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	4-3 / in Starts: 1-0
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	2 games
Most Games w/o RBI	2 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 3 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	1 (1-0-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 3 PAs	0
Avg. Runners on Base	1 (1-0-0)

Most Driven In By
V Power	1
B Renna	0

1954 Batting Game Log

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1954 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	162	1	Apr 13	PHA		BOS	W,6-4	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.55	0.010	1.37	0.02%	0.05	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
2	163	15 (13)	May 3	PHA		CHW	L,3-14	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
3	164	24 (8)	May 13	PHA	@	CHW	W,3-2	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	6						PR
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
4	165	44 (19)	Jun 2	PHA		BAL	L,1-9	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						PR
5	166	48 (3)	Jun 6 (1)	PHA		CLE	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	7						PR
6	167	55 (6)	Jun 13 (1)	PHA		DET	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
7	168	56	Jun 13 (2)	PHA		DET	W,6-3	5-6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	2		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
							4-3		3	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667		.37	0.010	.91	0.02%	-0.05

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