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, 11,070th 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

0.3

381

.257

RBI

OBP

.307

SLG

.328

OPS

.635

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	23-56 / in Starts: 20-41
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	44 games
Most Games w/o RBI	27 games
Grand Slams	0 in 6 bases loaded PA and 5 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 233 PAs	12
Actual Runners on Base	146 (76-47-23)
Avg. MLBer w/ 233 PAs	25
Avg. Runners on Base	148 (78-47-22)

Most Driven In
J DeMaestri	2
J Finigan	2
H López	2
B Wilson	2
B Renna	1
E Valo	1
Self	1
J Littrell	1

Most Driven In By
V Power	10
E Valo	1
B Renna	1
H Simpson	1
Self	1
J DeMaestri	1
A Ceccarelli	0

1955 Batting Game Log

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1955 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	52	3 (2)	Apr 14	KCA	@	CHW	L,1-7	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.10	-0.056	2.79	-0.09%	-0.48	C
2	53	7 (3)	Apr 19	KCA		CLE	W,8-7	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.167	.167	.333	.500	8	1.26	0.011	2.05	0.01%	0.64	C
3	54	8	Apr 22	KCA		CHW	L,3-5	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.333	.500	8						C
4	55	14 (5)	Apr 29	KCA		NYY	W,6-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.300	.500	8	.17	0.012	.30	0.01%	-0.44	C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	56	15	May 1	KCA		WSH	W,16-10	CG	5	5	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.400	.733	8	1.30	0.061	2.25	0.06%	1.27	C
6	57	16	May 2	KCA		WSH	L,1-12	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.389	.421	.444	.865	8	.63	-0.033	1.25	-0.04%	0.38	C
7	58	17	May 3	KCA		BAL	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.364	.381	.745	8	.98	-0.074	1.65	-0.08%	-0.50	C
8	59	20 (2)	May 7	KCA	@	CLE	L,3-9	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.360	.385	.400	.785	8	.31	-0.006	.68	-0.01%	-0.10	C
9	60	22 (1)	May 8 (2)	KCA	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG(11)	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.367	.387	.400	.787	8	2.20	-0.110	3.68	-0.11%	-0.64	C
10	61	23	May 10	KCA	@	BAL	L,1-11	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.355	.375	.387	.762	8	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.29	C
11	62	26 (2)	May 13	KCA	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.314	.333	.343	.676	8	1.43	-0.196	1.51	-0.12%	-1.08	C
12	63	27	May 14	KCA	@	BOS	L,1-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316	.333	.342	.675	8	1.34	-0.053	1.20	-0.03%	-0.30	C
13	64	28	May 15 (1)	KCA	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.341	.372	.366	.738	8	.36	0.028	.34	0.02%	0.41	C
14	65	29	May 15 (2)	KCA	@	NYY	L,4-8	7-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.378	.357	.735	6	.77	-0.031	.79	-0.02%	-0.56	C
15	66	31 (1)	May 18	KCA	@	WSH	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.348	.388	.370	.757	8	.33	0.032	.30	0.02%	0.37	C
16	67	32	May 20	KCA	@	CHW	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.354	.404	.396	.800	8	1.00	0.056	.84	0.03%	0.63	C
17	68	33	May 21	KCA	@	CHW	L,4-7	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.365	.411	.404	.815	8	.79	-0.059	.77	-0.04%	-0.22	C
18	69	35 (1)	May 22 (2)	KCA	@	CHW	L,6-10	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.407	.400	.807	8	1.64	0.049	1.70	0.03%	0.35	C
19	70	36	May 24	KCA		DET	L,6-9	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.362	.403	.397	.800	8	1.59	-0.048	1.19	-0.02%	-0.15	C
20	71	37	May 25	KCA		DET	L,2-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.339	.379	.371	.750	8	.39	-0.039	.25	-0.02%	-1.20	C
21	72	39 (1)	May 29	KCA		CLE	L,2-4	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.400	.394	.794	8	.94	0.127	.35	0.03%	0.92	C
22	73	40	May 30 (1)	KCA	@	DET	W,8-6	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.338	.373	.366	.740	8	1.06	-0.115	.29	-0.02%	-1.47	C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
23	74	42 (1)	Jun 1 (1)	KCA		NYY	L,1-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.329	.364	.356	.720	8	1.39	-0.073	.61	-0.02%	-0.52	C
