3B Lew Pierce #15
Age: 35 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
3B LEW PIERCE #15 - AGE: 35 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/21/1939
Born in:Philadelphia, PA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:3 Years, 67 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:6 Years, None
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1958, 13th Pick in Round 9
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
1964 Dallas - FABL 24 154 581 130 13 2 18 48 73 59 3 4 146 8 7 .224 .297 .346 .643 84 85 0.9
1965 Detroit - FABL 25 118 291 65 16 1 3 28 37 30 3 1 80 2 3 .223 .302 .316 .618 83 82 0.0
1966 Detroit - FABL 26 78 130 28 4 3 5 13 13 16 1 0 34 2 0 .215 .306 .408 .714 106 104 0.3
1967 Detroit - FABL 27 4 5 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .200 .600 .800 139 139 0.0
1969 Detroit - FABL 29 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -105 -0.1
Total FABL 358 1011 224 33 7 26 89 124 105 7 5 262 12 10 .222 .298 .345 .643 86 86 1.2
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
1958 Rock Island - R 18 51 170 44 4 1 4 31 24 43 1 1 41 4 0 .259 .409 .365 .774 90 99 0.8
1958 Fresno - A 18 17 73 18 4 0 1 4 5 0 1 0 20 1 1 .247 .257 .342 .599 72 69 0.0
1959 Fresno - A 19 68 268 88 15 2 9 34 41 16 9 1 52 4 4 .328 .384 .500 .884 149 150 2.6
1959 Albany - A 19 41 119 21 3 0 1 10 11 16 2 1 37 3 1 .176 .283 .227 .509 53 57 -0.3
1960 Fresno - A 20 57 223 70 14 3 7 27 31 11 0 1 52 5 4 .314 .345 .498 .842 135 144 2.5
1960 Albany - A 20 79 284 62 5 3 6 25 26 50 5 3 77 10 5 .218 .342 .320 .663 95 99 1.5
1961 Albany - A 21 56 198 39 5 2 7 26 32 40 4 3 57 5 6 .197 .339 .348 .687 110 117 0.7
1961 Reading - AA 21 13 45 9 1 1 0 6 6 9 1 1 13 3 1 .200 .339 .267 .606 75 83 0.1
1962 Albany - A 22 42 171 41 5 1 9 30 23 20 0 1 44 3 1 .240 .318 .439 .756 130 126 1.1
1962 Reading - AA 22 81 293 80 12 4 9 40 58 49 6 0 65 1 6 .273 .388 .433 .821 140 143 3.3
1962 Toledo - AAA 22 13 38 9 2 1 1 4 4 10 0 0 8 1 0 .237 .396 .421 .817 122 132 0.3
1963 Reading - AA 23 36 124 29 9 0 4 19 19 27 1 2 38 5 1 .234 .370 .403 .773 128 129 1.3
1963 Toledo - AAA 23 65 229 59 15 1 6 36 32 30 1 2 59 4 1 .258 .344 .410 .754 104 107 1.3
1967 Akron - AA 27 17 55 16 2 1 1 6 9 13 1 0 14 3 2 .291 .435 .418 .853 163 179 0.7
1967 Atlanta - AAA 27 33 49 9 0 1 1 7 8 9 0 1 17 1 2 .184 .305 .286 .591 82 58 -0.3
1968 Terre Haute - A 28 17 59 8 2 0 0 4 4 10 1 0 23 2 0 .136 .271 .169 .441 37 32 0.0
1968 Akron - AA 28 57 175 35 5 0 5 20 24 41 2 0 58 6 1 .200 .358 .314 .672 97 104 1.1
1968 Atlanta - AAA 28 4 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .429 .500 .929 142 80 0.0
1969 Akron - AA 29 73 205 51 9 2 5 28 34 50 3 1 61 14 10 .249 .402 .385 .787 130 134 1.7
1970 Terre Haute - A 30 57 198 52 9 2 6 27 31 42 2 0 66 8 3 .263 .397 .419 .816 137 148 2.5
1970 Akron - AA 30 39 99 20 2 0 3 15 19 34 3 2 18 6 3 .202 .413 .313 .726 88 93 0.2
1971 Raleigh - A 31 48 176 39 10 2 3 18 29 46 1 0 46 5 0 .222 .386 .352 .738 114 115 2.1
