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.

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 13	PIT	@	SFG	L,5-6		8	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	6 (2)	Apr 16	PIT	@	LAD	L,6-13		13	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	15 (8)	Apr 30 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-4	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	20 (4)	May 7	PIT		LAD	L,2-4		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	22 (1)	May 10	PIT		SFG	L,0-3		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	23	May 12	PIT		CIN	W,8-5	GF	14	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
7	29 (5)	May 20	PIT	@	PHI	W,4-3		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	30	May 21	PIT	@	PHI	W,13-11		5	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
9	32 (1)	May 23	PIT	@	MLN	L,0-1	GS	24	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
10	35 (2)	May 27	PIT	@	STL	L,5-7	GF	8	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
11	36	May 28	PIT	@	STL	L,4-8	GF	14	3.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
12	37	May 30 (1)	PIT		CHC	L,3-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	42 (4)	Jun 3	PIT		PHI	W,5-1	GS	25	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
14	47 (4)	Jun 8	PIT	@	LAD	W,4-2	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	48	Jun 9	PIT	@	SFG	L,6-9		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	52 (3)	Jun 14	PIT		CIN	W,5-4	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
17	55 (2)	Jun 17	PIT		STL	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	P
18	62 (6)	Jun 25 (1)	PIT		PHI	W,10-5	GS	20	3.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
19	64 (1)	Jun 27	PIT		LAD	L,5-9		10	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	70 (5)	Jul 2 (2)	PIT		SFG	W,9-0	CG	28	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
21	76 (5)	Jul 8	PIT	@	MLN	W,4-3	GF	14	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	81 (4)	Jul 16	PIT	@	LAD	L,11-12		11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	85 (3)	Jul 22	PIT		MLN	L,4-5	GS	6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	86	Jul 23 (1)	PIT		MLN	L,4-11		8	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	88 (1)	Jul 25	PIT		SFG	L,7-16		6	1.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
26	92 (3)	Jul 29	PIT		LAD	L,4-5		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	93	Jul 30	PIT		LAD	L,3-7		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	94	Aug 2	PIT	@	STL	L,2-4		11	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	99 (4)	Aug 6 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-3		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	103 (3)	Aug 9	PIT		STL	L,0-4	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	108 (4)	Aug 14	PIT	@	MLN	L,3-8	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	114 (5)	Aug 19	PIT	@	CHC	W,4-3		1	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
33	117 (2)	Aug 23	PIT		MLN	W,7-6		4	1.1	0	1	0	1	1	P
34	120 (2)	Aug 26	PIT		CHC	L,3-7	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	122 (1)	Aug 27 (2)	PIT		CHC	L,5-6	GF	8	2.0	2	1	0	3	1	P
36	123	Aug 28	PIT		CHC	L,4-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	124	Aug 29	PIT		CIN	L,0-3	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	127 (2)	Sep 2	PIT	@	STL	W,5-4		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	132 (4)	Sep 7	PIT	@	CHC	W,7-5	GF	12	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	134 (1)	Sep 9	PIT	@	MLN	L,3-4		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	135	Sep 10	PIT	@	MLN	L,3-4	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	139 (3)	Sep 14	PIT	@	LAD	L,6-7		3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
43	151 (11)	Sep 28	PIT		SFG	L,4-7		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							43gm		89.1	13	18	0	31	2