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[89], Pierce married Gloria McCreadie, who he had dated since high school, on October 22, 1949,[90] and they have three children, William Reed (born July 6, 1953),[91] Patricia "Patti" Crowley (born October 4, 1955)[92] and Robert Walter (born July 16, 1958).
Pierce ended the season with the league lead in ERA (although his record was just 1510), with his mark of 1.97 being the lowest by a major league pitcher between Hal Newhouser in 1946 (1.94) and Sandy Koufax in 1963 (1.88); he led the major leagues by nearly two thirds of a run, with Ford having the next best mark at 2.63. You are in my thoughts and prayers during these difficult times.Billy was such a sweet soul and Heaven gained another Angel.
"[24] Yankees star Joe DiMaggio was among those praising Pierce's ability, reportedly remarking, "That little so-and-so is a marvel.
[27] He worked quickly with an over-the-top motion,[28] dropping his back shoulder in a style similar to that later used by Sandy Koufax.
Giants manager Alvin Dark declared his intent to use Pierce as the ace of a young pitching staff that included developing talents such as Juan Marichal, Gaylord Perry and Mike McCormick. [48] The lone hit marred what would have been a remarkable accomplishment; not only had no left-hander pitched a perfect game since Lee Richmond in 1880, but only one AL left-hander (Mel Parnell in 1956) pitched even a no-hitter between 1931 and 1962.
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"[48] At a Capitol lunch with several White Sox players during the following year's pennant race, Vice President Richard Nixon told Pierce that he had watched the game on television, saying, "I'm a Washington fan, but that was one night I was rooting for the White Sox.
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Give to a forest in need in their memory. "[30] Richards became Chicago's manager in 1951, and worked with Pierce to develop his two new pitches and slow down his pace, as well as significantly improve his control; Pierce later recalled, "I learned to control my fastball better [] Developing the slider helped me tremendously because it gave me a third out pitch.
Since 1930, the only pitchers under 6 feet tall to lead the league in complete games have been Ted Lyons (1930), Red Lucas (19311932), Red Barrett (1945), Ned Garver (19501951), Whitey Ford (1955), Frank Lary (1958, 19601961), Camilo Pascual (1959, 19621963), Mike Cuellar (1970), Fernando Valenzuela (1981, 19861987), Ron Guidry (1983), Pedro Martnez (1997) and Bartolo Coln (2003); see, Chicago White Sox Opening Day starting pitchers, List of Major League Baseball career strikeout leaders, List of Major League Baseball career wins leaders, List of Major League Baseball annual wins leaders, List of Major League Baseball annual ERA leaders, List of Major League Baseball annual strikeout leaders, The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract, "These Were The Ten Most Lopsided Player Trades", "Continental Envelope Your Partner for Successful Mail Campaigns", "White Sox Legend Billy Pierce Passes Away", "Billy Pierce debuts on Hall of Fame Golden Era Committee ballot", "Fowler, Hodges, Kaat, Mioso, Oliva, O'Neil Elected to Hall of Fame", White Sox Interactive interview (c. 2002), Former pitcher Billy Pierce: He ranked among the best of his era, Gallery of April 2008 photos at book signing, American League Pitcher of the Year Award, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Billy_Pierce&oldid=1153716862, Major League Baseball players with retired numbers, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from July 2019, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, October 3,1964,for theSan Francisco Giants, All-Star: 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, American League leader in complete games (19561958), American League leader in strikeouts (1953), American League leader in strikeouts per 9 innings pitched (19531954), American League leader in fielding average as pitcher (1956), American League pennant team (1945, 1959), Chicago White Sox All-Century Team (2000), Career statistics and player information from, This page was last edited on 7 May 2023, at 22:40.
I threw it almost as hard as my fastball, but I could throw it for strikes better than the fast ball or good curve Richards made me work on it, and it took me about two years before it was consistent.
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On June 27 against the Senators, he retired the first 26 batters before pinch hitter Ed Fitz Gerald lined Pierce's first pitch down the first base line for an opposite-field double that landed about a foot from the foul line.
"[49] In a 1982 interview, Pierce said, "The book on Fitz Gerald was that he was a fastball hitter on the first ball and liked it inside where he could pull it.