1971 Terre Haute - A 31 58 186 46 7 0 2 27 30 48 7 2 56 7 3 .247 .416 .317 .733 109 112 1.6
1972 Winston-Salem - A 32 26 65 18 5 1 0 10 10 24 0 0 19 1 1 .277 .472 .385 .857 149 160 1.1
1972 Wichita - A 32 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 .286 .444 .286 .730 106 127 0.1
Total EA 316 996 240 40 8 27 134 169 223 17 6 267 38 24 .241 .386 .379 .765 122 126
Total HL 134 450 108 18 2 8 58 65 102 10 2 148 18 6 .240 .390 .342 .732 112 118
Total UL 37 55 11 1 1 1 7 8 10 0 1 18 1 2 .200 .318 .309 .627 88 60
Total MAL 218 772 163 18 6 23 91 92 126 11 8 215 21 13 .211 .327 .339 .667 100 103
Total SEL 74 241 57 15 3 3 28 39 70 1 0 65 6 1 .237 .410 .361 .771 124 128
Total COW 142 564 176 33 5 17 65 77 27 10 2 124 10 9 .312 .353 .479 .832 134 138
Total UMVA 51 170 44 4 1 4 31 24 43 1 1 41 4 0 .259 .409 .365 .774 90 99
Total CL 78 267 68 17 2 7 40 36 40 1 2 67 5 1 .255 .352 .412 .764 107 111
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1958 Fresno - A 3B 15 15 10 32 2 44 2 .955 134.2 2.81 -0.1 1.006
1958 Rock Island - R 3B 41 40 20 73 6 95 2 .979 351.0 2.38 +0.8 1.006
1958 Fresno - A SS 1 1 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 10.0 2.70 -0.3 .987
1958 Rock Island - R SS 2 2 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 17.0 3.18 -0.3 1.008
1959 Albany - A 2B 8 8 19 11 2 32 2 .938 61.0 4.43 -2.3 .770
1959 Fresno - A 2B 3 3 1 7 1 8 0 1.000 26.0 2.77 -0.9 .876
1959 Albany - A 3B 26 19 16 27 3 46 3 .935 170.1 2.27 +0.7 1.018
1959 Fresno - A 3B 54 54 38 95 6 139 6 .957 491.0 2.44 +1.1 .989
1959 Albany - A SS 2 2 4 6 2 11 1 .909 18.0 5.00 -0.5 .895
1959 Fresno - A SS 8 8 12 21 5 36 3 .917 72.0 4.12 -3.1 .780
1960 Albany - A 2B 12 11 32 22 7 55 1 .982 97.0 5.01 -1.3 .982
1960 Albany - A 3B 55 54 44 109 11 161 8 .950 476.2 2.89 +3.3 1.040
1960 Fresno - A 3B 50 49 31 96 4 132 5 .962 431.0 2.65 +3.2 1.071
1960 Albany - A SS 11 11 11 23 2 34 0 1.000 92.2 3.30 -0.6 .976
1960 Fresno - A SS 5 5 6 17 2 23 0 1.000 45.0 4.60 -0.1 .930
1961 Albany - A 2B 3 1 4 4 3 8 0 1.000 10.0 7.20 +0.0 1.032
1961 Reading - AA 3B 13 13 12 15 1 28 1 .964 115.0 2.11 +0.0 1.000
1961 Albany - A 3B 26 25 19 47 7 73 7 .904 223.1 2.66 -1.4 .919
1961 Albany - A SS 29 28 50 66 17 123 7 .943 232.0 4.50 -4.3 .924
1962 Toledo - AAA 2B 8 8 18 14 2 34 2 .941 68.0 4.24 -0.5 1.182
1962 Reading - AA 2B 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.1 6.75 +0.1 1.018
1962 Albany - A 2B 1 1 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 -0.2 .683
1962 Toledo - AAA 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .000
1962 Reading - AA 3B 18 18 11 42 6 57 4 .930 164.1 2.90 +1.9 1.019
1962 Albany - A 3B 3 3 1 9 1 10 0 1.000 26.0 3.46 +0.5 1.062
1962 Toledo - AAA SS 5 3 10 12 3 23 1 .957 34.0 5.82 -0.3 .929
1962 Reading - AA SS 61 60 107 184 34 299 8 .973 522.2 5.01 -0.2 .989
1962 Albany - A SS 38 38 69 119 22 193 5 .974 347.1 4.87 -4.0 .956
1963 Toledo - AAA 2B 42 40 92 94 18 191 5 .974 325.1 5.15 -2.8 1.011
1963 Reading - AA 2B 10 10 23 17 7 40 0 1.000 86.0 4.19 -0.3 .999
1963 Toledo - AAA 3B 23 22 18 49 4 68 1 .985 198.2 3.04 +2.8 .982
