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

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

53.2

211

169

ERA

3.27

585

433

3306.2

1999

WHIP

1.260

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1948 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1948 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	10 (9)	Apr 29	DET		CHW	L,4-5	GF	0	2.0	0	1	0	1	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
2	19 (8)	May 9 (1)	DET	@	PHA	L,5-10	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
3	39 (19)	May 31 (2)	DET		CHW	L,3-9	GF	0	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	43 (3)	Jun 6 (1)	DET	@	BOS	L,4-5		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
5	47 (3)	Jun 10	DET	@	PHA	L,4-10		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
6	48	Jun 11	DET	@	WSH	W,7-6		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
7	55 (6)	Jun 19	DET		BOS	L,7-9	GF	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	68 (12)	Jul 4 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,1-12		12	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
9	77 (8)	Jul 15 (1)	DET	@	BOS	L,5-13	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
10	92 (14)	Jul 29	DET		BOS	L,1-8	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	96 (3)	Aug 3	DET		NYY	L,3-15		17	2.2	0	1	0	1	0
12	101 (4)	Aug 8 (2)	DET		WSH	W,6-5	GS	36	7.2	0	2	0	2	0
13	106 (4)	Aug 14	DET	@	SLB	W,10-3	GS	15	2.2	0	0	0	0	0
14	111 (4)	Aug 22	DET		SLB	L,1-10		0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
15	115 (3)	Aug 27	DET	@	WSH	W,3-2	GS	28	7.0	1	2	0	3	0
16	118 (2)	Aug 29 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,10-11	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	121 (2)	Sep 1	DET	@	BOS	L,1-10		10	1.2	0	0	0	0	0
18	126 (4)	Sep 6 (2)	DET	@	SLB	L,10-11	GS	0	2.1	0	0	0	0	0
19	131 (4)	Sep 11 (2)	DET		CHW	W,6-4	GS	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
20	138 (6)	Sep 17	DET		NYY	L,5-13		13	2.2	0	0	0	0	0
21	143 (4)	Sep 21	DET		BOS	L,2-10	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
22	145 (1)	Sep 23	DET		PHA	W,8-7	GF	0	4.0	0	1	0	1	0
							22gm		55.1	2	9	0	11	0