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Billy Williams League
9-4-2071
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 Endurance B-   Ldrship D-
Power vs. R 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 POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP PB SB CS CS% +/- RF   FPCT GG
1961 1B KC 114 114 1010.0 1169 1125 38 6 57 +1 10.36 .995
1962 1B KC 119 119 1047.0 1127 1090 36 1 87 +3 9.68 .999
1963 1B KC 142 142 1266.2 1337 1299 37 1 87 +10 9.49 .999
1964 1B KC 142 142 1262.0 1367 1315 51 1 96 +13 9.74 .999
1965 1B KC 142 142 1259.0 1382 1339 43 0 104 +14 9.88 1.000
1966 1B KC 124 124 1106.0 1203 1173 30 0 90 +8 9.79 1.000
1967 1B KC 105 105 936.1 973 941 29 3 52 0 9.32 .997
1968 1B KC 141 141 1258.1 1395 1354 37 4 85 +9 9.95 .997
1969 1B KC 53 46 419.0 416 404 11 1 22 +4 8.91 .998
CF KC 11 11 96.0 26 25 0 1 0 -1 2.34 .962
LF KC 9 9 87.0 21 21 0 0 0 -2 2.17 1.000
SS KC 6 6 56.0 35 13 22 0 5 -1 5.62 1.000
RF KC 3 3 27.0 6 6 0 0 0 +1 2.00 1.000
3B KC 1 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
1970 1B KC 23 15 143.0 127 126 1 0 13 +1 7.99 1.000
SS KC 14 14 126.0 48 19 27 2 7 -8 3.29 .958
LF KC 11 11 99.0 27 27 0 0 0 -3 2.45 1.000
CF KC 11 11 97.1 26 26 0 0 0 -1 2.40 1.000
RF KC 7 7 61.0 6 6 0 0 0 0 0.89 1.000
2B KC 4 4 36.0 15 7 8 0 1 0 3.75 1.000
3B KC 2 2 18.0 3 0 3 0 0 -1 1.50 1.000
1971 1B KC 39 10 120.0 114 112 2 0 10 +2 8.55 1.000
C KC 5 4 36.0 32 24 7 1 0 0 8 5 38.5% 0 7.75 .969
3B KC 4 4 36.0 13 2 9 2 0 +1 2.75 .846
SS KC 3 3 27.0 12 3 9 0 1 -1 4.00 1.000
RF KC 3 3 27.0 9 8 0 1 0 0 2.67 .889
2B KC 2 2 17.0 9 2 7 0 1 0 4.76 1.000
LF KC 2 2 17.0 5 5 0 0 0 0 2.65 1.000
Pos Total 1B 1144 1100 9827.1 10610 10278 315 17 703 +65 9.70 .998
SS 23 23 209.0 95 35 58 2 13 -10 4.00 .979
LF 22 22 203.0 53 53 0 0 0 -5 2.35 1.000
CF 22 22 193.1 52 51 0 1 0 -2 2.37 .981
RF 13 13 115.0 21 20 0 1 0 +1 1.57 .952
3B 7 7 63.0 16 2 12 2 0 0 2.00 .875
2B 6 6 53.0 24 9 15 0 2 0 4.08 1.000
C 5 4 36.0 32 24 7 1 0 0 8 5 38.5% 0 7.75 .969
Total 1242 1197 10699.2 10903 10472 407 24 718 0 8 5 38.5% +49 9.15 .998
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.