Billy Shantz Baseball player

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.

Personal facts

Billy Shantz
Birth dateJuly 31, 1927
Date of deathDecember 13, 1993

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Baseball player

Career startApril 13, 1954
Career endJune 29, 1960
batting sideRight
former teams
Oakland Athletics
New York Yankees
position
Catcher
teams
Oakland Athletics
New York Yankees
throwing sideRight

Billy Shantz on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/shantbi01.shtml