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

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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	HOU		CHC	W,11-2	CG	33	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	P
2	6 (4)	Apr 17	HOU	@	NYM	W,5-2	GS	21	5.2	0	6	0	6	0	P
3	14 (7)	Apr 27	HOU		MLN	L,1-2	GS	24	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
				Player went from Houston Colt .45s to St. Louis Cardinals
4	26	May 10	STL		SFG	L,0-6		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	28 (1)	May 12	STL		LAD	W,6-5		19	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
6	36 (7)	May 21	STL		PHI	W,4-1	GF	4	1.2	1	1	0	2	1	P
7	40 (3)	May 25	STL		MLN	L,8-11	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	44 (3)	May 29	STL	@	PIT	L,6-7	GF	4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	55 (10)	Jun 10 (1)	STL		SFG	W,6-5	GF	11	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	65 (9)	Jun 20	STL	@	LAD	W,5-4	GF	15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	69 (3)	Jun 24 (1)	STL	@	PHI	L,1-3	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	75 (5)	Jun 28	STL	@	CHC	L,2-7	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	77 (1)	Jun 30	STL		PIT	L,7-17		18	4.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	81 (3)	Jul 3 susp	STL		MLN	L,5-7		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	83 (1)	Jul 6	STL	@	NYM	L,3-10	GF	13	2.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
16	91 (7)	Jul 15 (2)	STL	@	PIT	L,7-8		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	98 (6)	Jul 21 (2)	STL	@	HOU	L,3-7	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	100 (1)	Jul 23	STL		LAD	L,2-9	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	108 (7)	Aug 1	STL	@	CIN	L,1-5	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
20	110 (1)	Aug 3	STL		HOU	L,3-8	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
21	116 (5)	Aug 10	STL		PHI	W,7-4	GF	16	4.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
22	125 (8)	Aug 19	STL	@	NYM	W,10-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	126	Aug 21	STL	@	MLN	L,5-6		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	131 (4)	Aug 26 (1)	STL		PIT	W,6-5	GF	22	6.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
25	135 (3)	Aug 31	STL		NYM	W,4-2	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	137 (1)	Sep 2	STL		NYM	L,3-4	GF	12	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	143 (5)	Sep 7	STL	@	CIN	L,5-6		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	145 (1)	Sep 9	STL	@	CIN	W,5-3		8	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
29	149 (3)	Sep 15	STL	@	PHI	L,4-5	GF	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	156 (6)	Sep 22	STL		LAD	L,1-4		14	4.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
31	160 (3)	Sep 27	STL	@	SFG	W,7-4	GF	9	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
							31gm		78.1	10	25	1	36	2