LF Bill Pierce #27
Minneapolis Millers FABL
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
09/01/1975
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
LF BILL PIERCE #27 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
95 154 35 6 0 4 23 21 28 .227 .322 .344 0 0.2
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/30/1975 @ BAL Loss, 3-4 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/26/1975 @ WAS Loss, 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/23/1975 @ PHI Loss, 1-4 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
08/21/1975 @ PHI Loss, 3-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/18/1975 NYG Loss, 4-8 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/17/1975 PHI Win, 8-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/16/1975 PHI Win, 9-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/15/1975 PHI Win, 7-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/13/1975 WAS Loss, 6-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/12/1975 WAS Win, 7-6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/10/1949
Born in:Hammond, IN
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$21,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 73 Days
Service This Yr:147 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 147 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1968, 14th Pick in Round 16
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 95 154 35 6 0 4 23 21 21 28 .227 .322 .344 .666 .311 .117 98
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 29 177 1 1 0 6 0 1 53 10 0 1 0.0 16.7 3.54 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   50 15 4 0 1 8 12 11 7 0 0 1 .300 .435 .440 .875
Versus Right   104 20 2 0 3 15 9 10 21 1 0 0 .192 .261 .298 .559
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
April   29 11 1 0 1 6 5 1 4 0 0 0 .379 .400 .517 .917
May   19 4 0 0 0 2 3 7 3 0 0 0 .211 .423 .211 .634
June   34 4 1 0 1 4 5 4 8 0 0 1 .118 .231 .235 .466
July   38 8 0 0 2 9 5 3 7 0 0 0 .211 .268 .368 .637
August   34 8 4 0 0 2 3 6 6 1 0 0 .235 .341 .353 .694
Spring Training   47 16 1 0 5 10 9 4 4 0 2 0 .340 .392 .681 1.073
Last Year   73 17 3 0 0 5 4 4 12 0 2 0 .233 .273 .274 .547
Career   227 52 9 0 4 28 25 25 40 1 2 1 .229 .307 .322 .629
Home   86 22 5 0 3 15 10 14 15 1 0 1 .256 .363 .419 .781
Road   68 13 1 0 1 8 11 7 13 0 0 0 .191 .267 .250 .517
Grass   150 33 6 0 4 22 21 21 28 1 0 1 .220 .318 .340 .658
Turf   4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Day   29 6 0 0 2 7 5 1 3 0 0 0 .207 .233 .414 .647
Night   125 29 6 0 2 16 16 20 25 1 0 1 .232 .340 .328 .668
As Starter   98 20 4 0 3 16 13 9 19 1 0 1 .204 .275 .337 .612
As Reliever / Substitution   56 15 2 0 1 7 8 12 9 0 0 0 .268 .397 .357 .754
Pinch Hitting   44 12 1 0 1 7 7 11 7 0 0 0 .273 .418 .364 .782
Close/Late   49 15 3 0 2 10 10 6 5 0 0 1 .306 .393 .490 .883
Inning 1-3   29 5 1 0 0 3 2 3 8 0 0 0 .172 .250 .207 .457
Inning 4-6   45 8 2 0 2 7 4 4 8 0 0 0 .178 .245 .356 .600
Inning 7-9   77 21 2 0 2 12 14 12 12 1 0 1 .273 .374 .377 .750
Extra Innings   3 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .600 .667 1.267
0 Outs   60 12 2 0 2 5 13 9 10 0 0 0 .200 .304 .333 .638
1 Outs   47 11 3 0 2 12 6 6 9 1 0 1 .234 .327 .426 .753
2 Outs   47 12 1 0 0 6 2 6 9 0 0 0 .255 .340 .277 .616