1963 Reading - AA 3B 2 2 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 17.0 3.18 -0.1 1.063
1963 Toledo - AAA SS 4 1 4 7 1 11 0 1.000 21.2 4.57 +0.3 1.000
1963 Reading - AA SS 24 24 35 45 13 81 1 .988 200.1 3.59 +0.0 1.004
1964 Dallas - MLB 2B 36 13 42 46 11 93 5 .946 168.2 4.70 -5.0 .816
1964 Dallas - MLB 3B 132 128 89 238 18 340 13 .962 1026.1 2.87 +2.6 1.016
1964 Dallas - MLB SS 28 7 28 42 10 71 1 .986 112.2 5.59 -1.9 .985
1965 Detroit - MLB 2B 68 65 148 189 43 346 9 .974 558.0 5.44 -4.9 .964
1965 Detroit - MLB 3B 45 1 11 32 4 45 2 .956 104.0 3.72 +0.9 1.000
1965 Detroit - MLB SS 18 10 14 31 8 47 2 .957 90.0 4.50 -1.2 .901
1966 Detroit - MLB 2B 7 7 18 17 4 35 0 1.000 48.0 6.56 -0.2 1.009
1966 Detroit - MLB 3B 56 28 31 77 11 116 8 .931 283.0 3.43 -1.7 .988
1966 Detroit - MLB SS 11 7 11 16 3 28 1 .964 57.1 4.24 -1.9 .920
1967 Detroit - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Atlanta - AAA 2B 2 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 +0.1 1.021
1967 Akron - AA 2B 9 8 20 18 4 39 1 .974 73.0 4.68 -0.4 .925
1967 Detroit - MLB 3B 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 7.1 1.23 -0.1 1.057
1967 Atlanta - AAA 3B 9 4 5 7 2 12 0 1.000 35.0 3.09 +0.4 1.058
1967 Akron - AA 3B 9 7 8 13 0 21 0 1.000 61.2 3.06 -0.9 .934
1967 Detroit - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Atlanta - AAA SS 15 7 13 16 3 32 3 .906 75.2 3.45 -2.1 .842
1968 Atlanta - AAA 2B 1 0 2 2 2 4 0 1.000 2.0 18.00 0.0 .000
1968 Akron - AA 2B 26 25 55 52 10 108 1 .991 210.0 4.59 -1.3 .967
1968 Terre Haute - A 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.1 27.00 +0.0 1.039
1968 Atlanta - AAA 3B 2 1 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 11.0 2.45 +0.1 1.063
1968 Akron - AA 3B 27 22 12 39 5 55 4 .927 206.0 2.23 +0.9 1.011
1968 Terre Haute - A 3B 16 16 15 28 4 45 2 .956 136.2 2.83 +0.9 1.007
1968 Atlanta - AAA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Akron - AA SS 5 2 7 4 2 11 0 1.000 25.0 3.96 +0.2 1.086
1968 Terre Haute - A SS 2 1 2 3 1 5 0 1.000 11.0 4.09 +0.3 1.075
1969 Akron - AA 2B 31 29 66 75 22 142 1 .993 248.0 5.12 -1.9 .971
1969 Detroit - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Akron - AA 3B 25 20 26 36 3 63 1 .984 189.0 2.95 +0.4 1.014
1969 Detroit - MLB SS 3 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 8.1 4.32 -0.3 .674
1969 Akron - AA SS 11 7 10 19 5 29 0 1.000 71.2 3.64 -0.8 .897
1970 Akron - AA 2B 1 1 2 5 2 7 0 1.000 9.0 7.00 +0.1 1.035
1970 Terre Haute - A 2B 5 2 6 6 3 12 0 1.000 22.0 4.91 +0.3 .914
1970 Akron - AA 3B 21 16 22 20 2 44 2 .955 142.0 2.66 +0.7 .994
1970 Terre Haute - A 3B 37 36 20 62 11 86 4 .953 298.1 2.47 +1.0 1.007
1970 Akron - AA SS 17 10 21 23 5 47 3 .936 98.0 4.04 -2.1 .913
1970 Terre Haute - A SS 19 14 30 40 13 71 1 .986 135.1 4.66 -0.4 1.026
1971 Terre Haute - A 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.2 5.40 -0.1 .000
1971 Raleigh - A 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.3 1.055
1971 Terre Haute - A 3B 52 51 37 78 12 121 6 .950 460.1 2.25 +2.7 1.021
