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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Team Record in Appearances: 18-14 / in Starts: 15-10

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 28, Entered with runners on base: 4

1951 Pitching Game Log

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1951 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	70	1	Apr 17	PHA		WSH	L,1-6	GS-4	L(0-1)	99	4.0	7	5	5	3	1	1	0	11.25	7.48	22	4	7	0	0	7	26			1	0	0	19	2	0	0	0	0	0	.83	-0.268	2.24	-0.43%	-2.91	1t start tie	4t 3 out d5
2	71	8	Apr 24	PHA	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG(8)	L(0-2)	6	8.0	6	3	3	2	2	0	1	6.00	4.56	31	8	12	1	0	6	58			0	0	1	28	1	0	0	1	0	0	.52	-0.107	.86	-0.11%	0.96	1b start tie	8b 3 out d3
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
3	72	20	May 8	PHA	@	CHW	W,9-4	CG	W(1-2)	13	9.0	12	4	4	2	1	0	0	5.14	3.86	38	16	7	2	0	12	46			0	0	0	36	4	1	0	3	0	0	.53	0.051	.24	0.01%	0.56	1b start a 4	9b 3 out a5
4	73	25	May 15	PHA		SLB	L,8-11	GS-3	L(1-3)	6	3.0	7	6	6	2	3	1	0	6.75	4.23	16	3	1	0	0	7	22			0	1	0	14	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.39	-0.437	.92	-0.17%	-4.43	1t start tie	3t 3 out d4
5	74	27	May 17	PHA		SLB	W,7-6	1-GF	W(2-3)	1	8.1	3	2	2	1	6	0	0	5.57	3.50	30	11	9	0	0	3		2	0	0	0	0	28	0	0	0	1	0	2	1.53	0.414	.67	0.11%	2.63	1t 12- 2 out d4	9t end tie
6	75	31	May 22	PHA		CLE	L,2-6	GS-7	L(2-4)	4	6.2	10	5	4	4	2	1	0	5.54	3.86	34	8	11	1	0	9	34			0	1	0	30	1	0	1	0	0	1	1.08	-0.247	.39	-0.05%	-2.13	1t start tie	7t 123 2 out d3
7	76	36	May 27(2)	PHA	@	NYY	W,7-4	GS-7	W(3-4)	4	6.2	9	4	4	3	4	1	0	5.52	3.97	30	7	7	1	2	9	41			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.51	-0.279	.17	-0.02%	-1.03	1b start tie	7b 1-3 2 out a1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
8	77	42	Jun 4	PHA	@	SLB	W,7-6	5-GF	W(4-4)	7	5.0	3	3	3	2	2	0	0	5.51	3.86	19	4	8	1	0	3		3	0	0	0	0	17	2	0	0	1	0	0	2.13	0.444	.23	0.03%	1.51	5b 123 0 out a2	9b end a 1
9	78	45	Jun 7	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-6	6-7		2	2.0	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	5.47	3.92	10	4	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	1	.46	-0.037	.08	0.00%	-0.03	6b --- 0 out d2	7b 3 out d3
10	79	48	Jun 10(2)	PHA	@	DET	L,5-9	3-5		2	2.1	6	3	3	1	2	1	0	5.73	4.08	14	2	3	0	0	6		2	2	0	0	0	13	2	0	1	0	0	0	.32	-0.139	.02	-0.01%	-3.35	3b -23 2 out d3	5b 3 out d6
11	80	52	Jun 15(2)	PHA		CHW	W,12-5	CG	W(5-4)	4	9.0	11	5	5	3	3	2	0	5.63	4.31	41	17	7	1	0	11	45			2	0	0	38	0	1	0	1	0	1	.52	0.109	.02	0.00%	-0.30	1t start tie	9t 3 out a7
12	81	58	Jun 20(2)	PHA		DET	W,5-4	GS-9	W(6-4)	4	8.0	8	4	3	1	3	1	0	5.38	4.24	32	13	7	0	1	8	54			1	0	0	31	3	0	0	1	0	0	.88	0.127	.02	0.00%	0.55	1t start tie	9t -2- 0 out a2
13	82	63	Jun 24(2)	PHA		SLB	W,7-1	CG	W(7-4)	3	9.0	6	1	1	4	3	0	0	4.89	4.12	33						70						29			0		0
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
14	83	70	Jul 2	PHA		NYY	L,5-14	GS-5	L(7-5)	7	4.1	11	7	7	0	1	2	0	5.38	4.32	24	5	8	3	2	10	14			0	0	0	24	3	1	0	0	0	0	.99	-0.546	.05	-0.02%	-4.67	1t start tie	5t --- 1 out d4
15	84	74	Jul 6	PHA	@	WSH	L,3-6	GS-8	L(7-6)	3	7.2	6	4	4	3	0	0	0	5.32	4.26	31	11	11	0	0	6	48			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.50	0.300	.01	0.00%	2.28	1b start a 1	8b 123 2 out a2
16	85	79	Jul 12(2)	PHA	@	SLB	W,13-0	SHO	W(8-6)	5	9.0	9	0	0	0	3	0	0	4.85	4.05	35						72						35			0		0