Scoring Position   40 11 0 0 2 20 6 5 9 1 0 1 .275 .362 .425 .787
Bases Empty   83 18 6 0 1 1 12 13 13 0 0 0 .217 .323 .325 .648
Runner on 1st   31 6 0 0 1 2 3 3 6 0 0 0 .194 .265 .290 .555
Runner on 2nd   6 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .000 .182 .000 .182
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 5 0 0 2 10 4 1 0 0 0 0 .714 .750 1.571 2.321
Bases Loaded   8 2 0 0 0 6 1 1 2 1 0 1 .250 .364 .250 .614
Two Strikes   77 15 2 0 2 13 8 9 28 1 0 0 .195 .276 .299 .575
First Pitch   18 5 1 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 .278 .316 .500 .816
Count 0-1   13 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .231 .231 .462
Count 0-2   11 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
Count 1-0   11 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
Count 1-1   15 4 2 0 1 5 4 0 0 0 0 1 .267 .312 .600 .912
Count 1-2   27 5 1 0 0 4 2 0 9 1 0 0 .185 .179 .222 .401
Count 2-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Count 2-2   22 5 1 0 1 3 2 0 8 0 0 0 .227 .227 .409 .636
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   9 5 1 0 0 1 2 7 0 0 0 0 .556 .750 .667 1.417
Full Count   17 4 0 0 1 4 3 9 6 0 0 0 .235 .500 .412 .912
Behind in Count   51 9 1 0 0 7 3 0 14 1 0 0 .176 .173 .196 .369
Ahead in Count   31 8 1 0 0 2 5 11 0 0 0 0 .258 .452 .290 .743
Batting Leadoff   2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 5th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   34 8 1 0 1 5 3 3 4 0 0 0 .235 .297 .353 .650
Batting 7th   61 10 2 0 2 11 10 7 15 1 0 1 .164 .257 .295 .552
Batting 8th   8 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .375 .444 .500 .944
Batting 9th   45 13 1 0 1 6 6 9 9 0 0 0 .289 .407 .378 .785
Low Leverage   56 12 2 0 0 3 8 13 10 1 0 0 .214 .357 .250 .607
Medium Leverage   56 12 2 0 3 8 5 4 10 0 0 0 .214 .267 .411 .677
High Leverage   41 11 2 0 1 12 8 4 7 0 0 1 .268 .348 .390 .738
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1974 Minneapolis - FABL 24 28 73 17 3 0 0 5 4 4 0 0 12 0 0 .233 .273 .274 .547 56 60 -0.0
1975 Minneapolis - FABL 25 95 154 35 6 0 4 23 21 21 1 1 28 0 1 .227 .322 .344 .666 83 98 0.2
Total FABL 123 227 52 9 0 4 28 25 25 1 1 40 0 1 .229 .307 .322 .629 75 86 0.2
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1968 Beaumont - R 18 12 32 10 3 0 1 7 5 7 0 0 12 0 0 .312 .436 .500 .936 145 152 0.5
1968 Bakersfield - A 18 28 95 13 0 0 0 4 4 13 1 0 32 0 0 .137 .248 .137 .385 7 4 -0.3
1969 Albany - R 19 28 100 24 8 0 2 11 13 22 0 0 29 0 0 .240 .377 .380 .757 98 100 0.3
1969 Bakersfield - A 19 4 5 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .400 .500 .400 .900 137 160 0.1
1969 Norfolk - A 19 31 109 22 4 0 3 11 8 9 0 0 38 1 0 .202 .263 .321 .584 77 73 0.1
1969 Total - A 19 35 114 24 4 0 3 12 10 10 0 0 39 1 0 .211 .274 .325 .599 80 78 0.1
1969 Allentown - A 19 26 69 13 1 0 1 9 5 9 1 0 19 0 0 .188 .291 .246 .538 58 64 0.1
1969 Providence - A 19 3 8 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .375 .375 .750 1.125 232 202 0.1
1969 Total - A 19 29 77 16 1 0 2 11 6 9 1 0 21 0 0 .208 .299 .299 .598 76 79 0.2
1970 Norfolk - A 20 63 185 49 8 2 1 18 20 42 3 2 43 1 1 .265 .405 .346 .751 125 126 1.9
1970 Providence - A 20 54 185 43 3 2 4 28 20 39 2 1 43 0 0 .232 .370 .335 .705 101 109 1.2
