Player
Bobby Shantz
Player Info
- Full Name
- Robert Clayton
- Born
-
September 26, 1925
Pottstown, PA, USA - Size
- 5'6" / 139 lbs
- B/T
- R / L
- Debut
- May 1, 1949
- Final Game
- September 29, 1964
- Career
- 16 years
Teams
- Philadelphia Athletics 1949-1954
- Kansas City Athletics 1955-1956
- New York Yankees 1957-1960
- Pittsburgh Pirates 1961-1961
- Houston Astros 1962-1962
- St. Louis Cardinals 1962-1964
- Chicago Cubs 1964-1964
- Philadelphia Phillies 1964-1964
Honors
3 x All-Star
1964 - Gold Glove
(NL)
1963 - Gold Glove
(NL)
1962 - Gold Glove
(NL)
1961 - Gold Glove
(NL)
1960 - Gold Glove
(AL)
1959 - Gold Glove
(AL)
1958 - Gold Glove
(AL)
1957 - Gold Glove
(ML)
1952 - Sporting News Pitcher of the Year
(AL)
1952 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
... and 1 more
Career Batting
578
G
.195
AVG
107
H
1
HR
46
RBI
.503
OPS
Career Pitching
119-99
W-L
3.38
ERA
537
G
1,072
SO
48
SV
1.26
WHIP
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1964 | Chicago Cubs | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1964 | Philadelphia Phillies | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1963 | St. Louis Cardinals | 55 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| 1962 | Houston Colt .45's | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1962 | St. Louis Cardinals | 28 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 |
| 1961 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 44 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .438 |
| 1960 | New York Yankees | 43 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .100 |
| 1959 | New York Yankees | 40 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .217 |
| 1958 | New York Yankees | 33 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .229 |
| 1957 | New York Yankees | 33 | 56 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .179 |
| 1956 | Kansas City Athletics | 51 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .091 |
| 1955 | Kansas City Athletics | 26 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .146 |
| 1954 | Philadelphia Athletics | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 |
| 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics | 21 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .237 |
| 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics | 34 | 96 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .198 |
| 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics | 36 | 72 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .250 |
| 1950 | Philadelphia Athletics | 37 | 66 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .167 |
| 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics | 33 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .189 |
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 3 | 3.12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 12 | 7 |
| 1964 | Chicago Cubs | 0 | 1 | 5.56 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 11.1 | 12 | 6 |
| 1964 | Philadelphia Phillies | 1 | 1 | 2.25 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 32.0 | 18 | 6 |
| 1963 | St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | 4 | 2.61 | 55 | 0 | 11 | 79.0 | 70 | 17 |
| 1962 | Houston Colt .45's | 1 | 1 | 1.31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 20.2 | 14 | 5 |
| 1962 | St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 3 | 2.18 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 57.1 | 47 | 20 |
| 1961 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 6 | 3 | 3.32 | 43 | 6 | 2 | 89.0 | 61 | 26 |
| 1960 | New York Yankees | 5 | 4 | 2.79 | 42 | 0 | 11 | 67.2 | 54 | 24 |
| 1959 | New York Yankees | 7 | 3 | 2.38 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 94.2 | 66 | 33 |
| 1958 | New York Yankees | 7 | 6 | 3.36 | 33 | 13 | 0 | 126.0 | 80 | 35 |
| 1957 | New York Yankees | 11 | 5 | 2.45 | 30 | 21 | 5 | 173.0 | 72 | 40 |
| 1956 | Kansas City Athletics | 2 | 7 | 4.35 | 45 | 2 | 9 | 101.0 | 67 | 37 |
| 1955 | Kansas City Athletics | 5 | 10 | 4.54 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 125.0 | 58 | 66 |
| 1954 | Philadelphia Athletics | 1 | 0 | 7.88 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1953 | Philadelphia Athletics | 5 | 9 | 4.09 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 105.2 | 58 | 26 |
| 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics | 24 | 7 | 2.48 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 279.2 | 152 | 63 |
| 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics | 18 | 10 | 3.94 | 32 | 25 | 0 | 205.1 | 77 | 70 |
| 1950 | Philadelphia Athletics | 8 | 14 | 4.61 | 36 | 23 | 0 | 214.1 | 93 | 85 |
| 1949 | Philadelphia Athletics | 6 | 8 | 3.40 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 127.0 | 58 | 74 |