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, 12,341st 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

Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1912 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Summary of 68 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 9 tying, 16 go ahead

2 Tms
NYM	42
CIN	26

Platoon
vs RHP	65
vs LHP	3

Home/Road
Home	39
Away	29

Outs
1	31
0	21
2	16

12 Opps
PIT	9
STL	9
MON	7
CHC	7
SFG	6
LAD	6
PHI	5
ATL	5
HOU	5
CIN	4
NYM	3
SDP	2

50 Pitchers
Nelson Briles	4
Fergie Jenkins	3
Jim Bunning	3
Don Sutton	2
Bill Hands	2
Gaylord Perry	2
Jerry Johnson	2
Steve Renko	2
Mike Wegener	2
Juan Marichal	2
Tony Cloninger	2
Don Drysdale	2
Bob Gibson	2
Tommie Sisk	2
Bobby Bolin	1
Larry Jaster	1
Tom Parsons	1
Jack Fisher	1
Tom Seaver	1
Don Wilson	1
Bob Miller	1
Jay Ritchie	1
Ron Taylor	1
Pat Jarvis	1
Al McBean	1
Jerry Robertson	1
Carl Morton	1
Steve Arlin	1
Aurelio Monteagudo	1
Bob Moose	1
Ron Willis	1
Bill Champion	1
George Culver	1
Roy Face	1
Ted Abernathy	1
Vern Law	1
Jim Maloney	1
Jack Billingham	1
John Strohmayer	1
Len Church	1
Barry Lersch	1
Gary Nolan	1
Larry Dierker	1
Ron Reed	1
Rich Robertson	1
Billy O'Dell	1
Tom Phoebus	1
Julio Navarro	1
Joe Gibbon	1
Tracy Stallard	1

13 Parks
Shea Stad (NYC)	24
Crosley Fld (CIN)	21
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	4
Parc Jarry (MON)	4
Busch Stad (STL)	3
ConnieMackSt (PHI)	3
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	2
3Com Park (SFO)	2
Qualcomm St (SAN)	1
Astrodome (HOU)	1
Forbes Fld (PIT)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
Busch Stad 1 (STL)	1

Where Hit
9	24
8	4
7	1

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	61
2·HR gms	2
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	41
1--	12
-2-	6
1-3	3
12-	2
-23	2
123	1
--3	1

