Billy Shantz
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| Billy Shantz | |||
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| Catcher | |||
| Born: July 31, 1927 Pottstown, Pennsylvania |
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| Died: Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Lauderhill, Florida |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 13, 1954, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| June 29, 1960, for the New York Yankees | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .257 | ||
| Home runs | 2 | ||
| Runs batted in | 29 | ||
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Wilmer Ebert Shantz (July 31, 1927 – December 13, 1993) was an American Major League Baseball player. Shantz played for the Philadelphia/Kansas City Athletics and the New York Yankees in 1954, 1955 and 1960. Shantz batted and threw right-handed.
He was born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania and died in Lauderhill, Florida.
His older brother, Bobby Shantz, a left-handed pitcher, played in the Majors for 16 seasons (1949–1964) and was the Most Valuable Player in the American League in 1952.
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