finalyear bats death_date birth_place debutyear position finalteam birth_date article_title debutteam name throws
1924 unknown 1 august 1962 hanover , indiana 1910 catcher / first baseman / manager detroit stars 30 april 1890 bill pierce -lrb- baseball -rrb-
 philadelphia giants william herbert pierce unknown
bill pierce -lrb- baseball -rrb-

william herbert pierce -lrb- born april 30 , 1890 and died august 1962 -rrb- was a negro leagues catcher , first baseman and manager for several years before the founding of the first negro national league , and in its first few seasons .
nicknamed `` bonehead '' and `` big bill pierce , '' he played for the philadelphia giants at the age of 20 .
during the winter , he often played baseball in cuba and florida .
pierce would play most of his seasons for the lincoln giants .
pierce managed the baltimore black sox in 1922 .
his last known season as a player was 1924 , for the detroit stars at the age of 34 .
he died at the age of 72 .
