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: 6-44

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 17, Entered with runners on base: 30

1964 Pitching Game Log

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1964 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	488	4	Apr 17	STL	@	SFG	L,4-5	8-10	L(0-1)	99	2.1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	3.86	5.18	10	4	3	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.24	0.030	5.34	0.04%	-0.15	8b --- 0 out tie	10b 123 1 out tie
2	489	9	Apr 23	STL		LAD	L,5-7	8-GF		5	2.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	2.08	2.61	8	4	2	2	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.73	-0.157	4.16	-0.23%	-0.03	8t 12- 0 out tie	9t end d 2
3	490	11	Apr 25	STL		HOU	L,2-4	9-9	L(0-2)	1	0.0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	6.23	3.30	2	0	0	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.66	-0.292	8.71	-0.42%	-1.61	9t 1-- 0 out a2	9t 12- 0 out a1
4	491	14	Apr 29	STL		NYM	W,4-3	10-GF(11)	W(1-2)	3	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.26	2.45	6	2	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.79	0.270	3.77	0.34%	0.98	10t --- 0 out tie	11t end tie
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
5	492	16	May 2	STL		PIT	L,4-5	9-9	BS(1)	2	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.05	2.91	3	0	1	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.98	-0.389	18.06	-0.60%	-1.04	9t -23 1 out a1	9t 12- 2 out d1
6	493	22	May 8	STL	@	NYM	L,4-5	8-GF	L(1-3)	5	1.1	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	4.50	3.23	7	5	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.63	-0.279	5.93	-0.38%	-0.97	8b --- 0 out tie	9b end d 1
7	494	28	May 14	STL	@	PHI	L,2-3	7-GF(8)		5	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.86	2.71	4	1	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.44	0.044	1.54	0.09%	0.65	7b 1-- 2 out d1	8b end d 1
8	495	32	May 17(2)	STL		MLN	L,2-4	8-GF		2	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.18	2.78	7	4	1	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.46	0.044	1.67	0.10%	0.98	8t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
9	496	33	May 19	STL		CHC	L,4-7	7-7		1	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.00	2.61	3	1	0	0	0	1		2	2	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.26	-0.066	3.88	-0.12%	-0.83	7t 1-3 1 out d2	7t 3 out d4
10	497	38	May 24(1)	STL	@	MLN	L,4-7	8-GF(8)		4	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.77	2.30	4	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.07	0.005	.27	0.01%	0.45	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
11	498	39	May 24(2)	STL	@	MLN	L,0-10	7-GF(8)		-1	1.2	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	3.07	3.22	7	3	2	0	0	2		3	2	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	1	0	.01	-0.001	.02	0.00%	-1.03	7b 123 1 out d7	8b end d10
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
12	499	46	Jun 2	STL	@	CHC	L,2-5	8-GF(8)		8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.87	3.18	4	2	2	1	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.09	0.006	.25	0.01%	0.47	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
13	500	49	Jun 5	STL	@	CIN	L,4-5	9-GF	BS(2)	2	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.87	3.18	1	0	0	0	0	1		3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.08	-0.473	26.03	-0.81%	-1.34	9b 123 1 out a1	9b end d 1
14	501	51	Jun 7	STL	@	CIN	L,6-11	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	3.24	3.99	5	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.02	-0.005	.05	-0.01%	-0.54	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 5
15	502	55	Jun 11	STL	@	LAD	L,0-5	7-7		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.18	3.96	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.60	0.016	1.32	0.02%	0.32	7b --3 2 out d2	7b 3 out d2
16	503	56	Jun 12	STL	@	LAD	L,0-3	7-7		0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.12	3.93	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.32	0.008	.68	0.01%	0.39	7b 12- 2 out d3	7b 3 out d3
