1899
Born June 14, 1899
Atlantic City, NJ, USA
William Pierson Notable
b. June 14, 1899 · Philadelphia Athletics 1918–1919, 1924
William Pierson played 1918 to 1924 for the Philadelphia Athletics as a pitcher.
He went 0 and 1 with a 3.38 earned run average, pitching 32 innings in 11 games. He struck out 10. Across 11 games he batted .286, with 2 hits and 0 runs.
He was born in Atlantic City, NJ, USA on June 14, 1899, and died on February 20, 1959. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | PHA | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| 1919 | PHA | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 1924 | PHA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .286 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | PHA | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21.2 | 20 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 3.32 |
| 1919 | PHA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.2 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3.52 |
| 1924 | PHA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.38 |
| Career | — | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 32.0 | 32 | 12 | 31 | 10 | 3.38 |
On this day & linked events
1959
Died February 20, 1959
Image: National Photo Company Collection, public domain