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Lavern Jack Pierce (born June 2, 1948 in Laurel, Mississippi) is a former Major League Baseball player. He played parts of three seasons in the majors from 1973 until 1975 for the Atlanta Braves and Detroit Tigers. He also played for the Nankai Hawks in Japan in 1977. However, Pierce is better known for his exploits in minor league baseball. As of 1998, he ranked 9th all-time in minor league home runs with 395. Pierce hit 20 homers in the Carolina League in 1971 (tied for second, two behind league leader Charlie Spikes in his second pro season, 23 homers in the 1972 Southern League (tied... MORE

Lavern Jack Pierce (born June 2, 1948 in Laurel, Mississippi) is a former Major League Baseball player. He played parts of three seasons in the majors from 1973 until 1975 for the Atlanta Braves and Detroit Tigers. He also played for the Nankai Hawks in Japan in 1977. However, Pierce is better known for his exploits in minor league baseball. As of 1998, he ranked 9th all-time in minor league home runs with 395. Pierce hit 20 homers in the Carolina League in 1971 (tied for second, two behind league leader Charlie Spikes in his second pro season, 23 homers in the 1972 Southern League (tied for third, 7 behind leader Mike Reinbach and 14 in his first season at AAA with the 1973 Richmond Braves. This earned him a brief call-up to the Atlanta Braves, where he played eleven games in April and May. However, he managed just one hit in 20 at bats and was returned to Richmond. The next season, Pierce was sent to the Mexican League at a young age for an American prospect. That year he again was a home run runner-up, with 28, while he hit .306/~.431/.609. That earned him a return trip to the American minors, and in September another call-up to Atlanta, where he again managed just a single hit LESS