William Benton Piercy (May 2, 1896 – August 28, 1951), born in
El Monte, California
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El Monte ( Spanish for "The Mountain") is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city lies in the San Gabriel Valley, east of the city of Los Angeles.
El Monte's slogan is "Welcome to Friendly El Monte" and is historica ...
, was a
pitcher
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for the
New York Yankees
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(1917 and 1921),
Boston Red Sox
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(1922–24) and
Chicago Cubs (1926).
Piercy helped the Yankees win the 1921
American League
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pennant.
In 6 seasons, he had a 27–43 win–loss record, 116 games (70 started), 28 complete games, 2 shutouts, 30 games finished, innings pitched, 676 hits allowed, 362 runs allowed, 289 earned runs allowed, 16 home runs allowed, 268 walks allowed, 165 strikeouts, 43 hit batsmen, 21 wild pitches, 2180 batters faced, 1 balk, and a 4.26 ERA.
He died in
Long Beach, California
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, at the age of 55.
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1896 births
1951 deaths
Major League Baseball pitchers
New York Yankees players
Boston Red Sox players
Chicago Cubs players
Baseball players from Los Angeles County, California
People from El Monte, California
Hastings Reds players
Stockton Millers players
Venice Tigers players
Vernon Tigers players
Salt Lake City Bees players
Toledo Iron Men players
St. Paul Saints (AA) players
Sacramento Senators players
Los Angeles Angels (minor league) players
Chattanooga Lookouts players
Memphis Chickasaws players
Wichita Aviators players
Denver Bears players
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