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| | Billy Pierce -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08) |
 | | Pierce had an excellent (The trace of a point whose direction of motion changes) curve and a devastating (The action of changing something) change that he combined with an average ((baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity) fastball. |
 | | In 18-seasons career, Pierce posted a 211-169 record with 1,999 strikeouts, a 3.27 ERA, 193 complete games, 38 shutouts, 32 ((sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring) saves, and 3,336.2 (additional info and facts about innings pitched) innings pitched in 585 games (432 as a starter). |
 | | Maybe Pierce has been overlooked for the Hall of Fame honors during his time on the ballots, despite his considerable credentials are comparable to many of the pitchers enshrined in (A small town in east central New York; site of the National Baseball Hall of Fame) Cooperstown. |
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