Billy Pierce

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baseball player human pitcher

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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