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	9-28 / in Starts: 6-17
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	23 games
Most Games w/o RBI	17 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 78 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	43 (26-13-4) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 78 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	52 (27-16-8)

Most Driven In
E Valo	1
S Chapman	1
P Suder	1
Self	1
B Hitchcock	0

Most Driven In By
P Lehner	1
F Fain	1
Self	1
E Joost	0

1950 Batting Game Log

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1950 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	34	1	Apr 18	PHA	@	WSH	L,7-8	1-8	3	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	1.20	0.253	3.13	0.39%	2.84	P
2	35	5 (3)	Apr 23 (1)	PHA		BOS	W,9-4	GS-7	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	.667	.750	.667	1.417	9	1.09	-0.059	2.83	-0.09%	-0.80	P
3	36	8 (2)	Apr 26	PHA		WSH	L,3-5	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.667	.750	.667	1.417	9						P
4	37	11 (2)	Apr 30 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,0-19	4-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.500	.400	.900	9	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	-0.42	P
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	38	13 (1)	May 4	PHA		DET	L,5-8	2-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	9	1.33	-0.109	2.28	-0.11%	-0.79	P
6	39	18 (4)	May 10	PHA		CLE	L,4-6	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473	9	1.44	-0.096	2.36	-0.10%	-0.74	P
7	40	22 (3)	May 14	PHA	@	NYY	W,9-8	4-GF	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.429	.273	.701	9	1.12	0.138	1.06	0.08%	1.79	P
8	41	24 (1)	May 17	PHA	@	CLE	W,7-5	7-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	9	1.42	-0.033	1.41	-0.02%	-0.50	P
9	42	27 (2)	May 20	PHA	@	DET	L,3-5	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.214	.353	.214	.567	9						P
10	43	32 (4)	May 25	PHA	@	CHW	W,6-1	CG(6)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.316	.188	.503	9	.24	-0.013	.10	0.00%	-0.30	P
11	44	37 (4)	May 30 (1)	PHA		WSH	L,3-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	1.21	-0.018	.39	0.00%	-0.20	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
12	45	41 (3)	Jun 3	PHA		DET	L,1-6	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.150	.261	.150	.411	9						P
13	46	45 (3)	Jun 7	PHA		CHW	W,5-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.130	.231	.130	.361	9						P
14	47	49 (3)	Jun 11 (1)	PHA		CLE	L,3-6	GS-10	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	.115	.207	.115	.322	9	1.77	-0.145	.11	-0.01%	-0.87	P
15	48	53 (3)	Jun 15	PHA	@	DET	L,3-7	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.226	.143	.369	9	.91	0.017	.05	0.00%	0.21	P
16	49	55 (1)	Jun 17	PHA	@	CLE	L,7-8	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.226	.143	.369	9						P
17	50	60 (4)	Jun 22	PHA	@	SLB	W,8-4	GS-9	5	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	1	0	0	.156	.229	.188	.416	9	.94	-0.101	.01	0.00%	-1.72	P
18	51	64 (3)	Jun 27	PHA		BOS	L,5-7	GS-9	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.206	.270	.235	.506	9	1.53	0.064	.02	0.00%	0.45	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
19	52	69 (4)	Jul 1	PHA	@	WSH	L,2-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.194	.275	.222	.497	9	.88	-0.001	.01	0.00%	0.03	P
20	53	72 (2)	Jul 6	PHA	@	NYY	L,4-5	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.205	.279	.231	.510	9	1.04	-0.061	.00	0.00%	-0.40	P
21	54	78 (5)	Jul 14 (2)	PHA		SLB	L,2-5	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.195	.267	.220	.486	9						P
22	55	84 (5)	Jul 18	PHA		CLE	L,2-10	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.190	.292	.214	.506	9	1.70	0.042	.00	0.00%	0.22	P
23	56	88 (3)	Jul 22	PHA		CHW	L,1-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.186	.286	.209	.495	9	1.71	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.38	P
24	57	90 (1)	Jul 23 (2)	PHA		CHW	W,5-4	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.186	.286	.209	.495	9						PR
25	58	95 (4)	Jul 29	PHA	@	DET	L,5-8	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.186	.286	.209	.495	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
26	59	97 (1)	Aug 1	PHA	@	CHW	L,1-8	3-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.178	.275	.200	.475	9	.15	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.36	P
27	60	102 (4)	Aug 6	PHA	@	SLB	L,3-10	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.170	.264	.191	.456	9						P
28	61	107 (4)	Aug 12	PHA	@	NYY	L,2-7	2-GF	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.180	.268	.260	.528	9	.49	0.026	.00	0.00%	0.30	P
29	62	109 (1)	Aug 15 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,3-8	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.180	.268	.260	.528	9						P
30	63	113 (3)	Aug 17	PHA	@	BOS	L,6-10	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.176	.263	.255	.518	9	.09	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.13	P
31	64	115 (1)	Aug 19	PHA		NYY	L,2-6	6-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.192	.276	.269	.545	9	2.64	0.103	.00	0.00%	0.62	P
32	65	124 (8)	Aug 28	PHA		DET	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.182	.262	.255	.517	9	.36	-0.021	.00	0.00%	0.02	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
33	66	129 (4)	Sep 1	PHA		BOS	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.169	.246	.237	.483	9	1.68	0.087	.00	0.00%	-0.01	P
34	67	133 (3)	Sep 6	PHA	@	WSH	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	.164	.239	.230	.468	9	1.41	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
35	68	141 (7)	Sep 14	PHA	@	CHW	L,2-5	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.164	.239	.230	.468	9						P
36	69	151 (9)	Sep 25 (2)	PHA		BOS	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.159	.232	.222	.454	9	.95	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.51	P
37	70	153 (1)	Sep 28	PHA		NYY	L,6-8	3-GF(10)	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.167	.236	.227	.463	9	1.69	-0.084	.00	0.00%	-0.62	P
							9-28		78	66	4	11	1	0	1	4	6	0	10	0	6		3	2	1	0	.167	.236	.227	.463		1.13	-0.137	.64	0.14%	-2.49

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