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Art Shamsky
Arthur Louis Shamsky

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 1", Weight 175 lb.
School University of Missouri

Debut April 17, 1965
  vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game July 18, 1972
Born October 14, 1941 in St. Louis, MO

Signed by the Cincinnati Redlegs as an amateur free agent in 1959. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1965 23 CIN NL  64   96   13   25   4  3   2   10   1  0  10  29  .260  .330  .427  106   41   0   0   0   0   0
 1966 24 CIN NL  96  234   41   54   5  0  21   47   0  2  32  45  .231  .321  .521  121  122   3   2   1   0   5
 1967 25 CIN NL  76  147    6   29   3  1   3   13   0  1  15  34  .197  .274  .293   55   43   0   1   5   1   1
 1968 26 NYM NL 116  345   30   82  14  4  12   48   1  0  21  58  .238  .292  .406  108  140   4   4   6   7   6
 1969 27 NYM NL 100  303   42   91   9  3  14   47   1  2  36  32  .300  .375  .488  139  148   2   5   2   3   5
 1970 28 NYM NL 122  403   48  118  19  2  11   49   1  1  49  33  .293  .371  .432  115  174   0   3  13   3  11
 1971 29 NYM NL  68  135   13   25   6  2   5   18   1  1  21  18  .185  .299  .370   91   50   0   0   2   1   6
 1972 30 TOT     23   23    1    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   4   5  .087  .222  .087  -10    2   0   0   0   0   0
         CHC NL  15   16    1    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   3   3  .125  .263  .125   10    2   0   0   0   0   0
         OAK AL   8    7    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   2  .000  .125  .000  -60    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      665 1686  194  426  60 15  68  233   5  7 188 254  .253  .330  .427  110  720   9  15  29  15  34
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        411   47  104  15  4  17   57   1  2  46  62  .253  .330  .427  110  175   2   4   7   4   8
 Career High    122  403   48  118  19  4  21   49   1  2  49  58  .300  .375  .521  139  174   4   5  13   7  11
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1965 23 CIN NL  106   71   15   5.7    99| .260  .266| .330  .331| .427  .402| .757  .732| 106  .643   0.5   0.1 100%
 1966 24 CIN NL  271  192   39   5.5   104| .231  .276| .321  .336| .521  .416| .842  .751| 121  .616   6.1   0.6   0%
 1967 25 CIN NL  164  121   12   2.7   100| .197  .271| .274  .335| .293  .398| .567  .733|  55  .328  -9.1  -1.0   0%
 1968 26 NYM NL  381  277   41   4.0    81| .238  .252| .292  .310| .406  .355| .698  .666| 108  .552   2.6   0.3 100%
 1969 27 NYM NL  349  226   57   6.8    96| .300  .262| .375  .332| .488  .388| .863  .720| 139  .708  16.1   1.7  33%
 1970 28 NYM NL  458  300   64   5.7   103| .293  .267| .371  .340| .432  .408| .803  .748| 115  .595   9.8   1.0  50%
 1971 29 NYM NL  157  117   14   3.2    91| .185  .257| .299  .323| .370  .377| .669  .700|  91  .395  -1.6  -0.2  50%
 1972 30 TOT      27   21    1   1.3    93| .087  .259| .222  .329| .087  .381| .309  .710| -10  .115  -3.3  -0.4   0%
         CHC NL   19   14    1   1.9   100| .125  .268| .263  .337| .125  .395| .388  .733|  10  .203  -1.9  -0.2   0%
         OAK AL    8    7    0   0.0    79| .000  .241| .125  .309| .000  .348| .125  .657| -60  .000  -1.4  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons      1913 1325  243   4.9    96| .253  .264| .330  .330| .427  .390| .757  .720| 110  .579  21.1   2.1  41%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1965 23 CIN NL OF 18 26 2 1 0 .966 .976 1.56 1.75 2.27 2.00 11 111.0 RF 15 18 1 0 0 1.000 .974 1.27 1.74 1.88 1.96 9 91.0 LF 3 5 1 1 0 .857 .968 2.00 1.37 2.70 1.71 2 20.0 1B 1 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 5.00 8.60 5.62 10.01 1 8.0 1966 24 CIN NL OF 74 104 3 3 1 .973 .974 1.45 1.78 1.78 2.03 63 540.7 LF 41 63 3 2 1 .971 .964 1.61 1.35 1.97 1.74 34 301.3 RF 34 43 0 1 0 .977 .977 1.26 1.68 1.62 1.96 29 239.3 1967 25 CIN NL OF 40 59 2 1 1 .984 .976 1.52 1.81 2.02 2.03 29 271.3 RF 27 39 1 1 1 .976 .976 1.48 1.76 2.17 2.04 18 165.7 LF 18 23 1 0 0 1.000 .968 1.33 1.50 2.04 1.75 11 105.7 1968 26 NYM NL OF 82 128 6 1 2 .993 .975 1.63 1.82 1.96 2.02 75 616.0 LF 71 107 4 1 1 .991 .963 1.56 1.38 1.90 1.64 64 526.7 1B 17 111 6 2 6 .983 .992 6.88 8.91 8.21 10.09 13 128.3 RF 12 20 2 0 1 1.000 .982 1.83 1.77 2.22 2.02 11 89.3 1969 27 NYM NL OF 78 117 2 1 2 .992 .973 1.53 1.75 1.79 2.02 76 599.3 RF 63 88 1 1 1 .989 .975 1.41 1.59 1.65 1.87 61 486.3 LF 