Elmer Knetzer Notable

b. July 22, 1885 · Brooklyn Superbas 1909–1910, Brooklyn Dodgers 1911–1912, Pittsburgh Rebels 1914–1915, Boston Braves 1916, Cincinnati Reds 1916–1917

Elmer Knetzer played for five clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Brooklyn Superbas in 1909 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 1917.

He went 69 and 69 with a 3.15 earned run average, pitching 1,267 innings in 220 games. He struck out 535, completed 82 of his 134 starts and threw 13 shutouts. Across 221 games he batted .109, with 42 hits and 23 runs. He finished with 2 doubles and 1 stolen base.

He was born in Carrick, PA, USA on July 22, 1885, and died on October 3, 1975. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1909	BRO	5	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	.000
1910	BRO	20	38	5	2	0	0	0	4	16	1	.053
1911	BRO	35	62	2	6	0	1	1	2	34	0	.097
1912	BRO	33	37	2	5	0	0	2	4	14	0	.135
1914	PBS	37	91	6	9	1	0	3	1	35	0	.099
1915	PBS	41	91	8	12	1	0	2	1	27	0	.132
1916	BSN/CIN	39	52	0	8	0	1	2	0	18	0	.154
1917	CIN	11	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Career	—	221	386	23	42	2	2	10	12	151	1	.109

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1909	BRO	1	3	5	4	0	35.2	33	12	22	7	3.03
1910	BRO	7	5	20	15	0	132.2	122	47	60	56	3.19
1911	BRO	11	12	35	20	0	204.0	202	79	93	66	3.49
1912	BRO	7	9	33	16	0	140.1	135	71	70	61	4.55
1914	PBS	20	12	37	30	1	272.0	257	87	88	146	2.88
1915	PBS	18	14	41	33	3	279.0	256	80	89	120	2.58
1916	BSN/CIN	5	14	38	16	1	176.1	172	59	50	72	3.01
1917	CIN	0	0	11	0	1	27.1	29	9	12	7	2.96
Career	—	69	69	220	134	6	1267.1	1206	444	484	535	3.15

On this day & linked events

1885

Born July 22, 1885

Carrick, PA, USA

1975

Died October 3, 1975

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