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	19-17 / in Starts: 15-10
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 86 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	56 (26-21-9) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 86 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	56 (29-17-8)

Most Driven In
P Suder	2
J Astroth	2
B Hitchcock	1
L Klein	0
W Moses	0

Most Driven In By
E Valo	3
E Joost	2
F Fain	2
D Philley	1

1951 Batting Game Log

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1951 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	71	1	Apr 17	PHA		WSH	L,1-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.77	-0.020	2.07	-0.03%	-0.25	P
2	72	8 (6)	Apr 24	PHA	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.83	-0.043	1.39	-0.04%	-0.47	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
3	73	15 (6)	May 2	PHA	@	DET	L,4-5	8-8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
4	74	17 (1)	May 5	PHA	@	CLE	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	5						PR
5	75	20 (2)	May 8	PHA	@	CHW	W,9-4	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	.34	-0.006	.16	0.00%	-0.37	P
6	76	25 (4)	May 15	PHA		SLB	L,8-11	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9						P
7	77	27 (1)	May 17	PHA		SLB	W,7-6	1-GF	5	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	1	0	.333	.385	.333	.718	9	1.81	0.074	.79	0.02%	0.23	P
8	78	31 (3)	May 22	PHA		CLE	L,2-6	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.308	.357	.308	.665	9	1.34	-0.050	.49	-0.01%	-0.44	P
9	79	36 (4)	May 27 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	W,7-4	GS-7	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.313	.353	.375	.728	9	.87	0.044	.10	0.00%	0.08	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
10	80	42 (5)	Jun 4	PHA	@	SLB	W,7-6	5-GF	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.353	.389	.412	.801	9	1.74	0.026	.20	0.00%	0.29	P
11	81	45 (2)	Jun 7	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-6	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.353	.389	.412	.801	9						P
12	82	48 (2)	Jun 10 (2)	PHA	@	DET	L,5-9	3-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.353	.421	.412	.833	9	.48	0.021	.03	0.00%	0.39	P
13	83	52 (3)	Jun 15 (2)	PHA		CHW	W,12-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.348	.333	.681	9	.29	-0.036	.01	0.00%	-1.53	P
14	84	58 (5)	Jun 20 (2)	PHA		DET	W,5-4	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	.261	.320	.304	.624	9	.80	0.085	.01	0.00%	0.83	P
15	85	63 (4)	Jun 24 (2)	PHA		SLB	W,7-1	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.308	.379	.346	.725	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
16	86	70 (6)	Jul 2	PHA		NYY	L,5-14	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.296	.367	.333	.700	9	.46	-0.012	.02	0.00%	-0.11	P
17	87	74 (3)	Jul 6	PHA	@	WSH	L,3-6	GS-8	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.300	.364	.333	.697	9	1.33	-0.058	.01	0.00%	-0.63	P
18	88	79 (4)	Jul 12 (2)	PHA	@	SLB	W,13-0	CG	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.294	.368	.324	.692	9						P
19	89	84 (4)	Jul 16	PHA	@	CHW	L,5-9	GS-4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.286	.359	.314	.673	9	1.79	-0.064	.02	0.00%	-0.69	P
20	90	90 (5)	Jul 21	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-5	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.289	.357	.316	.673	9	.41	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.13	P
21	91	96 (5)	Jul 28	PHA		DET	L,5-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.289	.357	.316	.673	6						PR
22	92	98 (1)	Jul 29 (2)	PHA		DET	W,3-0	GS-8	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.317	.378	.366	.744	9	.87	0.151	.00	0.00%	1.12	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
23	93	101 (2)	Aug 2	PHA		CHW	L,3-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.317	.378	.366	.744	9						P
24	94	105 (3)	Aug 5 (2)	PHA		CLE	L,3-6	2-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.302	.362	.349	.711	9	.81	0.029	.00	0.00%	0.30	P
25	95	107 (1)	Aug 9 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	W,6-5	7-9	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.289	.347	.333	.680	9	.82	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.91	P
26	96	112 (4)	Aug 12 (2)	PHA		NYY	W,7-4	CG(7)	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.283	.353	.326	.679	9	1.16	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.27	P
27	97	116 (3)	Aug 16	PHA		BOS	W,10-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	1	0	0	.286	.352	.327	.678	9	.31	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-1.79	P
28	98	120 (3)	Aug 21	PHA	@	CHW	L,5-13	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.352	.327	.678	9						P
29	99	127 (6)	Aug 27	PHA	@	DET	W,1-0	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.302	.362	.358	.721	9						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
30	100	132 (4)	Sep 3 (2)	PHA		NYY	W,3-2	GS-7	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.286	.344	.339	.684	9	.86	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.34	P
31	101	139 (6)	Sep 9 (2)	PHA		BOS	W,3-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.276	.344	.328	.671	9	.59	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.28	P
32	102	142 (2)	Sep 14	PHA		CHW	W,3-0	CG	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.262	.328	.311	.640	9	1.02	-0.087	.00	0.00%	-1.07	P
33	103	143	Sep 15	PHA		CHW	W,5-4	12-GF(12)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.262	.328	.311	.640	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
34	104	147 (3)	Sep 19	PHA		DET	W,8-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.262	.324	.308	.632	9	.55	0.017	.00	0.00%	1.65	P
35	105	151 (3)	Sep 26	PHA	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.261	.320	.319	.639	9	.53	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.53	P
36	106	153 (1)	Sep 30 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	L,2-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.308	.306	.613	9	1.26	-0.093	.00	0.00%	-0.70	P
							19-17		86	72	11	18	4	0	0	9	6	0	7	0	8		3	1	1	0	.250	.308	.306	.613		.88	-0.153	.18	-0.06%	-5.58

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