104 RBI
RISP	15
0 on	41
1 on	19
2 on	7
3 on	1
Any on	27

Inning
1	1
2	8
3	6
4	9
5	11
6	10
7	9
8	9
9	2
Extra	3

1-3	15
4-6	30
7-end	23

RelScore
+4..	5
+3	5
+2	7
+1	5
Tied	12
-1	10
-2	6
-3	5
-4..	13

Ahead	22
Tied	12
Behind	34

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
RF	33
LF	25
PH	6
1B	4

OrderPos
4th	23
5th	17
6th	8
3rd	6
9th	5
8th	5
7th	4

Leverage
High Lev	11
Medium Lev	22
Low Lev	35

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1965	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1965-05-02 (1)	CIN		NYM	Tom Parsons	ahead 3-1	b 5	2	1--	2	4	PH	0.124	93%		Home Run (Deep CF); V. Pinson Scores
2	2	2	1	1965-06-08	CIN	@	STL	Bob Gibson	tied 4-4	t 6	1	---	1	9	PH	0.175	64%		Home Run
1966	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	1966-05-03	CIN		PIT	Tommie Sisk	behind 0-1	b 3	0	---	1	8	7	0.121	55%		Home Run (Deep RF)
4	4	2	1	1966-05-06	CIN		LAD	Don Sutton	ahead 3-1	b 6	1	-23	3	8	7	0.076	97%		Home Run (Deep CF); J. Edwards Scores; M. Queen Scores
5	5	3	1	1966-05-07	CIN		LAD	Don Drysdale	behind 0-9	b 5	2	-2-	2	8	7	0.010	2%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Edwards Scores
6	6	4	1	1966-05-09	CIN	@	ATL	Tony Cloninger	ahead 3-0	t 3	1	-2-	2	4	7	0.091	91%		Home Run; V. Pinson Scores
7	7	5	1	1966-05-11	CIN	@	ATL	Tony Cloninger	behind 0-7	t 6	1	---	1	4	9	0.008	2%		Home Run (Deep RF)
8	8	6	1	1966-05-15	CIN	@	CHC	Fergie Jenkins	ahead 7-2	t 9	2	1--	2	8	7	0.005	100%		Home Run; T. Harper Scores
9	9	7	1	1966-05-21	CIN		STL	Nelson Briles	ahead 3-1	b 8	0	---	1	5	9	0.033	97%		Home Run
10	10	8	1	1966-06-02	CIN		HOU	Aurelio Monteagudo	behind 3-11	b 12	1	---	1	9	9	0.000	0%		Home Run
11	11	9	1	1966-06-12	CIN	@	NYM	Jack Fisher	ahead 1-0	t 4	1	---	1	6	7	0.119	73%		Home Run
12	12	10	1	1966-07-09	CIN	@	SFG	Gaylord Perry	tied 3-3	t 6	0	---	1	5	9	0.169	67%		Home Run (Deep LF)
13	13	11	1	1966-07-14 (1)	CIN		STL	Larry Jaster	ahead 4-1	b 3	0	---	1	5	7	0.055	90%		Home Run
14	14	12	1	1966-07-14 (2)	CIN		STL	Tracy Stallard	behind 5-7	b 5	2	---	1	5	7	0.123	35%		Home Run
15	15	13	1	1966-08-12	CIN		PIT	Al McBean	behind 6-7	b 8	1	1--	2	9	7	0.544	85%		Home Run (Deep CF); D. Simpson Scores
16	16	14	2	1966-08-12	CIN		PIT	Roy Face	behind 8-9	b 10	1	---	1	9	7	0.468	58%		Home Run (Deep RF)
17	17	15	3	1966-08-12	CIN		PIT	Billy O'Dell	behind 9-11	b 11	2	1--	2	9	7	0.490	54%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Edwards Scores
18	18	16	1	1966-08-14	CIN		PIT	Vern Law	behind 0-1	b 7	2	-2-	2	8	PH	0.431	76%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. Simpson Scores
19	19	17	1	1966-08-31	CIN		CHC	Len Church	behind 4-5	b 8	2	12-	3	5	PH	0.645	93%		Home Run (Deep RF); T. Helms Scores/unER; D. Johnson Scores/unER; A. Shamsky Scores/unER
