Bobby Shantz

Robert Clayton Shantz (born September 26, 1925 in Pottstown, Pennsylvania) was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics (1949–1954), Kansas City Athletics (1955–1956), New York Yankees (1957–1960), Pittsburgh Pirates (1961), Houston Colt .45's (1962), St. Louis Cardinals (1962–1964), Chicago Cubs (1964), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1964).

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Filmography

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Acting Credits

1960

1960 World Series (TV Show)

Himself - New York Yankees Pitcher

1957

1957 World Series (TV Show)

Himself - New York Yankees Pitcher

1952

1952 MLB All-Star Game (TV Movie)

Himself - AL Pitcher

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Show)

Himself

Self

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Pitching Stats

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Major League pitching statistics for Bobby Shantz.

Year	Team	W-L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1949	PHA	6-8	3.40	33	7	4	1	2	127	100	50	48	74	58
1950	PHA	8-14	4.61	36	23	6	1	0	214	251	122	110	85	93
1951	PHA	18-10	3.94	32	25	13	3	0	205	213	96	90	70	77
1952	PHA	24-7	2.48	33	33	27	5	0	279	230	87	77	63	152
1953	PHA	5-9	4.09	16	16	6	0	0	105	107	52	48	26	58
1954	PHA	1-0	7.88	2	1	0	0	0	8	12	7	7	3	3
1955	KCA	5-10	4.54	23	17	4	1	0	125	124	70	63	66	58
1956	KCA	2-7	4.35	45	2	1	0	9	101	95	51	49	37	67
1957	NYY	11-5	2.45	30	21	9	1	5	173	157	58	47	40	72
1958	NYY	7-6	3.36	33	13	3	0	0	126	127	52	47	35	80
1959	NYY	7-3	2.38	33	4	2	2	3	94	64	33	25	33	66
1960	NYY	5-4	2.79	42	0	0	0	11	67	57	24	21	24	54
1961	PIT	6-3	3.32	43	6	2	1	2	89	91	38	33	26	61
1962	HOU	1-1	1.31	3	3	1	0	0	20	15	4	3	5	14
1962	STL	5-3	2.18	28	0	0	0	4	57	45	22	14	20	47
1963	STL	6-4	2.61	55	0	0	0	11	79	55	28	23	17	70
1964	CHC	0-1	5.56	20	0	0	0	1	11	15	7	7	6	12
1964	PHI	1-1	2.25	14	0	0	0	0	32	23	10	8	6	18
1964	STL	1-3	3.12	16	0	0	0	0	17	14	6	6	7	12
Career		119-99	-	537	171	78	15	48	-	1795	817	726	643	1072

Fielding Stats

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Major League fielding statistics for Bobby Shantz.

Year	Team	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%
1949	PHA	33		-	12	36	0	5	1.000
1950	PHA	37		-	13	52	2	6	0.970
1951	PHA	36		-	20	44	2	7	0.970
1952	PHA	34		-	29	49	0	3	1.000
1953	PHA	21		-	10	21	1	3	0.969
1954	PHA	7	1	8	1	2	1	0	0.750
1955	KCA	26	17	125	9	26	2	2	0.946
1956	KCA	51	2	100	10	20	2	2	0.938
1957	NYY	33	21	173	14	57	1	8	0.986
1958	NYY	33	13	127	7	35	0	4	1.000
1959	NYY	40	4	94	8	20	2	1	0.933
1960	NYY	43	0	67	4	13	0	1	1.000
1961	PIT	44	6	89	13	18	0	2	1.000
1962	HOU	7	3	20	1	13	0	1	1.000
1962	STL	28	0	57	9	12	1	1	0.955
1963	STL	55	0	79	9	22	1	2	0.969
1964	CHC	20	0	11	0	4	0	0	1.000
1964	PHI	14	0	32	5	16	1	0	0.955
1964	STL	16	0	17	1	8	0	0	1.000
Career		578	67	-	175	468	16	48	-

Batting Stats

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Major League batting statistics for Bobby Shantz.

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG
1949	PHA	33	37	2	7	0	0	0	2	0	5	6	0.189	0.302	0.189
1950	PHA	37	66	4	11	1	0	1	4	1	6	10	0.167	0.236	0.227
1951	PHA	36	72	11	18	4	0	0	9	1	6	7	0.250	0.308	0.306
1952	PHA	34	96	13	19	4	1	0	12	0	5	9	0.198	0.252	0.260
1953	PHA	21	38	6	9	1	1	0	4	1	2	3	0.237	0.275	0.316
1954	PHA	7	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.333	0.333	0.333
1955	KCA	26	41	5	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0.146	0.167	0.146
1956	KCA	51	22	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	4	0.091	0.167	0.136
1957	NYY	33	56	6	10	3	0	0	6	0	8	16	0.179	0.281	0.232
1958	NYY	33	35	1	8	3	0	0	1	0	2	12	0.229	0.289	0.314
1959	NYY	40	23	4	5	2	0	0	1	0	3	6	0.217	0.308	0.304
1960	NYY	43	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0.100	0.182	0.100
1961	PIT	44	16	3	7	1	0	0	3	0	2	1	0.438	0.526	0.500
1962	HOU	7	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.000	0.000	0.000
1962	STL	28	13	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	7	0.154	0.143	0.154
1963	STL	55	7	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0.143	0.333	0.143
1964	CHC	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
1964	PHI	14	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0.000	0.167	0.000
1964	STL	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-	1.000	-
Career		578	548	60	107	20	2	1	46	3	47	96	-	-	-

First Name	Robert
Middle Name	Clayton
Last Name	Shantz
Full Name at Birth	Robert Clayton Shantz
Age	87
Date of Birth	September 26, 1925
Birthplace	Pottstown, PA
Height	5' 6" (168 cm)
Weight	139 lbs (63.0 kg)
Star Sign	Libra
Nationality	American
High School	Pottstown (Pottstown, PA)
Occupation	Former Major League Baseball Player
Occupation Category	Baseball
Position	Pitcher
Bats	Right
Throws	Left
MLB Debut	1 May 1949
Last MLB Game	29 September 1964