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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1963 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1963 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 14 (1)	STL		PHI	L,3-4	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	10 (5)	Apr 20	STL	@	PHI	L,2-6	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	12 (1)	Apr 21 (2)	STL	@	PHI	W,10-5		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	16 (3)	Apr 25	STL	@	SFG	L,4-8	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	17	Apr 26	STL	@	LAD	W,8-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	26 (8)	May 5 (2)	STL	@	CIN	W,7-4	GF	14	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	28 (1)	May 8	STL		LAD	L,5-11	GF	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	32 (3)	May 12 (1)	STL	@	PIT	W,2-1	GF	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	36 (3)	May 16	STL	@	MLN	L,2-5	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	39 (2)	May 19	STL		CIN	L,6-10		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	41 (1)	May 22	STL	@	CHC	L,6-7		18	4.2	0	2	1	3	1	P
12	43 (1)	May 24	STL		NYM	W,10-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	46 (2)	May 26 (2)	STL		NYM	L,2-3		12	2.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	48 (1)	May 29	STL		HOU	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	52 (3)	Jun 2	STL		SFG	L,4-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	53	Jun 5	STL	@	PHI	L,0-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	54	Jun 6	STL	@	PHI	W,5-4		6	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	57 (2)	Jun 9 (1)	STL	@	NYM	L,7-8	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	60 (2)	Jun 12	STL		PHI	L,2-6		19	5.1	0	3	0	3	1	P
20	62 (1)	Jun 14	STL		PIT	W,5-2	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
21	63	Jun 16 (1)	STL		PIT	L,3-4		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	67 (3)	Jun 19	STL		NYM	W,9-4	GF	2	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	69 (1)	Jun 22	STL		LAD	W,2-1		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	70	Jun 23	STL		LAD	L,3-4	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	73 (2)	Jun 26	STL		SFG	W,6-5	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	77 (3)	Jul 1	STL	@	HOU	L,3-4		8	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
27	79 (1)	Jul 3	STL	@	LAD	L,0-5	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	80	Jul 4	STL	@	LAD	L,7-10		7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	81	Jul 5	STL	@	SFG	L,5-6		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	83 (1)	Jul 7 (1)	STL	@	SFG	L,3-4		6	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
31	86 (2)	Jul 11 (2)	STL		MLN	L,3-5	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	90 (3)	Jul 14 (2)	STL		CHC	L,3-7		6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
33	92 (1)	Jul 16	STL	@	CIN	W,5-4	GF	11	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	102 (9)	Jul 27	STL	@	CHC	W,3-2	GF	4	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
35	104 (1)	Jul 28 (2)	STL	@	CHC	L,11-16		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	105	Jul 30	STL		CIN	W,7-5	GF	4	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	107 (1)	Aug 1	STL		CIN	W,3-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	108	Aug 2	STL		PHI	W,3-2	GF	1	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
39	111 (2)	Aug 4 (2)	STL		PHI	L,2-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	112	Aug 6	STL	@	NYM	W,4-3	GF	6	1.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
41	114 (1)	Aug 8	STL	@	NYM	L,2-3	GF	6	1.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
42	122 (7)	Aug 17	STL		SFG	W,8-7		9	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
43	123	Aug 19	STL		SFG	W,8-7		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	124	Aug 20	STL	@	LAD	L,5-7	GF	6	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
45	125	Aug 21	STL	@	LAD	L,1-2		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	129 (3)	Aug 25	STL	@	HOU	L,1-3	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
47	130	Aug 26	STL	@	SFG	W,6-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	134 (3)	Aug 31	STL	@	PHI	W,7-5	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	138 (3)	Sep 3	STL		PIT	W,10-5	GF	9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	139	Sep 4	STL		NYM	W,6-5		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	143 (3)	Sep 7	STL	@	PIT	W,6-5		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	144	Sep 8	STL	@	PIT	W,3-2		7	1.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
53	153 (8)	Sep 16	STL		LAD	L,1-3		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	155 (1)	Sep 18	STL		LAD	L,5-6		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
55	161 (5)	Sep 28	STL		CIN	L,1-3		6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
							55gm		79.1	9	22	1	32	2