#47 Billy Shantz, Catcher, 32 yrs, San Francisco Giants Thursday, 10/5/1959 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Billy Shantz
7/31/1927 32 USA,PA, 6"1 165
Catcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Loyal None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Average Normal Normal 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years : On Waivers :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1959 (Automatic) 1 Year(s), 97 Days (269 total Days) 42 Day(s) 5 Year(s), 16 Days (876 total Days) 5 Year(s) Out of Option Years Yes , Waivers cleared! REVOCABLE
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Talent | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 1 3 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings C : 9 (Range), .994 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 3 Infield Arm : 3 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
8/30 | @PHI | W 8-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/1 | @CHN | W 5-3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/6 | MIL | L 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/8 | CHN | L 7-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/9 | CHN | L 3-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/10 | CHN | L 3-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/15 | @LA | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/16 | @LA | L 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/20 | @PIT | L 0-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/22 | CIN | W 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 12 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .190 | .227 | .238 | .465 | .333 | .048 |
Projected | 13 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .190 | .227 | .238 | .465 | .333 | .048 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 5 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .273 | .200 | .473 |
vs. RHP | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .273 | .455 |
Close/Late | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Scoring Position | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Pinch Hitting | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 7 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
Road | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .167 | .222 | .333 | .556 |
August | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
Sept/Oct | 9 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .154 | .188 | .231 | .418 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1954 | 11 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .184 | .256 | .184 | .440 | NYN |
1955 | 48 | 123 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .203 | .244 | .293 | .537 | NYN |
1956 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | NYN |
1959 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .227 | .238 | .465 | SF |
Total | 72 | 186 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .194 | .240 | .258 | .498 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1954, AAA | 131 | 428 | 117 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 51 | 49 | 29 | 33 | 3 | 5 | .273 | .318 | .402 | .720 |
1956, AAA | 64 | 82 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .317 | .390 | .451 | .841 |
1957, AAA | 95 | 199 | 55 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 4 | .276 | .332 | .412 | .744 |
1958, AAA | 137 | 496 | 135 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 47 | 37 | 69 | 3 | 5 | .272 | .319 | .335 | .654 |
1959, AAA | 86 | 293 | 76 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 39 | 1 | 3 | .259 | .320 | .386 | .706 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Catcher | 7 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1.000 | 47.0 | 5.17 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 66.7 |
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Had first career hit on 9/11/1954, off Billy Pierce (PHI)... Hit first career homerun on 8/1/1955, off Vern Law (PIT)... Injured on 4/13/1959 with a Fractured Jaw, out for 4 weeks...
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