1907
Born March 2, 1907
Dallas, TX, USA
Jack Knott Notable
b. March 2, 1907 · St. Louis Browns 1933–1938, Chicago White Sox 1938–1940, Philadelphia Athletics 1941–1942, 1946
Jack Knott played for three clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1933 and closing with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1946.
He went 82 and 103 with a 4.97 earned run average, pitching 1,557 innings in 325 games. He struck out 484, completed 62 of his 192 starts and threw 4 shutouts. Across 325 games he batted .120, with 58 hits and 32 runs. He finished with 3 doubles.
He led the league in saves once, in 1935, with 7.
He was born in Dallas, TX, USA on March 2, 1907, and died on October 13, 1981. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | SLB | 20 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .304 |
| 1934 | SLB | 45 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 0 | .133 |
| 1935 | SLB | 48 | 61 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 0 | .115 |
| 1936 | SLB | 47 | 57 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 0 | .070 |
| 1937 | SLB | 38 | 57 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | .140 |
| 1938 | CHW/SLB | 27 | 50 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 | .120 |
| 1939 | CHW | 25 | 53 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | .151 |
| 1940 | CHW | 25 | 57 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 0 | .088 |
| 1941 | PHA | 27 | 65 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 0 | .077 |
| 1942 | PHA | 20 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | .138 |
| 1946 | PHA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 325 | 482 | 32 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 27 | 212 | 0 | .120 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | SLB | 1 | 8 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 82.2 | 88 | 46 | 33 | 19 | 5.01 |
| 1934 | SLB | 10 | 3 | 45 | 10 | 4 | 138.0 | 149 | 76 | 67 | 56 | 4.96 |
| 1935 | SLB | 11 | 8 | 48 | 19 | 7 | 187.2 | 219 | 96 | 78 | 45 | 4.60 |
| 1936 | SLB | 9 | 17 | 47 | 23 | 6 | 192.2 | 272 | 156 | 93 | 60 | 7.29 |
| 1937 | SLB | 8 | 18 | 38 | 22 | 2 | 191.1 | 220 | 104 | 91 | 74 | 4.89 |
| 1938 | CHW/SLB | 6 | 12 | 27 | 22 | 0 | 161.0 | 170 | 75 | 69 | 43 | 4.19 |
| 1939 | CHW | 11 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 149.2 | 157 | 69 | 41 | 56 | 4.15 |
| 1940 | CHW | 11 | 9 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 158.0 | 166 | 80 | 52 | 44 | 4.56 |
| 1941 | PHA | 13 | 11 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 194.1 | 212 | 95 | 81 | 54 | 4.40 |
| 1942 | PHA | 2 | 10 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 95.1 | 127 | 59 | 36 | 31 | 5.57 |
| 1946 | PHA | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5.68 |
| Career | — | 82 | 103 | 325 | 192 | 19 | 1557.0 | 1787 | 860 | 642 | 484 | 4.97 |
On this day & linked events
1981
Died October 13, 1981
1933
Major-league debut: Jack Knott
Jack Knott made a major-league debut on April 13, 1933.
1946
Final major-league game: Jack Knott
Jack Knott played a final major-league game on May 15, 1946.
Image: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, public domain