| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:person 
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                                | gptkbp:ALcompleteGamesLeader | 1956 
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                                | gptkbp:All-Star | 7 times 
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                                | gptkbp:ALshutoutsLeader | 1958 
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                                | gptkbp:ALstrikeoutLeader | 1953 
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                                | gptkbp:ALwinsLeader | 1957 
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                                | gptkbp:bats | left 
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                                | gptkbp:birthDate | 1927-04-02 
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                                | gptkbp:birthPlace | gptkb:Detroit,_Michigan,_USA 
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                                | gptkbp:children | 2 
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                                | gptkbp:deathDate | 2015-07-31 
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                                | gptkbp:deathPlace | gptkb:Palo_Alto,_California,_USA 
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                                | gptkbp:earned_run_average | 3.27 
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                                | gptkbp:final_MLB_game_date | 1964-09-30 
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                                | gptkbp:final_MLB_team | gptkb:San_Francisco_Giants 
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                                | gptkbp:fullName | gptkb:Walter_William_Pierce 
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                                | gptkbp:hasHighSchool | gptkb:Cass_Technical_High_School 
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                                | gptkbp:height | 5 ft 10 in 
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                                | gptkbp:jersey_number | 16 19
 
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                                | gptkbp:MLB_debut_team | gptkb:Detroit_Tigers 1945-06-01
 
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                                | gptkbp:nickname | gptkb:Billy 
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                                | gptkbp:notableAchievement | gptkb:Chicago_White_Sox_Hall_of_Fame gptkb:White_Sox_All-Century_Team
 pitched 38 shutouts
 pitched four one-hitters
 
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                                | gptkbp:occupation | gptkb:baseball_player 
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                                | gptkbp:philanthropy | gptkb:American_Cancer_Society gptkb:Chicago_Baseball_Cancer_Charities
 
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                                | gptkbp:position | gptkb:pitcher 
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                                | gptkbp:residence | gptkb:Palo_Alto,_California,_USA 
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                                | gptkbp:retiredNumbers | 19 (Chicago White Sox) 
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                                | gptkbp:spouse | gptkb:Gloria 
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                                | gptkbp:strikeouts | 1999 
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                                | gptkbp:team | gptkb:Chicago_White_Sox gptkb:Detroit_Tigers
 gptkb:San_Francisco_Giants
 
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                                | gptkbp:throws | left 
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                                | gptkbp:weight | 160 lb 
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                                | gptkbp:win–loss_record | 211–169 
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                                | gptkbp:WorldSeriesAppearance | 1959 1962
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Guaranteed_Rate_Field 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 5 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Billy Pierce 
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