Bobby Shantz

Robert Clayton Shantz (born September 26, 1925) is an American former professional baseball left-handed pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1949 through 1964. He won the 1952 American League Most Valuable Player Award. Shantz won eight Gold Glove Awards and won a World Series championship with the 1958 New York Yankees. 

Shantz played for the Philadelphia / Kansas City Athletics, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Colt .45's, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies.

He is the last living Philadelphia Athletics player, the oldest living MLB MVP, and the last surviving MLB player who played in the 1940s.

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