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Charley
Schanz		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 245
 
Born: June 8, 1919 in Usa, WA, ANACORTES
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1948   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1944 25 DET AL $ 300,000 9 6 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7
1945 26 OAK AL $ 300,000 9 6 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7
1946 27 OAK AL $ 300,000 9 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
1947 28 OAK AL $ 300,000 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5
1948 29 OAK AL $ 3,221,429 9 7 7 7 6 7 7 5 5 5
1949 30 OAK AL $ 3,500,000 9 6 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5
1950 31 OAK AL $ 3,500,000 9 6 7 7 5 6 6 6 6 6
1951 32 OAK AL $ 3,500,000 9 6 7 7 5 6 6 6 6 6
1952 33 OAK AL $ 3,500,000 9 6 7 7 5 6 6 6 6 6
1953 34 CLE AL $ 5,000,000 9 6 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6
1954 35 CLE AL $ 5,000,000 9 6 6 6 5 6 5 6 6 6
1955 36 CLE AL $ 5,000,000 9 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 9 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,000,000 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1944 25 DET AL $ 300,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1945 26 OAK AL $ 300,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1946 27 OAK AL $ 300,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1947 28 OAK AL $ 300,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1948 29 OAK AL $ 3,221,429   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1949 30 OAK AL $ 3,500,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1950 31 OAK AL $ 3,500,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1951 32 OAK AL $ 3,500,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1952 33 OAK AL $ 3,500,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1953 34 CLE AL $ 5,000,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1954 35 CLE AL $ 5,000,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1955 36 CLE AL $ 5,000,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,000,000   1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1944 25 DET AL 10 5 .667 92 0 0 0 20 111.7 115 56 6 43 45 4.51 .265 .330 .389 .719 13.2
1945 26 DET AL 6 5 .545 48 12 6 1 3 86.7 80 40 4 32 54 4.15 .250 .315 .366 .680 6.0
  OAK AL 5 3 .625 8 2 1 0 0 60.7 62 30 3 19 34 4.45 .268 .320 .398 .718 3.8
  TOT   11 8 .579 56 14 7 1 3 147.3 142 70 7 51 88 4.28 .258 .317 .379 .696 9.7
    AAA   0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 4.3 3 0 0 3 4 0.00 .200 .333 .200 .533  
1946 27 OAK AL 9 17 .346 37 34 15 3 0 265.0 273 106 19 97 130 3.60 .265 .327 .392 .719 18.1
    AAA   3 0 1.000 5 5 1 1 0 39.0 27 8 1 7 46 1.85 .188 .225 .229 .454  
1947 28 OAK AL 21 14 .600 44 44 15 2 0 352.0 342 165 30 128 188 4.22 .256 .320 .375 .695 21.0
1948 29 OAK AL 16 18 .471 43 43 14 1 0 333.0 317 181 40 145 177 4.89 .252 .329 .406 .735 15.1
1950 31 OAK AL 4 10 .286 91 6 1 0 12 130.7 165 89 21 64 59 6.13 .307 .382 .486 .868 2.5
1951 32 OAK AL 2 3 .400 75 0 0 0 2 83.0 84 52 11 46 47 5.64 .259 .348 .435 .783 2.7
1952 33 OAK AL 12 10 .545 34 34 6 0 0 242.3 247 147 35 122 128 5.46 .264 .350 .430 .780 7.4
1953 34 CLE AL 14 14 .500 43 43 7 1 0 316.0 308 171 33 162 187 4.87 .256 .344 .409 .753 13.4
1954 35 CLE AL 18 17 .514 43 43 11 1 0 329.7 282 141 43 176 188 3.85 .232 .331 .387 .718 19.7
1955 36 CLE AL 12 25 .324 44 44 15 2 0 327.0 296 166 45 143 169 4.57 .242 .320 .404 .724 15.7
11 Years Sim 129 141 .478 602 305 91 11 37 2637.6 2571 1344 290 1177 1406 4.59 .256 .333 .404 .737 138.5