17	86	84	Jul 16	PHA	@	CHW	L,5-9	GS-4	L(8-7)	3	3.2	8	4	4	2	1	1	0	5.03	4.15	20	6	3	0	0	8	28			0	0	0	18	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.30	-0.323	.01	0.00%	-2.48	1b start tie	4b 1-3 2 out d1
18	87	90	Jul 21	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-5	GS-7	L(8-8)	4	7.0	11	5	5	0	5	2	1	5.11	4.22	32	7	8	1	0	11	40			1	1	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	.71	-0.170	.01	0.00%	-1.60	1b start tie	7b 3 out d5
19	88	98	Jul 29(2)	PHA		DET	W,3-0	GS-8	W(9-8)	7	7.2	8	0	0	4	2	0	0	4.79	4.17	31	6	11	4	0	8	61			0	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.17	0.379	.00	0.00%	3.39	1t start tie	8t 123 2 out a3
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
20	89	101	Aug 2	PHA		CHW	L,3-4	9-9		3	0.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	4.86	4.20	3	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.95	-0.103	.00	0.00%	-1.84	9t --- 0 out d1	9t 123 0 out d1
21	90	105	Aug 5(2)	PHA		CLE	L,3-6	2-7		2	5.2	3	1	1	1	4	0	0	4.71	4.08	21	7	6	2	0	3		3	1	0	0	0	20	0	1	0	0	0	0	.42	0.045	.00	0.00%	2.21	2t 123 1 out d3	7t 3 out d4
22	91	107	Aug 9(1)	PHA	@	BOS	W,6-5	7-9	W(10-8)	3	2.2	2	3	3	1	2	1	0	4.83	4.14	11	1	5	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	.74	0.097	.00	0.00%	-1.41	7b --- 0 out tie	9b --- 2 out a1
23	92	112	Aug 12(2)	PHA		NYY	W,7-4	CG(7)	W(11-8)	2	7.0	7	4	3	4	2	0	2	4.78	4.16	32	9	8	1	0	7	47			0	0	0	26	2	0	1	2	0	0	1.38	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.34	1t start tie	7t 3 out a3
24	93	116	Aug 16	PHA		BOS	W,10-2	CG	W(12-8)	3	9.0	6	2	2	4	2	1	0	4.60	4.20	36	11	13	1	0	6	65			0	0	0	32	0	0	0	2	0	1	.78	0.221	.00	0.00%	2.70	1t start tie	9t 3 out a8
25	94	120	Aug 21	PHA	@	CHW	L,5-13	GS-2	L(12-9)	4	1.1	5	8	8	3	0	0	1	5.05	4.27	13	3	1	0	0	5	9			2	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.75	-0.372	.00	0.00%	-5.91	1b start tie	2b 12- 1 out d6
26	95	127	Aug 27	PHA	@	DET	W,1-0	SHO	W(13-9)	5	9.0	7	0	0	4	3	0	0	4.76	4.20	37						72						33			0		0
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
27	96	132	Sep 3(2)	PHA		NYY	W,3-2	GS-7	W(14-9)	6	6.1	5	2	0	2	2	0	0	4.57	4.15	26	9	8	0	1	5	59			0	0	0	24	2	1	0	0	0	0	1.12	0.216	.00	0.00%	2.06	1t start tie	7t 123 1 out a3
28	97	139	Sep 9(2)	PHA		BOS	W,3-2	CG	W(15-9)	5	9.0	3	2	2	3	3	0	0	4.44	4.08	32	13	10	0	0	3	73			0	0	0	29	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.27	0.420	.00	0.00%	2.70	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
29	98	142	Sep 14	PHA		CHW	W,3-0	SHO	W(16-9)	4	9.0	7	0	0	5	4	0	0	4.22	4.03	38	12	11	0	0	6	72			1	1	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.40	0.551	.00	0.00%	4.70	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
30	99	147	Sep 19	PHA		DET	W,8-1	CG	W(17-9)	4	9.0	4	1	1	1	2	0	0	4.06	3.96	30	14	9	4	0	4	76			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	2	0	1	.52	0.243	.00	0.00%	3.70	1t start tie	9t 3 out a7
31	100	151	Sep 26	PHA	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG	W(18-9)	6	9.0	6	1	0	1	4	0	0	3.88	3.86	32	8	13	1	0	6	76			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	2	0	1	1.01	0.346	.00	0.00%	3.46	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a3
32	101	153	Sep 30(1)	PHA	@	WSH	L,2-4	CG(8)	L(18-10)	3	8.0	13	4	4	1	5	0	0	3.90	3.77	35	11	6	0	0	12	44			0	0	0	34	2	0	1	3	0	0	.92	-0.183	.00	0.00%	0.05	1b start tie	8b 3 out d2
							18-14		W-L:18-10	4.1	205.1	213	95	89	70	77	15	5	3.90	3.77	869	1.08		6%	1%	187	50	10	30%	8	4	1	789	31	7	4	25	0	8	1.00	0.712	.19	-0.65%	1.04

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