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.

1963 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1963 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	6 (5)	Apr 16	SFG		HOU	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	P
2	10 (3)	Apr 20	SFG		CHC	L,0-4	GS	21	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	15 (4)	Apr 24	SFG		STL	L,3-4	GS	23	5.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
4	18 (2)	Apr 27	SFG		MLN	L,5-6		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	26 (7)	May 5 (2)	SFG	@	NYM	L,2-4	GS	15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	30 (3)	May 10	SFG	@	LAD	L,1-2	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	32 (1)	May 12	SFG	@	LAD	L,5-6	GF	3	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	33	May 14	SFG		PIT	W,3-1		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	36 (2)	May 17	SFG		NYM	W,4-3	GS	22	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	39 (2)	May 19 (2)	SFG		PHI	W,6-5		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	44 (4)	May 26	SFG		LAD	L,3-4		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	46 (1)	May 29	SFG	@	CIN	W,5-4	GF	6	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	48 (1)	May 31	SFG	@	STL	L,5-6	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	54 (5)	Jun 6	SFG	@	CHC	L,2-3	GF	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	58 (3)	Jun 10	SFG	@	LAD	W,7-3	GS	28	5.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
16	62 (3)	Jun 14	SFG		HOU	W,2-1	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	65 (2)	Jun 16 (2)	SFG		HOU	W,4-3		1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	68 (2)	Jun 19	SFG		LAD	W,8-3	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	72 (3)	Jun 24	SFG	@	STL	W,4-3	GF	7	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	74 (1)	Jun 26	SFG	@	STL	L,5-6		7	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
21	77 (2)	Jun 30	SFG		CIN	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	83 (5)	Jul 6	SFG		STL	W,5-3	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	89 (5)	Jul 13	SFG	@	PHI	L,3-4	GS	23	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	92 (2)	Jul 16 (1)	SFG	@	PIT	W,3-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	96 (3)	Jul 19	SFG	@	CIN	L,2-5	GS	20	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	101 (4)	Jul 25	SFG		NYM	W,8-6	GS	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	105 (3)	Jul 29	SFG		PIT	W,5-4	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	107 (1)	Jul 31	SFG		PHI	L,3-7	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
29	119 (11)	Aug 14	SFG	@	CIN	W,7-6		14	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
30	122 (2)	Aug 17	SFG	@	STL	L,7-8	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	124 (1)	Aug 20	SFG		MLN	L,1-6	GS	25	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
32	129 (4)	Aug 25	SFG		CIN	L,7-8	GS	19	5.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
33	133 (3)	Aug 29	SFG	@	LAD	L,1-11		13	1.2	1	2	0	3	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	144 (10)	Sep 8	SFG		LAD	W,5-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	146 (1)	Sep 11	SFG	@	NYM	L,2-4		11	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	148 (1)	Sep 13	SFG	@	PIT	L,4-5		1	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
37	149	Sep 14	SFG	@	PIT	W,7-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	158 (8)	Sep 25	SFG		PHI	L,4-6		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							38gm		99.0	4	20	0	24	2