William Benton Piercy (May 2, 1896 – August 28, 1951), born in

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, was a

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for the

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(1917 and 1921),

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(1922–24) and Chicago Cubs (1926). Piercy helped the Yankees win the 1921

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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

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, at the age of 55.

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