IL HR0906

Recognizes Walter William "Billy" Pierce's achievements as a seven-time All-Star pitcher who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily for the Chicago White Sox from 1949 to 1961.

Documents Pierce's career statistics including 211 wins, 1,999 strikeouts, 193 complete games, and a 3.27 ERA, with White Sox franchise records of 1,796 strikeouts and 186 wins.

Notes Pierce's Hall of Fame credentials including statistics comparable to or exceeding contemporaries Early Wynn, Bob Lemon, Robin Roberts, and Whitey Ford, who are all enshrined in the Hall of Fame.

Highlights Pierce's charitable contributions including fundraising for Northwestern University's Cancer Research Charity for Children, Shriners Hospitals for Children, and the Chicago Baseball Cancer Charities, plus service as a White Sox ambassador.

Urges the National Baseball Hall of Fame Golden Days Era committee to enshrine Billy Pierce as a member of the Hall of Fame.