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He was predeceased by : his parents, Paul . [81] After leaving baseball, he was a White Sox television color analyst in 1970, briefly a partner in Oldsmobile and Cadillac dealerships,[15] a stockbroker, then worked as a sales and public relations representative for the Continental Envelope[82] company from 1974 until retiring in 1997. Pitching for 18 major league seasons, Pierce won 211 games, was a seven-time All-Star, posted an American League-leading 1.97 E.R.A. At home, they planned and planted together every Spring, producing a lovely landscape while taking in the beauty of Gods creation.
PIERCE, JR., WILLIAM E. "BILLY" William E. "Billy" Pierce, Jr., 61 of Trussville passed away on September 24, 2010. Billy Gene Pierce, age 90, was born on Feb. 6, 1930, in Clinton, Indiana, and passed away on Nov. 27, 2020, in Prescott Valley, Arizona.
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He had a career record of 211-169, led the A.L. [5] But over the course of the year he proved to be a pitcher who thrived in blustery Candlestick Park, winning all 11 of his home starts as the Giants tied the Dodgers for the NL pennant with a record of 10161, forcing a three-game playoff.
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For several years there he was right up there on a par with Ford. It would have been nice. Bruce William Jones, age 74, of Camarillo, California passed away on Wednesday, May 24, 2023.
"[65] New York outfielder Hank Bauer noted, "The guy who gave me the most problem I know he gave 'em to me, and I think he gave 'em to most of us was Billy Pierce. Beloved husband of Cindy (McDonald) Pierce.
[73] In a road game against the Reds on June 14, he allowed a leadoff double to Vada Pinson, but was then accidentally spiked in the left ankle while covering first base on a groundout by Don Blasingame, an injury which required 14 stitches. Searching for william bill pierce Showing 10 of 72 obituaries SORTED BY MOST RECENT FIRST Willie Leroy Pierce 09/29/1930 - 12/06/2022 Willie Leroy Pierce 92 of Rand, WV passed away on December 6, 2022, at Hubbard Hospice House West after a long battle with Alzheimer's. Willie was born September 29, 1930, in Hazard Kentucky to the.
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[citation needed], Given his brilliance in home games in 1962, it was no surprise that Pierce was chosen to start the Giants' home opener in 1963, and he responded with the last shutout of his career a 70 win over the Houston Colt .45s.
Pierce's record suffered from pitching so much against New York who he faced more often than any other team[4][5] when the Yankees dynasty was at its peak; but although his career record against New York was only 2537,[6] that was still slightly better than the 2741 mark compiled by National League (NL) championship teams over 11 World Series against the Yankees during the same period. We spent a lot of time hanging out as kids in PRP and I am eternally grateful to him for those memories.
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He just got showered like he did every day and went home to be with his family.
pennant in 1959, the first for the franchise since the infamous Black Sox of 1919. He was one of the principal figures in Chicago's fierce rivalry with the New York Yankees; particularly notable were his matchups with Whitey Ford, with the two left-handers opposing one another as starters 14 times from 1955 to 1960.
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[85] In 2006, he was inducted into the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame. Bill was born on September 21 . In addition to his son Robert, he is survived by his wife, Gloria; his son William; his daughter, Patricia Crowley; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
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[68], In his last two seasons with Chicago, Pierce posted records of just 147 and 109, but a shaky bullpen contributed to his middling record; although he left the game with a lead in the sixth inning or later 15 times in those seasons, White Sox relievers failed to protect that lead seven times.
He was Chicago's Opening Day starter seven times (195152, 1954, 195659), and started the home opener in 1953 and 1961. Thats strong, silent leadership..
He made three relief appearances that month and two more in September after a two-month stint with the Buffalo Bisons of the International League under manager Bucky Harris, and was on the Detroit roster for the team's victory in the 1945 World Series although he did not appear in any games.
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Buoyed by the arrival of rookie shortstop Luis Aparicio, who sparked the team in leading the league in stolen bases, the White Sox enjoyed a two-month offensive surge from June 4 to August 3 in which they averaged eight runs in Pierce's 13 starts; he won 11 of the games, losing only those immediately before and after the All-Star break, the latter being a 21 loss to Ford and the Yankees.
He had a remarkably unassuming presence; Paul Richards, then a catcher for the Tigers, later recalled occasionally going to his neighborhood drugstore. In 19511952, Pierce was 310 vs. New York but 2716 vs. the rest of the league. [3] A seven-time All-Star, he led the American League (AL) in complete games three times despite his slight build, and in wins, earned run average (ERA) and strikeouts once each.
