	3	9	0	17	0	5		1	2	0	1	.203	.284	.215	.499		1.03	-0.810	3.16	-1.73%	-9.18

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