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Darold Knowles
Darold Duane Knowles

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 0", Weight 190 lb.
School University of Missouri

Debut April 18, 1965
vs. BOS 1.3 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 3 BB, 4 ER
Final Game April 18, 1980
Born December 9, 1941 in Brunswick, MO

Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)

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Pitching Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1965 23 BAL AL   0   1   5   1   0   0   2  0   14.7   14   15   15   2   10   12   3   2    69   2   1  9.20  3.49   38 1.636
 1966 24 PHI NL   6   5  69   0   0   0  39 13  100.3   98   38   34   4   46   88   7   5   440  10   1  3.05  3.57  117 1.435
 1967 25 WSA AL   6   8  61   1   0   0  35 14  113.3   91   37   34   5   52   85   4   2   465  12   3  2.70  3.13  116 1.262
 1968 26 WSA AL   1   1  32   0   0   0  16  4   41.3   38   11   10   0   12   37   1   2   175   2   1  2.18  2.92  134 1.210
 1969 27 WSA AL   9   2  53   0   0   0  40 13   84.3   73   25   21   8   31   59   4   2   352   3   0  2.24  3.45  154 1.233 AS
 1970 28 WSA AL   2  14  71   0   0   0  49 27  119.3  100   36   27   4   58   71   4   3   510  16   0  2.04  3.53  173 1.324
 1971 29 TOT AL   7   4  55   0   0   0  27  9   68.0   57   28   27   5   22   56   3   0   277   5   0  3.57  3.35   94 1.162
         WSA AL   2   2  12   0   0   0   6  2   15.3   17    6    6   2    6   16   0   0    70   1   0  3.52  3.29   94 1.500
         OAK AL   5   2  43   0   0   0  21  7   52.7   40   22   21   3   16   40   3   0   207   4   0  3.59  3.36   94 1.063
 1972 30 OAK AL   5   1  54   0   0   0  29 11   65.7   49   12   10   1   37   36   0   1   272   4   0  1.37  2.85  208 1.310
 1973 31 OAK AL   6   8  52   5   1   1  26  9   99.0   87   44   34   7   49   46   3   3   422   3   1  3.09  3.55  115 1.374
 1974 32 OAK AL   3   3  45   1   0   0  18  3   53.3   61   29   25   6   35   18   2   2   250   3   0  4.22  3.34   79 1.800
 1975 33 CHC NL   6   9  58   0   0   0  36 15   88.3  107   61   57   3   36   63   3   2   410   9   1  5.81  3.85   66 1.619
 1976 34 CHC NL   5   7  58   0   0   0  28  9   71.7   61   30   23   6   22   39   2   0   284   4   1  2.89  3.82  132 1.158
 1977 35 TEX AL   5   2  42   0   0   0  27  4   50.3   50   22   18   3   23   14   2   4   216   2   1  3.22  4.11  128 1.450
 1978 36 MON NL   3   3  60   0   0   0  27  6   72.0   63   20   19   5   30   34   0   0   294   3   0  2.38  3.51  148 1.292
 1979 37 STL NL   2   5  48   0   0   0  18  6   48.7   54   27   22   5   17   22   0   2   214   7   1  4.07  3.82   94 1.459
 1980 38 STL NL   0   1   2   0   0   0   0  0    1.7    3    2    2   1    0    1   0   0     8   0   0 10.80  3.72   34 1.800
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 16 Years            74       8       1    143        1006       378      480       38  30  4658  85  11  3.12  3.49  112 1.361
 WL%= .471       66     765       1     417    1092.0       437       65       681
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     5   6  67   0   0   0  36 12   96.0   88   38   33   5   42   59   3   2   409   7   0  3.12  3.49  112 1.361
 Career High      9  14  71   5   1   1  49 27  119.3  107   61   57   8   58   88   7   5   510  16   3  1.37  4.11  208 1.158
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1965 23 BAL AL   5    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1966 24 PHI NL  69   16    0    4   0  0   0    2   0  0   0   3  .250  .250  .250   40    4   0   0   0   0   0
 1967 25 WSA AL  61   16    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   6  .063  .118  .063  -44    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1968 26 WSA AL  32    4    0    1   0  1   0    2   0  0   0   1  .250  .250  .750  198    3   1   0   0   0   0
 1969 27 WSA AL  53   13    1    1   0  0   0    2   0  0   3   8  .077  .250  .077   -2    1   0   0   0   0   0 AS
 1970 28 WSA AL  71   20    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   9  .050  .095  .050  -58    1   2   0   0   1   0
 1971 29 TOT AL  55   10    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .100  .100  .100  -42    1   1   0   0   0   0
         WSA AL  12    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         OAK AL  43    8    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .125  .125  .125  -28    1   1   0   0   0   0
 1972 30 OAK AL  54   12    0    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   3  .250  .308  .250   72    3   1   0   0   0   0
 1973 31 OAK AL  53    0    0    0   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   0        .000               0   0   1   0   0   0
 1975 33 CHC NL  58   15    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   8  .067  .125  .067  -46    1   2   0   0   0   0
 1976 34 CHC NL  58    7    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   3   0  .143  .400  .143   55    1   2   0   0   0   0
 1978 36 MON NL  60    6    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .167  .167  .167   -6    1   1   0   0   0   0
 1979 37 STL NL  48    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 16 Seasons     766  125    2   15   0  1   0   11   0  0   9  43  .120  .184  .136   -7   17  10   1   0   1   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         26    0    3   0  0   0    2   0  0   2   9  .120  .184  .136   -7    4   2   0   0   0   0
 Career High     71   20    1    4   0  1   0    2   0  0   3   9                           4   2   1   0   1   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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