Born to Henry Bartley Pierce and Eleanor Mae Smalley Pierce, Bill was the eighth of nine kids.
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OBITUARY Bruce William Jones November 27, 1948 - May 24, 2023. Todd Pick officiating. On our trip to New York for the East-West game, Billy kept a diary. After shuttling between the minors and the Tigers, Pierce was traded to the White Sox before the 1949 season.
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Billy Pierce, the Chicago White Sox left-hander with a blazing fastball who became one of baseballs leading pitchers of the 1950s, died on Friday in Palos Heights, Ill., a suburb of Chicago.
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On September 10, 1964 against the Dodgers, in what was later called "Billy the Kid's last fight,"[15] he made his first start in over a year and the last of his career, pitching 7+23 innings and gaining a 51 win.
The White Sox had few power hitters in lineups usually featuring Luis Aparicio at shortstop and Nellie Fox at second base, with Minnie Minoso in the outfield and Sherm Lollar at catcher. Prepare a personalized obituary for someone you loved.. Echovita offers a solidarity program that gives back the funds generated to families. "[64], Yankee outfielder Bob Cerv recalled of the rivalry, "I always remember the games when Pierce and Ford would lock up. Terms of Service apply. He then went to University of Cincinnati and later graduated Magna Cum Laude, from Milligan College, before earning his Masters in Social Work from Indiana University. contained in any Material or communication you send to us for any purpose whatsoever, including, but not limited to, developing,
[87] Sculptors had borrowed photographs and measured his face, leading him to comment, "I don't know why; it isn't the same measurement it was in the '50s."
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[41], In 1955 Pierce again started the All-Star Game, going into the All-Star break with a record of just 56 in spite of his 2.11 ERA; in his last two starts before the break, he suffered back-to-back 10 losses to Early Wynn and Bob Lemon of the Indians.
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Of Pierce, who he described as the top White Sox pitcher for the past decade, he added, "Normally, he's lucky if he's supported with as many as two runs when he faces the Yankees.
Pierce died in Palos Heights, Illinois on July 31, 2015 at the age of 88 from gallbladder cancer.
"[63] Pierce's 43 win over the Yankees on July 28, 1959 put the White Sox in first place, where they stayed for the remainder of the season to take their first pennant in 40 years; it was his 160th victory with Chicago, breaking Doc White's team record for wins by a left-hander (he broke White's club records for career games and innings by a left-hander the same year).
After Pierce finally tried the slider against the Yankees, to great effect, Richards noted, "Then, for a while there, he began throwing nothing but sliders. He completed 193 of his 432 starts, including 38 shutouts, and also had 32 saves among his 585 total games pitched. The White Sox were 879669 (.568) from 1952 through 1961, behind the New York Yankees, 965580 (.625) and the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers, 898642 (.583). He was an avid Pittsburgh Steelers fan.
During Pierce's American League years (1945, 19481961), 18% of his games pitched (89 of 483) were against New York, more than against any other club during his career; also, 19% of his AL starts (76 of 395) and 18% of his innings (533 of 2,996) and decisions (62 of 341) were against New York.
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Billy probably threw harder than anybody for a guy his size, he had a real big delivery, nice to look at, and he had overcome a lot. He loved his family and enjoyed his time here with us, but had set his mind on his Lord and Savior.
"[50] Ironically, the Yankees tried to acquire Pierce in the early 1950s when Ford was in the military, but White Sox general manager Frank Lane proposed that New York give up Bauer, first baseman Joe Collins and second baseman Jerry Coleman in exchange for Pierce and outfielder Al Zarilla, and ended talks when Yankees GM George Weiss suggested the Yankees send minor leaguers instead. Now go out there and hold it.
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We went into the clubhouse and I looked at Billy, and there was no way in the world you could tell what happened, Landis told Danny Peary in the oral history We Played the Game (1994). Detroit Free Press sports editor Dale Stafford, who chaperoned him to New York, later told a fellow writer, "I never saw such a clean-living youngster.
He sure is pretty to watch, the way he pumps and rocks and throws.. [5], By the 1957 season, Shirley Povich of The Washington Post expressed a clear preference for Pierce over Ford, writing that anyone doubting Pierce's place as the league's top left-hander was "risking committal as an incurable psycho who can neither read the figures nor respond to reason.
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