2 Years AAA 3 0 1.000 6 6 1 1 0 43.3 30 8 1 10 50 1.66 .189 .237 .226 .463  
Season Average 11 12 .478 54 27 8 1 3 239.8 233 122 26 107 127 4.59 .256 .333 .404 .737  
Career Highs 21 25 .667 92 44 15 3 20 352.0 342 181 45 176 188 6.13 .307 .382 .486 .868  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1225 651 135 526 769   .241 .312 .379 .691
vs LH   1346 693 155 651 637   .272 .356 .429 .785
Home 64 74 .464 297 157 45 6 18 1368.3 1343 693 146 624 739 4.56 .257 .337 .403 .739
Away 65 67 .492 305 148 46 5 19 1269.3 1228 651 144 553 667 4.62 .254 .331 .405 .736
Mar/Apr 26 22 .542 100 55 14 2 9 461.6 459 230 44 221 230 4.48 .260 .342 .389 .731
May 26 24 .520 111 53 18 4 8 470.0 431 238 48 237 252 4.56 .244 .334 .388 .722
June 19 21 .475 101 49 15 1 6 439.6 423 202 40 175 235 4.14 .254 .325 .388 .713
July 19 27 .413 90 46 13 0 2 391.3 395 224 58 163 197 5.15 .263 .335 .438 .773
August 23 22 .511 108 56 14 3 8 471.6 472 237 56 206 261 4.52 .263 .338 .426 .764
Sep/Oct 16 25 .390 92 46 17 1 4 403.3 391 213 44 175 231 4.75 .252 .328 .395 .723
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1944 25 DET AL 92 12 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .333 .333 .417 .750 1.5 0.4
1945 26 DET AL 48 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.3 0.0
  OAK AL 8 18 0 4 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 5 .222 .211 .222 .433 1.0 0.0
  TOT   56 33 0 4 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 9 .121 .118 .121 .239 -0.3 0.0
1946 27 OAK AL 37 75 6 12 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 24 .160 .160 .227 .387 2.0 0.0
    AAA   2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2  
1947 28 OAK AL 44 115 9 17 3 2 1 7 0 0 7 40 .148 .197 .235 .432 5.0 0.0
1948 29 OAK AL 43 107 5 12 1 0 1 5 0 0 2 32 .112 .126 .150 .276 0.0 0.0
1950 31 OAK AL 91 16 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2 0.0
1951 32 OAK AL 75 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4 0.0
1952 33 OAK AL 34 89 8 14 2 0 0 6 1 0 0 26 .157 .157 .180 .337 1.1 0.0
1953 34 CLE AL 43 111 8 23 3 0 1 5 0 0 3 27 .207 .228 .261 .489 6.4 0.0
1954 35 CLE AL 43 108 4 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 46 .065 .090 .083 .173 -3.7 0.0
1955 36 CLE AL 44 101 4 14 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 42 .139 .139 .188 .327 0.3 0.0
11 Years Sim 602 769 46 110 17 3 4 39 3 1 15 253 .143 .159 .189 .347 12.4 0.4
1 Years AAA 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2  
162 Game Average 206 12 29 4 0 1 10 0 0 4 68 .143 .159 .189 .347 3.3  
Career Highs 92 115 9 23 5 2 1 7 1 1 7 46 .500 .500 .500 1.000 6.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   529 40 79 10 3 4 29 2 1 9 182 .149 .163 .202 .365 7.0
vs LH   240 6 31 7 0 0 10 1 0 6 71 .129 .150 .158 .308 -0.8
Home 297 380 18 53 5 2 2 25 2 1 11 129 .139 .163 .179 .342 2.9
Away 268 389 28 57 12 1 2 14 1 0 4 124 .147 .155 .198 .353 3.2
RISP   182 0 20 3 1 2 34 0 0 3 59 .110 .122 .170 .293 -1.5
Close/Late   64 5 9 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 23 .141 .154 .156 .310 -0.2
Mar/Apr 79 136 8 23 4 0 1 12 1 0 2 40 .169 .180 .221 .400 3.3
May 67 142 5 15 1 2 1 7 1 0 4 55 .106 .130 .162 .292 -0.9
June 78 122 12 20 4 1 1 3 0 0 0 38 .164 .164 .238 .402 2.6
July 78 121 9 22 3 0 0 5 0 0 2 29 .182 .195 .207 .402 2.8
August 89 133 5 19 3 0 0 7 1 1 3 50 .143 .159 .165 .325 0.1
Sep/Oct 49 115 7 11 2 0 1 5 0 0 4 41 .096 .126 .139 .265 -1.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1944 25 DET AL P 92 0 111.7 7 12 1 0 .950 1.53    