16 27 1 0 1 1.000 .962 1.75 1.28 2.23 1.65 15 113.0 1B 9 75 0 1 5 .987 .992 8.33 8.84 10.89 9.83 7 62.0 1970 28 NYM NL OF 58 104 2 0 1 1.000 .976 1.83 1.78 2.21 2.07 53 431.3 1B 56 378 35 2 29 .995 .992 7.38 8.37 8.37 9.68 55 444.3 RF 54 95 2 0 1 1.000 .976 1.80 1.68 2.19 2.00 49 398.3 LF 4 6 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 1.38 1.64 1.75 4 33.0 1971 29 NYM NL OF 38 57 6 1 1 .984 .978 1.66 1.92 2.24 2.19 34 253.3 RF 27 34 4 1 0 .974 .982 1.41 1.80 1.97 2.07 24 174.0 LF 12 22 2 0 1 1.000 .972 2.00 1.53 2.72 1.87 10 79.3 1B 1 2 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 2.00 8.60 9.00 9.90 0 2.0 1972 30 CHC NL 1B 4 30 1 0 1 1.000 .990 7.75 8.43 13.29 9.73 2 21.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1965 23 CIN NL 1B 1 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 5.00 8.60 5.62 10.01 1 8.0 1968 26 NYM NL 1B 17 111 6 2 6 .983 .992 6.88 8.91 8.21 10.09 13 128.3 1969 27 NYM NL 1B 9 75 0 1 5 .987 .992 8.33 8.84 10.89 9.83 7 62.0 1970 28 NYM NL 1B 56 378 35 2 29 .995 .992 7.38 8.37 8.37 9.68 55 444.3 1971 29 NYM NL 1B 1 2 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 2.00 8.60 9.00 9.90 0 2.0 1972 30 CHC NL 1B 4 30 1 0 1 1.000 .990 7.75 8.43 13.29 9.73 2 21.0 1965 23 CIN NL LF 3 5 1 1 0 .857 .968 2.00 1.37 2.70 1.71 2 20.0 1966 24 CIN NL LF 41 63 3 2 1 .971 .964 1.61 1.35 1.97 1.74 34 301.3 1967 25 CIN NL LF 18 23 1 0 0 1.000 .968 1.33 1.50 2.04 1.75 11 105.7 1968 26 NYM NL LF 71 107 4 1 1 .991 .963 1.56 1.38 1.90 1.64 64 526.7 1969 27 NYM NL LF 16 27 1 0 1 1.000 .962 1.75 1.28 2.23 1.65 15 113.0 1970 28 NYM NL LF 4 6 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 1.38 1.64 1.75 4 33.0 1971 29 NYM NL LF 12 22 2 0 1 1.000 .972 2.00 1.53 2.72 1.87 10 79.3 1965 23 CIN NL OF 18 26 2 1 0 .966 .976 1.56 1.75 2.27 2.00 11 111.0 1966 24 CIN NL OF 74 104 3 3 1 .973 .974 1.45 1.78 1.78 2.03 63 540.7 1967 25 CIN NL OF 40 59 2 1 1 .984 .976 1.52 1.81 2.02 2.03 29 271.3 1968 26 NYM NL OF 82 128 6 1 2 .993 .975 1.63 1.82 1.96 2.02 75 616.0 1969 27 NYM NL OF 78 117 2 1 2 .992 .973 1.53 1.75 1.79 2.02 76 599.3 1970 28 NYM NL OF 58 104 2 0 1 1.000 .976 1.83 1.78 2.21 2.07 53 431.3 1971 29 NYM NL OF 38 57 6 1 1 .984 .978 1.66 1.92 2.24 2.19 34 253.3 1965 23 CIN NL RF 15 18 1 0 0 1.000 .974 1.27 1.74 1.88 1.96 9 91.0 1966 24 CIN NL RF 34 43 0 1 0 .977 .977 1.26 1.68 1.62 1.96 29 239.3 1967 25 CIN NL RF 27 39 1 1 1 .976 .976 1.48 1.76 2.17 2.04 18 165.7 1968 26 NYM NL RF 12 20 2 0 1 1.000 .982 1.83 1.77 2.22 2.02 11 89.3 1969 27 NYM NL RF 63 88 1 1 1 .989 .975 1.41 1.59 1.65 1.87 61 486.3 1970 28 NYM NL RF 54 95 2 0 1 1.000 .976 1.80 1.68 2.19 2.00 49 398.3 1971 29 NYM NL RF 27 34 4 1 0 .974 .982 1.41 1.80 1.97 2.07 24 174.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 388 595 23 8 8 .987 .975 1.59 1.80 1.97 2.05 341 2823.0 165 0 232# RF* 232 337 11 4 4 .989 .977 1.50 1.69 1.91 1.97 201 1644.0 LF* 165 253 12 4 4 .985 .964 1.61 1.39 2.02 1.70 140 1179.0 1B* 88 601 42 5 42 .992 .992 7.31 8.53 8.69 9.78 78 665.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 476 1196 65 13 50 .990 .984 2.65 3.04 3.25 3.52 419 3489
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1969   NLCS  NYM ATL     W   3  13   3   7  0  0  0   1   0   3  .538  .538  .538   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    NYM BAL     W   3   6   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Series   2-0   6  19   3   7  0  0  0   1   0   3  .368  .368  .368   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Hit By Pitch
1968 NL-7-3

Intentional Walks
1970 NL-13-7

HOF Standards: Batting - 8.0 (1920) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 2.5 (1824) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

September 9, 1959: Signed by the Cincinnati Redlegs as an amateur free agent.

November 8, 1967: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the New York Mets for Bob Johnson.

October 18, 1971: Traded by the New York Mets with Jim Bibby, Rich Folkers, and Charlie Hudson to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jim Beauchamp, Chuck Taylor, Harry Parker, and Chip Coulter.

April 9, 1972: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

April 14, 1972: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

June 28, 1972: Purchased by the Oakland Athletics from the Chicago Cubs.

July 19, 1972: Released by the Oakland Athletics.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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