| Bobby Shantz Robert Clayton Shantz Position: Pitcher
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Born: September 26, 1925 in Pottstown, PA
High School: Pottstown HS (Pottstown, PA)
Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1948.
(All Transactions)
Debut: May 1, 1949 (Age 23)
vs. WSH 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Yankees/Cardinals/Pirates/Cubs/... 1949-1964
Final Game: September 29, 1964 (Age 39)
vs. STL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Relatives: Brother of Billy Shantz
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| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Apr 18 | PHA | @ | WSH | L,7-8 | 31 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P | |
| 2 | 5 (3) | Apr 23 (1) | PHA | BOS | W,9-4 | GS | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 3 | 8 (2) | Apr 26 | PHA | WSH | L,3-5 | GS | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 4 | 11 (2) | Apr 30 (1) | PHA | @ | BOS | L,0-19 | GF | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | P |
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 5 | 13 (1) | May 4 | PHA | DET | L,5-8 | 29 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | ||
| 6 | 18 (4) | May 10 | PHA | CLE | L,4-6 | GS | 31 | 8.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | P | |
| 7 | 22 (3) | May 14 | PHA | @ | NYY | W,9-8 | GF | 24 | 5.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P |
| 8 | 24 (1) | May 17 | PHA | @ | CLE | W,7-5 | 11 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 9 | 27 (2) | May 20 | PHA | @ | DET | L,3-5 | GS | 0 | 7.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 10 | 32 (4) | May 25 | PHA | @ | CHW | W,6-1 | CG | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P |
| 11 | 37 (4) | May 30 (1) | PHA | WSH | L,3-4 | GS | 22 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | P | |
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 12 | 41 (3) | Jun 3 | PHA | DET | L,1-6 | GS | 0 | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 13 | 45 (3) | Jun 7 | PHA | CHW | W,5-0 | CG | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 14 | 49 (3) | Jun 11 (1) | PHA | CLE | L,3-6 | CG | 46 | 10.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | P | |
| 15 | 53 (3) | Jun 15 | PHA | @ | DET | L,3-7 | GS | 34 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P |
| 16 | 55 (1) | Jun 17 | PHA | @ | CLE | L,7-8 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | |
| 17 | 60 (4) | Jun 22 | PHA | @ | SLB | W,8-4 | GS | 37 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P |
| 18 | 64 (3) | Jun 27 | PHA | BOS | L,5-7 | GS | 44 | 9.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | P | |
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 19 | 69 (4) | Jul 1 | PHA | @ | WSH | L,2-3 | CG | 33 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P |
| 20 | 72 (2) | Jul 6 | PHA | @ | NYY | L,4-5 | GS | 35 | 8.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | P |
| 21 | 78 (5) | Jul 14 (2) | PHA | SLB | L,2-5 | GS | 0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | 84 (5) | Jul 18 | PHA | CLE | L,2-10 | GS | 37 | 7.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | |
| 23 | 88 (3) | Jul 22 | PHA | CHW | L,1-6 | GS | 26 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | P | |
| 24 | 95 (6) | Jul 29 | PHA | @ | DET | L,5-8 | GS | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P |
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 25 | 97 (1) | Aug 1 | PHA | @ | CHW | L,1-8 | GF | 0 | 5.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 26 | 102 (4) | Aug 6 | PHA | @ | SLB | L,3-10 | GF | 0 | 6.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 27 | 107 (4) | Aug 12 | PHA | @ | NYY | L,2-7 | GF | 28 | 6.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P |
| 28 | 109 (1) | Aug 15 (1) | PHA | @ | BOS | L,3-8 | GF | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | 113 (3) | Aug 17 | PHA | @ | BOS | L,6-10 | GF | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P |
| 30 | 115 (1) | Aug 19 | PHA | NYY | L,2-6 | GF | 18 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | |
| 31 | 124 (8) | Aug 28 | PHA | DET | W,4-3 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | P | |
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 32 | 129 (4) | Sep 1 | PHA | BOS | W,4-2 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | P | |
