Art Shamsky
1965–1972 · bats L / throws L · Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets, Athletics
665G
.253AVG
.330OBP
.427SLG
More career statistics
426H
68HR
233RBI
5SB
2Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 665 | 1,913 | 1,686 | 194 | 426 | 60 | 15 | 68 | 233 | 188 | 254 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 720 | .253 | .330 | .427 | .757 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1970-08-23 to 1970-09-08
12longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1966-08-12 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1965-05-26 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1970-09-08 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 337 | 958 | 228 | 39 | 130 | 103 | 123 | .273 | .346 | .475 |
| Away | 328 | 955 | 198 | 29 | 103 | 85 | 131 | .232 | .296 | .380 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 60 | 149 | 31 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 14 | .242 | .309 | .297 |
| May | 117 | 352 | 82 | 16 | 53 | 38 | 48 | .266 | .341 | .487 |
| June | 130 | 388 | 86 | 19 | 44 | 33 | 60 | .247 | .307 | .448 |
| July | 124 | 368 | 80 | 8 | 33 | 38 | 45 | .249 | .321 | .393 |
| August | 113 | 284 | 61 | 12 | 40 | 24 | 38 | .237 | .299 | .424 |
| September | 113 | 344 | 84 | 13 | 51 | 37 | 38 | .281 | .352 | .465 |
| October | 8 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | .080 | .179 | .080 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 72 | 195 | 47 | 9 | 26 | 13 | 22 | .269 | .308 | .486 |
| atlanta-braves | 70 | 221 | 54 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 27 | .273 | .330 | .409 |
| chicago-cubs | 69 | 181 | 42 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 26 | .258 | .309 | .423 |
| san-francisco-giants | 68 | 190 | 37 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 35 | .213 | .274 | .379 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 63 | 180 | 40 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 34 | .255 | .322 | .414 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 62 | 194 | 44 | 9 | 24 | 16 | 20 | .253 | .309 | .454 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 59 | 174 | 36 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 19 | .231 | .293 | .404 |
| houston-astros | 58 | 151 | 34 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 29 | .262 | .344 | .438 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 |  Cincinnati Reds | 64 | 96 | 25 | 2 | 10 | 1 | .260 | – | – |
| 1966 | Cincinnati Reds | 96 | 234 | 54 | 21 | 47 | – | .231 | – | – |
| 1967 | Cincinnati Reds | 76 | 147 | 29 | 3 | 13 | – | .197 | – | – |
| 1968 |  New York Mets | 116 | 345 | 82 | 12 | 48 | 1 | .238 | – | – |
| 1969 | New York Mets | 100 | 303 | 91 | 14 | 47 | 1 | .300 | – | – |
| 1970 | New York Mets | 122 | 403 | 118 | 11 | 49 | 1 | .293 | – | – |
| 1971 | New York Mets | 68 | 135 | 25 | 5 | 18 | 1 | .185 | – | – |
| 1972 | Chicago Cubs, Athletics | 23 | 23 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .087 | – | – |