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Bobby Shantz
Full name Robert Clayton Shantz Born September 26, 1925, Pottstown, Pennsylvania First Game: May 1, 1949 ; Final Game: September 29, 1964 Bat: Right Throw: Left Height: 5' 6" Weight: 139 Brother of Billy Shantz Named AL Most Valuable Player by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1952) Named AL Pitcher of the Year by The Sporting News (1952) Named pitcher on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1952) Won Major League Gold Glove as pitcher (1957) Won NL Gold Glove as pitcher (1961 to 1964) Won AL Gold Glove as pitcher (1958 to 1960) SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups Batter Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1949 PHI A Daily Splits 33 37 2 7 0 0 0 2 5 0 6 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 .189 .302 .189 0.0 1949 PHI A
1950 PHI A Daily Splits 37 66 4 11 1 0 1 4 6 0 10 0 6 0 4 2 1 0 .167 .236 .227 0.0 1950 PHI A
1951 PHI A Daily Splits 36 72 11 18 4 0 0 9 6 0 7 0 8 0 5 1 1 0 .250 .308 .306 0.0 1951 PHI A
1952 PHI A Daily Splits 34 96 13 19 4 1 0 12 5 0 9 2 13 0 2 0 0 2 .198 .252 .260 0.0 1952 PHI A
1953 PHI A Daily Splits 21 38 6 9 1 1 0 4 2 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 .237 .275 .316 0.0 1953 PHI A
1954 PHI A Daily Splits 7 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 0.0 1954 PHI A
1955 KC A Daily Splits 26 41 5 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .146 .167 .146 0.0 1955 KC A
1956 KC A Daily Splits 51 22 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .091 .167 .136 0.0 1956 KC A
1957 NY A Daily Splits 33 56 6 10 3 0 0 6 8 0 16 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .179 .281 .232 0.0 1957 NY A
1958 NY A Daily Splits 33 35 1 8 3 0 0 1 2 0 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .289 .314 0.2 1958 NY A
1959 NY A Daily Splits 40 23 4 5 2 0 0 1 3 0 6 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .217 .308 .304 0.0 1959 NY A
1960 NY A Daily Splits 43 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .182 .100 0.0 1960 NY A
1961 PIT N Daily Splits 44 16 3 7 1 0 0 3 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .438 .526 .500 0.0 1961 PIT N
1962 HOU N Daily Splits 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1962 HOU N
1962 STL N Daily Splits 28 13 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .143 .154 0.0 1962 STL N
1962 TOT N 35 21 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .095 .091 .095 0.0 1962 TOT N
1963 STL N Daily Splits 55 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .333 .143 0.0 1963 STL N
1964 STL N Daily Splits 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1.000 - 0.0 1964 STL N
1964 CHI N 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1964 CHI N
1964 PHI N Daily Splits 14 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 0.0 1964 PHI N
1964 TOT N 50 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .286 .000 0.0 1964 TOT N
Total NL ( 4 Years) 184 49 3 10 1 0 0 6 6 0 16 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .204 .298 .224 0.0 Total NL
Total AL (12 Years) 394 499 57 97 19 2 1 40 41 0 80 4 42 0 0 18 4 3 2 .194 .261 .246 0.2 Total AL
Total (16 Years) Splits 578 548 60 107 20 2 1 46 47 0 96 5 44 1 0 18 4 3 2 .195 .265 .245 0.2 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1957 NY A Daily Splits 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1957 NY A
1960 NY A Daily Splits 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 1960 NY A
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1952 AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1952 AL
Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
1949 PHI A Daily Splits 33 7 4 1 16 2 127 100 537 9 50 48 74 5 58 7 3 3 0 16 1 16 7 6 8 3.40 5.57 1.5 1949 PHI A
1950 PHI A Daily Splits 36 23 6 1 9 0 214.2 251 957 18 122 110 85 5 93 10 0 7 3 45 6 31 22 8 14 4.61 3.43 0.0 1950 PHI A
1951 PHI A Daily Splits 32 25 13 3 2 0 205.1 213 869 15 96 90 70 5 77 5 1 5 1 36 7 29 11 18 10 3.94 5.16 1.5 1951 PHI A
1952 PHI A Daily Splits 33 33 27 5 0 0 279.2 230 1103 21 87 77 63 6 152 13 0 4 0 48 6 24 13 24 7 2.48 4.61 5.1 1952 PHI A
1953 PHI A Daily Splits 16 16 6 0 0 0 105.2 107 437 10 52 48 26 1 58 4 3 0 0 23 5 10 9 5 9 4.09 3.75 0.5 1953 PHI A
1954 PHI A Daily Splits 2 1 0 0 0 0 8 12 38 2 7 7 3 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 7.88 6.00 -0.3 1954 PHI A
1955 KC A Daily Splits 23 17 4 1 2 0 125 124 550 8 70 63 66 11 58 8 6 2 1 0 21 8 11 9 5 10 4.54 4.06 -0.6 1955 KC A
1956 KC A Daily Splits 45 2 1 0 26 9 101.1 95 425 12 51 49 37 4 67 2 0 1 3 0 20 5 9 5 2 7 4.35 3.00 0.1 1956 KC A
1957 NY A Daily Splits 30 21 9 1 6 5 173 157 688 15 58 47 40 1 72 3 5 3 6 1 22 4 22 8 11 5 2.45 4.67 2.7 1957 NY A
1958 NY A Daily Splits 33 13 3 0 7 0 126 127 531 8 52 47 35 7 80 6 4 3 2 1 19 6 15 11 7 6 3.36 3.46 0.8 1958 NY A
1959 NY A Daily Splits 33 4 2 2 14 3 94.2 64 376 4 33 25 33 5 66 3 1 3 0 0 15 1 8 9 7 3 2.38 3.50 1.6 1959 NY A
1960 NY A Daily Splits 42 0 0 0 21 11 67.2 57 280 5 24 21 24 4 54 5 5 3 2 0 5 3 6 3 5 4 2.79 - 1.0 1960 NY A
1961 PIT N Daily Splits 43 6 2 1 16 2 89.1 91 377 5 38 33 26 6 61 8 3 0 4 0 8 5 13 7 6 3 3.32 6.17 1.0 1961 PIT N
1962 HOU N Daily Splits 3 3 1 0 0 0 20.2 15 78 1 4 3 5 0 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 1 1 1.31 5.67 0.5 1962 HOU N
1962 STL N Daily Splits 28 0 0 0 19 4 57.2 45 236 7 22 14 20 2 47 2 0 0 1 0 6 0 4 7 5 3 2.18 - 1.5 1962 STL N
1962 TOT N 31 3 1 0 19 4 78.1 60 314 8 26 17 25 2 61 2 1 0 1 0 6 2 8 9 6 4 1.95 5.67 2.0 1962 TOT N
1963 STL N Daily Splits 55 0 0 0 32 11 79.1 55 312 6 28 23 17 5 70 4 3 5 2 0 11 3 4 8 6 4 2.61 - 1.3 1963 STL N
1964 STL N Daily Splits 16 0 0 0 10 0 17.1 14 72 2 6 6 7 3 12 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 3 3.12 - 0.4 1964 STL N
1964 CHI N Daily Splits 20 0 0 0 9 1 11.1 15 55 2 7 7 6 2 12 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 5.56 - -0.2 1964 CHI N
1964 PHI N Daily Splits 14 0 0 0 3 0 32 23 124 1 10 8 6 3 18 5 0 1 0 0 3 4 1 4 1 1 2.25 - 0.3 1964 PHI N
1964 TOT N 50 0 0 0 22 1 60.2 52 251 5 23 21 19 8 42 9 1 2 0 0 8 4 2 6 2 5 3.12 - 0.5 1964 TOT N
Total NL ( 4 Years) 179 9 3 1 89 18 307.2 258 1254 24 115 94 87 21 234 23 8 7 7 0 33 14 27 30 20 16 2.75 6.00 4.8 Total NL
Total AL (12 Years) 358 162 75 14 103 30 1628 1537 6791 127 702 632 556 54 838 66 22 22 34 6 273 52 182 108 99 83 3.49 4.30 13.9 Total AL
Total (16 Years) Splits 537 171 78 15 192 48 1935.2 1795 8045 151 817 726 643 75 1072 89 30 29 41 6 306 66 209 138 119 99 3.38 4.39 18.7 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team
World Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
1957 NY A Daily Splits 3 1 0 0 0 0 6.2 8 30 1 5 3 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4.05 2.00 1957 NY A
1960 NY A Daily Splits 3 0 0 0 1 1 6.1 4 21 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4.26 - 1960 NY A
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 6 1 0 0 1 1 13 12 51 1 8 6 3 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 4.15 2.00 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
All-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team
1952 AL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 - 1952 AL
