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Don Newcombe League
4-21-2161
Slim Shantz Center Field
Retired (2004, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .265 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .755 Status Deceased (2043) Option Years 0  
H 504 Age at Death 73 Date of Birth 07-31-1970
HR 53 Drafted Round 1, Pick 8
(1992)
Majors Svc Time 9 years
(46 games)
RBI 261
SB 23
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R Power vs. L A- Velocity D+   Mentor vR A+
Speed B+ Bunt Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF (87.4%) Arm A- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A+ (100%)   Health LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF A+ (94.5%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1993 MIL
47
163
17
33
8
1
1
15
17
33 2 1
2
1 1
.566
.284
.282
.080
.202
1994 MIL
73
224
23
54
11
1
4
24
21
39 3 0
1
0 3
.667
.315
.353
.112
.241
1995 MIL
62
209
23
56
10
1
3
19
19
45 1 0
3
4 0
.700
.332
.368
.100
.268
1996 MIL
23
25
5
5
0
0
0
2
7
6 0 0
2
1 0
.575
.375
.200
.000
.200
1997 MIL
37
53
6
8
2
0
0
0
6
13 0 0
0
0 1
.426
.237
.189
.038
.151
1998 PIT
80
149
24
51
8
0
6
24
24
32 0 0
2
4 0
.950
.434
.517
.174
.342
1999 PIT
79
210
30
55
6
2
10
30
26
38 0 1
1
1 0
.794
.342
.452
.190
.262
2000 PIT
72
186
19
57
16
1
3
23
7
40 1 1
4
0 0
.785
.333
.452
.145
.306
2001 PIT
80
255
54
80
17
4
11
50
38
53 0 2
4
1 1
.941
.400
.541
.227
.314
2002 PIT
71
221
31
61
13
3
7
41
24
32 2 0
1
1 2
.809
.352
.457
.181
.276
2003 PIT
74
206
26
44
6
1
8
33
20
40 2 0
3
1 1
.658
.289
.369
.155
.214
Total
698
1901
258
504
97
14
53
261
209
371 11 5
23
14 9
.755
.341
.415
.149
.265
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2004-11-01Slim Shantz has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2004-04-13The Pittsburgh Pennants have waived Slim Shantz.
2004-04-01The Pittsburgh Pennants have promoted Lance Watkins to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pennants have designated Slim Shantz for assignment.
1999-06-06Slim Shantz of the Pittsburgh Pennants is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
1998-03-26The Pittsburgh Pennants have promoted Cozy Muller to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pennants have promoted Slim Shantz to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pennants have sent Harry Noble to the minors. The Pittsburgh Pennants have sent Brian Cowley to the minors.
1998-03-26The Pittsburgh Pennants have drafted Slim Shantz #158 overall in the Expansion Draft.
1997-08-12Slim Shantz of the Milwaukee Mean Machine is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
1996-06-13Slim Shantz of the Milwaukee Mean Machine is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
1995-06-29Slim Shantz of the Milwaukee Mean Machine is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1995-06-08The Milwaukee Mean Machine have promoted Slim Shantz to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mean Machine have designated Bob Noonan for assignment.
1995-04-01The Milwaukee Mean Machine have sent Slim Shantz to the minors. The Milwaukee Mean Machine have sent Andres Christman to the minors. The Milwaukee Mean Machine have sent Dave Jones to the minors.
1994-09-18Slim Shantz of the Milwaukee Mean Machine is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1994-07-18Slim Shantz of the Milwaukee Mean Machine is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1993-06-21The Milwaukee Mean Machine have promoted Slim Shantz to the major league team. The Milwaukee Mean Machine have designated Danny Knight for assignment.