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	22-12 / in Starts: 16-10
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	29 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 81 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	63 (39-16-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 81 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	51 (27-16-7)

Most Driven In
S Lollar	2
W Dropo	2
C Carrasquel	1
J Busby	1
B Kennedy	1

Most Driven In By
M MiÃ±oso	2
B Peterson	1
B Nieman	1
G Kell	1
N Fox	0

1955 Batting Game Log

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1955 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	261	3 (2)	Apr 16	CHW		CLE	W,9-4	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.86	-0.024	2.26	-0.04%	-0.23	P
2	262	9 (5)	Apr 24	CHW	@	KCA	L,0-5	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	263	11 (1)	Apr 27	CHW		NYY	W,13-4	3-GF	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.20	-0.009	.61	-0.02%	0.22	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	264	16 (4)	May 1 (2)	CHW		BAL	W,6-3	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.429	.200	.629	9	1.08	0.011	3.20	0.02%	0.41	P
5	265	20 (3)	May 7	CHW		DET	L,1-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.375	.167	.542	9	.72	-0.018	2.57	-0.04%	-0.16	P
6	266	28 (7)	May 17	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.300	.125	.425	9	1.31	-0.034	6.27	-0.10%	-0.30	P
7	267	34 (5)	May 24	CHW	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.214	.083	.298	9	1.10	-0.114	4.42	-0.28%	-1.37	P
8	268	41 (6)	May 30 (2)	CHW		CLE	W,5-0	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	9	.63	0.132	2.31	0.29%	0.91	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	269	47 (5)	Jun 5 (2)	CHW		NYY	L,2-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473	9	1.53	-0.014	7.98	-0.05%	-0.10	P
10	270	50 (2)	Jun 12 (1)	CHW		WSH	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.240	.174	.414	9	.78	-0.058	2.41	-0.11%	-0.70	P
11	271	54 (3)	Jun 15 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	W,2-0	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.231	.167	.397	9	.84	-0.021	3.14	-0.05%	-0.22	P
12	272	58 (3)	Jun 19 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.222	.160	.382	9	2.17	-0.042	16.47	-0.19%	-0.41	P
13	273	63 (4)	Jun 24	CHW	@	BOS	W,3-2	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.207	.148	.355	9	1.25	-0.066	5.68	-0.18%	-0.71	P
14	274	69 (5)	Jun 30	CHW		DET	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.148	.207	.148	.355	8						PR
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
15	275	70	Jul 1	CHW	@	CLE	L,0-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.194	.138	.331	9	1.24	-0.069	4.69	-0.16%	-0.56	P
16	276	77 (6)	Jul 8	CHW		CLE	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.182	.129	.311	9	.57	-0.029	2.39	-0.07%	-0.21	P
17	277	85 (7)	Jul 17 (1)	CHW		BAL	W,3-2	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.222	.152	.374	9	.80	0.062	3.36	0.16%	0.57	P
18	278	89 (3)	Jul 20	CHW		NYY	W,8-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.152	.222	.152	.374	9						P
19	279	93 (3)	Jul 24 (1)	CHW		BOS	W,4-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.211	.143	.353	9	.70	-0.050	4.64	-0.20%	-0.61	P
20	280	97 (3)	Jul 28	CHW	@	NYY	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.211	.143	.353	9						P
21	281	99 (1)	Jul 30	CHW	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.220	.158	.377	9	.79	-0.027	4.63	-0.10%	-0.20	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
22	282	104 (4)	Aug 4	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.214	.154	.368	9	1.10	-0.018	8.76	-0.09%	-0.22	P
23	283	108 (3)	Aug 9	CHW	@	KCA	W,4-1	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.227	.171	.398	9	.70	0.087	4.44	0.33%	0.36	P
24	284	113 (4)	Aug 14	CHW	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.213	.159	.372	9	1.72	-0.135	10.48	-0.49%	-1.31	P
25	285	117 (3)	Aug 19	CHW		DET	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.146	.196	.146	.342	9	.61	-0.070	4.04	-0.28%	-1.71	P
26	286	123 (5)	Aug 24 (1)	CHW		BAL	W,14-1	CG	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.151	.196	.170	.366	9	.27	-0.020	2.17	-0.10%	1.34	P
27	287	129 (5)	Aug 28 (2)	CHW		NYY	W,3-2	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.203	.179	.382	9	.31	-0.012	2.91	-0.07%	-0.14	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
28	288	133 (3)	Sep 3	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.155	.197	.172	.369	9	.67	-0.037	8.51	-0.28%	-0.35	P
29	289	137 (3)	Sep 5 (2)	CHW	@	DET	W,3-0	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.153	.194	.169	.363	9	1.28	0.045	7.49	0.16%	0.73	P
30	290	141 (3)	Sep 10	CHW	@	NYY	W,9-8	GS-2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.167	.206	.183	.390	9	1.42	0.078	6.04	0.20%	0.88	P
31	291	147 (5)	Sep 14 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	W,6-0	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.209	.203	.412	9	1.06	-0.124	1.12	-0.08%	-0.96	P
32	292	149 (1)	Sep 17	CHW	@	KCA	W,12-8	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.172	.209	.203	.412	9						P
33	293	151 (1)	Sep 20	CHW		CLE	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.214	.209	.423	9	1.11	0.030	.36	0.01%	0.07	P
34	294	155 (3)	Sep 25	CHW		KCA	W,5-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.205	.200	.405	9	.75	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-1.05	P
							22-12		81	70	5	12	2	0	0	7	3	0	10	0	8	0	1	0	1	0	.171	.205	.200	.405		.90	-0.586	4.06	-1.79%	-6.04

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