Friday office hours are open! Schedule a call to walk us through how you use the Sports Reference sites.

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

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

Relatives: Brother of Billy Shantz

+10

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

34.7

119

ERA

3.38

537

171

1935.2

1072

WHIP

1.260

Feel like you're looking for a needle in a haystack?

Unleash the power of our game logs database by becoming a Stathead. Subscribers gain access to Player and Team Game Finders, which pros use to easily run customizable searches through over 100 years worth of game logs.

Become a Stathead

Summary

Team Record in Appearances	14-37 / in Starts: 1-1
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	16 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 26 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	18 (8-9-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 26 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	16 (8-5-2)

Most Driven In
J Ginsberg	1

Most Driven In By
G Zernial	1
L Skizas	1

1956 Batting Game Log

Click two rows to sum games (Clear)

1956 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	195	1	Apr 17	KCA	@	DET	W,2-1	7-7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					6		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
2	196	2	Apr 19	KCA	@	DET	W,4-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	9	.91	-0.065	2.43	-0.10%	-0.75	P
3	197	3	Apr 20	KCA		CHW	L,3-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	6						PR
4	198	7 (3)	Apr 25	KCA		CLE	L,2-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.92	-0.024	2.33	-0.04%	-0.25	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
5	199	38 (30)	May 30 (1)	KCA		DET	L,3-11	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9						P
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
6	200	40 (1)	Jun 1	KCA	@	BOS	L,0-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9						P
7	201	41	Jun 2	KCA	@	BOS	W,11-3	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	.22	-0.020	.12	-0.01%	-0.86	P
8	202	43 (1)	Jun 5	KCA	@	NYY	W,7-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
9	203	45 (1)	Jun 7	KCA	@	NYY	L,1-9	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9	.24	-0.006	.23	0.00%	-0.11	P
10	204	48 (2)	Jun 9 (2)	KCA	@	BAL	L,5-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
11	205	50 (1)	Jun 11 (1)	KCA	@	WSH	L,3-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
12	206	54 (3)	Jun 15	KCA		BAL	L,0-1	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	3						PR
13	207	59 (4)	Jun 20	KCA		WSH	L,4-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	3						PR
14	208	60	Jun 21	KCA		WSH	W,15-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9						P
15	209	62 (1)	Jun 23	KCA		BOS	L,3-6	6-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	.13	0.005	.01	0.00%	0.13	P
16	210	64 (1)	Jun 25	KCA		NYY	L,3-9	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9						P
17	211	68 (3)	Jun 29	KCA		DET	L,0-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9						P
18	212	69	Jun 30	KCA		DET	L,2-14	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	1						P
Jul		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
19	213	70	Jul 1	KCA		DET	W,4-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9	.65	-0.039	.01	0.00%	-0.61	P
20	214	73 (2)	Jul 4 (2)	KCA	@	CHW	W,3-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9	1.36	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.33	P
21	215	74	Jul 6	KCA		CLE	L,2-4	4-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9						P
22	216	77 (2)	Jul 12	KCA	@	BAL	L,0-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9						P
23	217	81 (3)	Jul 15 (2)	KCA	@	WSH	L,3-7	2-4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.273	.111	.384	9	1.69	0.068	.00	0.00%	0.82	P
24	218	83 (1)	Jul 17 (2)	KCA	@	BOS	L,0-1	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.273	.111	.384	9						P
25	219	84	Jul 18	KCA	@	BOS	L,4-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.273	.111	.384	9						P
26	220	86 (1)	Jul 20	KCA	@	NYY	L,2-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.273	.111	.384	3						P
27	221	88 (1)	Jul 22 (2)	KCA	@	NYY	L,4-13	1-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.231	.091	.322	9	.43	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.47	P
28	222	89	Jul 23	KCA	@	CHW	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.231	.091	.322	9						P
29	223	91 (1)	Jul 25	KCA		BOS	W,9-6	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.231	.091	.322	9						P
30	224	92	Jul 26	KCA		BOS	L,3-5	8-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.214	.083	.298	9	1.42	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.11	P
31	225	94 (1)	Jul 28	KCA		NYY	L,3-14	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.214	.083	.298	9						P
Aug		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
32	226	98 (3)	Aug 1	KCA		BAL	W,9-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.214	.083	.298	9						P
33	227	100 (1)	Aug 3	KCA		WSH	L,1-2	11-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.214	.083	.298	9						P
34	228	101	Aug 4	KCA		WSH	L,4-5	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.214	.083	.298	9						P
35	229	102	Aug 5	KCA		WSH	L,4-10	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.214	.083	.298	9						P
36	230	103	Aug 7 (1)	KCA	@	CHW	L,4-5	4-GF(10)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.188	.071	.259	9	1.55	-0.080	.00	0.00%	-0.42	P
37	231	110 (6)	Aug 14	KCA		CHW	L,1-12	1-7	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.188	.410	9	.29	0.005	.00	0.00%	0.30	P
38	232	114 (3)	Aug 18	KCA	@	CLE	L,1-8	3-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.222	.188	.410	9						P
39	233	116 (1)	Aug 19 (2)	KCA	@	CLE	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.222	.188	.410	1						PR
40	234	117	Aug 21	KCA	@	BAL	L,3-4	3-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.211	.176	.387	9	2.05	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.42	P
41	235	119 (1)	Aug 23	KCA	@	WSH	L,3-5	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.211	.176	.387	9						P
42	236	120	Aug 24	KCA	@	WSH	W,8-4	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.190	.158	.348	9	.71	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.54	P
43	237	122 (1)	Aug 26 (1)	KCA	@	BOS	L,1-2	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.105	.190	.158	.348	9						P
44	238	123	Aug 26 (2)	KCA	@	BOS	W,7-6	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.105	.190	.158	.348	9						PR
45	239	125 (1)	Aug 29	KCA	@	NYY	L,6-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.105	.190	.158	.348	9						P
Sept		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
46	240	129 (3)	Sep 3 (1)	KCA		CLE	W,5-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.150	.332	9	.13	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.24	P
47	241	133 (3)	Sep 7	KCA		DET	L,8-12	3-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.174	.143	.317	9	.67	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.17	P
48	242	134	Sep 8	KCA		DET	L,1-2	8-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.095	.174	.143	.317	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR P
49	243	138 (3)	Sep 13	KCA		NYY	L,2-3	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.095	.174	.143	.317	9						P
50	244	140 (1)	Sep 15	KCA		WSH	W,10-5	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.136	.303	9	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.25	P
51	245	149 (8)	Sep 23 (2)	KCA	@	CHW	L,1-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.167	.136	.303	9						P
							14-37		26	22	2	2	1	0	0	1	2	0	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	.091	.167	.136	.303		.81	-0.365	.48	-0.15%	-4.27

Player Page Tricks and Tips

More Shantz Pages

Bobby Shantz Overview

Minor Lg Stats

Pitching Splits

Batting Splits

Pitching Game Logs

Batting Game Logs

Fielding Game Logs

Pitching Finders & Advanced Stats

Batting Finders & Advanced Stats

Fielding Finders & Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats

More Bobby Shantz Pages at Baseball Reference