Art Shamsky
Arthur Louis Shamsky
Born: October 14, 1941
St. Louis, MO USA
Primary Position: OF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, RF, LF, OF, PH
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 168
Career: 1965-1972
Minor League Statistics
Art Shamsky compiled a career batting average of .253 with 68 home runs and 233 RBI in his 665-game career with the Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets, Oakland Athletics and Chicago Cubs. He began playing during the 1965 season and last took the field during the 1972 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 64 | 106 | 96 | 13 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 29 | .260 | .330 | .427 | .757 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 96 | 271 | 234 | 41 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 45 | .231 | .321 | .521 | .842 | 122 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1967 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 164 | 147 | 6 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 34 | .197 | .274 | .293 | .567 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 1968 | NL | New York Mets | 116 | 381 | 345 | 30 | 82 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 58 | .238 | .292 | .406 | .698 | 140 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 1969 | NL | New York Mets | 100 | 349 | 303 | 42 | 91 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 32 | .300 | .375 | .488 | .863 | 148 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 1970 | NL | New York Mets | 122 | 458 | 403 | 48 | 118 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 33 | .293 | .371 | .432 | .803 | 174 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 1971 | NL | New York Mets | 68 | 157 | 135 | 13 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 18 | .185 | .299 | .370 | .670 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1972 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 15 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .125 | .263 | .125 | .388 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .125 | .000 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 665 | 1913 | 1686 | 194 | 426 | 60 | 15 | 68 | 233 | 5 | 7 | 188 | 254 | .253 | .330 | .427 | .757 | 720 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 29 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 18 | 11 | 111.0 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .966 | 2.270 | 1.556 |
| 1965 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.625 | 5.000 |
| 1966 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 74 | 63 | 540.7 | 104 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .973 | 1.781 | 1.446 |
| 1967 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 40 | 29 | 271.3 | 59 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .984 | 2.023 | 1.525 |
| 1968 | NL | New York Mets | OF | 82 | 75 | 616.0 | 128 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .993 | 1.958 | 1.634 |
| 1968 | NL | New York Mets | 1B | 17 | 13 | 128.3 | 111 | 6 | 2 | 6 | .983 | 8.205 | 6.882 |
| 1969 | NL | New York Mets | OF | 78 | 76 | 599.3 | 117 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .992 | 1.787 | 1.526 |
| 1969 | NL | New York Mets | 1B | 9 | 7 | 62.0 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .987 | 1.887 | 8.333 |
| 1970 | NL | New York Mets | 1B | 56 | 55 | 444.0 | 378 | 35 | 2 | 29 | .995 | 8.372 | 7.375 |
| 1970 | NL | New York Mets | OF | 58 | 53 | 431.0 | 104 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.213 | 1.828 |
| 1971 | NL | New York Mets | OF | 38 | 34 | 253.0 | 57 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .984 | 2.241 | 1.658 |
| 1971 | NL | New York Mets | 1B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 2.000 |
| 1972 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 4 | 2 | 21.0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 13.286 | 7.750 |
| Totals | 476 | 419 | 3487.7 | 1196 | 65 | 13 | 50 | .990 | 3.254 | 2.649 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | NL | New York Mets | NLCS | 3 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .538 | .538 | .538 | 1.077 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | NL | New York Mets | WS | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 6 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .368 | .368 | .368 | .737 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | NL | New York Mets | NLCS | RF | 3 | 3 | 20.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.350 | 1.000 |
| 1969 | NL | New York Mets | WS | RF | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.286 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 4 | 4 | 27.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.333 | 1.000 |
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