Bill Knickerbocker Notable

b. December 29, 1911 · Cleveland Indians 1933–1936, St. Louis Browns 1937, New York Yankees 1938–1940, Chicago White Sox 1941, Philadelphia Athletics 1942

Bill Knickerbocker played for five clubs across 10 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Cleveland Indians in 1933 and closing with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1942.

Across 907 games he batted .276, with 943 hits and 423 runs. He finished with 28 home runs, 198 doubles and 25 stolen bases.

He played 649 games at shortstop, with 2,043 assists and 152 errors. He turned 395 double plays. He also played 211 games at second base.

He was born in Los Angeles, CA, USA on December 29, 1911, and died on September 8, 1963. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Baseball Magazine All-Star	1	1934

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1933	CLE	80	279	20	63	16	3	2	32	11	30	1	.226
1934	CLE	146	593	82	188	32	5	4	67	25	40	6	.317
1935	CLE	132	540	77	161	34	5	0	55	27	31	2	.298
1936	CLE	155	618	81	182	35	3	8	73	56	30	5	.294
1937	SLB	121	491	53	128	29	5	4	61	30	32	3	.261
1938	NYY	46	128	15	32	8	3	1	21	11	10	0	.250
1939	NYY	6	13	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.154
1940	NYY	45	124	17	30	8	1	1	10	14	8	1	.242
1941	CHW	89	343	51	84	23	2	7	29	41	27	6	.245
1942	PHA	87	289	25	73	12	0	1	19	29	30	1	.253
Career	—	907	3418	423	943	198	27	28	368	244	238	25	.276

On this day & linked events

1911

Born December 29, 1911

Los Angeles, CA, USA

1963

Died September 8, 1963

1933

Major-league debut: Bill Knickerbocker

Bill Knickerbocker made a major-league debut on April 12, 1933.

1942

Final major-league game: Bill Knickerbocker

Bill Knickerbocker played a final major-league game on September 17, 1942.

Image: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, public domain