1970 Jacksonville - AA 20 5 11 2 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 3 0 0 .182 .438 .182 .619 92 73 0.1
1971 Norfolk - A 21 2 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833 149 150 0.1
1971 Providence - A 21 56 174 41 4 0 2 20 19 36 3 1 34 0 0 .236 .374 .293 .667 92 92 0.7
1971 Jacksonville - AA 21 60 196 44 8 0 1 19 14 15 0 1 46 0 2 .224 .278 .281 .559 69 61 -0.1
1972 Jacksonville - AA 22 57 182 44 8 0 1 16 21 32 1 1 43 1 1 .242 .356 .302 .659 99 96 0.8
1972 San Jose - AAA 22 49 156 34 13 1 0 13 12 17 1 1 37 0 0 .218 .297 .314 .611 67 70 -0.2
1973 Jacksonville - AA 23 33 117 22 2 0 4 16 12 17 1 3 34 0 0 .188 .290 .308 .598 68 67 0.0
1973 San Jose - AAA 23 87 324 85 15 2 17 69 49 31 1 4 62 2 0 .262 .325 .478 .803 110 108 1.8
1974 Roanoke - A 24 23 80 21 6 1 4 17 18 22 0 1 19 0 0 .263 .417 .512 .930 161 147 1.1
1974 Lincoln - A 24 25 84 29 5 0 4 20 13 25 0 1 27 0 0 .345 .491 .548 1.039 187 188 1.4
1974 Amarillo - AA 24 7 24 5 1 0 2 6 5 3 0 0 7 0 0 .208 .296 .500 .796 103 99 0.1
1974 Toledo - AAA 24 14 40 12 4 0 3 6 7 8 0 0 8 0 0 .300 .417 .625 1.042 188 185 0.6
Total DIX 155 506 112 18 0 6 52 48 69 2 5 126 1 3 .221 .314 .292 .607 81 76
Total GWL 136 480 119 28 3 17 82 61 48 2 5 99 2 0 .248 .316 .425 .741 96 96
Total HL 25 84 29 5 0 4 20 13 25 0 1 27 0 0 .345 .491 .548 1.039 187 188
Total UL 14 40 12 4 0 3 6 7 8 0 0 8 0 0 .300 .417 .625 1.042 188 185
Total MAL 139 436 100 8 2 8 59 45 84 6 2 98 0 0 .229 .360 .312 .672 93 97
Total SEL 119 380 94 19 3 8 46 46 73 3 3 100 2 1 .247 .370 .376 .747 121 117
Total COW 32 100 15 0 0 0 5 6 14 1 0 33 0 0 .150 .261 .150 .411 13 12
Total LSA 7 24 5 1 0 2 6 5 3 0 0 7 0 0 .208 .296 .500 .796 103 99
Total GSL 40 132 34 11 0 3 18 18 29 0 0 41 0 0 .258 .391 .409 .800 109 112
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1968 Bakersfield - A C 26 26 227 20 1 249 2 .992 226.2 9.81 +2.5 1.141 0 21 13 61.9
1968 Beaumont - R C 7 7 70 5 0 75 0 1.000 62.0 10.89 +0.8 2.079 1 2 2 100.0
1968 Bakersfield - A CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.2 1.023
1969 Allentown - A C 22 16 172 8 1 180 0 1.000 164.0 9.88 +0.2 1.151 1 10 3 30.0
1969 Norfolk - A C 6 6 45 7 1 52 0 1.000 57.0 8.21 +0.4 1.133 1 5 3 60.0
1969 Bakersfield - A C 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 3.2 4.91 +0.3 1.142 0 0 0 0.0
1969 Albany - R C 5 5 43 1 0 44 0 1.000 44.2 8.87 -0.4 .000 0 4 0 0.0
1969 Providence - A LF 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 20.1 0.44 -0.2 1.038
1969 Norfolk - A LF 25 23 37 0 0 37 0 1.000 189.0 1.76 -0.7 .978
1969 Albany - R LF 23 23 44 0 0 44 0 1.000 191.2 2.07 +0.7 1.011
1970 Providence - A C 3 2 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 20.0 5.85 -0.1 .000 0 1 0 0.0
1970 Norfolk - A C 53 51 404 30 3 434 0 1.000 454.1 8.60 +0.1 1.081 7 27 10 37.0
1970 Norfolk - A 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.2 .000
1970 Jacksonville - AA LF 5 5 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 42.0 1.50 +0.8 1.044
1970 Providence - A LF 49 49 85 1 0 86 0 1.000 429.2 1.80 +3.3 1.050
1970 Norfolk - A LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 1.037
1970 Norfolk - A CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Jacksonville - AA C 30 29 207 16 1 225 2 .991 255.0 7.87 -0.6 .683 2 11 6 54.5
1971 Providence - A C 28 25 194 16 0 210 0 1.000 240.0 7.88 +0.1 .905 1 20 9 45.0
