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Billy Williams League
9-3-2071
Tommy Jantzen First Base
Retired (1971, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .272 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .759 Status Deceased (2019) Option Years 0  
H 1814 Age at Death 84 Date of Birth 04-09-1935
HR 167 Drafted Round 1, Pick 5
(1953)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(34 games)
RBI 734
SB 304
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L A  Endurance B-   Ldrship D-
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B- Velocity D-   Mentor vR C+
Speed B+ Bunt C- Control D-   Mentor vL C+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 3
1B A+ (100%) LF C- (34.8%) Arm A- WS Appearances 4
2B --- CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 5
3B --- RF D- (10.9%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1956 LHP 10 11 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 1.091 .455 .636 .182 .455
1956 RHP 29 100 26 2 2 2 13 13 12 .733 .353 .380 .120 .260
1957 LHP 6 10 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .473 .273 .200 .000 .200
1957 RHP 24 70 20 7 0 1 3 5 17 .771 .342 .429 .143 .286
1958 LHP 39 84 22 8 1 1 6 14 13 .784 .367 .417 .155 .262
1958 RHP 106 347 92 14 2 5 28 29 59 .696 .336 .360 .095 .265
1959 LHP 40 72 12 3 2 0 9 13 13 .559 .295 .264 .097 .167
1959 RHP 130 406 108 15 3 8 43 49 66 .722 .345 .377 .111 .266
1960 LHP 90 207 59 9 2 5 22 30 32 .793 .372 .420 .135 .285
1960 RHP 122 353 91 15 3 6 59 35 69 .694 .326 .368 .110 .258
1961 LHP 76 202 43 5 0 4 15 19 29 .581 .284 .297 .084 .213
1961 RHP 85 271 77 12 3 10 27 28 45 .823 .362 .461 .177 .284
1962 LHP 76 176 51 8 0 2 12 24 26 .744 .375 .369 .080 .290
1962 RHP 100 309 96 15 6 6 27 39 60 .846 .390 .456 .146 .311
1963 LHP 78 178 51 8 1 1 17 20 19 .716 .357 .360 .073 .287
1963 RHP 117 414 121 17 4 20 50 47 62 .864 .366 .498 .205 .292
1964 LHP 82 191 53 9 1 6 23 26 22 .792 .362 .429 .152 .277
1964 RHP 122 406 103 20 2 9 44 36 65 .700 .321 .379 .126 .254
1965 LHP 79 177 48 8 2 2 21 26 25 .741 .368 .373 .102 .271
1965 RHP 117 421 114 16 6 15 53 43 76 .783 .339 .444 .173 .271
1966 LHP 68 142 30 7 2 2 6 20 24 .640 .309 .331 .120 .211
1966 RHP 111 381 101 15 4 8 38 41 57 .723 .335 .388 .123 .265
1967 LHP 52 105 17 2 0 1 7 18 16 .494 .285 .210 .048 .162
1967 RHP 96 327 101 18 5 11 36 45 49 .891 .396 .495 .187 .309
1968 LHP 74 177 53 5 2 7 22 18 19 .839 .371 .469 .169 .299
1968 RHP 126 407 118 21 3 18 64 45 58 .849 .360 .489 .199 .290
1969 LHP 60 96 26 4 0 1 9 11 12 .692 .349 .344 .073 .271
1969 RHP 98 233 62 10 3 7 34 24 38 .758 .333 .425 .159 .266
1970 LHP 43 92 20 3 0 0 7 9 11 .537 .287 .250 .033 .217
1970 RHP 89 190 65 16 3 8 25 17 32 .980 .396 .584 .242 .342
1971 LHP 27 71 19 3 0 1 7 9 13 .698 .346 .352 .085 .268
1971 RHP 34 45 8 2 0 0 6 8 8 .524 .302 .222 .044 .178
Total LHP 900 1991 511 82 14 33 184 258 276 .704 .342 .362 .105 .257
Total RHP 1506 4680 1303 215 49 134 550 504 773 .783 .351 .431 .153 .278
Total 1804 6671 1814 297 63 167 734 762 1049 .759 .349 .410 .139 .272
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1971-11-01Tommy Jantzen has retired from the Kansas City Kings
1967-06-12Tommy Jantzen of the Kansas City Tornados is injured and is expected to be out 50 days.
1966-04-15Tommy Jantzen of the Kansas City Tornados is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1959-09-13A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Kansas City Blues. The Kansas City Blues receive Tommy Jantzen, Bill Michaels, Curt Alexander from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Bill Black, Draft Pick - 1960 Round 2 (STL).
1958-07-05The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Tommy Jantzen to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have designated Hank Jordan for assignment.
1958-07-04The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Randy Thoney to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Tommy Jantzen to the minors.
1958-04-30The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Tommy Jantzen to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Joe Davenport to the minors.
1957-10-13The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Tommy Jantzen to the minors. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Ray Blankenship to the minors. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Len Riconda to the minors. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Ben Stevens to the minors.
1957-09-01The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Tommy Jantzen to the major league team.
1957-06-03The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Ben Stevens to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Tommy Jantzen to the minors.
1957-05-16The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Tommy Jantzen to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Len Riconda to the minors.
1957-04-01The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Alex Black to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Danny Simmons to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Ross Smith to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Steve Whitted to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Tommy Jantzen to the minors. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Joe Davenport to the minors. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Ben Stevens to the minors. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Jeff Cochrane to the minors.
1956-08-25The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Tommy Jantzen to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have promoted Eddie Wilie to the major league team. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Alex Black to the minors. The St. Louis Cardinals have sent Emil Rozek to the minors.
1956-07-18A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Blues and the St. Louis Cardinals. The St. Louis Cardinals receive Tommy Jantzen, Eddie Wilie, Draft Pick - 1957 Round 1 (KC) from the Kansas City Blues in exchange for Mike Robinson, Hal Carr.
1956-07-04The Kansas City Blues have promoted Tommy Jantzen to the major league team. The Kansas City Blues have designated Carl Keen for assignment.