1896
Born May 2, 1896
El Monte, CA, USA
Bill Piercy Notable
Bill Piercy played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Yankees in 1917 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1926.
He went 27 and 43 with a 4.26 earned run average, pitching 610.7 innings in 116 games. He struck out 165, completed 28 of his 70 starts and threw 2 shutouts. Across 116 games he batted .173, with 33 hits and 9 runs. He finished with 10 doubles.
He was born in El Monte, CA, USA on May 2, 1896, and died on August 28, 1951. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | NYY | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1921 | NYY | 14 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .214 |
| 1922 | BOS | 29 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .147 |
| 1923 | BOS | 30 | 53 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .132 |
| 1924 | BOS | 23 | 39 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .154 |
| 1926 | CHC | 19 | 35 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .257 |
| Career | — | 116 | 191 | 9 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 46 | 0 | .173 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | NYY | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3.00 |
| 1921 | NYY | 5 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 81.2 | 82 | 27 | 28 | 35 | 2.98 |
| 1922 | BOS | 3 | 9 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 121.1 | 140 | 63 | 62 | 24 | 4.67 |
| 1923 | BOS | 8 | 17 | 30 | 24 | 0 | 187.1 | 193 | 71 | 73 | 51 | 3.41 |
| 1924 | BOS | 5 | 7 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 121.0 | 156 | 80 | 66 | 20 | 5.95 |
| 1926 | CHC | 6 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 90.1 | 96 | 45 | 37 | 31 | 4.48 |
| Career | — | 27 | 43 | 116 | 70 | 0 | 610.2 | 676 | 289 | 268 | 165 | 4.26 |
On this day & linked events
1951
Died August 28, 1951
1917
Major-league debut: Bill Piercy
Bill Piercy made a major-league debut on October 3, 1917.
1926
Final major-league game: Bill Piercy
Bill Piercy played a final major-league game on September 6, 1926.
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