Billy Shantz
[edit] Biography
Billy Shantz (Wilmer Ebert Shantz) was born on July 31, 1927 in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on April 13, 1954 for the Philadelphia Athletics. In 1954, his rookie year, he hit .256 with 1 home run and 17 RBI. Shantz played for the Philadelphia Athletics, Kansas City Athletics and New York Yankees over the course of his 3 year career.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| 1954
| PHI
| A
| 51
| 164
| 13
| 42
| 1
| 17
| .256
| .326
| .366
| 9
| 3
| 17
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1955
| KC
| A
| 79
| 217
| 18
| 56
| 1
| 12
| .258
| .293
| .300
| 4
| 1
| 11
| 14
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 6
|
| 1960
| NY
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 131
| 381
| 31
| 98
| 2
| 29
| .257
| .307
| .328
| 13
| 4
| 28
| 37
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 11
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1954
| PHI
| A
| C
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 170
| 28
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1955
| KC
| A
| C
| 78
| 0
| 0
| 261
| 27
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1960
| NY
| A
| C
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 130
| 0
| 1
| 432
| 55
| 8
| 9
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Philadelphia Athletics (1948).
- Sold by Kansas City Athletics to New York Yankees (April 4, 1959).
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