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Billy Shantz
Wilmer Ebert Shantz

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 160 lb.

Debut April 13, 1954
Final Game June 29, 1960
Born July 31, 1927 in Pottstown, PA
Died December 13, 1993 in Lauderhill, FL

Brother of Bobby Shantz

Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
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 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1954 26 PHA AL  51  164   13   42   9  3   1   17   0  0  17  23  .256  .326  .366   90   60   0   0       0   5
 1955 27 KCA AL  79  217   18   56   4  1   1   12   0  0  11  14  .258  .293  .300   59   65   3   1   1   0   6
 1960 32 NYY AL   1    0    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0                           0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 3 Seasons      131  381   31   98  13  4   2   29   0  0  28  37  .257  .307  .328   73  125   3   1   1   0  11
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        471   38  121  16  5   2   36   0  0  35  46  .257  .307  .328   73  155   4   1   1   0  14
 Career High     79  217   18   56   9  3   1   17   0  0  17  23                          65   3   1   1   0   6
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1954 26 PHA AL  181  127   20   4.2    99| .256  .265| .326  .341| .366  .388| .692  .729|  90  .496  -2.6  -0.3   0%
 1955 27 KCA AL  232  171   18   2.8   103| .258  .267| .293  .347| .300  .398| .593  .746|  59  .292 -13.3  -1.3   0%
 1960 32 NYY AL    0    0    0            |           |           |           |           |             0.0   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 3 Seasons       413  298   38   3.4   101| .257  .266| .307  .344| .328  .394| .635  .738|  73  .383 -15.8  -1.6   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1954 26 PHA AL C 51 170 28 5 1 .975 .986 3.88 4.76 5 1955 27 KCA AL C 78 261 27 3 8 .990 .988 3.69 4.73 3 1960 32 NYY AL C 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 5.10 9.00 6.30 0 1.0 0 0 0 0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1954 26 PHA AL C 51 170 28 5 1 .975 .986 3.88 4.76 5 1955 27 KCA AL C 78 261 27 3 8 .990 .988 3.69 4.73 3 1960 32 NYY AL C 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 5.10 9.00 6.30 0 1.0 0 0 0 0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 130 432 55 8 9 .984 .987 3.75 4.74 0 1.0 8 0 0 0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 130 432 55 8 9 .984 .987 3.75 4.74
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

Before 1948 Season: Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent.

April 4, 1959: Purchased by the New York Yankees from the Kansas City 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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