Full Name: | Walter William Pierce |
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Birthdate: | April 2, 1927 - Detroit, Michigan |
Death: | July 31, 2015 - Palos Heights, Illinois |
Position: | Pitcher |
Bats/Throws: | Bats Left/Throws Left |
First MLB Game: | June 1, 1945 for the Detroit Tigers |
Last MLB Game: | October 3, 1964 for the San Francisco Giants |
Achievements: | World Series Champion (1945) All-Star (1953; 1955-1959; 1961) American League Wins Leader (1957) ERA Leader (1955) American League Strikeout Leader (1953) |
Detroit Tigers | Chicago White Sox | San Francisco Giants |
1945; 1948 | 1949-1961 | 1962-1964 |
G | GS | IP | W | L | ER | CG | SHO | SO | SV | ERA |
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585 | 433 | 3,306.2 | 211 | 169 | 1,201 | 193 | 38 | 1,999 | 33 | 3.27 |
Billy Pierce pitched four one-hitters and seven two-hitters in his career. |
1951 Bowman | 1956 Topps | 1964 Topps |
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