Billy Shantz
American baseball player
Born on: July 31, 1927Died on: December 13, 1993
Aged: 66 years 135 days (796 months)
Birth Sign: Leo
Wilmer Ebert Shantz was an American professional baseball catcher and manager. He appeared in 131 Major League Baseball (MLB) games, 130 of them for the 1954–55 Philadelphia/Kansas City Athletics and one for the 1960 New York Yankees.
His older brother, Bobby, a left-handed pitcher, played in the Majors for 16 seasons (1949–64) and was the Most Valuable Player in the American League in 1952.
In contrast to his diminutive brother Bobby, who stood 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m) tall, Billy Shantz was listed as 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 160 pounds (73 kg).
He batted and threw right-handed.
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