Bobby Shantz

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

5-6, 139lb (168cm, 63kg)

Born: September 26, 1925 in Pottstown, PA us

High School: Pottstown HS (Pottstown, PA)

Debut: May 1, 1949 (Age 23-217d, 10,617th in major league history)
vs. WSH 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 29, 1964 (Age 39-003d)
vs. STL 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1949 season

Full Name: Robert Clayton Shantz

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Relatives: Brother of Billy Shantz

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

34.7

119

ERA

3.38

537

171

1935.2

1072

WHIP

1.260

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	15-17 / in Starts: 8-5
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 39 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	18 (7-9-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 39 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	23 (12-7-3)

Most Driven In
B Richardson	1

Most Driven In By
H Bauer	1

1958 Batting Game Log

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1958 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	279	5 (4)	Apr 19	NYY		BAL	W,4-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.64	-0.026	1.97	-0.05%	-0.21	P
2	280	9 (3)	Apr 23	NYY	@	WSH	L,4-5	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9						P
3	281	12 (2)	Apr 29	NYY		DET	W,5-1	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.429	.500	.929	9	.33	0.021	1.21	0.05%	0.09	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	282	17 (4)	May 11 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.400	.444	.844	9	.77	0.082	3.58	0.23%	0.42	P
5	283	22 (4)	May 17	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-5	GS-8	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.429	.417	.845	9	.33	0.014	1.67	0.04%	0.12	P
6	284	27 (4)	May 22	NYY	@	DET	W,5-4	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.400	.385	.785	9	1.56	-0.047	7.87	-0.14%	-0.36	P
7	285	35 (7)	May 30 (2)	NYY		WSH	L,2-7	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.412	.400	.812	9	1.11	0.038	5.57	0.12%	0.35	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	286	42 (6)	Jun 5 (2)	NYY		CHW	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.353	.421	.471	.892	9	1.81	-0.016	9.09	-0.05%	-0.05	P
9	287	46 (3)	Jun 8 (2)	NYY		CLE	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.353	.421	.471	.892	9						P
10	288	51 (4)	Jun 13	NYY		DET	L,2-4	GS-8	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.350	.409	.500	.909	9	1.50	-0.047	7.45	-0.14%	-0.24	P
11	289	58 (6)	Jun 20	NYY	@	DET	L,1-7	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.350	.409	.500	.909	9						P
12	290	63 (4)	Jun 26	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.350	.409	.500	.909	9						P
13	291	66 (2)	Jun 29	NYY	@	KCA	L,6-12	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.350	.409	.500	.909	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	292	73 (6)	Jul 5	NYY		BOS	T,3-3	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.350	.409	.500	.909	9						P
15	293	74	Jul 6	NYY		BOS	L,4-10	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.350	.409	.500	.909	9						P
16	294	77 (2)	Jul 10 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,4-3	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.350	.409	.500	.909	9						P
17	295	81 (3)	Jul 13 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,5-4	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.318	.375	.455	.830	9	1.07	-0.049	3.05	-0.08%	-1.18	P
18	296	87 (5)	Jul 19	NYY		KCA	L,4-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.318	.375	.455	.830	9						P
19	297	88	Jul 20 (1)	NYY		KCA	W,3-1	8-GF(10)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.318	.400	.455	.855	9	1.30	0.028	3.32	0.04%	0.12	P
20	298	92 (3)	Jul 24	NYY	@	DET	W,10-7	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.318	.400	.455	.855	9						P
21	299	94 (1)	Jul 26	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-3	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.318	.400	.455	.855	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
22	300	104 (9)	Aug 3 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-4	2-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.357	.400	.757	9	.47	-0.035	.09	0.00%	-0.39	P
23	301	110 (5)	Aug 10 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,7-5	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.280	.357	.400	.757	9						P
24	302	111	Aug 10 (2)	NYY		BOS	L,3-9	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.280	.357	.400	.757	9						P
25	303	117 (5)	Aug 15	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.280	.357	.400	.757	9						P
26	304	119 (1)	Aug 17	NYY	@	BOS	L,5-6	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.280	.357	.400	.757	9						P
27	305	126 (6)	Aug 24 (2)	NYY		DET	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.323	.357	.680	9	1.00	-0.077	.31	-0.01%	-0.66	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
28	306	132 (5)	Sep 1 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,2-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.294	.323	.617	9	1.17	-0.094	.21	-0.01%	-0.87	P
29	307	138 (5)	Sep 7 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.278	.303	.581	9	1.15	-0.062	.03	0.00%	-0.39	P
30	308	143 (4)	Sep 13	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.289	.314	.604	9	.54	0.010	.00	0.00%	0.15	P
31	309	146 (2)	Sep 16	NYY	@	DET	L,2-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.229	.289	.314	.604	9						P
32	310	149 (2)	Sep 20	NYY	@	BAL	L,0-1	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.229	.289	.314	.604	9						P
33	311	155 (5)	Sep 28 (2)	NYY		BAL	W,6-3	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.229	.289	.314	.604	9						P CF
							15-17		39	35	1	8	3	0	0	1	2	0	12	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.289	.314	.604		.90	-0.260	2.74	-0.02%	-3.10

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