1867
Born June 1, 1867
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Ed Knouff Notable
b. June 1, 1867 · Philadelphia Athletics 1885, 1889, Baltimore Orioles 1886–1887, St. Louis Browns 1887–1888, Cleveland Blues 1888
Ed Knouff played for four clubs across five seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1885 and closing with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1889.
He went 20 and 20 with a 4.17 earned run average, pitching 343 innings in 44 games. He struck out 128, completed 37 of his 43 starts and threw 1 shutout. Across 53 games he batted .187, with 35 hits and 16 runs. He finished with 3 doubles and 4 stolen bases.
He was born in Philadelphia, PA, USA on June 1, 1867, and died on September 14, 1900. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | PHA | 14 | 48 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .188 |
| 1886 | BAL | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1887 | BAL/STL | 24 | 87 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 2 | .218 |
| 1888 | CLE/STL | 11 | 37 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 1 | .108 |
| 1889 | PHA | 3 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| Career | — | 53 | 187 | 16 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 41 | 4 | .187 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | PHA | 7 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 106.0 | 103 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 3.65 |
| 1886 | BAL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 1887 | BAL/STL | 6 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 113.0 | 119 | 78 | 77 | 45 | 6.21 |
| 1888 | CLE/STL | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 90.0 | 74 | 25 | 40 | 27 | 2.50 |
| 1889 | PHA | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 25.0 | 37 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3.96 |
| Career | — | 20 | 20 | 44 | 43 | 0 | 343.0 | 335 | 159 | 175 | 128 | 4.17 |
On this day & linked events
1900
Died September 14, 1900
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