| 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 | Gcar | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 402 | 1 | Apr 10 | HOU | CHC | W,11-2 | CG | W(1-0) | 99 | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | 33 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .43 | 0.217 | 2.20 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a9 | |||||||
| 2 | 403 | 6 | Apr 17 | HOU | @ | NYM | W,5-2 | GS-6 | 6 | 5.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.23 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .97 | 0.309 | 2.72 | 1b start tie | 6b -2- 2 out a2 | |||||||
| 3 | 404 | 14 | Apr 27 | HOU | MLN | L,1-2 | GS-6 | L(1-1) | 9 | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.31 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.15 | 0.019 | 0.80 | 1t start tie | 6t 3 out d1 | |||||||
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| Player went from Houston Colt .45's to St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 405 | 26 | May 10 | STL | SFG | L,0-6 | 7-8 | 12 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.19 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .14 | 0.013 | 1.12 | 7t --- 0 out d5 | 8t 3 out d5 | |||||||
| 5 | 406 | 28 | May 12 | STL | LAD | W,6-5 | 6-10 | 1 | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.63 | 19 | 70 | 46 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.65 | 0.167 | 0.79 | 6t --- 0 out d1 | 10t 3 out tie | |||
| 6 | 407 | 36 | May 21 | STL | PHI | W,4-1 | 8-GF | S(1) | 8 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.53 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .91 | 0.176 | 2.03 | 8t -23 1 out a3 | 9t end a 3 | ||||||
| 7 | 408 | 40 | May 25 | STL | MLN | L,8-11 | 9-GF | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.48 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .15 | 0.010 | 0.56 | 9t --- 0 out d3 | 9t end d 3 | |||||||
| 8 | 409 | 44 | May 29 | STL | @ | PIT | L,6-7 | 9-GF | BL(1-2) | 3 | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.76 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | -0.797 | -2.18 | 9b --- 0 out a1 | 9b end d 1 | |||||
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 9 | 410 | 55 | Jun 10(1) | STL | SFG | W,6-5 | 7-GF | W(2-2) | 11 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.60 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.10 | 0.165 | 1.67 | 7t --- 0 out d1 | 9t end d 1 | ||||||
| 10 | 411 | 65 | Jun 20 | STL | @ | LAD | W,5-4 | 8-GF(11) | BW(3-2) | 9 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.43 | 15 | 50 | 33 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.52 | 0.661 | 2.72 | 8b 123 0 out a1 | 11b end a 1 | |
| 11 | 412 | 69 | Jun 24(1) | STL | @ | PHI | L,1-3 | 6-GF(8) | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.33 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .29 | 0.064 | 1.46 | 6b --- 0 out d2 | 8b end d 2 | ||||||
| 12 | 413 | 75 | Jun 28 | STL | @ | CHC | L,2-7 | 8-GF(8) | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.30 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .01 | 0.000 | 0.52 | 8b --- 0 out d6 | 8b end d 6 | ||||||
| 13 | 414 | 77 | Jun 30 | STL | PIT | L,7-17 | 2-6 | 1 | 4.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.76 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .08 | -0.026 | -0.65 | 2t --- 2 out d8 | 6t 3 out d8 | |||||||
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 14 | 415 | 81 | Jul 3 susp | STL | MLN | L,5-7 | 7-7 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.72 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .10 | 0.008 | 0.56 | 7t --- 0 out d5 | 7t 3 out d5 | |||||||
| 15 | 416 | 83 | Jul 6 | STL | @ | NYM | L,3-10 | 7-GF(8) | 2 | 2.0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.84 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .12 | -0.014 | -4.98 | 7b --- 0 out d3 | 8b end d 9 | ||||||
| 16 | 417 | 91 | Jul 15(2) | STL | @ | PIT | L,7-8 | 4-5 | 8 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .54 | -0.105 | -1.98 | 4b --- 0 out d2 | 5b 3 out d5 | ||||||
| 17 | 418 | 98 | Jul 21(2) | STL | @ | HOU | L,3-7 | 7-GF(8) | 5 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.21 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .07 | 0.008 | 0.93 | 7b --- 0 out d4 | 8b end d 4 | ||||||
