1868
Born October 1, 1868
Cleveland, OH, USA
Frank Knauss Notable
b. October 1, 1868 · Columbus Solons 1890, Cleveland Spiders 1891, 1894, Cincinnati Reds 1892, New York Giants 1895
Frank Knauss played for four clubs across six seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Columbus Solons in 1890 and closing with the New York Giants in 1895.
He went 17 and 16 with a 3.30 earned run average, pitching 313.3 innings in 44 games. He struck out 159, completed 30 of his 40 starts and threw 3 shutouts. Across 44 games he batted .217, with 26 hits and 20 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 6 stolen bases.
He was born in Cleveland, OH, USA on October 1, 1868. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | COL | 37 | 106 | 18 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 6 | .226 |
| 1891 | CLV | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 |
| 1892 | CIN | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| 1894 | CLV | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1895 | NYG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 44 | 120 | 20 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 6 | .217 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | COL | 17 | 12 | 37 | 34 | 2 | 275.2 | 206 | 86 | 106 | 148 | 2.81 |
| 1891 | CLV | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15.0 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 7.20 |
| 1892 | CIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3.38 |
| 1894 | CLV | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11.0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 5.73 |
| 1895 | NYG | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17.18 |
| Career | — | 17 | 16 | 44 | 40 | 2 | 313.1 | 258 | 115 | 135 | 159 | 3.30 |
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