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.

1964 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1964 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 17	STL	@	SFG	L,4-5		10	2.1	0	3	0	3	0	P
2	9 (4)	Apr 23	STL		LAD	L,5-7	GF	8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	11 (1)	Apr 25	STL		HOU	L,2-4		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	14 (2)	Apr 29	STL		NYM	W,4-3	GF	6	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	16 (1)	May 2	STL		PIT	L,4-5		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	22 (5)	May 8	STL	@	NYM	L,4-5	GF	7	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	28 (5)	May 14	STL	@	PHI	L,2-3	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	32 (3)	May 17 (2)	STL		MLN	L,2-4	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	33	May 19	STL		CHC	L,4-7		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	38 (4)	May 24 (1)	STL	@	MLN	L,4-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	39	May 24 (2)	STL	@	MLN	L,0-10	GF	7	1.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	46 (6)	Jun 2	STL	@	CHC	L,2-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	49 (2)	Jun 5	STL	@	CIN	L,4-5	GF	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	51 (1)	Jun 7	STL	@	CIN	L,6-11	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	55 (3)	Jun 11	STL	@	LAD	L,0-5		0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	56	Jun 12	STL	@	LAD	L,0-3		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
				Player went from St. Louis Cardinals to Chicago Cubs
17	57	Jun 18	CHC		PHI	L,3-6		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	62 (4)	Jun 23 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-9		9	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	63	Jun 24	CHC	@	PHI	L,8-9		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	64	Jun 26	CHC		HOU	W,7-6		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	67 (2)	Jun 28 (2)	CHC		HOU	L,1-4	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	68	Jun 29	CHC		CIN	L,1-6		3	0.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	76 (7)	Jul 8 (2)	CHC		SFG	L,2-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	81 (4)	Jul 12 (2)	CHC		LAD	L,2-6	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	86 (4)	Jul 17	CHC	@	LAD	L,2-3	GF	5	1.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
26	87	Jul 18	CHC	@	LAD	L,1-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	91 (3)	Jul 21	CHC	@	SFG	W,2-1		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	92	Jul 22	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-7		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	97 (4)	Jul 28	CHC		STL	L,7-12		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	98	Jul 29	CHC		STL	L,1-9		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	101 (2)	Aug 1	CHC		MLN	L,4-8		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	104 (2)	Aug 5	CHC	@	STL	L,2-4	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	107 (2)	Aug 7 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	W,4-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	109 (1)	Aug 9	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-2		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	111 (1)	Aug 12	CHC		PHI	L,5-6	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	113 (1)	Aug 14 (1)	CHC		PIT	L,2-3	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
				Player went from Chicago Cubs to Philadelphia Phillies
37	115	Aug 16	PHI	@	NYM	L,4-12		22	5.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
38	117 (1)	Aug 18	PHI		CHC	L,3-4		6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
39	122 (4)	Aug 22	PHI		PIT	L,4-9	GF	7	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
40	125 (2)	Aug 25	PHI	@	MLN	L,5-7		11	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	133 (7)	Sep 4	PHI		SFG	W,5-3		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	137 (3)	Sep 7 (2)	PHI		LAD	L,1-3		24	7.0	1	6	0	7	0	P
43	142 (4)	Sep 12	PHI	@	SFG	L,1-9		7	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
44	147 (4)	Sep 17	PHI	@	LAD	W,4-3		25	7.2	1	5	0	6	0	P
45	151 (3)	Sep 21	PHI		CIN	L,0-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	153 (1)	Sep 23	PHI		CIN	L,4-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	154	Sep 24	PHI		MLN	L,3-5		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	155	Sep 25	PHI		MLN	L,5-7		3	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
49	156	Sep 26	PHI		MLN	L,4-6		7	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	159 (2)	Sep 29	PHI	@	STL	L,2-4		4	0.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
							50gm		60.2	6	28	1	35	0