Art Shamsky

Positions: Outfielder, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 168lb (185cm, 76kg)

Born: October 14, 1941 in St. Louis, MO us

High School: University City HS (University City, MO)

School: University of Missouri (Columbia, MO)

Debut: April 17, 1965 (Age 23-185d, 12,355th in major league history)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 18, 1972 (Age 30-278d)
vs. MIL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1965 season

Full Name: Arthur Louis Shamsky

Twitter: @ArtShamsky

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1969 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.1

1686

426

.253

194

RBI

233

OBP

.330

SLG

.427

OPS

.757

OPS+

110

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1960	18	CIN-min	D	119	512	409	84	111	16	8	18	86	5	3	91	41	.271	.407	.482	.889		197		6	1	5			GEN · NYPL
1961	19	CIN-min	B	116	499	403	82	116	20	4	15	66	11		82	66	.288	.410	.469	.879		189		5	4	5	1		TPK · IIIL
1962	20	CIN-min	A	81	332	275	58	78	15	3	16	61	6		52	47	.284	.396	.535	.930		147		1	1	3	1		MAC · SALL
1963	21	CIN-min	AAA	150	561	494	64	132	21	6	18	68	5	4	59	93	.267	.344	.443	.787		219		1	3	4			SDG · PCL
1964	22	CIN-min	AAA	145	583	507	82	138	21	2	25	69	12	6	70	69	.272	.363	.469	.832		238		3	1	2			SDG · PCL
1965	23	CIN	NL	64	106	96	13	25	4	3	2	10	1	0	10	29	.260	.330	.427	.757	106	41	0	0	0	0	0	H9/73
1966	24	CIN	NL	96	271	234	41	54	5	0	21	47	0	2	32	45	.231	.321	.521	.842	121	122	5	0	3	2	1	79H
1967	25	CIN-min	WRk	22	85	73	11	21	6	1	2	11	0	0	11	15	.288	.388	.479	.868		35		1	0	0			RDS · FLIL
1967	25	CIN	NL	76	164	147	6	29	3	1	3	13	0	1	15	34	.197	.274	.293	.567	55	43	1	1	0	1	5	H97
1968	26	NYM	NL	116	381	345	30	82	14	4	12	48	1	0	21	58	.238	.292	.406	.698	108	140	6	7	4	4	6	7H39
1969	27	NYM-min	AAA	11	45	38	9	11	5	0	4	12	0	0	5	7	.289	.378	.737	1.115		28		1	0	1			TID · IL
1969	27	NYM	NL	100	349	303	42	91	9	3	14	47	1	2	36	32	.300	.375	.488	.863	139	148	5	3	2	5	2	97H/3
1970	28	NYM	NL	122	458	403	48	118	19	2	11	49	1	1	49	33	.293	.371	.432	.803	115	174	11	3	0	3	13	39H/7
1971	29	NYM	NL	68	157	135	13	25	6	2	5	18	1	1	21	18	.185	.299	.370	.670	91	50	6	1	0	0	2	H97/3
1972	30	CHC-min	AAA	26	83	64	12	17	2	1	6	11	0	1	19	9	.266	.434	.609	1.043		39		0	0	0			WCH · AA
1972	30	TOT	MLB	23	27	23	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	5	.087	.222	.087	.309	-10	2	0	0	0	0	0	H/3
1972	30	CHC	NL	15	19	16	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	3	.125	.263	.125	.388	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	H/3
1972	30	OAK	AL	8	8	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.125	.000	.125	-60	0	0	0	0	0	0	/H
8 Yrs				665	1913	1686	194	426	60	15	68	233	5	7	188	254	.253	.330	.427	.757	110	720	34	15	9	15	29
162 Game Avg.				162	466	411	47	104	15	4	17	57	1	2	46	62	.253	.330	.427	.757	110	175	8	4	2	4	7

NYM (4 yrs)				406	1345	1186	133	316	48	11	42	162	4	4	127	141	.266	.341	.432	.773	117	512	28	14	6	12	23
CIN (3 yrs)				236	541	477	60	108	12	4	26	70	1	3	57	108	.226	.309	.432	.740	98	206	6	1	3	3	6
CHC (1 yr)				15	19	16	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	3	.125	.263	.125	.388	10	2	0	0	0	0	0
OAK (1 yr)				8	8	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.125	.000	.125	-60	0	0	0	0	0	0

NL (8 yrs)				657	1905	1679	194	426	60	15	68	233	5	7	187	252	.254	.331	.429	.760	110	720	34	15	9	15	29
AL (1 yr)				8	8	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.125	.000	.125	-60	0	0	0	0	0	0