Otto Knabe Notable

b. June 12, 1884 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1905, 1916, Philadelphia Phillies 1907–1913, Baltimore Terrapins 1914–1915, Chicago Cubs 1916

Otto Knabe played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1905 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1916. His longest stay was with the Philadelphia Phillies, from 1907 to 1913.

Across 1,278 games he batted .247, with 1,103 hits and 572 runs. He finished with 8 home runs, 178 doubles and 143 stolen bases.

He played 1,239 games at second base, with 3,583 assists and 287 errors. He turned 483 double plays.

He was born in Carrick, PA, USA on June 12, 1884, and died on May 17, 1961. 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
1905	PIT	3	10	0	3	1	0	0	2	3	2	0	.300
1907	PHI	129	444	67	113	16	9	1	34	52	48	18	.255
1908	PHI	151	555	63	121	26	8	0	27	49	46	27	.218
1909	PHI	113	402	40	94	13	3	0	34	35	39	9	.234
1910	PHI	137	510	73	133	18	6	1	44	47	42	15	.261
1911	PHI	142	528	99	125	15	6	1	42	94	35	23	.237
1912	PHI	126	426	56	120	11	4	0	46	55	20	16	.282
1913	PHI	148	571	70	150	25	7	2	53	45	26	14	.263
1914	BAL	147	469	45	106	26	2	2	42	53	28	10	.226
1915	BAL	103	320	38	81	16	2	1	25	37	16	7	.253
1916	CHC/PIT	79	234	21	57	11	1	0	16	15	24	4	.244
Career	—	1278	4469	572	1103	178	48	8	365	485	326	143	.247

On this day & linked events

1884

Born June 12, 1884

Carrick, PA, USA

1961

Died May 17, 1961

1905

Major-league debut: Otto Knabe

Otto Knabe made a major-league debut on October 3, 1905.

1916

Final major-league game: Otto Knabe

Otto Knabe played a final major-league game on September 25, 1916.

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