1945 26 DET AL P 48 12 86.7 5 17 0 2 1.000 2.28    
  OAK AL P 8 2 60.7 3 12 0 1 1.000 2.23    
  TOT   P 56 14 147.3 8 29 0 3 1.000 2.26    
1946 27 OAK AL P 37 34 265.0 10 39 3 3 .942 1.66    
1947 28 OAK AL P 44 44 352.0 14 52 2 4 .971 1.69    
1948 29 OAK AL P 43 43 333.0 28 57 2 6 .977 2.30    
1950 31 OAK AL P 91 6 130.7 6 29 0 4 1.000 2.41    
1951 32 OAK AL P 75 0 83.0 3 13 1 0 .941 1.73    
1952 33 OAK AL P 34 34 242.3 20 34 1 2 .982 2.01    
1953 34 CLE AL P 43 43 316.0 18 43 1 3 .984 1.74    
1954 35 CLE AL P 43 43 329.7 12 51 3 4 .955 1.72    
1955 36 CLE AL P 44 44 327.0 20 49 1 7 .986 1.90    
Career Totals   602 305 2637.6 146 408 15 36 .974 1.89    
Career Highs   92 44 352.0 28 57 3 7 1.000 2.41    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1946-4-3.60
 Wins
1947-4-21
1948-8-16
1954-8-18
 Losses
1946-7-17
1954-5-17
1955-2-25
 Saves
1944-1-20
1950-4-12
 Games Pitched
1944-1-92
1945-10-56
1950-1-91
1951-6-75
 Games Started
1947-1-44
1948-4-43
1953-5-43
1954-6-43
1955-1-44
Complete Games
1946-2-15
1947-3-15
1948-6-14
1954-8-11
1955-3-15
 Shutouts
1945-8-1
1946-1-3
1947-5-2
1948-8-1
1953-9-1
1955-3-2
 Innings Pitched
1947-1-352.0
1948-2-333.0
1953-5-316.0
1954-5-329.7
1955-3-327.0
 Hits Allowed
1947-2-342
1948-3-317
1953-7-308
1954-9-282
1955-6-296
 Homeruns Allowed
1947-9-30
1948-2-40
1952-5-35
1953-8-33
1954-1-43
1955-2-45
 Strikeouts
1946-6-130
1947-1-188
1948-1-177
1953-6-187
1954-5-188
1955-8-169
Walks Allowed
1948-7-145
1952-8-122
1953-2-162
1954-1-176
1955-3-143
 Walks per 9IP
1946-10-3.3
1947-10-3.3
 Hits per 9IP
1948-10-8.6
1953-10-8.8
1954-4-7.7
1955-7-8.1
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1946-7-4.4
1947-6-4.8
1948-7-4.8
1953-9-5.3
 WHiP
1947-10-1.34
1948-10-1.39
 OAVG
1948-10-.252
1954-5-.232
1955-6-.242
OOPS
1947-9-.695
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 19    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 106    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Bill Voiselle (959)
  2. Russ Meyer (935)
  3. Jerry Koosman (931)
  4. Tommy Bridges (928)
  5. Rick Wise (920)
  6. Ray Scarborough (918)
  7. Clay Bryant (911)
  8. Frank Barrett (909)
  9. Ken Heintzelman (908)
  10. Danny Frisella (903)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Bobby Shantz (989)
  2. Ted Gray (984)
  3. Dan Dugan (983)
  4. Larry Sherry (981)
  5. Newt Kimball (981)
  6. Bill Voiselle (980)
  7. Al Milnar (979)
  8. Tex Clevenger (978)
  9. Frank Barrett (978)
  10. Joe Presko (976)
History
Drafted in 4th round, 53rd overall pick, by Detroit in 1944
Earned first career win on 4/7/1944
Had first career hit on 4/27/1944, off Hooks Iott (STL)
Traded from Detroit to Oakland on 7/31/1945 (Going to DET: P Johnny Vander meer. Going to OAK: CF Jose Zardon, P Charley Schanz, P Tiny Bonham, P Russ Meers, P Clyde Shoun)
Injured on 9/2/1945 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 4/28/1946, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA
Hit first career homerun on 9/13/1947, off Joe Dobson (DET)
2/1/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,221,429 through salary arbitration
7/1/1948: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $3,500,000 per year, for 4 years
Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game
Injured on 9/21/1950 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland on 2/2/1953 to a 2-year deal worth $5,000,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland on 2/24/1955 to a 2-year deal worth $5,000,000 per year
 
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