1971 Raleigh - A 3B 40 39 25 65 4 95 5 .947 342.2 2.36 +4.2 1.111
1971 Terre Haute - A SS 3 3 3 8 1 12 1 .917 26.0 3.81 -0.5 .953
1971 Raleigh - A SS 10 9 14 24 5 39 1 .974 80.0 4.28 +0.4 1.048
1972 Winston-Salem - A 1B 4 4 32 3 3 35 0 1.000 32.0 9.84 +0.2 1.062
1972 Wichita - A 2B 1 1 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 -0.1 1.043
1972 Winston-Salem - A 2B 4 1 5 4 3 9 0 1.000 15.0 5.40 -0.5 1.075
1972 Winston-Salem - A 3B 14 12 10 24 3 36 2 .944 116.0 2.64 +1.6 1.078
1972 Wichita - A SS 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 -0.0 1.064
1972 Winston-Salem - A SS 2 2 5 5 1 10 0 1.000 20.0 4.50 +0.5 1.104
TOTAL 1B 4 4 32 3 3 35 0 1.000 32.0 9.84 +0.2 1.062
TOTAL 2B 283 234 560 591 145 1178 27 .977 2060.1 5.03 -21.8 .959
TOTAL 3B 817 695 536 1319 130 1943 88 .955 6221.1 2.68 +26.5 1.016
TOTAL SS 335 263 472 739 158 1250 39 .969 2431.2 4.48 -22.9 .956
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1958 Drafted in the 1958 first-year player draft out of high school (Red Lion; Red Lion, PA) by the New York Gothams. (Round 9, Pick 13, 141st overall pick).
07/14/1960 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 5 days.
08/15/1960 Hits for the CYCLE, going 5-5 against the Bakersfield Bears, with 1 RBI and 2 runs scored.
08/15/1960 Goes 5-5 against the Bakersfield Bears, with 1 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 1 RBI and 2 R.
08/22/1960 Wins the COW Player of the Week Award.
05/13/1961 Injured (back tightness),out for 2 weeks.
08/01/1961 Injured (torn anterior cruciate ligament),out for 9 months.
07/25/1962 Goes 5-5 against the Dayton Dukes, with 1 3B, 3 RBI and 2 R.
09/10/1962 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
09/20/1962 Injured (post-concussion syndrome),out for 3 months.
09/24/1962 Wins the 1962 Championship with the Reading Coal Barons!
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 3; Eye: 3.
05/03/1963 Injured (strained anterior cruciate ligament),out for 5 weeks.
12/11/1963 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 5 , Pick 2, 82nd overall Pick) by the Dallas Wranglers from the New York Gothams.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 3; Eye: 4.
12/18/1964 Was traded by the Dallas Wranglers to the Detroit Dynamos, along with 1B Mike Counts, in exchange for 2B Dick Tucker.
09/23/1968 Wins the 1968 Championship with the Akron Wheels!
11/04/1969 Injured (undisclosed injury),out for 4 days.
06/04/1971 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
06/12/1971 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
09/10/1971 Wins the 1971 Heartland League Heartland League Championship Series with the Terre Haute Brewers!
04/05/1972 Released by the Detroit organization.
07/25/1972 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Imperials organization.
04/05/1973 Released by the New York organization.
10/14/1973 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
1964 146 2
Year SH Rank
1964 16 7
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