William Benton Piercy born in El Monte, California

El Monte, California

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 was a Pitcher for the New York Yankees

New York Yankees

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 (1917 and 1921), Boston Red Sox

Boston Red Sox

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 (1922–24) and Chicago Cubs

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 (1926).

Piercy helped the Yankees win the 1921 American League Pennant.

In 6 seasons he had a 27-43 Win-Loss record, 116 Games (70 Started), 28 Complete Games, 2 Shutouts, 30 Games Finished, 610 ⅔ 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, 2,180 Batters Faced, 1 Balk and a 4.26 ERA.

He died in Long Beach, California

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at the age of 55.

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