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Alan Knicely
Alan Lee Knicely

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 194 lb.

Debut August 12, 1979
  vs. ATL 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 4, 1986
Born May 19, 1955 in Harrisonburg, VA

Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 3rd round of the 1974 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1979 24 HOU NL   7    6    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   3  .000  .250  .000  -23    0   0   0   0   0   2
 1980 25 HOU NL   1    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1981 26 HOU NL   3    7    2    4   0  0   2    2   0  0   0   1  .571  .571 1.429  467   10   0   0   0   0   0
 1982 27 HOU NL  59  133   10   25   2  0   2   12   0  1  14  30  .188  .270  .248   52   33   1   0   3   1   4
 1983 28 CIN NL  59   98   11   22   3  0   2   10   0  2  16  28  .224  .333  .316   79   31   1   0   3   0   5
 1984 29 CIN NL  10   29    0    4   0  0   0    5   0  0   3   6  .138  .200  .138   -5    4   0   3   0   0   1
 1985 30 TOT NL  55  165   17   40   9  0   5   26   0  0  16  38  .242  .310  .388   91   64   1   2   2   1   6
         CIN NL  48  158   17   40   9  0   5   26   0  0  16  34  .253  .322  .405   99   64   1   2   2   1   6
         PHI NL   7    7    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1986 31 STL NL  34   82    8   16   3  0   1    6   1  1  17  21  .195  .330  .268   68   22   0   1   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      228  521   48  111  17  0  12   61   1  4  68 128  .213  .303  .315   73  164   3   6   8   2  19
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        370   34   79  12  0   9   43   1  3  48  91  .213  .303  .315   73  117   2   4   6   1  14
 Career High     59  165   17   40   9  0   5   26   1  2  17  38                          64   1   3   3   1   6
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1979 24 HOU NL    8    8    0   0.0    94| .000  .262| .250  .326| .000  .388| .250  .715| -23  .000  -1.0  -0.1   0%
 1980 25 HOU NL    1    1    0   0.0    88| .000  .257| .000  .318| .000  .373| .000  .691|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1981 26 HOU NL    7    3    6  54.2    88| .571  .257| .571  .321|1.429  .368|2.000  .689| 467  .991   3.0   0.3   0%
 1982 27 HOU NL  149  114    9   2.1    88| .188  .256| .270  .318| .248  .372| .518  .690|  52  .223  -8.2  -0.9   0%
 1983 28 CIN NL  115   84    9   2.9    99| .224  .267| .333  .336| .316  .395| .649  .731|  79  .330  -2.5  -0.3   0%
 1984 29 CIN NL   35   29    1   0.9    97| .138  .268| .200  .334| .138  .390| .338  .723|  -5  .060  -4.0  -0.4   0%
 1985 30 TOT NL  185  134   20   4.0    98| .242  .264| .310  .333| .388  .394| .698  .727|  91  .480  -1.9  -0.2   0%
         CIN NL  178  127   20   4.2    98| .253  .264| .322  .333| .405  .394| .727  .727|  99  .504  -0.0   0.0   0%
         PHI NL    7    7    0   0.0    97| .000  .263| .000  .332| .000  .393| .000  .724|-100  .000  -1.9  -0.2   0%
 1986 31 STL NL  100   69    9   3.5    97| .195  .261| .330  .331| .268  .394| .598  .726|  68  .409  -2.9  -0.3  50%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons       600  442   54   3.3    95| .213  .262| .303  .329| .315  .388| .618  .717|  73  .387 -17.7  -1.9  20%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1979 24 HOU NL C 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 5.27 3.60 6.12 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.50 0.00 3.00 0 3.0 1981 26 HOU NL C 2 11 2 0 0 1.000 .985 6.50 5.05 9.00 5.95 1 13.0 0 2 0 0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1982 27 HOU NL C 23 112 15 3 2 .977 .985 5.52 5.52 7.01 6.29 16 163.0 2 6 14 7 OF 16 16 0 1 0 .941 .976 1.00 1.91 1.31 2.25 15 110.0 RF 15 14 0 1 0 .933 .979 0.93 1.65 1.26 2.02 14 100.0 LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 1.60 1.80 2.07 1 10.0 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40 0.00 2.70 1 5.0 1983 28 CIN NL C 31 108 11 0 1 1.000 .984 3.84 5.55 6.65 6.57 15 161.0 3 3 20 9 OF 8 14 1 0 1 1.000 .980 1.88 1.93 2.33 2.27 8 58.0 RF 5 6 1 0 1 1.000 .972 1.40 1.64 1.80 2.01 5 35.0 LF 3 7 0 0 0 1.000 .972 2.33 1.60 2.74 2.03 3 23.0 1B 2 2 1 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.50 8.40 15.88 10.06 0 1.7 1984 29 CIN NL 1B 8 58 5 1 5 .984 .992 7.88 8.15 7.99 9.86 8 71.0 C 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 5.70 2.00 6.50 1 9.0 0 0 2 0 1985 30 CIN NL C 46 231 13 8 1 .968 .987 5.30 5.45 6.05 6.42 42 362.7 4 16 46 11 PHI NL 1B 1 4 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 4.00 8.50 12.00 10.20 0 3.0 1986 31 STL NL 1B 29 185 16 1 20 .995 .992 6.93 8.31 9.31 9.94 23 194.3 C 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 5.90 6.00 6.90 0 3.0 0 0 0 0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1983 28 CIN NL 1B 2 2 1 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.50 8.40 15.88 10.06 0 1.7 1984 29 CIN NL 1B 8 58 5 1 5 .984 .992 7.88 8.15 7.99 9.86 8 71.0 1985 30 PHI NL 1B 1 4 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 4.00 8.50 12.00 10.20 0 3.0 1986 31 STL NL 1B 29 185 16 1 20 .995 .992 6.93 8.31 9.31 9.94 23 194.3 1979 24 HOU NL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.50 0.00 3.00 0 3.0 1982 27 HOU NL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40 0.00 2.70 1 5.0 1979 24 HOU NL C 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 5.27 3.60 6.12 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 1981 26 HOU NL C 2 11 2 0 0 1.000 .985 6.50 5.05 9.00 5.95 1 13.0 0 2 0 0 1982 27 HOU NL C 23 112 15 3 2 .977 .985 5.52 5.52 7.01 6.29 16 163.0 2 6 14 7 1983 28 CIN NL C 31 108 11 0 1 1.000 .984 3.84 5.55 6.65 6.57 15 161.0 3 3 20 9 1984 29 CIN NL C 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 5.70 2.00 6.50 1 9.0 0 0 2 0 1985 30 CIN NL C 46 231 13 8 1 .968 .987 5.30 5.45 6.05 6.42 42 362.7 4 16 46 11 1986 31 STL NL C 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 5.90 6.00 6.90 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 1981 26 HOU NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1982 27 HOU NL LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 1.60 1.80 2.07 1 10.0 1983 28 CIN NL LF 3 7 0 0 0 1.000 .972 2.33 1.60 2.74 2.03 3 23.0 1981 26 HOU NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1982 27 HOU NL OF 16 16 0 1 0 .941 .976 1.00 1.91 1.31 2.25 15 110.0 1983 28 CIN NL OF 8 14 1 0 1 1.000 .980 1.88 1.93 2.33 2.27 8 58.0 1982 27 HOU NL RF 15 14 0 1 0 .933 .979 0.93 1.65 1.26 2.02 14 100.0 1983 28 CIN NL RF 5 6 1 0 1 1.000 .972 1.40 1.64 1.80 2.01 5 35.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 108 468 41 11 4 .979 .986 4.71 5.49 6.39 6.42 75 716.7 9 27 82 27 1B* 40 249 22 2 27 .993 .992 6.78 8.29 9.03 9.92 31 270.0 OF* 25 30 1 1 1 .969 .978 1.24 1.92 1.65 2.26 23 169.0 6 0 20# RF* 20 20 1 1 1 .955 .977 1.05 1.65 1.40 2.01 19 135.0 LF* 6 9 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 1.63 2.38 2.04 4 34.0 3B* 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.45 0.00 2.81 1 8.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 175 747 64 14 32 .983 .988 4.63 5.59 6.27 6.60 130 1164
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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Transactions 

June 5, 1974: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 3rd round of the 1974 amateur draft.

March 31, 1983: Traded by the Houston Astros to the Cincinnati Reds for Bill Dawley and Tony Walker.

August 8, 1985: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds with a player to be named later and Tom Foley to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bo Diaz and Greg Simpson (minors). The Cincinnati Reds sent Freddie Toliver (August 27, 1985) to the Philadelphia Phillies to complete the trade.

March 17, 1986: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.

March 21, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

October 31, 1986: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

December 3, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Philadelphia Phillies$60,000
1986Philadelphia Phillies$80,000
Career (may be incomplete)$140,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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