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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1965 23 BAL AL    4    4    0   0.0    93| .000  .253| .000  .323| .000  .388| .000  .711|-100  .000  -1.1  -0.1   0%
 1966 24 PHI NL   16   12    1   2.2    96| .250  .265| .250  .323| .250  .399| .500  .722|  40  .240  -1.4  -0.1   0%
 1967 25 WSA AL   17   15    0   0.0    81| .063  .239| .118  .307| .063  .358| .181  .665| -44  .000  -2.9  -0.3   0%
 1968 26 WSA AL    5    4    1   6.7    77| .250  .234| .250  .304| .750  .348|1.000  .651| 198  .766   0.3   0.0   0%
 1969 27 WSA AL   16   12    0   0.0    90| .077  .247| .250  .323| .077  .373| .327  .696|  -2  .000  -1.6  -0.2   0%
 1970 28 WSA AL   23   21    0   0.0    93| .050  .252| .095  .325| .050  .385| .145  .710| -58  .000  -4.3  -0.4   0%
 1971 29 TOT AL   11   10    0   0.0    90| .100  .252| .100  .323| .100  .374| .200  .697| -42  .000  -1.9  -0.2   0%
         WSA AL    2    2    0   0.0    87| .000  .248| .000  .319| .000  .368| .000  .687|-100  .000  -0.5  -0.1   0%
         OAK AL    9    8    0   0.0    91| .125  .253| .125  .324| .125  .375| .250  .700| -28  .000  -1.4  -0.1   0%
 1972 30 OAK AL   14   10    1   2.7    79| .250  .241| .308  .309| .250  .348| .558  .657|  72  .366  -0.4   0.0   0%
 1973 31 OAK AL    1    1    0   0.0      |           | .000  .322|           |           |      .000   0.0   0.0   0%
 1975 33 CHC NL   18   16    0   0.0    99| .067  .270| .125  .342| .067  .390| .192  .732| -46  .000  -3.1  -0.3   0%
 1976 34 CHC NL   12    8    1   3.4    98| .143  .272| .400  .339| .143  .387| .543  .726|  55  .412  -0.2   0.0   0%
 1978 36 MON NL    7    6    0   0.0    94| .167  .261| .167  .328| .167  .384| .334  .712|  -6  .000  -0.9  -0.1   0%
 1979 37 STL NL    2    3    0   0.0   101| .000  .271| .000  .337| .000  .402| .000  .740|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 16 Seasons      146  122    4   0.9    91| .120  .254| .184  .323| .136  .377| .320  .701|  -7  .057 -17.9  -1.8   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1965 23 BAL AL   P    5      3    3    0    0 1.000  .952  1.20  0.76  3.67  2.02    1   14.7
 1966 24 PHI NL   P   69      3   28    5    1  .861  .948  0.45  0.74  2.78  1.96    0  100.3
 1967 25 WSA AL   P   61      6   28    5    4  .872  .958  0.56  0.74  2.70  1.96    1  113.3
 1968 26 WSA AL   P   32      1    8    1    0  .900  .957  0.28  0.73  1.96  1.90    0   41.3
 1969 27 WSA AL   P   53      6   12    0    0 1.000  .952  0.34  0.69  1.92  1.88    0   84.3 AS
 1970 28 WSA AL   P   71      8   25    2    2  .943  .951  0.46  0.67  2.49  1.86    0  119.3
 1971 29 TOT AL   P   55      1   17    1    0  .947  .957  0.33  0.77  2.38  1.99    0   68.0
         WSA AL   P   12      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  0.17  0.77  1.18  2.00    0   15.3
         OAK AL   P   43      1   15    1    0  .941  .958  0.37  0.77  2.73  1.98    0   52.7
