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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Mr. Billy Pierce was traded to the Chicago White
3 Sox on November 10, 1948; and
4 WHEREAS, Mr. Billy Pierce pitched 13 years of his
5 all-star career for the Chicago White Sox; and
6 WHEREAS, During his major league career, Mr. Billy Pierce
7 accumulated the following awards and stellar statistics: 211
8 wins; 1,999 strikeouts; 193 complete games; a 3.27 earned run
9 average; 38 shutouts; and 5 one-hitters; he is the White Sox
10 career leader in strikeouts with 1,796; he was the starting
11 pitcher for the American League in the 1953, 1955, and 1956
12 All-Star games, and was a member of the American League
13 All-Star team in 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, and
14 1961; he was the 1956 and 1957 Sporting News Pitcher of the
15 Year; he accumulated more wins than any other pitcher for the
16 Chicago White Sox during the 1950's; and he pitched 39 and
17 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings for the White Sox in 1953;
18 and
19 WHEREAS, Mr. Billy Pierce is already in the Hall of Fame
20 of Life based on his tireless community work, including work
21 on the behalf of the Shriner's Children's Hospitals and the
22 Chicago Baseball Cancer Charities; and
23 WHEREAS, Mr. Billy Pierce has a lifetime record of 8-6
24 against Hall of Famer Whitey Ford and a lifetime record of
25 7-2 against Hall of Famer Bob Lemon; and
26 WHEREAS, Mr. Billy Pierce, despite having more wins than
27 at least 16 other pitchers in the Baseball Hall of Fame, was
28 not previously selected for induction into the Baseball Hall
29 of Fame; and
30 WHEREAS, The Old-Timers Committee of the Baseball Hall of
31 Fame is meeting in Tampa, Florida on Tuesday, February 29,
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1 2000 to consider the candidacy of Mr. Billy Pierce for the
2 Baseball Hall of Fame; therefore, be it
3 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
5 we join Mr. Pierce's family, friends, and White Sox fans
6 across this great nation in urging the Old-Timers Committee
7 of the Baseball Hall of Fame to grant to Mr. Billy Pierce his
8 just reward for such an outstanding career, with enshrinement
9 into the Baseball Hall of Fame; and be it further
10 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 delivered to the Old-Timers Committee of the Baseball Hall of
12 Fame.