Billy Shantz Stats

Billy Shantz was born on Sunday, July 31, 1927, in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Shantz was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 13, 1954, with the Philadelphia Athletics. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Billy Shantz baseball stats page.
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Billy Shantz

Billy Shantz Autograph on a 1959 Topps (#175)

Billy Shantz Autograph on a 1959 Topps (#175)
 

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Birth Name:   Wilmer Ebert Shantz
Nickname:   Billy
Born On:   07-31-1927
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Zodiac:   Leo
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-13-1993
Place of Death Data Died In:   Lauderhill, Florida
Cemetery:   Cremated
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01
Player Weight Chart Weight:   160
First Game:   04-13-1954 (Age 26)
Last Game:   06-29-1960
Draft:   Not Applicable
Billy Shantz

Billy Shantz Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Billy Shantz

Billy Shantz Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1954 Athletics 51 164 13 42 9 3 1 1 17 17 - 23 0 0 0 5 .256 .326 .366
1955 Athletics 79 217 18 56 4 1 1 0 12 11 1 14 3 1 0 6 .258 .293 .300
1960 Yankees 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
3 Years 131 381 31 98 13 4 2 1 29 28 1 37 3 1 0 11 .257 .307 .328
Billy Shantz

Billy Shantz Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1954 Athletics C 51 - - 203 4.0 198 170 28 5 1 5 - - .975 0.00 -
1955 Athletics C 78 - - 291 3.7 288 261 27 3 8 3 - - .990 0.00 -
1960 Yankees C 1 - - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - - 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
C Totals 130 0 0 495 3.8 487 432 55 8 9 8 n/a n/a .984 0.00 --
3 Years 130 - - 495 3.8 487 432 55 8 9 8 n/a n/a .984 0.00 --
Billy Shantz

Billy Shantz Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1954 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 164.0 7.1 9.6 - - -
1955 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 217.0 15.5 18.1 - - -
1960 Yankees 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
3 Years 0 0 .000 - - n/a 190.5 10.3 13.1 - - -
Billy Shantz

Billy Shantz Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1954 Philadelphia Athletics 11 Undetermined - -
1955 Kansas City Athletics 22 Undetermined - -
1960 New York Yankees 47 Undetermined - -




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