 1972 30 OAK AL   P   54      2   26    1    0  .966  .949  0.52  0.75  3.84  1.86    0   65.7
 1973 31 OAK AL   P   52      3   27    5    0  .857  .952  0.58  0.86  2.73  1.86    5   99.0
 1974 32 OAK AL   P   45      2   12    0    2 1.000  .946  0.31  0.83  2.36  1.81    1   53.3
 1975 33 CHC NL   P   58      6   26    0    1 1.000  .947  0.55  0.72  3.26  1.86    0   88.3
 1976 34 CHC NL   P   58      3   23    2    2  .929  .949  0.45  0.72  3.26  1.88    0   71.7
 1977 35 TEX AL   P   42      3   14    2    2  .895  .950  0.40  0.84  3.04  1.95    0   50.3
 1978 36 MON NL   P   60      2   20    1    2  .957  .952  0.37  0.72  2.75  1.91    0   72.0
 1979 37 STL NL   P   48      2    7    4    0  .692  .947  0.19  0.66  1.66  1.79    0   48.7
 1980 38 STL NL   P    2      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.70  0.00  2.12    0    1.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1965 23 BAL AL   P    5      3    3    0    0 1.000  .952  1.20  0.76  3.67  2.02    1   14.7
 1966 24 PHI NL   P   69      3   28    5    1  .861  .948  0.45  0.74  2.78  1.96    0  100.3
 1967 25 WSA AL   P   61      6   28    5    4  .872  .958  0.56  0.74  2.70  1.96    1  113.3
 1968 26 WSA AL   P   32      1    8    1    0  .900  .957  0.28  0.73  1.96  1.90    0   41.3
 1969 27 WSA AL   P   53      6   12    0    0 1.000  .952  0.34  0.69  1.92  1.88    0   84.3
 1970 28 WSA AL   P   71      8   25    2    2  .943  .951  0.46  0.67  2.49  1.86    0  119.3
 1971 29 TOT AL   P   55      1   17    1    0  .947  .957  0.33  0.77  2.38  1.99    0   68.0
         WSA AL   P   12      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  0.17  0.77  1.18  2.00    0   15.3
         OAK AL   P   43      1   15    1    0  .941  .958  0.37  0.77  2.73  1.98    0   52.7
 1972 30 OAK AL   P   54      2   26    1    0  .966  .949  0.52  0.75  3.84  1.86    0   65.7
 1973 31 OAK AL   P   52      3   27    5    0  .857  .952  0.58  0.86  2.73  1.86    5   99.0
 1974 32 OAK AL   P   45      2   12    0    2 1.000  .946  0.31  0.83  2.36  1.81    1   53.3
 1975 33 CHC NL   P   58      6   26    0    1 1.000  .947  0.55  0.72  3.26  1.86    0   88.3
 1976 34 CHC NL   P   58      3   23    2    2  .929  .949  0.45  0.72  3.26  1.88    0   71.7
 1977 35 TEX AL   P   42      3   14    2    2  .895  .950  0.40  0.84  3.04  1.95    0   50.3
 1978 36 MON NL   P   60      2   20    1    2  .957  .952  0.37  0.72  2.75  1.91    0   72.0
 1979 37 STL NL   P   48      2    7    4    0  .692  .947  0.19  0.66  1.66  1.79    0   48.7
 1980 38 STL NL   P    2      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.70  0.00  2.12    0    1.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 765     51  276   29   16  .919  .951  0.43  0.74  2.70  1.90    8 1092.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       765     51  276   29   16  .919  .951  0.43  0.74  2.70  1.90    8   1092

