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Bobby Shantz
MLB · 1949–1964 · R/L
Player Info
Bats
R
Throws
L
Height
5'6"
Weight
139 lbs
Born
1925-09-26
Birthplace
Pottstown, USA
Years Active
1949–1964
Hall of Fame
—
Career Batting
G
578
H
107
HR
1
RBI
46
SB
3
AVG
.195
Batting Stats by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | PHA | 33 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | .189 |
| 1950 | PHA | 37 | 66 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | .167 |
| 1951 | PHA | 36 | 72 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | .250 |
| 1952 | PHA | 34 | 96 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 9 | .198 |
| 1953 | PHA | 21 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .237 |
| 1954 | PHA | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 1955 | KC1 | 26 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .146 |
| 1956 | KC1 | 51 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .091 |
| 1957 | NYA | 33 | 56 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 16 | .179 |
| 1958 | NYA | 33 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .229 |
| 1959 | NYA | 40 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .217 |
| 1960 | NYA | 43 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .100 |
| 1961 | PIT | 44 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .438 |
| 1962 | HOU | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 |
| 1962 | SLN | 28 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .154 |
| 1963 | SLN | 55 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .143 |
| 1964 | CHN | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | PHI | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 |
| 1964 | SLN | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
Pitching Stats by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | PHA | 6 | 8 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 100 | 48 | 9 | 74 | 58 | 3.40 |
| 1950 | PHA | 8 | 14 | 36 | 23 | 0 | 251 | 110 | 18 | 85 | 93 | 4.61 |
| 1951 | PHA | 18 | 10 | 32 | 25 | 0 | 213 | 90 | 15 | 70 | 77 | 3.94 |
| 1952 | PHA | 24 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 230 | 77 | 21 | 63 | 152 | 2.48 |
| 1953 | PHA | 5 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 107 | 48 | 10 | 26 | 58 | 4.09 |
| 1954 | PHA | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7.88 |
| 1955 | KC1 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 124 | 63 | 8 | 66 | 58 | 4.54 |
| 1956 | KC1 | 2 | 7 | 45 | 2 | 9 | 95 | 49 | 12 | 37 | 67 | 4.35 |
| 1957 | NYA | 11 | 5 | 30 | 21 | 5 | 157 | 47 | 15 | 40 | 72 | 2.45 |
| 1958 | NYA | 7 | 6 | 33 | 13 | 0 | 127 | 47 | 8 | 35 | 80 | 3.36 |
| 1959 | NYA | 7 | 3 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 64 | 25 | 4 | 33 | 66 | 2.38 |
| 1960 | NYA | 5 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 11 | 57 | 21 | 5 | 24 | 54 | 2.79 |
| 1961 | PIT | 6 | 3 | 43 | 6 | 2 | 91 | 33 | 5 | 26 | 61 | 3.32 |
| 1962 | HOU | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 1.31 |
| 1962 | SLN | 5 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 47 | 2.18 |
| 1963 | SLN | 6 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 11 | 55 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 70 | 2.61 |
| 1964 | CHN | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 5.56 |
| 1964 | PHI | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 2.25 |
| 1964 | SLN | 1 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 3.12 |
Awards
Most Valuable Player (1952)
TSN All-Star (1952)
TSN Pitcher of the Year (1952)
Gold Glove (1957)
Gold Glove (1958)
Gold Glove (1959)
Gold Glove (1960)
Gold Glove (1961)
Gold Glove (1962)
Gold Glove (1963)
Gold Glove (1964)
Bobby Shantz Trading Cards
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