Phil Knell Notable

b. March 12, 1865 · Pittsburg Alleghenys 1888, Philadelphia Athletics 1890, Columbus Solons 1891, Washington Senators 1892, Philadelphia Phillies 1892, Pittsburgh Pirates 1894, Louisville Colonels 1894–1895, Cleveland Spiders 1895

Phil Knell played for eight clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Pittsburg Alleghenys in 1888 and closing with the Cleveland Spiders in 1895.

He went 79 and 90 with a 4.05 earned run average, pitching 1,452.3 innings in 192 games. He struck out 575, completed 141 of his 163 starts and threw 8 shutouts. Across 201 games he batted .187, with 123 hits and 79 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 11 doubles and 10 stolen bases.

He led the league in shutouts once, in 1891, with 5.

He was born in Mill Valley, CA, USA on March 12, 1865, and died on June 5, 1944. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1888	PIT	3	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091
1890	PHQ	36	132	19	29	3	2	1	18	7	17	3	.220
1891	COL	66	215	25	34	2	3	0	19	8	34	4	.158
1892	PHI/WHS	33	102	12	11	0	0	0	2	6	33	0	.108
1894	LOU/PIT	33	116	11	31	2	4	1	13	0	18	1	.267
1895	CLV/LOU	30	81	12	17	4	2	0	11	2	13	2	.210
Career	—	201	657	79	123	11	11	2	63	23	115	10	.187

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1888	PIT	1	2	3	3	26.1	20	11	18	15	3.76
1890	PHQ	22	11	35	31	286.2	287	122	166	99	3.83
1891	COL	28	27	58	52	462.0	363	150	226	228	2.92
1892	PHI/WHS	14	18	33	30	250.0	243	105	111	117	3.78
1894	LOU/PIT	7	21	33	28	254.0	341	155	110	67	5.49
1895	CLV/LOU	7	11	30	19	173.1	224	111	74	49	5.76
Career	—	79	90	192	163	1452.1	1478	654	705	575	4.05

On this day & linked events

1865

Born March 12, 1865

Mill Valley, CA, USA

1944

Died June 5, 1944

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