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	8-12 / in Starts: 7-9
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 41 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	20 (13-6-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 41 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	26 (13-8-4)

Most Driven In
P Suder	1
A Clark	1
L Babe	1

Most Driven In By
G Zernial	1
J DeMaestri	1
E Robinson	1
D Philley	1
E Valo	1

1953 Batting Game Log

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1953 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	141	2 (1)	Apr 15	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.16	-0.093	3.10	-0.15%	-0.64	P
2	142	5 (2)	Apr 19 (1)	PHA		NYY	L,2-5	GS-9	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.400	.733	9	1.40	0.056	3.47	0.08%	0.49	P
3	143	9 (3)	Apr 23	PHA	@	WSH	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.222	.422	9	1.29	-0.121	2.90	-0.16%	-1.12	P
4	144	12 (2)	Apr 28	PHA	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.308	.593	9	1.51	0.230	4.05	0.37%	1.45	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
5	145	16 (3)	May 3 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.235	.250	.485	9	.41	-0.031	1.16	-0.05%	-0.70	P
6	146	20 (3)	May 8	PHA		WSH	L,7-10	GS-8	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.278	.578	9	.87	0.026	2.14	0.04%	0.38	P
7	147	24 (3)	May 12	PHA		SLB	L,3-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.250	.523	9	1.16	-0.025	1.72	-0.02%	-0.28	P
8	148	29 (4)	May 17 (1)	PHA		CLE	L,3-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.182	.250	.227	.477	9	.85	0.010	1.22	0.01%	0.15	P
9	149	33 (3)	May 21	PHA	@	BOS	W,9-0	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.174	.240	.217	.457	9	1.32	-0.032	1.76	-0.03%	-0.30	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
10	150	74 (40)	Jul 3	PHA	@	NYY	L,0-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.160	.222	.200	.422	9	.94	-0.047	.12	0.00%	-0.38	P
11	151	80 (5)	Jul 7	PHA		NYY	W,5-4	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.160	.222	.200	.422	9						P
12	152	88 (7)	Jul 17	PHA	@	CLE	L,0-5	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.185	.241	.222	.464	9	.95	-0.003	.00	0.00%	0.03	P
13	153	92 (3)	Jul 22	PHA	@	SLB	W,11-1	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0			0	1	0	.188	.235	.219	.454	9						P
14	154	96 (3)	Jul 26 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	4	4	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.263	.306	.569	9	1.21	0.160	.00	0.00%	0.50	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
15	155	103 (6)	Aug 2 (1)	PHA		CLE	L,1-10	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.216	.256	.297	.554	9	.46	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.11	P
16	156	106 (2)	Aug 5	PHA		CHW	L,7-9	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.216	.256	.297	.554	2						PR
17	157	111 (4)	Aug 9 (2)	PHA		DET	T,8-8	5-6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.216	.256	.297	.554	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
18	158	112	Aug 11 (1)	PHA		BOS	L,6-7	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.216	.256	.297	.554	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
19	159	114 (1)	Aug 12	PHA		BOS	L,2-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.216	.256	.297	.554	9						PR
20	160	116 (1)	Aug 15	PHA		NYY	W,9-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.216	.256	.297	.554	9						PR
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
21	161	154 (37)	Sep 23	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-3	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.237	.275	.316	.591	9	1.40	-0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
							8-12		41	38	6	9	1	1	0	4	2	0	3	0	1		1	0	1	0	.237	.275	.316	.591		1.10	0.091	1.82	0.08%	-0.76

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