Jack Pierce
[edit] Biography
Jack Pierce (Lavern Jack Pierce) was born on June 2, 1948 in Laurel, Mississippi. He made his Major League debut on April 27, 1973 for the Atlanta Braves. In 1975, his rookie year, he hit .235 with 8 home runs and 22 RBI. Pierce played for the Atlanta Braves and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 3 year career.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| 1973
| ATL
| N
| 11
| 20
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .050
| .095
| .050
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| ATL
| N
| 6
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .111
| .200
| .111
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| DET
| A
| 53
| 170
| 19
| 40
| 8
| 22
| .235
| .320
| .424
| 6
| 1
| 20
| 40
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 17
| 29
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .069
| .129
| .069
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 53
| 170
| 19
| 40
| 8
| 22
| .235
| .320
| .424
| 6
| 1
| 20
| 40
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| Total
|
|
| 70
| 199
| 20
| 42
| 8
| 22
| .211
| .293
| .372
| 6
| 1
| 22
| 48
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1973
| ATL
| N
| 1B
| 6
| 4
| 38.1
| 42
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| ATL
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 2
| 16
| 21
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1975
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 49
| 47
| 406
| 407
| 26
| 13
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 57
| 53
| 460.1
| 470
| 32
| 14
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by New York Mets in the 9th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 7, 1968).
- Selected by Atlanta Braves in the 3rd round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft - did not sign (February 1, 1969).
- Selected by Atlanta Braves in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (January 17, 1970).
- Traded by Atlanta Braves to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Reggie Sanders (March 29, 1975).
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