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1971   ALCS  OAK BAL     L   1   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   0.1   1   0   0   0 
 1973   WS    OAK NYM     W   7   0   0.00  0  0  2  0   6.1   4   0   5   5 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Ser      1-1   8   0   0.00  0  0  2  0   6.2   5   0   5   5 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1971   ALCS  OAK BAL     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1973   WS    OAK NYM     W   7   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Series   1-1   8   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

All-Star Game Pitching

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1969   WSA AL      0  0  0   0.2   0   0   0   0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+

All-Star Game Batting

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1969   WSA AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/1      0   0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0                   
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1969 *

Games
1966 NL-69-3
1967 AL-61-6
1970 AL-71-3
1971 AL-55-10
1973 AL-52-4
Car-765-47

Saves
1966 NL-13-7
1967 AL-14-6
1969 AL-13-8
1970 AL-27-3
1972 AL-11-10
1975 NL-15-4
Car-143-71

Losses
1970 AL-14-10

Hit Batsmen
1966 NL-7-9

Games Finished
1966 NL-39-5
1967 AL-35-7
1969 AL-40-5
1970 AL-49-4
Car-417-51

Oldest Player
1980 NL-38-10

Gray Ink: Pitching - 23 (953) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 9.0 (887) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 30.0 (426) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.

Transactions
February 9, 1961: Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent.
December 6, 1965: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Jackie Brandt to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jack Baldschun.
November 30, 1966: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with cash to the Washington Senators for Don Lock.
May 8, 1971: Traded by the Washington Senators with Mike Epstein to the Oakland Athletics for Frank Fernandez, Don Mincher, Paul Lindblad, and cash.
October 23, 1974: Traded by the Oakland Athletics with Bob Locker and Manny Trillo to the Chicago Cubs for Billy Williams.
February 5, 1977: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Texas Rangers for a player to be named later and cash. The Texas Rangers sent Gene Clines (February 15, 1977) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.
November 10, 1977: Purchased by the Montreal Expos from the Texas Rangers.
November 2, 1978: Granted Free Agency.
January 16, 1979: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.
May 9, 1980: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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All-Star 1969 *	Games 1966 NL-69-3 1967 AL-61-6 1970 AL-71-3 1971 AL-55-10 1973 AL-52-4 Car-765-47	Saves 1966 NL-13-7 1967 AL-14-6 1969 AL-13-8 1970 AL-27-3 1972 AL-11-10 1975 NL-15-4 Car-143-71	Losses 1970 AL-14-10	Hit Batsmen 1966 NL-7-9	Games Finished 1966 NL-39-5 1967 AL-35-7 1969 AL-40-5 1970 AL-49-4 Car-417-51
Oldest Player 1980 NL-38-10