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Billy Shantz

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 160lb (185cm, 72kg)

Born: July 31, 1927 in Pottstown, PA us

Died: December 13, 1993 in Lauderhill, FL

Buried: Cremated

High School: Pottstown HS (Pottstown, PA)

Debut: April 13, 1954 (Age 26-256d, 11,084th in major league history)
vs. BOS 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 29, 1960 (Age 32-334d)
vs. KCA 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1954 season

Full Name: Wilmer Ebert Shantz

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Relatives: Brother of Bobby Shantz

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.2

381

.257

RBI

OBP

.307

SLG

.328

OPS

.635

OPS+

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
1948	20	PHA-min	C	98	341	341		96	14	4	2						.282	.282	.364	.645		124							MOL · CENA
1949	21	PHA-min	B,A	87	335	301	44	80	17	3	4	37	4		29	16	.266	.336	.382	.718		115		3	2				MTV,LIN · CARL,WL
1950	22	PHA-min	A	106	311	311		71	9	3	0						.228	.228	.277	.505		86							LIN · WL
1951	23	PHA-min	A	135	489	489		113	22	4	0						.231	.231	.292	.524		143							LIN · WL
1952	24	PHA-min	A	119	391	391		96	10	4	1						.246	.246	.299	.545		117							LIN · WL
1953	25	PHA-min	AAA	105	337	317	21	72	9	3	0	27	2		15	28	.227	.264	.274	.539		87		1	4				OTT · IL
1954	26	PHA	AL	51	181	164	13	42	9	3	1	17	0	0	17	23	.256	.326	.366	.692	89	60	5	0	0	0	6	2
1955	27	KCA	AL	79	233	217	18	56	4	1	1	12	0	0	11	14	.258	.293	.300	.592	60	65	6	0	3	1	1	2/H

1956	28	KCA-min	AAA	65	202	185	16	45	4	1	1	19	1		16	13	.243	.302	.292	.594		54		0	0	1			CLB · IL
1957	29	STL-min	AAA	71	240	218	19	52	4	2	5	36	1		19	18	.239	.296	.344	.640		75		0	0	3			ROC · IL
1958	30	DET-min	AAA	92	290	259	27	68	11	2	1	22	1		24	24	.263	.328	.332	.660		86		2	3	2	2		CHL · AA
1959	31	NYY-min	AAA	77	242	212	16	49	7	1	0	19	0		24	27	.231	.313	.274	.586		58		2	2	2	7		RMD · IL
1960	32	NYY-min	AAA	70	182	165	10	29	5	1	3	16	0	0	13	17	.176	.239	.273	.512		45		1	2	1			RMD · IL
1960	32	NYY	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/2
1961	33	NYY-min	AAA	85	227	204	16	49	8	2	2	27	1		21	23	.240	.311	.328	.640		67		0	2	0	3		RMD · IL
1962	34	NYY-min	AAA	61	182	157	15	38	3	0	0	6	0	0	24	11	.242	.346	.261	.607		41		1	0	0			RMD · IL
1966	38	NYY-min	AAA	7	9	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.143	.333	.143	.476		1		0	0	0			TOL · IL
3 Yrs				131	414	381	31	98	13	4	2	29	0	0	28	37	.257	.307	.328	.635	73	125	11	0	3	1	7
162 Game Avg.				162	512	471	38	121	16	5	2	36	0	0	35	46	.257	.307	.328	.635	73	155	14	0	4	1	9

KCA (2 yrs)				130	414	381	31	98	13	4	2	29	0	0	28	37	.257	.307	.328	.635	73	125	11	0	3	1	7
NYY (1 yr)				1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0