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	17-13 / in Starts: 16-7
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	23 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 66 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	54 (29-19-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 66 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	40 (21-12-6)

Most Driven In
J PagÃ¡n	3
M Mota	1
J Orsino	1

Most Driven In By
H Kuenn	1
W Mays	1
C Hiller	0

1962 Batting Game Log

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1962 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	515	4 (3)	Apr 13	SFG		CIN	W,7-2	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.06	-0.031	2.83	-0.05%	-0.59	P
2	516	13 (8)	Apr 23	SFG	@	CIN	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.71	-0.053	1.80	-0.08%	-0.74	P
3	517	19 (5)	Apr 29 (2)	SFG		CHC	W,6-0	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.92	0.091	2.89	0.17%	0.95	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	518	24 (4)	May 4	SFG	@	CHC	W,11-6	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.333	.273	.606	9	.65	0.017	2.58	0.04%	-0.38	P
5	519	33 (8)	May 15	SFG		STL	W,6-3	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.357	.250	.607	9	.45	0.018	2.47	0.06%	0.04	P
6	520	39 (5)	May 20 (2)	SFG		HOU	W,7-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.389	.313	.701	9	.50	0.016	2.53	0.05%	0.66	P
7	521	44 (4)	May 25	SFG		PHI	W,10-7	GS-9	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.381	.278	.659	9	.35	0.037	1.62	0.11%	-0.30	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
8	522	51 (6)	Jun 1	SFG	@	NYM	W,9-6	GS-8	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.286	.661	9	.60	-0.025	2.79	-0.07%	-0.70	P
9	523	57 (5)	Jun 7	SFG	@	CHC	L,3-4	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.360	.273	.633	9	1.49	-0.060	6.79	-0.16%	-0.58	P
10	524	61 (3)	Jun 10 (2)	SFG	@	STL	L,3-13	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.360	.273	.633	9						P
11	525	65 (3)	Jun 14	SFG	@	CIN	L,0-8	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.360	.273	.633	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
12	526	92 (26)	Jul 15 (1)	SFG	@	NYM	L,3-5	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.385	.304	.689	9	.69	0.027	3.31	0.08%	0.39	P
13	527	99 (6)	Jul 21	SFG	@	PIT	L,6-7	11-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.304	.385	.304	.689	9						P
14	528	104 (4)	Jul 27	SFG	@	LAD	L,1-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.304	.385	.304	.689	9						P
15	529	106 (1)	Jul 29	SFG	@	LAD	L,1-11	2-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.370	.292	.662	9	.14	-0.004	1.28	-0.02%	-0.15	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
16	530	108 (1)	Aug 2	SFG		CHC	W,4-3	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.355	.286	.641	9	.63	-0.043	2.59	-0.11%	-0.55	P
17	531	112 (3)	Aug 6	SFG		PHI	W,9-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.258	.324	.258	.582	9	.38	0.006	1.63	0.02%	0.02	P
18	532	117 (4)	Aug 11	SFG		LAD	W,5-4	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.333	.273	.606	9	1.58	-0.018	12.49	-0.09%	-0.05	P
19	533	121 (3)	Aug 16	SFG	@	CHC	L,0-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.324	.265	.589	9	.68	-0.017	4.26	-0.07%	-0.17	P
20	534	125 (3)	Aug 20	SFG	@	MLN	L,4-9	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.316	.257	.573	9	.62	-0.015	3.14	-0.05%	-0.16	P
21	535	129 (3)	Aug 25	SFG	@	PHI	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.282	.333	.282	.615	9	.86	0.118	5.02	0.41%	0.75	P
22	536	134 (4)	Aug 31	SFG		CIN	W,10-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.333	.286	.619	9	.30	0.034	2.04	0.14%	-0.39	P
Sep/Oct		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
23	537	138 (3)	Sep 4	SFG	@	LAD	L,4-5	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.319	.273	.592	9	1.11	-0.053	14.14	-0.41%	-0.51	P
24	538	142 (3)	Sep 8	SFG		CHC	W,7-2	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.300	.255	.555	9	.67	-0.053	6.34	-0.30%	-0.62	P
25	539	146 (3)	Sep 12	SFG	@	CIN	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.288	.245	.533	9	1.37	-0.057	13.77	-0.34%	-0.58	P
26	540	153 (6)	Sep 20	SFG	@	STL	L,4-5	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.245	.288	.245	.533	9						P
27	541	155 (1)	Sep 22	SFG	@	HOU	L,5-6	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.245	.288	.245	.533	9						P
28	542	158 (2)	Sep 26	SFG		STL	W,6-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.273	.231	.503	9	.51	-0.041	4.81	-0.23%	-0.79	P
29	543	163 (4)	Oct 1	SFG		LAD	W,8-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.254	.214	.469	9	.27	-0.026	22.75	-1.35%	-1.37	P
30	544	165 (1)	Oct 3	SFG	@	LAD	W,6-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.254	.214	.469	9						P
							17-13		66	56	3	12	0	0	0	5	3	0	12	0	7	0	1	1	0	0	.214	.254	.214	.469		.68	-0.132	5.13	-2.25%	-5.82

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