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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	10-23 / in Starts: 3-4
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 46 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	14 (9-2-3) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 46 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	30 (16-9-4)

Most Driven In
H Majeski	1

Most Driven In By
E Joost	1

1949 Batting Game Log

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1949 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	1	14 (13)	May 1 (1)	PHA		WSH	W,15-9	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	2	18 (3)	May 6	PHA	@	DET	W,5-4	0-GF(13)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
3	3	23 (4)	May 11	PHA	@	SLB	L,4-5	GS-0	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.286	.375	.286	.661	9						P
4	4	26 (2)	May 15 (1)	PHA		NYY	W,8-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.375	.286	.661	9						P
5	5	29 (2)	May 18	PHA		SLB	L,6-8	GS-6	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	9	1.59	0.022	4.14	0.04%	0.12	P
6	6	39 (9)	May 30 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,2-10	1-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.417	.222	.639	9	1.44	0.012	4.76	0.02%	0.09	P
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
7	7	43 (3)	Jun 3	PHA	@	DET	L,3-4	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.417	.222	.639	9						P
8	8	45 (1)	Jun 5 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	W,3-0	3-GF	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.273	.429	.273	.701	9	.71	0.047	1.22	0.05%	0.89	P
9	9	51 (5)	Jun 12 (1)	PHA	@	SLB	L,4-6	6-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.467	.333	.800	9	.55	0.020	1.49	0.03%	0.40	P
10	10	61 (9)	Jun 22	PHA		CLE	L,3-7	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.467	.333	.800	9						P
11	11	63 (1)	Jun 24	PHA		CHW	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.467	.333	.800	9						P
12	12	65 (1)	Jun 26 (1)	PHA		CHW	W,4-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.467	.333	.800	9						P
13	13	66	Jun 26 (2)	PHA		CHW	L,0-3	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.467	.333	.800	9						P
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
14	14	74 (7)	Jul 4 (2)	PHA		WSH	W,8-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.313	.421	.313	.734	9	.21	-0.021	.83	-0.05%	-0.78	P
15	15	79 (4)	Jul 10 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,10-11	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.313	.421	.313	.734	9						P
16	16	82 (2)	Jul 16	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.313	.421	.313	.734	9						P
17	17	84 (1)	Jul 17 (2)	PHA	@	DET	L,4-5	7-GF(11)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.278	.381	.278	.659	9	2.11	-0.114	3.73	-0.12%	-0.41	P
18	18	87 (2)	Jul 19 (2)	PHA	@	SLB	L,4-5	GS-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.316	.409	.316	.725	9						P
19	19	88	Jul 21 (1)	PHA	@	SLB	L,2-15	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.300	.391	.300	.691	9						P
20	20	92 (3)	Jul 24 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	W,6-4	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.360	.273	.633	9	.61	-0.031	.74	-0.02%	-0.40	P
21	21	96 (3)	Jul 29	PHA		DET	W,5-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.360	.273	.633	9						P
22	22	97	Jul 30	PHA		DET	L,0-11	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.360	.273	.633	9						P
23	23	99 (1)	Jul 31 (2)	PHA		DET	L,0-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.360	.273	.633	9						P
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
24	24	107 (7)	Aug 10	PHA	@	WSH	L,7-8	4-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.261	.346	.261	.607	9	.16	-0.004	.27	0.00%	-0.24	P
25	25	116 (8)	Aug 20	PHA	@	NYY	L,3-7	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.261	.346	.261	.607	9						P
26	26	123 (6)	Aug 28	PHA	@	DET	L,4-6	0-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.250	.357	.250	.607	9						P
27	27	125 (1)	Aug 31 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	L,6-7	4-GF(14)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.214	.313	.214	.527	2	1.77	-0.169	.09	-0.01%	-0.98	P
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
28	28	128 (2)	Sep 2	PHA	@	BOS	L,4-8	5-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.241	.333	.241	.575	9	.75	0.033	.01	0.00%	0.62	P
29	29	132 (3)	Sep 5 (2)	PHA		NYY	L,2-5	5-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.233	.324	.233	.557	9	.77	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.24	P
30	30	135 (2)	Sep 9	PHA		WSH	W,5-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1			0	0	0	.219	.324	.219	.543	9						P
31	31	139 (3)	Sep 14	PHA		CLE	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.300	.200	.500	9	.54	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.38	P
32	32	142 (2)	Sep 17	PHA		CHW	L,5-8	5-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.317	.200	.517	9	.16	0.005	.00	0.00%	0.13	P
33	33	150 (7)	Sep 27	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-3	3-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.189	.302	.189	.492	9	1.09	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-0.42	P
							10-23		46	37	2	7	0	0	0	2	5	0	6	1	3		0	0	0	0	.189	.302	.189	.492		.98	-0.315	1.20	-0.06%	-1.60

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