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

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

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 19	CHW		WSA	L,2-7	GS	19	4.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
2	8 (3)	Apr 23 (1)	CHW		BOS	L,3-4	GS	29	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	12 (3)	Apr 29	CHW	@	KCA	L,9-13	GS	10	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	18 (5)	May 6	CHW		DET	L,8-11	GS	6	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	19	May 7 (1)	CHW		DET	L,6-8	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	24 (4)	May 13	CHW		KCA	W,10-1	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	29 (4)	May 18	CHW	@	LAA	W,6-4	GS	24	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
8	32 (2)	May 21 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	W,6-5	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	35 (2)	May 23	CHW	@	BAL	L,1-3	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	39 (3)	May 28 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	W,14-9	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	42 (2)	May 30 (2)	CHW		BAL	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	46 (3)	Jun 4	CHW		NYY	L,1-10	GS	7	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	53 (6)	Jun 11 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
14	59 (5)	Jun 15	CHW		LAA	W,3-2	GS	30	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	P
15	64 (4)	Jun 20	CHW		CLE	W,5-3	GS	24	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	69 (4)	Jun 25 (1)	CHW		WSA	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	0	2	1	3	1	P
17	71 (1)	Jun 27 (1)	CHW	@	DET	W,6-5		3	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	75 (3)	Jun 30	CHW	@	LAA	L,3-10	GS	15	3.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	79 (3)	Jul 4 (1)	CHW	@	MIN	L,4-6	GS	31	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	82 (2)	Jul 6	CHW	@	KCA	W,4-3		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	85 (2)	Jul 9 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	W,7-5	GS	14	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	90 (4)	Jul 16 (1)	CHW		BOS	W,4-3	GS	25	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
23	96 (5)	Jul 22 (2)	CHW		BAL	W,11-4	GS	31	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	101 (4)	Jul 27	CHW	@	NYY	L,3-4	GS	32	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	104 (2)	Jul 30 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	L,8-9		5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	106 (1)	Aug 2 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	W,8-4	GF	17	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	110 (3)	Aug 6 (2)	CHW		WSA	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
28	114 (3)	Aug 11	CHW		KCA	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
29	118 (3)	Aug 16	CHW	@	NYY	L,4-5	GS	14	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	122 (3)	Aug 20 (1)	CHW	@	KCA	W,5-3	GS	17	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	129 (6)	Aug 27 (1)	CHW		CLE	W,10-6	GS	21	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	135 (5)	Sep 1 (2)	CHW	@	WSA	L,1-5	GS	26	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	137 (1)	Sep 3 (1)	CHW	@	WSA	W,5-4		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	141 (3)	Sep 5	CHW	@	MIN	T,3-3	GS	32	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	144 (2)	Sep 8	CHW	@	LAA	W,5-3	GF	12	3.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
36	147 (2)	Sep 12	CHW		NYY	L,3-4	GS	8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	148	Sep 14 (1)	CHW		NYY	W,8-3		7	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
38	153 (4)	Sep 17 (2)	CHW		LAA	W,4-3	GS	30	7.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
39	157 (3)	Sep 24 (1)	CHW		BAL	W,8-7		29	6.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
							39gm		180.0	7	31	3	41	1