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	14-30 / in Starts: 4-2
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 20 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	15 (7-4-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 20 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	12 (6-3-2)

Most Driven In
D Schofield	2
S Burgess	1

Most Driven In By
B Virdon	1
D Stuart	1
D Groat	1

1961 Batting Game Log

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1961 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	395	3 (2)	Apr 13	PIT	@	SFG	L,5-6	8-11	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	1.30	0.031	3.32	0.05%	0.12	P
2	396	6 (2)	Apr 16	PIT	@	LAD	L,6-13	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						P
3	397	15 (8)	Apr 30 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						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	398	20 (4)	May 7	PIT		LAD	L,2-4	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						P
5	399	22 (1)	May 10	PIT		SFG	L,0-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9						P
6	400	23	May 12	PIT		CIN	W,8-5	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.44	-0.010	1.28	-0.02%	-0.48	P
7	401	29 (5)	May 20	PIT	@	PHI	W,4-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
8	402	30	May 21	PIT	@	PHI	W,13-11	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
9	403	32 (1)	May 23	PIT	@	MLN	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.43	-0.070	5.30	-0.16%	-0.53	P
10	404	35 (2)	May 27	PIT	@	STL	L,5-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
11	405	36	May 28	PIT	@	STL	L,4-8	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
12	406	37	May 30 (1)	PIT		CHC	L,3-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	7						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
13	407	42 (4)	Jun 3	PIT		PHI	W,5-1	GS-7	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.72	0.054	1.79	0.08%	0.74	P
14	408	47 (4)	Jun 8	PIT	@	LAD	W,4-2	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857	9	.50	-0.014	1.48	-0.03%	-0.34	P
15	409	48	Jun 9	PIT	@	SFG	L,6-9	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857	9						P
16	410	52 (3)	Jun 14	PIT		CIN	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857	9						P
17	411	55 (2)	Jun 17	PIT		STL	W,9-3	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.500	.900	9	.35	-0.009	.78	-0.01%	0.87	P
18	412	62 (6)	Jun 25 (1)	PIT		PHI	W,10-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.364	.455	.818	9	1.05	-0.027	1.74	-0.03%	-0.24	P
19	413	64 (1)	Jun 27	PIT		LAD	L,5-9	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.364	.364	.455	.818	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
20	414	70 (5)	Jul 2 (2)	PIT		SFG	W,9-0	CG(7)	4	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.462	.533	.538	1.072	9	.39	0.074	.89	0.10%	1.38	P
21	415	71	Jul 3	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-4	6-6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.462	.533	.538	1.072	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
22	416	76 (4)	Jul 8	PIT	@	MLN	W,4-3	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.500	.500	1.000	7	.85	-0.021	.97	-0.02%	-0.22	P
23	417	81 (4)	Jul 16	PIT	@	LAD	L,11-12	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
24	418	85 (3)	Jul 22	PIT		MLN	L,4-5	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
25	419	86	Jul 23 (1)	PIT		MLN	L,4-11	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
26	420	88 (1)	Jul 25	PIT		SFG	L,7-16	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.500	.500	1.000	8						P
27	421	92 (3)	Jul 29	PIT		LAD	L,4-5	7-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.529	.500	1.029	9	.85	0.008	.12	0.00%	0.27	P
28	422	93	Jul 30	PIT		LAD	L,3-7	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.529	.500	1.029	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
29	423	94	Aug 2	PIT	@	STL	L,2-4	5-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.467	.556	.533	1.089	9	2.52	0.171	.11	0.01%	0.86	P
30	424	99 (4)	Aug 6 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.467	.556	.533	1.089	9						P
31	425	103 (3)	Aug 9	PIT		STL	L,0-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.467	.556	.533	1.089	9						P
32	426	108 (4)	Aug 14	PIT	@	MLN	L,3-8	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.467	.556	.533	1.089	9						P
33	427	114 (5)	Aug 19	PIT	@	CHC	W,4-3	9-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.467	.556	.533	1.089	9						P
34	428	117 (2)	Aug 23	PIT		MLN	W,7-6	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.467	.556	.533	1.089	9						P
35	429	120 (2)	Aug 26	PIT		CHC	L,3-7	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.467	.556	.533	1.089	9						P
36	430	122 (1)	Aug 27 (2)	PIT		CHC	L,5-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.467	.556	.533	1.089	9						P
37	431	123	Aug 28	PIT		CHC	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.467	.556	.533	1.089	9						P
38	432	124	Aug 29	PIT		CIN	L,0-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.467	.556	.533	1.089	9						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
39	433	127 (2)	Sep 2	PIT	@	STL	W,5-4	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.467	.556	.533	1.089	9						P
40	434	132 (4)	Sep 7	PIT	@	CHC	W,7-5	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.438	.526	.500	1.026	9	.27	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.11	P
41	435	134 (1)	Sep 9	PIT	@	MLN	L,3-4	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.438	.526	.500	1.026	9						P
42	436	135	Sep 10	PIT	@	MLN	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.438	.526	.500	1.026	9						P
43	437	139 (3)	Sep 14	PIT	@	LAD	L,6-7	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.438	.526	.500	1.026	9						P
44	438	151 (11)	Sep 28	PIT		SFG	L,4-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.438	.526	.500	1.026	9						P
							14-30		20	16	3	7	1	0	0	3	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.438	.526	.500	1.026		.73	0.180	1.46	-0.02%	2.34

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