				Player went from St. Louis Cardinals to Chicago Cubs
17	504	57	Jun 18	CHC		PHI	L,3-6	8-8		5	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.12	3.93	1	0	0	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.83	-0.037	1.52	-0.04%	-0.74	8t --3 1 out d2	8t -2- 1 out d3
18	505	62	Jun 23(2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-9	1-2		4	1.2	4	2	2	0	1	0	0	3.79	3.71	9	1	3	1	0	4		2	1	0	0	0	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	.59	-0.089	1.16	-0.11%	-1.43	1b 1-3 1 out d2	2b 3 out d5
19	506	63	Jun 24	CHC	@	PHI	L,8-9	3-3		0	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.66	3.72	4	1	0	0	0	1		3	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.43	-0.023	.71	-0.02%	-0.47	3b 123 0 out d3	3b 123 2 out d5
20	507	64	Jun 26	CHC		HOU	W,7-6	9-9		1	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.66	3.72	1	0	0	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.91	-0.348	4.64	-0.20%	-1.10	9t 1-3 2 out tie	9t -23 2 out d1
21	508	67	Jun 28(2)	CHC		HOU	L,1-4	10-GF(10)		1	0.2	1	1	1	0	2	1	0	3.98	4.13	3	0	0	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.34	-0.102	.43	-0.08%	-1.35	10t -2- 1 out d1	10t end d 3
22	509	68	Jun 29	CHC		CIN	L,1-6	9-9		0	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.35	4.11	3	2	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	-0.004	.05	0.00%	-0.69	9t --- 0 out d4	9t 1-3 1 out d4
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
23	510	76	Jul 8(2)	CHC		SFG	L,2-7	7-GF(7)		8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.15	4.04	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.07	0.005	.05	0.00%	0.47	7t --- 0 out d5	7t end d 5
24	511	81	Jul 12(2)	CHC		LAD	L,2-6	9-GF		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.09	4.01	1	1	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.16	0.004	.04	0.00%	0.75	9t 123 2 out d4	9t end d 4
25	512	86	Jul 17	CHC	@	LAD	L,2-3	8-GF(8)		4	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3.91	4.21	5	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.73	0.024	.38	0.01%	0.42	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
26	513	87	Jul 18	CHC	@	LAD	L,1-3	8-GF(8)		0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.86	4.19	1	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.35	0.009	.16	0.00%	0.32	8b --3 2 out d2	8b end d 2
27	514	91	Jul 21	CHC	@	SFG	W,2-1	8-8	H(1)	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.80	4.08	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.32	0.077	2.97	0.04%	0.27	8b 1-- 1 out a1	8b 1-- 2 out a1
28	515	92	Jul 22	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-7	6-6		0	1.0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	3.65	3.90	4	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.47	0.026	.53	0.02%	0.46	6b --- 0 out d2	6b 3 out d2
29	516	97	Jul 28	CHC		STL	L,7-12	7-7		5	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.65	3.90	1	0	0	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.87	-0.116	2.70	-0.05%	-0.66	7t 12- 1 out a1	7t 123 1 out a1
30	517	98	Jul 29	CHC		STL	L,1-9	7-7		0	0.0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	4.38	4.02	2	0	0	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.51	-0.032	.28	-0.01%	-1.64	7t 1-3 0 out d3	7t 12- 0 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
31	518	101	Aug 1	CHC		MLN	L,4-8	7-7		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.26	3.91	2	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.51	0.026	.09	0.00%	0.65	7t -2- 1 out d3	7t 3 out d3
32	519	104	Aug 5	CHC	@	STL	L,2-4	7-GF(8)		3	2.0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	3.95	3.78	9	3	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.33	0.036	.07	0.00%	0.98	7b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
33	520	107	Aug 7(2)	CHC	@	PIT	W,4-3	9-GF	S(1)	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.90	3.76	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.66	0.041	.17	0.00%	0.09	9b --- 2 out a1	9b end a 1
