Billy Pierce

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Billy Pierce was a standout left-handed pitcher best known for his stellar career with the Chicago White Sox in the 1950s and early 1960s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf baseball player
human
pitcher
activeYearsEnd 1964
activeYearsStart 1945
allStarSelection 7
awardReceived American League ERA leader
American League strikeout leader
bats left-handed
burialPlace Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Illinois, United States
causeOfDeath cancer
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1927-04-02
dateOfDeath 2015-07-31
ethnicGroup White American
familyName Pierce
fieldOfWork professional sports
givenName Walter
hallOfFame Chicago White Sox Hall of Fame
handedness left-handed pitcher
jerseyNumber 19
league Major League Baseball
MLBDebutDate 1945-06-01
MLBDebutTeam Detroit Tigers
nickname Billy
notableAchievement key member of the 1959 "Go-Go" Chicago White Sox
pitched four one-hitters in Major League Baseball
notableWork 1959 American League pennant with the Chicago White Sox
occupation professional baseball player
placeOfBirth Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
surface form: Detroit, Michigan, United States
placeOfDeath Palos Heights, Illinois
surface form: Palos Heights, Illinois, United States
playedFor Chicago White Sox
Detroit Tigers
San Francisco Giants
positionPlayed pitcher
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States
sexOrGender male
sport baseball
spouse Gloria Mae Fanning Pierce
statisticLabel careerEarnedRunAverage
careerLosses
careerStrikeouts
careerWins
statisticValue 169
1999
211
3.27
team Chicago White Sox
throws left-handed

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