24	75	43	Jun 1 (2)	KCA		NYY	L,1-6	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.324	.359	.351	.710	9	1.05	-0.027	.36	-0.01%	-0.24	PH
25	76	44	Jun 2	KCA		NYY	L,6-12	CG	4	4	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.366	.385	.750	8	.65	0.137	.11	0.02%	0.72	C
26	77	45	Jun 3	KCA		BOS	W,4-3	CG	3	3	2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.365	.420	.784	8	1.97	0.184	.21	0.01%	0.93	C
27	78	46	Jun 4	KCA		BOS	L,1-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.325	.356	.410	.766	8	.65	-0.033	.07	0.00%	-0.26	C
28	79	47	Jun 5 (1)	KCA		BOS	W,5-4	6-GF(10)	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.318	.348	.400	.748	7	2.16	-0.090	.17	0.00%	-0.43	PR C
29	80	48	Jun 5 (2)	KCA		BOS	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.326	.355	.404	.759	8	2.15	-0.022	.21	0.00%	0.80	C
30	81	50 (1)	Jun 7 (2)	KCA		WSH	L,3-7	CG	5	5	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.340	.367	.415	.782	8	1.52	-0.132	.12	-0.01%	-0.96	C
31	82	51	Jun 8	KCA		WSH	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.330	.356	.402	.758	8	1.14	-0.085	.06	0.00%	-0.55	C
32	83	52	Jun 9	KCA		WSH	W,4-2	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.371	.404	.775	8	1.07	-0.004	.10	0.00%	0.17	C
33	84	53	Jun 10	KCA		BAL	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.330	.367	.398	.765	8	1.10	-0.038	.10	0.00%	-0.17	C
34	85	54	Jun 11	KCA		BAL	W,2-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.336	.372	.402	.774	8	.72	0.018	.06	0.00%	0.13	C
35	86	56 (1)	Jun 12 (2)	KCA		BAL	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.368	.396	.764	8	.50	-0.029	.03	0.00%	-0.33	C
36	87	57	Jun 14	KCA	@	BOS	L,4-12	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.339	.372	.400	.772	8	.22	0.020	.02	0.00%	0.14	C
37	88	58	Jun 15	KCA	@	BOS	L,6-9	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.328	.360	.387	.747	8	.31	-0.017	.02	0.00%	0.82	C
38	89	59	Jun 16	KCA	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.325	.357	.382	.739	8	.94	-0.091	.04	0.00%	-0.75	C
39	90	63 (3)	Jun 22	KCA	@	NYY	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.323	.353	.378	.731	8	1.05	-0.124	.04	0.00%	-1.62	C
40	91	64	Jun 23	KCA	@	NYY	L,0-4	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.318	.348	.372	.720	8	1.19	-0.097	.03	0.00%	-0.93	C
41	92	68 (3)	Jun 26 (2)	KCA	@	BAL	W,5-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.311	.341	.364	.704	8	.91	-0.036	.01	0.00%	-0.51	C
42	93	69	Jun 28	KCA	@	CLE	L,5-7	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.338	.361	.699	8	2.38	-0.040	.05	0.00%	-0.28	PR C
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
43	94	72 (2)	Jul 1 (2)	KCA		DET	W,7-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.299	.329	.350	.679	8	.61	-0.057	.01	0.00%	-0.70	C
44	95	76 (3)	Jul 4 (2)	KCA		CHW	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.291	.320	.340	.660	8	1.11	-0.106	.03	0.00%	-1.03	C
45	96	83 (6)	Jul 10 (2)	KCA	@	DET	L,1-10	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.320	.340	.660	8	.09	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.01	C
46	97	84	Jul 14 (1)	KCA		BAL	L,7-10	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.292	.320	.340	.660	8						C
47	98	85	Jul 14 (2)	KCA		BAL	L,4-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.314	.333	.647	8	.38	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.63	C
48	99	86	Jul 15	KCA		BAL	L,5-8	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.318	.333	.652	8	1.01	0.025	.00	0.00%	0.14	C
49	100	87	Jul 16	KCA		WSH	L,7-8	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.283	.314	.329	.643	7	1.39	-0.112	.00	0.00%	-1.86	C
50	101	89 (1)	Jul 18	KCA		WSH	L,3-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.313	.327	.639	4	.75	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.20	C
51	102	91 (1)	Jul 20	KCA		BOS	L,0-6	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.307	.321	.627	7	.19	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.37	C
52	103	94 (2)	Jul 23	KCA		NYY	W,8-7	9-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.274	.305	.318	.623	8	3.26	-0.188	.00	0.00%	-1.13	C