34	521	109	Aug 9	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-2	8-8		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.86	3.68	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.43	0.010	.04	0.00%	0.44	8b 12- 1 out d2	8b 12- 2 out d2
35	522	111	Aug 12	CHC		PHI	L,5-6	9-GF		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.81	3.66	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.22	9t 1-- 2 out d4	9t end d 4
36	523	113	Aug 14(1)	CHC		PIT	L,2-3	9-GF	BL(1-4)	1	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	4.08	4.11	2	0	1	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.53	-0.736	.02	-0.01%	-1.78	9t 1-- 2 out a1	9t end d 1
				Player went from Chicago Cubs to Philadelphia Phillies
37	524	115	Aug 16	PHI	@	NYM	L,4-12	3-7		1	5.0	6	4	4	1	2	0	0	4.54	3.85	22	8	6	2	2	5		0	0	1	1	0	20	0	2	0	0	0	1	.14	-0.045	.80	-0.15%	-1.85	3b --- 0 out d5	7b 3 out d7
38	525	117	Aug 18	PHI		CHC	L,3-4	11-12		1	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.29	3.73	6	1	2	1	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.89	0.252	10.13	0.81%	0.89	11t --- 0 out tie	12t 3 out tie
39	526	122	Aug 22	PHI		PIT	L,4-9	8-GF		3	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.06	3.61	7	3	2	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.004	.12	0.01%	0.89	8t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 5
40	527	125	Aug 25	PHI	@	MLN	L,5-7	6-7		2	2.0	2	2	1	2	2	1	0	4.08	3.94	11	4	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	1	.10	-0.026	.41	-0.07%	-1.09	6b --- 0 out d4	7b 3 out d5
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
41	528	133	Sep 4	PHI		SFG	W,5-3	7-7		9	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.05	3.93	1	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.51	0.014	3.29	0.05%	0.21	7t 1-- 2 out d2	7t 3 out d2
42	529	137	Sep 7(2)	PHI		LAD	L,1-3	1-7		2	7.0	3	0	0	0	5	0	0	3.45	3.52	24	12	4	1	1	3		2	2	0	0	0	22	0	0	0	1	0	1	.70	0.121	2.47	0.26%	2.07	1t 12- 0 out d1	7t 3 out d2
43	530	142	Sep 12	PHI	@	SFG	L,1-9	6-7		4	1.2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	3.33	3.47	7	1	3	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	6	0	1	1	0	0	0	.02	0.001	.08	0.00%	1.37	6b --3 1 out d8	7b 3 out d8
44	531	147	Sep 17	PHI	@	LAD	W,4-3	1-8	W(2-4)	4	7.2	3	1	1	0	3	0	0	3.04	3.24	25	13	7	1	2	2		1	0	0	1	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.38	0.329	3.13	0.45%	2.38	1b 1-- 1 out a1	8b 3 out tie
45	532	151	Sep 21	PHI		CIN	L,0-1	9-GF		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.98	3.23	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.44	0.032	.96	0.04%	0.44	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
46	533	153	Sep 23	PHI		CIN	L,4-6	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.93	3.22	3	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.19	0.014	1.24	0.06%	0.44	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
47	534	154	Sep 24	PHI		MLN	L,3-5	8-8		0	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.91	3.18	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	0.002	.60	0.01%	0.34	8t --3 2 out d5	8t 3 out d5
48	535	155	Sep 25	PHI		MLN	L,5-7	11-11		0	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.88	3.23	3	2	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.16	0.187	41.70	1.13%	0.63	11t -2- 1 out tie	11t 3 out tie
49	536	156	Sep 26	PHI		MLN	L,4-6	8-9	BL(2-5)	0	0.2	3	3	2	1	1	0	0	3.15	3.24	7	1	1	0	1	3		3	1	0	0	0	6	0	1	1	0	0	0	5.06	-0.634	77.21	-5.81%	-3.41	8t 123 1 out a2	9t --3 0 out d2
50	537	159	Sep 29	PHI	@	STL	L,2-4	7-7		2	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.12	3.23	4	1	1	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.40	0.003	5.10	0.03%	0.06	7b --- 0 out d2	7b 12- 2 out d2
							6-44		W-L:2-5,Sv:1,BSv:4,Hld:1	2.4	60.2	52	23	21	19	42	5	0	3.12	3.23	251	1.69		9%	5%	43		50	46%	3	3	0	222	8	4	8	2	1	4	1.07	-2.212	5.05	-5.56%	-4.72

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