#89 Bobby Shantz, Reliever, 31 yrs, Cincinnati Redlegs

#89 Bobby Shantz, Reliever, 31 yrs, Cincinnati Redlegs
Saturday, 10/11/1956

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Bobby Shantz

9/26/1925
31
USA,PA,POTTSTOWN
5"6
142

Reliever
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1.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 300,000
1956 (Arbitration eligible)
3 Year(s), 122 Days (638 total Days)
172 Day(s)
5 Year(s), 16 Days (876 total Days)
7 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible
Out of Option Years

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	3	5	4	88-91 Mph
Versus LHB	4	6	4
Versus RHB	3	5	4
Talent	4	6	4

Pitching Ratings
Endurance :
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Holding Runners :

8
48
3

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	3	1	1	2
Versus LHP	1	3	1	1	2
Versus RHP	1	3	1	1	2
Talent	1	1	1	1	10

Running & Bunting Ratings
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3
3
2
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 4 (Range), .997 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
7/12	@KC	W 3-2		0	0	0	0	1	0
7/14	@KC	W 9-7		1.1	1	0	0	0	0
8/12	@LA	W 9-6		0.2	1	1	1	0	0
8/13	@LA	L 6-9		3	3	1	1	0	1
8/22	@KC	L 6-7		2	0	0	0	2	1
8/23	@KC	W 12-6		2	1	0	0	1	1
8/30	@HOL	L 2-8		0.1	0	0	0	0	0
9/2	@CHC	L 2-6		0.1	0	0	0	1	0
9/14	CHC	L 1-10		1	4	5	5	1	1
9/18	@HOL	W 10-9		4	4	3	3	5	1

Pitching Stats 1956

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	23	0	0	0	1	7.03	32.0	31	25	25	20	11	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	23	0	0	0	1	7.03	32.0	31	25	25	20	11

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	4	1	50.0	23	5	14.3	8.7	3.1	5.6	3	2	66.7	15	5	33.3	4.63

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	42	14	2	1	3	19	18	7	3	0	0	0	.333	.404	.643	1.047
vs. RHB	81	17	0	0	1	9	7	13	8	0	0	0	.210	.309	.247	.556

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	8	0	0	0	0	10.80	13.1	17	16	16	10	6
Road	15	0	0	0	1	4.34	18.2	14	9	9	10	5
Postseason	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	7	0	0	0	0	9.64	9.1	9	10	10	8	5
May	3	0	0	0	1	0.00	5.0	1	0	0	0	0
June	2	0	0	0	0	3.86	2.1	3	1	1	1	1
July	3	0	0	0	0	18.00	2.0	5	4	4	1	0
August	5	0	0	0	0	2.25	8.0	5	2	2	3	3
Sept./Oct.	3	0	0	0	0	13.50	5.1	8	8	8	7	2

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1949	14	0	1	0	0	13.80	15.0	25	23	23	4	7	2	0	0	2.13	.344	CIN
1950	24	0	2	0	0	3.67	27.0	29	13	11	1	12	8	0	0	1.52	.289	CIN
1952	4	4	1	3	0	7.09	26.2	31	22	21	5	19	11	1	0	1.88	.277	NYY
1954	11	11	4	7	0	4.89	73.2	76	43	40	12	43	21	2	0	1.62	.260	CIN
1955	27	23	9	9	0	5.20	169.2	170	107	98	21	80	50	7	1	1.47	.257	CIN
1956	23	0	0	0	1	7.03	32.0	31	25	25	4	20	11	0	0	1.59	.250	CIN
Total	103	38	17	19	1	5.70	344.0	362	233	218	47	181	103	10	1	1.58	.266

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1949, AA	19	0	0	1	6	2.49	21.2	13	6	6	1	10	9	0	0	1.06	.194
1949, AAA	36	3	2	1	4	4.43	63.0	64	32	31	8	38	25	0	0	1.62	.280
1950, AAA	4	0	2	0	2	0.00	5.2	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.71	.176
1951, AAA	32	0	1	1	4	6.88	35.1	56	30	27	5	22	11	0	0	2.21	.383
1952, AA	27	27	14	8	0	3.54	206.0	190	91	81	22	86	96	7	2	1.34	.253
1953, AAA	18	18	3	12	0	7.74	104.2	140	99	90	22	67	39	1	0	1.98	.316
1954, AA	22	22	9	9	0	3.74	161.1	155	71	67	17	53	82	8	0	1.29	.266

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1949	14	3	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.667	.667	1.333	2.000	CIN
1950	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CIN
1952	4	9	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	NYY
1954	11	28	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	CIN
1955	27	60	6	1	1	0	4	3	0	20	0	0	.100	.127	.150	.277	CIN
1956	23	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CIN
Total	103	103	13	3	1	0	6	5	0	28	0	0	.126	.150	.175	.324

Fielding Stats 1956

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

32.0

2.53

Player History

Drafted in 2nd round, 36th overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1949...
Injured on 7/25/1949 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 5 days...
Had first career hit (double) on 8/19/1949, off Roy Bruner (PIT)...
Earned first career win on 9/15/1949...
Released by Cincinnati on 8/11/1951...
Signed as a free agent by New York on 9/1/1951 to a minor league deal...
Released by New York on 4/21/1953...
Signed as a free agent by Cincinnati on 5/21/1953 to a minor league deal...

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