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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Birth Name:	Wilmer Ebert Shantz
Nickname:	Billy
Born On:	07-31-1927 (Leo)
Born In:	Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Died On:	12-13-1993 (500 Oldest Living)
Died In:	Lauderhill, Florida
Cemetery:	Cremated

High School:	Pottstown High School (Pottstown, PA)
College:	None Attended
Bats:	Right	Throws:	Right
Height:	6-01	Weight:	160
First Game:	04-13-1954 (Age 26)
Last Game:	06-29-1960
Draft:	Not Applicable

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Billy Shantz Billy Shantz Hitting Stats
Year	Age	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	GRSL	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
1954	27	Athletics	51	164	13	42	9	3	1	1	17	17	6	23	0	0	0	5	.256	.326	.366
1955	28	Athletics	79	217	18	56	4	1	1	0	12	11	1	14	3	1	0	6	.258	.293	.300
1960	33	Yankees	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Career			G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	GRSL	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
3 Years			131	381	31	98	13	4	2	1	29	28	7	37	3	1	0	11	.257	.307	.328

Billy Shantz Billy Shantz Fielding Stats
Team	POS	G	GS	OUTS	TC	TC/G	CH	PO	A	E	DP	PB	CASB	CACS	FLD%	RF
1954 Athletics	C	51	49	1,222	203	4.0	198	170	28	5	1	5	7	18	.975	4.37
1955 Athletics	C	78	61	1,632	291	3.7	288	261	27	3	8	3	15	11	.990	4.76
1960 Yankees	C	1	0	3	1	1.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	9.00
Career	POS	G	GS	OUTS	TC	TC/G	CH	PO	A	E	DP	PB	CASB	CACS	FLD%	RF
C Totals		130	110	2,857	495	3.8	487	432	55	8	9	8	22	29	.984	4.60
3 Years		130	110	2,857	495	3.8	487	432	55	8	9	8	22	29	.984	4.60

Billy Shantz Billy Shantz Miscellaneous Stats
Baserunning Statistics				Other Positions			Common Hitting Ratios			Common Pitching Ratios
Team	SB	CS	SB%	PH	PR	DH	AB/HR	AB/K	AB/RBI	K/BB	K/9	BB/9
1954 Athletics	0	0	.000	0	0	n/a	164.0	7.1	9.6	-	-	-
1955 Athletics	0	0	.000	1	2	n/a	217.0	15.5	18.1	-	-	-
1960 Yankees	0	0	.000	0	0	n/a	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	-	-
Career	SB	CS	SB%	PH	PR	DH	AB/HR	AB/K	AB/RBI	K/BB	K/9	BB/9
3 Years	0	0	.000	1	2	n/a	190.5	10.3	13.1	-	-	-

Billy Shantz Billy Shantz Miscellaneous Items of Interest
Team \| Roster	Uniform Numbers	Salary	All-Star	World Series
1954 Philadelphia Athletics	11	Undetermined	-	-
1955 Kansas City Athletics	22	Undetermined	-	-
1960 New York Yankees	47	Undetermined	-	-
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