#27 Billy Pierce, Starting Pitcher, 18 yrs, Chicago (N) Cubs Monday, 10/23/1945 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Billy Pierce
4/2/1927 18 USA,MI,DETROIT 5"10 160
Starting Pitcher L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Prospect rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Normal 2.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 300,000 1945 (Automatic) 0 Year(s), 74 Days (74 total Days) 74 Day(s) 0 Year(s), 100 Days (100 total Days) 0 Year(s) Not eligible 2 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 5 | 6 | 5 | 89-92 Mph |
Versus LHB | 5 | 7 | 5 | |
Versus RHB | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
Talent | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 9 62 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Slider Splitfinger-Fastball
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Versus LHP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Versus RHP | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 3 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 6 (Range), .993 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
7/25 | NYN | W 9-6 | * | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | W | | | | |
7/30 | @PIT | W 6-2 | * | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | W | | | | |
8/5 | BSN | W 8-3 | * | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | W | PoG | | | |
8/11 | @PIT | L 5-9 | * | 7.2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 5 | L | | | | |
8/16 | @PHI | W 9-3 | * | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | W | | | | |
9/24 | PHI | L 6-9 | * | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | L | | | | |
9/30 | NYN | L 8-11 | * | 6.2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5.68 | 52.1 | 60 | 38 | 33 | 21 | 31 | 3 | 42.9 | 0 | 3 | 42.9 |
Projected | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5.68 | 52.0 | 60 | 38 | 33 | 21 | 31 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 13.9 | 10.3 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 3 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 5.39 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 89 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .202 | .270 | .382 | .652 |
vs. RHB | 126 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .388 | .540 | .928 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.91 | 28.2 | 34 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 19 |
Road | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.18 | 23.2 | 26 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 12 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
June | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
July | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 18.0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
August | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.56 | 23.2 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 17 |
Sept./Oct. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.97 | 10.2 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 8 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1945 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5.68 | 52.1 | 60 | 38 | 33 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 1.55 | .287 | CHC |
Total | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5.68 | 52.1 | 60 | 38 | 33 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 1.55 | .287 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1945, AAA | 20 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4.83 | 149.0 | 141 | 84 | 80 | 23 | 53 | 110 | 4 | 0 | 1.30 | .264 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1945 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .263 | .263 | .526 | CHC |
Total | 7 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .263 | .263 | .526 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 1 | .941 | 52.1 | 2.92 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 3rd overall pick, by Chicago (N) in 1945... Injured on 4/21/1945 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks... Injured on 6/2/1945 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week... Had first career hit on 7/25/1945, off Johnny Podgajny (NYN)... Earned first career win on 7/25/1945... Injured on 8/16/1945 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5 weeks...
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