What is Billy Pierce?
[[File:Billy Pierce 2005.jpg|thumb|Pierce at [[U.S. Cellular Field]] in 2005.]] '''Walter William Pierce''' (April 2, 1927 – July 31, 2015) was an [[Americans|American]] [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) [[starting pitcher]]. He played 18 years for the [[Detroit Tigers]], [[Chicago White Sox]], and [[San Francisco Giants]], from 1945 through 1964. He was selected to the Chicago White Sox All-Century Team in 2000. Pierce was an [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] for seven seasons. Pierce was born in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]]. He was raised in [[Highland Park, Michigan]]. Pierce died in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] from [[gallbladder cancer]], aged 88. ==Other websites== {{commonscat-inline}} *[http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/P/Pierce_Billy.stm BaseballLibrary] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051102020939/http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/P/Pierce_Billy.stm |date=2005-11-02 }} – profile, career highlights and [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/sabr/tbi/P/Pierce_Billy.tbi.stm SABR bibliography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013215843/http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/sabr/tbi/P/Pierce_Billy.tbi.stm |date=2008-10-13 }} *[http://www.whitesoxinteractive.com/rwas/index.php?category=11&id=1546 White Sox Interactive interview (c. 2002)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006022906/http://www.whitesoxinteractive.com/rwas/index.php?category=11&id=1546 |date=2007-10-06 }} *[http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCI/is_6_61/ai_85481737 ''Baseball Digest'': Former pitcher Billy Pierce: He ranked among the best of his era] – June 2002 interview *[http://www.vintagecardtraders.com/virtual/52topps/52topps-098.jpg Vintage Cards] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040723050736/http://vintagecardtraders.com/virtual/52topps/52topps-098.jpg |date=2004-07-23 }} *[http://www.exposay.com/billy-pierce-billy-pierce-signs-copies-of-then-ozzie-said-to-harold-the-best-chicago-white-sox-