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1949 PHI A Daily Splits P 33 7 4 127 12 36 0 5 0 2 4 4 1 1.000
1950 PHI A Daily Splits P 36 23 6 214.2 13 52 2 6 0 1 5 3 1 .970
1951 PHI A Daily Splits P 32 25 13 205.1 20 44 2 7 0 1 8 4 1 .970
1952 PHI A Daily Splits P 33 33 27 279.2 29 49 0 3 0 1 8 8 2 1.000
1953 PHI A Daily Splits P 16 16 6 105.2 10 21 1 3 0 1 0 5 0 .969
1954 PHI A Daily Splits P 2 1 0 8 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .750
1955 KC A Daily Splits P 23 17 4 125 9 26 2 2 0 0 1 2 2 .946
1956 KC A Daily Splits P 45 2 1 100.2 10 20 2 2 0 1 3 2 2 .938
1957 NY A Daily Splits P 30 21 9 173 14 57 1 8 0 1 3 2 2 .986
1958 NY A Daily Splits P 33 13 3 126 6 35 0 4 0 0 2 4 0 1.000
1958 NY A CF 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1958 NY A OF 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 0
1959 NY A Daily Splits P 33 4 2 94.2 8 20 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 .933
1960 NY A Daily Splits P 42 0 0 67.2 4 13 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.000
1961 PIT N Daily Splits P 43 6 2 89.1 13 18 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 1.000
1962 HOU N Daily Splits P 3 3 1 20.2 1 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.000
1962 STL N Daily Splits P 28 0 0 57.2 9 12 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 .955
1962 TOT N P 31 3 1 78.1 10 25 1 2 0 0 2 2 1 .972
1963 STL N Daily Splits P 55 0 0 79.1 9 22 1 2 0 1 3 1 0 .969
1964 STL N Daily Splits P 16 0 0 17.1 1 8 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1.000
1964 CHI N Daily Splits P 20 0 0 11.1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1964 PHI N Daily Splits P 14 0 0 32 5 16 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 .955
1964 TOT N P 50 0 0 60.2 6 28 1 0 0 3 3 3 0 .971
Total (16 Years) Splits P 537 171 78 1935 174 468 16 48 0 15 47 43 13 .976
Total ( 1 Year ) CF 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) OF 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 0
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1957 NY A Daily Splits P 3 1 0 6.2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1960 NY A Daily Splits P 3 0 0 6.1 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) Splits P 6 1 0 13 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1952 AL Daily Splits P 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by Philadelphia Athletics (1948).
Traded by Kansas City Athletics with Art Ditmar , Jack McMahan , Wayne Belardi and 2
players to be named later to New York Yankees in exchange for Irv Noren , Milt Graff ,
Mickey McDermott , Tom Morgan , Rip Coleman , Billy Hunter and a player to be named
later (February 19, 1957 ); New York Yankees received Curt Roberts (April 4, 1957 )
and Kansas City Athletics received Jack Urban (April 5, 1957 ) and New York Yankees
received Clete Boyer (June 4, 1957 ).
Selected by Washington Senators from New York Yankees (2nd pick overall) in the
expansion draft (December 14, 1960 ).
Traded by Washington Senators to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Bennie Daniels ,
Harry Bright and R C Stevens (December 16, 1960 ).
Selected by Houston Colt .45s from Pittsburgh Pirates (21st pick overall) in the
expansion draft (October 10, 1961 ).
Traded by Houston Colt .45s to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Carl Warwick and
John Anderson (May 7, 1962 ).
Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Ernie Broglio and Doug Clemens to Chicago Cubs in
exchange for Lou Brock , Jack Spring and Paul Toth (June 15, 1964 ).
Sold by Chicago Cubs to Philadelphia Phillies (August 15, 1964 ).
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