Billy Shantz
Catcher, Baseball Player
1927 – 1993
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Who was Billy Shantz?
Wilmer Ebert Shantz 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 and was the Most Valuable Player in the American League in 1952.
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- Born
- Jul 31, 1927
Pottstown - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Pottstown
- Died
- Dec 13, 1993
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on July 23, 2013
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