53	104	96 (1)	Jul 24 (2)	KCA		NYY	L,0-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.305	.314	.620	8	1.14	-0.063	.00	0.00%	-0.34	C
54	105	97	Jul 26 (1)	KCA	@	WSH	L,3-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.298	.307	.605	8	.41	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.83	C
55	106	99 (1)	Jul 27 (1)	KCA	@	WSH	W,6-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.261	.295	.303	.598	8	1.27	-0.089	.00	0.00%	-0.73	C
56	107	101 (1)	Jul 29	KCA	@	NYY	L,2-3	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.299	.303	.602	5	1.40	0.042	.00	0.00%	0.13	C
57	108	103 (1)	Jul 31 (1)	KCA	@	NYY	L,2-5	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.261	.299	.303	.602	9						C
58	109	104	Jul 31 (2)	KCA	@	NYY	W,7-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.261	.299	.303	.602	3						C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
59	110	105	Aug 2	KCA	@	BAL	L,1-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.261	.299	.303	.602	8						C
60	111	106	Aug 3 (1)	KCA	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	3	3	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.311	.321	.632	8	.81	0.111	.00	0.00%	1.75	C
61	112	111 (4)	Aug 7	KCA	@	BOS	L,12-16	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.315	.321	.636	2	.27	0.009	.00	0.00%	1.00	C
62	113	112	Aug 9	KCA		CHW	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.309	.316	.625	8	1.44	-0.115	.00	0.00%	-1.05	C
63	114	116 (3)	Aug 12 (2)	KCA		CLE	L,5-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.306	.312	.618	8	.50	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.34	C
64	115	118 (1)	Aug 14	KCA		CLE	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.299	.305	.605	8	.43	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-1.48	C
65	116	121 (2)	Aug 18 (2)	KCA	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.265	.304	.309	.613	8	1.22	0.214	.00	0.00%	1.14	C
66	117	122	Aug 19	KCA	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG(11)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.301	.306	.607	8	1.67	-0.136	.00	0.00%	-0.64	C
67	118	124 (1)	Aug 21	KCA	@	CLE	L,4-9	GS-9	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.307	.309	.615	8	.87	0.035	.00	0.00%	0.43	C
68	119	131 (6)	Aug 31	KCA		NYY	L,6-11	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.302	.304	.606	8	.90	-0.072	.00	0.00%	-0.90	C
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
69	120	135 (3)	Sep 5 (1)	KCA	@	CLE	W,5-4	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.296	.297	.594	8	1.43	-0.173	.00	0.00%	-1.81	C
70	121	137 (1)	Sep 7	KCA	@	NYY	L,1-2	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.256	.296	.297	.594	8						C
71	122	138	Sep 8	KCA	@	NYY	L,0-13	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.297	.298	.595	8	.39	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.01	C
72	123	139	Sep 9 (1)	KCA	@	WSH	L,5-6	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.258	.295	.298	.593	8	3.96	-0.095	.00	0.00%	0.06	C
73	124	142 (2)	Sep 11 (1)	KCA	@	BAL	W,4-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.294	.297	.591	8	1.99	0.058	.00	0.00%	-0.49	C
74	125	145 (2)	Sep 13 (2)	KCA	@	BOS	L,6-7	GS-9	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.294	.301	.595	8	1.62	-0.002	.00	0.00%	0.27	C
75	126	148 (2)	Sep 17	KCA		CHW	L,8-12	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.257	.294	.301	.595	8						C
76	127	150 (1)	Sep 19	KCA	@	DET	L,0-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.292	.300	.592	9	.17	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.36	C
77	128	151	Sep 20	KCA	@	DET	L,3-7	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.300	.305	.605	8	.88	0.089	.00	0.00%	1.56	C
78	129	153 (1)	Sep 23	KCA	@	CHW	L,4-12	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.300	.304	.603	8	.34	0.043	.00	0.00%	0.45	C
79	130	155 (1)	Sep 25	KCA	@	CHW	L,0-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.296	.300	.595	8	.75	-0.057	.00	0.00%	-0.51	C
							23-56		233	217	18	56	4	1	1	12	12	1	14	0	3	1	2	5	0	0	.258	.296	.300	.595		1.02	-1.874	.41	-0.40%	-14.76

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