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: 14-29 / in Starts: 4-2

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 24, Entered with runners on base: 14

1961 Pitching Game Log

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1961 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	359	3	Apr 13	PIT	@	SFG	L,5-6	8-10		99	2.1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0.00	0.00	8	2	2	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.07	0.358	5.27	0.55%	1.41	8b 12- 2 out tie	10b 3 out tie
2	360	6	Apr 16	PIT	@	LAD	L,6-13	6-7		2	2.0	5	3	3	1	1	0	0	6.23	1.42	13	7	3	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	.71	-0.150	1.99	-0.25%	-1.91	6b --- 0 out d1	7b 3 out d4
3	361	15	Apr 30(2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-4	8-GF(8)		13	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.06	1.64	4	3	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.24	0.015	.83	0.03%	0.51	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
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
4	362	20	May 7	PIT		LAD	L,2-4	7-7		6	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.50	1.74	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.24	0.012	.82	0.02%	0.27	7t --- 1 out d3	7t 3 out d3
5	363	22	May 10	PIT		SFG	L,0-3	7-8		2	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.38	1.45	6	1	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.23	0.036	.81	0.07%	1.00	7t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d3
6	364	23	May 12	PIT		CIN	W,8-5	6-GF	W(1-0)	1	4.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	2.25	1.32	14	5	4	2	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	.67	0.170	1.95	0.30%	2.01	6t --- 0 out a3	9t end a 3
7	365	29	May 20	PIT	@	PHI	W,4-3	9-9	H(1)	7	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.19	1.60	2	0	1	0	0	0		3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.00	0.057	20.21	0.10%	-0.20	9b 123 1 out a2	9b 123 2 out a1
8	366	30	May 21	PIT	@	PHI	W,13-11	7-7		0	0.2	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	3.46	2.11	5	0	2	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.14	-0.029	6.18	-0.05%	-0.27	7b --- 0 out tie	7b 123 2 out tie
9	367	32	May 23	PIT	@	MLN	L,0-1	GS-7	L(1-1)	1	7.0	3	1	1	1	7	0	0	2.70	1.72	24	9	4	0	0	3	73			0	0	0	23	0	1	0	1	0	0	.69	0.195	2.54	0.43%	2.27	1b start tie	7b 3 out d1
10	368	35	May 27	PIT	@	STL	L,5-7	7-GF(8)		3	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.45	1.71	8	3	2	0	2	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.25	0.032	.88	0.07%	1.11	7b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 2
11	369	36	May 28	PIT	@	STL	L,4-8	6-GF(8)		0	3.0	1	0	0	4	2	0	0	2.16	2.13	14	3	4	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	.21	0.023	.64	0.04%	1.66	6b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
12	370	37	May 30(1)	PIT		CHC	L,3-5	9-GF		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.08	2.15	3	2	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.38	0.018	.97	0.03%	0.50	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
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
13	371	42	Jun 3	PIT		PHI	W,5-1	GS-7	W(2-1)	3	7.0	4	1	1	1	5	1	1	1.91	2.51	25	9	5	0	1	4	69			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	1	0	0	.77	0.270	1.92	0.40%	2.52	1t start tie	7t 3 out a3
14	372	47	Jun 8	PIT	@	LAD	W,4-2	8-GF	S(1)	4	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.82	2.46	6	1	4	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.50	0.285	7.39	0.50%	1.50	8b 12- 1 out a2	9b end a 2
15	373	48	Jun 9	PIT	@	SFG	L,6-9	7-7		0	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	2.06	2.83	2	1	0	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.66	-0.345	5.01	-0.63%	-2.51	7b 1-3 2 out tie	7b 3 out d3
16	374	52	Jun 14	PIT		CIN	W,5-4	9-GF	W(3-1)	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.00	2.82	3	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.50	0.038	1.63	0.07%	0.50	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
17	375	55	Jun 17	PIT		STL	W,9-3	CG	W(4-1)	2	9.0	9	3	3	1	3	0	1	2.20	2.77	38	12	12	4	2	9	59			0	0	0	36	3	1	0	1	0	1	.38	0.091	.87	0.12%	1.52	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
18	376	62	Jun 25(1)	PIT		PHI	W,10-5	GS-4		7	3.2	8	4	4	1	3	0	0	2.77	2.70	20	9	2	1	0	5	31			0	0	0	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	.85	-0.272	1.40	-0.27%	-2.43	1t start tie	4t 12- 2 out d2
19	377	64	Jun 27	PIT		LAD	L,5-9	7-8		1	2.0	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	2.66	2.71	10	6	2	2	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	1	1	0	0	.44	-0.020	.89	-0.02%	0.00	7t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d3
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
20	378	70	Jul 2(2)	PIT		SFG	W,9-0	SHO(7)	W(5-1)	4	7.0	5	0	0	4	3	0	0	2.34	2.80	28	11	5	0	1	5	66			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.06	0.317	2.42	0.43%	3.52	1t start tie	7t 3 out a9
21	379	76	Jul 8	PIT	@	MLN	W,4-3	6-GF	S(2)	5	4.0	2	0	0	1	4	0	1	2.19	2.75	14	3	3	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.24	0.515	2.55	0.35%	1.87	6b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
