Pierce Tosses Shutout Against Detroit Sunday, May 9th , 1976
The Detroit Wolverines were no match for Jon Pierce of the New York Empires. Pierce totally shut down and shut out Detroit at Wolverine Field as New York cruised to a 2-0 win. In the 9-inning effort, he gave up 2 hits, struck out 6, and walked 5.
To this point in the season, Pierce shows a 3-1 record, 7 starts, 52.2 innings, 44 strikeouts and a 1.71 ERA.