Legendary White Sox pitcher Billy Pierce has passed away at the age of 88 after a long battle with gall bladder cancer, the team announced on Friday afternoon.
“Generations of White Sox fans lost one of their heroes today,” White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf said. “It was an absolute privilege to consider Billy a friend. He epitomized class, not just as a ballplayer on those great Go-Go White Sox teams of the 1950s, but as a gentleman and as a human being who devoted so much of his life to helping others.”
Pierce played in 18 MLB seasons with the Detroit Tigers (1945-48), White Sox (1949-61) and San Francisco Giants (1962-64).