20	20	18	1	1966-09-04	CIN		LAD	Bob Miller	behind 3-8	b 8	1	-23	3	6	9	0.068	12%		Home Run (Deep CF); D. Johnson Scores; C. Ruiz Scores
21	21	19	1	1966-09-10	CIN	@	PHI	Jim Bunning	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	5	7	0.112	61%		Home Run (Deep RF)
22	22	20	1	1966-09-28 (1)	CIN		HOU	Ron Taylor	ahead 5-0	b 5	0	1--	2	6	7	0.022	99%		Home Run; L. May Scores
23	23	21	1	1966-09-29	CIN		HOU	Don Wilson	behind 0-3	b 7	1	1--	2	6	9	0.183	31%		Home Run; L. May Scores
1967	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
24	24	1	1	1967-06-13 (2)	CIN	@	NYM	Tom Seaver	behind 0-7	t 9	1	1-3	3	6	PH	0.002	0%		Home Run (Deep RF); T. Pérez Scores; P. Rose Scores/unER
25	25	2	1	1967-06-24	CIN		PIT	Tommie Sisk	behind 1-3	b 2	1	---	1	6	7	0.105	41%		Home Run (Deep RF)
26	26	3	1	1967-07-03	CIN	@	STL	Bob Gibson	behind 0-7	t 8	0	---	1	7	9	0.003	1%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1968	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
27	27	1	1	1968-05-07	NYM	@	STL	Nelson Briles	behind 0-1	t 7	1	1--	2	3	7	0.436	71%		Home Run (Deep RF); K. Boswell Scores
28	28	2	1	1968-05-17	NYM		ATL	Pat Jarvis	tied 0-0	b 4	2	---	1	3	7	0.166	68%		Home Run
29	29	3	1	1968-06-16 (2)	NYM		SFG	Bobby Bolin	ahead 2-0	b 5	0	---	1	7	3	0.068	91%		Home Run (Deep RF)
30	30	4	1	1968-06-20	NYM		HOU	Larry Dierker	ahead 4-1	b 6	0	---	1	5	7	0.032	97%		Home Run
31	31	5	1	1968-06-22	NYM		LAD	Don Drysdale	behind 0-5	b 6	2	---	1	5	7	0.021	4%		Home Run (Deep RF)
32	32	6	1	1968-06-26	NYM	@	CIN	Jim Maloney	behind 1-7	t 7	0	---	1	5	7	0.011	2%		Home Run (Deep RF)
33	33	7	1	1968-08-24	NYM	@	CIN	Jay Ritchie	behind 3-7	t 7	1	1--	2	6	PH	0.078	12%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Swoboda Scores
34	34	8	1	1968-08-25	NYM	@	CIN	George Culver	ahead 1-0	t 2	2	---	1	7	7	0.113	70%		Home Run (Deep RF)
35	35	9	1	1968-08-30	NYM		STL	Nelson Briles	ahead 3-0	b 5	1	123	4	4	7	0.051	99%		Home Run (Deep RF); T. Seaver Scores/unER; B. Harrelson Scores/unER; L. Stahl Scores/unER; A. Shamsky Scores/unER
36	36	10	1	1968-09-03 (2)	NYM		ATL	Ron Reed	behind 3-4	b 8	1	---	1	5	9	0.354	55%		Home Run
37	37	11	1	1968-09-07	NYM	@	PIT	Jim Bunning	tied 1-1	t 2	1	1--	2	7	9	0.219	72%		Home Run; E. Kranepool Scores
38	38	12	1	1968-09-13	NYM		PIT	Bob Moose	tied 0-0	b 2	2	---	1	6	9	0.135	64%		Home Run
1969	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
39	39	1	1	1969-06-14	NYM	@	LAD	Don Sutton	behind 0-1	t 2	1	---	1	5	9	0.119	48%		Home Run
40	40	2	1	1969-06-19	NYM	@	PHI	Jerry Johnson	behind 1-3	t 6	1	1--	2	5	9	0.261	47%		Home Run; C. Jones Scores
41	41	3	2	1969-06-19	NYM	@	PHI	Jerry Johnson	tied 3-3	t 8	2	---	1	5	9	0.306	73%		Home Run
42	42	4	1	1969-06-21	NYM		STL	Nelson Briles	behind 1-4	b 7	1	---	1	5	9	0.077	16%		Home Run
43	43	5	1	1969-06-30	NYM	@	STL	Ron Willis	ahead 9-2	t 7	1	---	1	4	9	0.004	100%		Home Run