| 18 | 419 | 100 | Jul 23 | STL | LAD | L,2-9 | 9-GF | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.17 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .00 | 0.000 | 0.56 | 9t --- 0 out d7 | 9t end d 7 | |||
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 19 | 420 | 108 | Aug 1 | STL | @ | CIN | L,1-5 | 8-GF(8) | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .04 | 0.003 | 0.52 | 8b --- 0 out d4 | 8b end d 4 | ||||||
| 20 | 421 | 110 | Aug 3 | STL | HOU | L,3-8 | 9-GF | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.09 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .03 | 0.002 | 0.56 | 9t --- 0 out d5 | 9t end d 5 | |||||||
| 21 | 422 | 116 | Aug 10 | STL | PHI | W,7-4 | 6-GF | W(4-2) | 6 | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.10 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.24 | 0.088 | 1.23 | 6t --- 0 out tie | 9t end a 3 | ||||||
| 22 | 423 | 125 | Aug 19 | STL | @ | NYM | W,10-5 | 9-GF | S(2) | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.07 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .57 | 0.017 | 1.00 | 9b -23 0 out a6 | 9b end a 5 | |||||
| 23 | 424 | 126 | Aug 21 | STL | @ | MLN | L,5-6 | 7-7 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.04 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .37 | 0.017 | 0.67 | 7b -2- 1 out d3 | 7b 3 out d3 | ||||||
| 24 | 425 | 131 | Aug 26(1) | STL | PIT | W,6-5 | 4-GF | W(5-2) | 4 | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .98 | 0.197 | 2.35 | 4t --- 0 out d4 | 9t end a 1 | ||||||
| 25 | 426 | 135 | Aug 31 | STL | NYM | W,4-2 | 9-GF | S(3) | 4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.98 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.11 | 0.171 | 0.97 | 9t 12- 1 out a2 | 9t end a 2 | ||||||
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 26 | 427 | 137 | Sep 2 | STL | NYM | L,3-4 | 8-GF | L(5-3) | 1 | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.92 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.17 | -0.283 | -0.88 | 8t --- 0 out tie | 9t end d 2 | ||||||
| 27 | 428 | 143 | Sep 7 | STL | @ | CIN | L,5-6 | 10-10 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.92 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.94 | -0.073 | -0.39 | 10b 1-- 1 out tie | 10b 12- 1 out tie | ||||||
| 28 | 429 | 145 | Sep 9 | STL | @ | CIN | W,5-3 | 8-9 | W(6-3) | 1 | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .56 | 0.022 | -0.19 | 8b --- 0 out d2 | 9b 1-- 2 out a2 | |||||
| 29 | 430 | 149 | Sep 15 | STL | @ | PHI | L,4-5 | 9-GF | BL(6-4) | 5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.43 | -0.795 | -2.38 | 9b 1-- 1 out a1 | 9b end d 1 | |||||
| 30 | 431 | 156 | Sep 22 | STL | LAD | L,1-4 | 5-8 | 6 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.01 | 14 | 56 | 34 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .39 | 0.103 | 2.23 | 5t --- 0 out d3 | 8t 3 out d3 | |||
| 31 | 432 | 160 | Sep 27 | STL | @ | SFG | W,7-4 | 7-GF | S(4) | 4 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.95 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.20 | 0.141 | 1.43 | 7b 12- 2 out a3 | 9b end a 3 | |||||
| TOT | 78.1 | 60 | 26 | 17 | 25 | 61 | 8 | 1 | 1.95 | 314 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Other (days rest listed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9, 9, 11, 12 and 99 days |
| Avg | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Other Game Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.46 | 1 | 1 | 11 runs |
| Inn | <-4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | tie | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | >4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4- | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |||||||
| 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||||||
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||||||
| 10+ | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Total | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
Multiple inning appearances: 19, Entered with runners on base: 8
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