Bobby Shantz was an American professional baseball player who was born on September 26, 1925, in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, and passed away on September 23, 2020, at the age of 94. He was a left-handed pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Athletics, Kansas City Athletics, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Colt .45s, St. Louis Cardinals, and Chicago Cubs. Bobby Shantz played in the Major leagues for sixteen seasons from 1949 to 1964. More about Bobby Shantz
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Shantz had an outstanding career as a pitcher, and he won eight Gold Gloves in pitching from 1957 to 1964, a record that still stands today. He was also the American league MVP in 1952 while playing for the Philadelphia Athletics. His career highlights included pitching in the World Series in 1952 and 1953 with the New York Yankees, winning the championship in both years. Bobby Shantz ended his baseball career with a 119-99 record, 3.38 earned run average, and 1,072 strikeouts.In total, we tracked 1220 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Bobby Shantz (2003 UD YANKEES FOREVER TRIPLE AUTOGRAPH /50 YOGI BERRA-BOBBY SHANTZ-HANK BAUER) was sold in September 2023 for $499.99 while the cheapest item (Bobby Shantz Signed 4x6 Photo Kansas City Athletics A's New York Yankees MVP) found a new owner for $0.01 in September 2023. The month with the most items sold (28) was January 2023 with an average selling price of $6.99 for an autographed item of Bobby Shantz. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2016 with $59.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.50 was October 2008. In average, an autographed item from Bobby Shantz is worth $7.99.
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BASEBALL: Bobby Shantz on hand for Pottstown-Upper Perk game (05/11/11): POTTSTOWN — A local baseball legend made his annual visit to his alma mater, and the ballpark that bears his name.