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	11-15 / in Starts: 7-10
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	19 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 44 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	19 (15-3-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 44 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	28 (14-8-4)

Most Driven In By
G Zernial	2
V Power	1
E Valo	1
E Slaughter	0

1955 Batting Game Log

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1955 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	169	3 (2)	Apr 14	KCA	@	CHW	L,1-7	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.76	-0.038	1.93	-0.06%	-0.33	P
2	170	9 (5)	Apr 23	KCA		CHW	L,6-29	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	171	14 (4)	Apr 29	KCA		NYY	W,6-0	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9	.26	-0.014	.46	-0.02%	0.03	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	172	20 (5)	May 7	KCA	@	CLE	L,3-9	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	.80	-0.044	1.73	-0.06%	-0.48	P
5	173	24 (3)	May 11	KCA	@	BAL	W,2-0	4-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9	.43	-0.023	.43	-0.01%	-0.43	P
6	174	28 (3)	May 15 (1)	KCA	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9	.56	-0.038	.53	-0.02%	-0.78	P
7	175	33 (4)	May 21	KCA	@	CHW	L,4-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9	.95	-0.051	.93	-0.03%	-0.47	P
8	176	39 (5)	May 29	KCA		CLE	L,2-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.125	.176	.125	.301	9	1.53	0.074	.56	0.02%	0.63	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
9	177	45 (5)	Jun 3	KCA		BOS	W,4-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.158	.111	.269	9	1.88	-0.087	.20	-0.01%	-0.63	P
10	178	60 (14)	Jun 17	KCA	@	WSH	W,4-2	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.150	.105	.255	9	.07	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
11	179	64 (3)	Jun 23	KCA	@	NYY	L,0-4	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.136	.095	.232	9	.40	-0.020	.01	0.00%	-0.21	P
12	180	70 (5)	Jun 29	KCA	@	CLE	W,12-4	GS-6	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.200	.167	.367	9	1.21	0.066	.02	0.00%	0.34	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
13	181	77 (6)	Jul 5	KCA		CLE	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.214	.185	.399	9	.55	-0.019	.02	0.00%	-0.27	P
14	182	86 (8)	Jul 15	KCA		BAL	L,5-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.200	.172	.372	9	.68	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.47	P
15	183	89 (2)	Jul 18	KCA		WSH	L,3-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.172	.200	.172	.372	9						PR
16	184	92 (2)	Jul 21	KCA		BOS	L,3-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.188	.161	.349	9	.63	-0.031	.00	0.00%	-0.39	P
17	185	99 (6)	Jul 27 (1)	KCA	@	WSH	W,6-4	GS-9	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.194	.171	.366	9	.68	0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.15	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
18	186	105 (5)	Aug 2	KCA	@	BAL	L,1-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.184	.162	.346	9	1.33	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-0.44	P
19	187	112 (6)	Aug 9	KCA		CHW	L,1-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.179	.158	.337	9	.63	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.16	P
20	188	118 (5)	Aug 14	KCA		CLE	W,7-3	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.171	.150	.321	9	.63	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.60	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
21	189	142 (23)	Sep 11 (1)	KCA	@	BAL	W,4-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.150	.171	.150	.321	3						P
22	190	144 (1)	Sep 13 (1)	KCA	@	BOS	W,6-5	7-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.146	.167	.146	.313	9	.55	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.18	P
23	191	145	Sep 13 (2)	KCA	@	BOS	L,6-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.146	.167	.146	.313	3						PR
24	192	148 (2)	Sep 17	KCA		CHW	L,8-12	9-10	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.146	.167	.146	.313	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
25	193	151 (2)	Sep 20	KCA	@	DET	L,3-7	2-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.146	.167	.146	.313	9						P
26	194	152	Sep 21	KCA	@	DET	L,1-10	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.146	.167	.146	.313	9						P
							11-15		44	41	5	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	.146	.167	.146	.313		.77	-0.369	.37	-0.18%	-5.09

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