1971 Norfolk - A C 2 2 11 4 0 15 0 1.000 11.1 11.91 +0.2 1.071 1 1 1 100.0
1971 Jacksonville - AA LF 31 26 29 0 0 31 2 .935 215.2 1.21 +0.8 1.073
1971 Providence - A LF 25 22 26 0 0 28 2 .929 196.1 1.19 -0.2 .981
1972 San Jose - AAA C 34 29 191 9 3 201 1 .995 281.0 6.41 -2.4 .000 3 10 4 40.0
1972 Jacksonville - AA C 24 23 142 15 2 158 1 .994 201.2 7.01 +0.3 1.234 2 13 5 38.5
1972 San Jose - AAA LF 13 11 25 1 0 27 1 .963 99.1 2.36 -0.5 .962
1972 Jacksonville - AA LF 33 30 47 2 0 50 1 .980 267.0 1.65 -0.0 1.019
1973 San Jose - AAA C 56 56 328 34 3 363 1 .997 505.0 6.45 +0.7 .889 3 28 15 53.6
1973 Jacksonville - AA C 3 2 19 2 0 21 0 1.000 22.0 8.59 +0.1 .000 1 2 2 100.0
1973 San Jose - AAA LF 26 25 41 1 0 45 3 .933 216.2 1.74 -0.7 .978
1973 Jacksonville - AA LF 29 28 39 0 0 40 1 .975 244.0 1.44 +1.9 1.052
1974 Minneapolis - MLB C 12 12 66 7 1 74 1 .986 103.1 6.36 -0.0 .749 2 5 3 60.0
1974 Toledo - AAA C 4 2 19 1 0 20 0 1.000 22.0 8.18 -0.2 .000 1 2 1 50.0
1974 Lincoln - A C 3 3 35 0 0 35 0 1.000 27.0 11.67 -0.2 .000 1 0 0 0.0
1974 Roanoke - A C 4 4 29 7 0 36 0 1.000 34.0 9.53 +0.8 1.064 0 4 4 100.0
1974 Minneapolis - MLB LF 15 9 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 83.2 1.94 -0.2 .995
1974 Toledo - AAA LF 9 9 14 0 0 15 1 .933 72.0 1.75 +0.6 1.029
1974 Amarillo - AA LF 7 7 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 57.0 1.42 +0.3 1.019
1974 Lincoln - A LF 21 21 26 1 0 28 1 .964 183.2 1.32 +1.2 1.065
1974 Roanoke - A LF 18 18 42 1 0 43 0 1.000 165.0 2.35 +2.3 1.033
1975 Minneapolis - MLB C 14 2 21 4 0 25 0 1.000 45.0 5.00 +0.2 1.018 0 4 1 25.0
1975 Minneapolis - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Minneapolis - MLB LF 29 27 45 2 0 48 1 .979 229.0 1.85 +0.6 1.065
1975 Minneapolis - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Minneapolis - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL C 337 302 2236 188 16 2432 8 .997 2779.2 7.85 +2.6 .927 27 170 82 48.2
TOTAL 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.2 .000
TOTAL LF 362 336 536 9 0 558 13 .977 2906.0 1.69 +10.0 1.024
TOTAL CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.2 1.023
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1968 Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft out of high school (Spring City; Spring City, TN) by the Philadelphia Keystones. (Round 16, Pick 14, 314th overall pick).
09/07/1968 Injured (hamstring tightness),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/24/1969 Released by the Philadelphia organization.
07/01/1969 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Baltimore Clippers organization.
09/27/1969 Wins the 1969 C-O-W League COW Championship Series with the Bakersfield Bears!
07/04/1971 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for one week.
08/23/1971 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for one week.
04/22/1972 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 3 days.
11/03/1973 Was traded by the Baltimore Clippers to the Minneapolis Millers in exchange for RP Jake Brazill.
09/06/1974 Wins the 1974 Heartland League Heartland League Championship Series with the Lincoln Railsplitters!
10/06/1974 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 2 days.
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