| 33 | 133 (3) | Sep 6 | PHA | @ | WSH | L,0-3 | GS | 30 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P |
| 34 | 141 (7) | Sep 14 | PHA | @ | CHW | L,2-5 | GS | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | 151 (9) | Sep 25 (2) | PHA | BOS | L,0-3 | GS | 0 | 8.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 36 | 153 (1) | Sep 28 | PHA | NYY | L,6-8 | GF | 32 | 7.1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | P | |
| 36gm | 214.2 | 13 | 52 | 2 | 67 | 6 | |||||||||
| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Apr 18 | PHA | @ | WSH | L,7-8 | 31 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 5 (3) | Apr 23 (1) | PHA | BOS | W,9-4 | GS | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 8 (2) | Apr 26 | PHA | WSH | L,3-5 | GS | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 11 (2) | Apr 30 (1) | PHA | @ | BOS | L,0-19 | GF | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PO | |||
| 5 | 13 (1) | May 4 | PHA | DET | L,5-8 | 29 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | 18 (4) | May 10 | PHA | CLE | L,4-6 | GS | 31 | 8.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 22 (3) | May 14 | PHA | @ | NYY | W,9-8 | GF | 24 | 5.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 24 (1) | May 17 | PHA | @ | CLE | W,7-5 | 11 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 27 (2) | May 20 | PHA | @ | DET | L,3-5 | GS | 0 | 7.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 10 | 32 (4) | May 25 | PHA | @ | CHW | W,6-1 | CG | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 37 (4) | May 30 (1) | PHA | WSH | L,3-4 | GS | 22 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PO | |||
| 12 | 41 (3) | Jun 3 | PHA | DET | L,1-6 | GS | 0 | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 13 | 45 (3) | Jun 7 | PHA | CHW | W,5-0 | CG | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 14 | 49 (3) | Jun 11 (1) | PHA | CLE | L,3-6 | CG | 46 | 10.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | 53 (3) | Jun 15 | PHA | @ | DET | L,3-7 | GS | 34 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 55 (1) | Jun 17 | PHA | @ | CLE | L,7-8 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | 60 (4) | Jun 22 | PHA | @ | SLB | W,8-4 | GS | 37 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 64 (3) | Jun 27 | PHA | BOS | L,5-7 | GS | 44 | 9.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PO | |||
| 19 | 69 (4) | Jul 1 | PHA | @ | WSH | L,2-3 | CG | 33 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 72 (2) | Jul 6 | PHA | @ | NYY | L,4-5 | GS | 35 | 8.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | 78 (5) | Jul 14 (2) | PHA | SLB | L,2-5 | GS | 0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | 84 (5) | Jul 18 | PHA | CLE | L,2-10 | GS | 37 | 7.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | 88 (3) | Jul 22 | PHA | CHW | L,1-6 | GS | 26 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | 95 (6) | Jul 29 | PHA | @ | DET | L,5-8 | GS | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PO | |||
| 25 | 97 (1) | Aug 1 | PHA | @ | CHW | L,1-8 | GF | 0 | 5.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 26 | 102 (4) | Aug 6 | PHA | @ | SLB | L,3-10 | GF | 0 | 6.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 27 | 107 (4) | Aug 12 | PHA | @ | NYY | L,2-7 | GF | 28 | 6.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 109 (1) | Aug 15 (1) | PHA | @ | BOS | L,3-8 | GF | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 29 | 113 (3) | Aug 17 | PHA | @ | BOS | L,6-10 | GF | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | 115 (1) | Aug 19 | PHA | NYY | L,2-6 | GF | 18 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | 124 (8) | Aug 28 | PHA | DET | W,4-3 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PO | |||
| 32 | 129 (4) | Sep 1 | PHA | BOS | W,4-2 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | 133 (3) | Sep 6 | PHA | @ | WSH | L,0-3 | GS | 30 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | 141 (7) | Sep 14 | PHA | @ | CHW | L,2-5 | GS | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 35 | 151 (9) | Sep 25 (2) | PHA | BOS | L,0-3 | GS | 0 | 8.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 36 | 153 (1) | Sep 28 | PHA | NYY | L,6-8 | GF | 32 | 7.1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 36gm | 214.2 | 13 | 52 | 2 | 67 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||
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