44	44	6	1	1969-07-11	NYM		MON	Mike Wegener	behind 2-11	b 6	2	---	1	5	9	0.002	0%		Home Run
45	45	7	1	1969-07-16	NYM	@	CHC	Ted Abernathy	ahead 7-5	t 8	2	1--	2	4	9	0.110	96%		Home Run; C. Jones Scores/unER; A. Shamsky Scores/unER
46	46	8	1	1969-07-18	NYM	@	MON	Jerry Robertson	tied 0-0	t 4	0	---	1	4	9	0.134	63%		Home Run
47	47	9	1	1969-08-05 (1)	NYM	@	CIN	Gary Nolan	behind 0-4	t 4	1	-2-	2	4	9	0.109	23%		Home Run; C. Jones Scores
48	48	10	1	1969-08-20	NYM		SFG	Gaylord Perry	ahead 2-0	b 5	1	12-	3	4	9	0.118	96%		Home Run; B. Pfeil Scores; C. Jones Scores
49	49	11	1	1969-08-23	NYM		LAD	Jim Bunning	ahead 1-0	b 4	0	---	1	4	3	0.105	80%		Home Run
50	50	12	1	1969-09-07	NYM		PHI	Bill Champion	tied 1-1	b 1	2	---	1	4	7	0.110	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
51	51	13	1	1969-09-09	NYM		CHC	Fergie Jenkins	ahead 5-1	b 5	0	---	1	4	9	0.027	97%		Home Run
52	52	14	1	1969-09-21 (1)	NYM		PIT	Joe Gibbon	ahead 4-3	b 7	1	---	1	3	7	0.106	89%		Home Run
1970	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
53	53	1	1	1970-05-09	NYM		SFG	Rich Robertson	behind 3-4	b 3	0	---	1	4	9	0.121	56%		Home Run (Deep RF)
54	54	2	1	1970-05-10	NYM		SFG	Juan Marichal	behind 0-2	b 2	0	---	1	4	9	0.103	44%		Home Run
55	55	3	1	1970-05-12	NYM		MON	Carl Morton	tied 2-2	b 5	1	-2-	2	4	9	0.208	80%		Home Run; D. Marshall Scores
56	56	4	1	1970-05-13	NYM	@	CHC	Bill Hands	tied 0-0	t 4	1	---	1	4	9	0.120	59%		Home Run (Deep RF)
57	57	5	1	1970-05-23	NYM		CHC	Fergie Jenkins	behind 1-11	b 4	0	---	1	4	3	0.005	1%		Home Run (Deep RF)
58	58	6	1	1970-06-08	NYM	@	HOU	Jack Billingham	tied 0-0	t 6	1	--3	2	4	3	0.192	77%		Home Run; C. Jones Scores
59	59	7	1	1970-07-11	NYM		MON	Mike Wegener	behind 0-2	b 2	0	---	1	4	9	0.103	44%		Home Run
60	60	8	1	1970-08-26	NYM		ATL	Julio Navarro	ahead 5-1	b 5	0	-2-	2	4	9	0.030	98%		Home Run (Deep RF); C. Jones Scores
61	61	9	1	1970-09-04	NYM	@	CHC	Bill Hands	behind 0-3	t 6	1	1-3	3	4	9	0.251	46%		Home Run; W. Garrett Scores; C. Jones Scores
62	62	10	1	1970-09-16	NYM	@	MON	Steve Renko	behind 0-3	t 4	2	---	1	4	9	0.077	22%		Home Run
63	63	11	2	1970-09-16	NYM	@	MON	Steve Renko	behind 1-4	t 7	1	---	1	4	9	0.067	15%		Home Run
1971	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
64	64	1	1	1971-05-29 (2)	NYM	@	SDP	Tom Phoebus	behind 0-1	t 5	1	---	1	3	9	0.165	47%		Home Run
65	65	2	1	1971-06-02	NYM	@	SFG	Juan Marichal	ahead 3-2	t 8	0	---	1	3	9	0.115	88%		Home Run (Deep RF)
66	66	3	1	1971-06-08	NYM		SDP	Steve Arlin	ahead 3-0	b 3	0	---	1	5	7	0.053	91%		Home Run
67	67	4	1	1971-06-20 (1)	NYM		PHI	Barry Lersch	ahead 2-0	b 3	0	1--	2	3	7	0.106	91%		Home Run; M. Jorgensen Scores
68	68	5	1	1971-06-27	NYM	@	MON	John Strohmayer	behind 0-7	t 4	1	1-3	3	5	9	0.052	9%		Home Run; T. Foli Scores; E. Kranepool Scores

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