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CHICAGO WHITE SOX
AGE: 80
POSITION: Former Pitcher
BIRTHPLACE: Highland Park, MI
RESIDES: Chicago, IL
SCHOOL: Highland Park, MI HS
PERSONAL: Wife Gloria, 2 sons & 1 daughter
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Former Chicago White Sox southpaw Billy Pierce retired from baseball more than
40 years ago, but he's still a Chicago All-Star, serving as president of Chicago
Baseball Cancer Charities for nearly 20 years. Recipients of the organization's
funds include Northwestern Memorial and Children's Memorial Hospitals and
Camp One Step at a Time, which caters to children with chronic illnesses. CBCC
has raised $11,000,000 since its inception in 1971. Billy has been planning to
retire from his post atop CBCC for nearly 10 years. "I keep doing it because of
the cause," Billy says. "Everyone has been touched by cancer in a friend or
family member, but not everyone is able to do something about it. We've been
able to enlist the help of business leaders and celebrities who are willing to
lend their name to our cause, and every person who supports us knows that all
of the money they give goes right back into the search for a cure for cancer."
A 7-time All-Star and member of the White Sox All-Century Team, Billy Pierce
finished his career with a record of 211-169, and an ERA of 3.27. He threw
193 complete games, 38 shutouts and 1,999 strikeouts. Billy led the American
League in strikeouts in 1953 (186), ERA in 1955 (1.97) and victories in 1957
(20). He played in three World Series, winning the championship in 1945 with
Detroit. Billy was the American League Pitcher-of-the-Year in 1956 and 57.
His White Sox uniform No. 19 was retired in 1987.
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