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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   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1956 KC-STL
35
111
17
31
2
3
2
14
13
 13 2 1
3
 2 0
.768
.362
.405
.126
.279
1957 STL
28
80
10
22
7
0
1
3
6
 18 1 0
2
 0 1
.733
.333
.400
.125
.275
1958 STL
119
431
51
114
22
3
6
34
43
 72 8 0
9
 4 8
.714
.342
.371
.107
.265
1959 STL-KC
138
478
57
120
18
5
8
52
62
 79 3 6
18
 4 3
.697
.337
.360
.109
.251
1960 KC
142
560
91
150
24
5
11
81
65
 101 3 7
31
 4 5
.731
.343
.388
.120
.268
1961 KC
114
473
74
120
17
3
14
42
47
 74 6 0
29
 10 6
.720
.329
.391
.137
.254
1962 KC
119
485
79
147
23
6
8
39
63
 86 1 0
28
 8 1
.809
.384
.425
.122
.303
1963 KC
142
592
91
172
25
5
21
67
67
 81 2 2
24
 17 1
.820
.363
.456
.166
.291
1964 KC
142
597
104
156
29
3
15
67
62
 87 5 3
30
 4 1
.730
.334
.395
.134
.261
1965 KC
142
598
94
162
24
8
17
74
69
 101 2 1
29
 8 0
.771
.348
.423
.152
.271
1966 KC
124
523
90
131
22
6
10
44
61
 81 0 2
23
 8 0
.700
.328
.373
.122
.250
1967 KC
105
432
100
118
20
5
12
43
63
 65 2 0
26
 9 3
.794
.368
.426
.153
.273
1968 KC
142
584
96
171
26
5
25
86
63
 77 3 3
21
 6 4
.846
.363
.483
.190
.293
1969 KC
131
329
43
88
14
3
8
43
35
 50 1 2
13
 8 2
.739
.338
.401
.134
.267
1970 KC
109
282
51
85
19
3
8
32
26
 43 0 0
17
 1 2
.836
.360
.475
.174
.301
1971 KC
72
116
13
27
5
0
1
13
17
 21 0 1
1
 1 4
.630
.328
.302
.069
.233
Total
1804
6671
1061
1814
297
63
167
734
762
 1049 39 28
304
 94 41
.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.