22	380	81	Jul 16	PIT	@	LAD	L,11-12	5-6		7	2.0	4	2	2	0	1	0	1	2.40	2.76	11	3	6	4	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.24	-0.179	1.90	-0.16%	-0.91	5b --- 0 out d1	6b 3 out d2
23	381	85	Jul 22	PIT		MLN	L,4-5	GS-1	L(5-2)	5	0.2	5	4	4	0	0	1	0	2.94	2.96	6	0	1	0	0	5	26			0	0	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	.76	-0.251	.98	-0.19%	-2.73	1t start tie	1t 1-- 2 out d3
24	382	86	Jul 23(1)	PIT		MLN	L,4-11	7-8		0	1.1	4	3	3	0	1	0	0	3.29	2.92	8	1	2	1	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.22	-0.011	.25	-0.01%	-1.18	7t --- 0 out d4	8t 1-3 1 out d5
25	383	88	Jul 25	PIT		SFG	L,7-16	8-8		1	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	3.38	2.93	6	2	0	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.05	-0.009	.02	0.00%	-1.50	8t 12- 0 out d5	8t 3 out d8
26	384	92	Jul 29	PIT		LAD	L,4-5	7-8		3	0.2	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	3.48	3.02	3	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.95	0.139	.42	0.01%	0.80	7t 1-3 1 out tie	8t 1-- 0 out a2
27	385	93	Jul 30	PIT		LAD	L,3-7	6-7		0	2.0	2	3	0	1	1	0	0	3.38	3.02	10	3	5	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	1	0	0	1	.51	-0.157	.04	-0.01%	-2.00	6t --- 0 out d2	7t 3 out d5
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
28	386	94	Aug 2	PIT	@	STL	L,2-4	5-7	L(5-3)	2	1.2	6	3	3	0	3	1	0	3.68	3.11	11	2	0	0	0	6		1	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.78	-0.392	.08	-0.01%	-2.21	5b 1-- 2 out tie	7b 1-- 1 out d2
29	387	99	Aug 6(2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-3	8-8	BS(1)	3	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.66	3.08	2	0	0	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.65	-0.235	.15	-0.01%	-0.67	8b -2- 2 out a1	8b 3 out tie
30	388	103	Aug 9	PIT		STL	L,0-4	9-GF		2	1.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.61	3.09	6	1	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.50	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
31	389	108	Aug 14	PIT	@	MLN	L,3-8	7-GF(8)		4	2.0	2	2	2	0	3	1	0	3.75	3.17	8	2	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-1.07	7b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 5
32	390	114	Aug 19	PIT	@	CHC	W,4-3	9-9		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.74	3.16	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.38	0.112	.03	0.00%	0.44	9b 12- 2 out tie	9b 3 out tie
33	391	117	Aug 23	PIT		MLN	W,7-6	6-7		3	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.67	3.13	4	1	1	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	.95	0.077	.01	0.00%	0.94	6t 12- 2 out d3	7t 3 out d1
34	392	120	Aug 26	PIT		CHC	L,3-7	9-GF		2	0.2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.64	3.12	3	1	1	1	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.21	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-1.47	9t 1-- 1 out d2	9t end d 4
35	393	122	Aug 27(2)	PIT		CHC	L,5-6	8-GF		0	2.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.55	3.11	8	4	1	1	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	.19	0.023	.00	0.00%	1.00	8t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
36	394	123	Aug 28	PIT		CHC	L,4-5	9-GF		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.50	3.08	3	0	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.50	0.038	.00	0.00%	0.50	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
37	395	124	Aug 29	PIT		CIN	L,0-3	8-GF		0	2.0	2	2	2	0	2	0	0	3.64	3.01	8	5	0	0	0	1		0	0	1	0	0	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	.71	-0.160	.00	0.00%	-1.00	8t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 3
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
38	396	127	Sep 2	PIT	@	STL	W,5-4	6-6	BS(2)	3	0.2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.61	3.01	3	0	0	0	0	3		2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.34	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.03	6b 12- 1 out a1	6b 3 out tie
39	397	132	Sep 7	PIT	@	CHC	W,7-5	6-GF	W(6-3)	4	3.2	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	3.45	2.93	12	5	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.24	0.304	.00	0.00%	1.79	6b --- 1 out a2	9b end a 2
40	398	134	Sep 9	PIT	@	MLN	L,3-4	7-7	H(2)	1	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.43	2.93	3	2	1	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.52	0.041	.00	0.00%	0.03	7b 12- 0 out a2	7b 12- 2 out a1
41	399	135	Sep 10	PIT	@	MLN	L,3-4	9-GF		0	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.40	2.94	4	1	0	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.63	-0.190	.00	0.00%	-0.30	9b 12- 0 out tie	9b end d 1
42	400	139	Sep 14	PIT	@	LAD	L,6-7	7-7	H(3)	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.36	2.94	3	1	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.43	0.112	.00	0.00%	0.54	7b --- 0 out a1	7b 3 out a1
43	401	151	Sep 28	PIT		SFG	L,4-7	8-8		13	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.32	2.94	4	0	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.21	0.008	.00	0.00%	0.50	8t --- 0 out d4	8t 3 out d4
							14-29		W-L:6-3,Sv:2,BSv:2,Hld:3	2.5	89.1	91	38	33	26	61	5	4	3.32	2.94	377	1.43		9%	4%	72	54	26	38%	2	0	0	336	8	5	6	13	3	4	.95	0.797	1.50	1.92%	6.80

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