John Knight

Positions: Shortstop, Third Baseman and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)

Born: October 6, 1885 in Philadelphia, PA us

Died: December 19, 1965 in Walnut Creek, CA

Buried: Chapel of the Chimes, Oakland, CA

High School: Central HS (Philadelphia, PA)

School: University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)

Debut: April 14, 1905 (Age 19-190d, 2,682nd in major league history)
vs. BOS 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 4, 1913 (Age 27-363d)
vs. PHA 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1905 season

Full Name: John Wesley Knight

Nicknames: Schoolboy

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.4

2664

636

.239

301

RBI

270

OBP

.300

SLG

.309

OPS

.609

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	30-40 / in Starts: 30-38
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	69 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 3 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	7

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 281 PAs	22
Actual Runners on Base	153 (52-70-31) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 281 PAs	26
Avg. Runners on Base	171 (79-59-33)

Most Driven In
R Peckinpaugh	6
R Hartzell	5
H Wolter	4
B Cree	3
F Maisel	2
H Williams	1
G Whiteman	1
R Zeider	0

Most Driven In By
E Sweeney	6
R Zeider	3
F Gilhooley	2
R Caldwell	2
R Keating	1
H Williams	1
R Peckinpaugh	1
D Gossett	1

1913 Batting Game Log

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1913 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	701	75 (74)	Jul 9	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.500	.500	.500	1.000	6	1.04	0.064	.00	0.00%	0.44	1B
2	702	76	Jul 10	NYY	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	4	3	0	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0		0		0		.571	.625	.857	1.482	6	1.20	0.175	.00	0.00%	1.66	1B
3	703	77	Jul 11	NYY	@	CHW	W,11-1	CG	5	5	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.583	.615	.750	1.365	6	.44	-0.033	.00	0.00%	0.10	1B
4	704	78	Jul 12	NYY	@	SLB	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.438	.471	.563	1.033	6	1.07	-0.102	.00	0.00%	-0.56	1B
5	705	79	Jul 13	NYY	@	SLB	W,3-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				1		.400	.429	.500	.929	6						1B
6	706	80	Jul 14	NYY	@	SLB	L,1-11	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.417	.440	.500	.940	6						1B
7	707	81	Jul 15	NYY	@	SLB	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.370	.393	.444	.837	4						1B
8	708	82	Jul 16 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.355	.375	.419	.794	4	.78	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.29	1B
9	709	83	Jul 16 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.314	.333	.371	.705	4						1B
10	710	84	Jul 17	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-1	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.308	.325	.385	.710	4						1B
11	711	85	Jul 18	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-2	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.295	.311	.364	.675	4	.90	-0.071	.00	0.00%	-0.85	1B
12	712	86	Jul 19	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.277	.292	.340	.632	4	1.39	-0.140	.00	0.00%	-0.92	1B
13	713	87	Jul 20	NYY	@	DET	W,10-5	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.275	.302	.333	.635	4						1B
14	714	88	Jul 21	NYY	@	DET	L,1-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.259	.286	.315	.601	4	.67	-0.058	.00	0.00%	-1.14	1B
15	715	89	Jul 22	NYY	@	DET	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1		1		.276	.300	.328	.628	4	1.27	0.102	.00	0.00%	0.47	1B
16	716	90	Jul 25	NYY		CLE	L,2-3	CG(13)	6	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0				0		.274	.318	.323	.641	5						1B
17	717	91	Jul 26	NYY		CLE	W,4-3	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		1		.269	.310	.313	.623	5	3.53	-0.159	.00	0.00%	-1.30	1B 2B
18	718	92	Jul 29 (1)	NYY		CLE	L,2-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.257	.297	.300	.597	5	.98	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.79	1B
19	719	93	Jul 29 (2)	NYY		CLE	L,3-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.247	.295	.288	.583	5	.92	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.41	1B
20	720	94	Jul 30	NYY		CHW	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.250	.296	.289	.586	5	.83	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.23	1B
21	721	95	Jul 31	NYY		CHW	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.238	.282	.275	.557	5	1.14	-0.098	.00	0.00%	-1.54	1B
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
22	722	96	Aug 2	NYY		CHW	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.250	.292	.286	.578	5	.74	0.049	.00	0.00%	0.88	1B
23	723	97	Aug 4	NYY		DET	W,6-4	CG	4	4	1	3	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.273	.312	.330	.641	5	1.76	0.513	.00	0.00%	3.05	1B
24	724	98	Aug 5	NYY		DET	L,5-10	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.283	.320	.337	.657	5	.38	0.038	.00	0.00%	1.08	1B
25	725	99	Aug 6	NYY		DET	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.271	.307	.323	.630	5	1.90	-0.199	.00	0.00%	-1.00	1B
26	726	100	Aug 7	NYY		DET	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.270	.305	.330	.635	6	.55	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.41	2B
27	727	101	Aug 8	NYY		SLB	L,4-6	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0		.260	.294	.317	.611	6	1.56	-0.157	.00	0.00%	-1.44	2B
28	728	102	Aug 9	NYY		SLB	W,6-5	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		1		.269	.301	.324	.625	6	1.32	0.252	.00	0.00%	1.02	2B
29	729	103	Aug 11	NYY		SLB	W,6-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.268	.299	.321	.621	6	.72	0.038	.00	0.00%	0.16	2B
30	730	104	Aug 12	NYY		SLB	L,2-7	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.261	.298	.313	.611	6	.87	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.03	2B
31	731	105	Aug 14	NYY	@	CHW	W,2-0	CG	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		1		.271	.306	.331	.637	6	1.28	0.230	.00	0.00%	1.27	2B
32	732	106	Aug 15	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		1		.270	.305	.328	.633	6	.73	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.28	2B
33	733	107	Aug 16	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.264	.298	.320	.618	6	1.03	-0.058	.00	0.00%	-0.42	2B
34	734	108	Aug 17	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG(12)	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.269	.301	.331	.632	6	1.48	0.033	.00	0.00%	0.48	2B
35	735	109	Aug 18	NYY	@	SLB	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.261	.293	.321	.614	6						2B
36	736	110	Aug 20 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.254	.285	.312	.596	6	1.41	-0.181	.00	0.00%	-0.73	2B
37	737	111	Aug 20 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	L,0-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.246	.277	.303	.580	6						2B
38	738	112	Aug 22 (1)	NYY	@	DET	L,4-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.247	.276	.301	.578	6	.79	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.37	2B
39	739	113	Aug 22 (2)	NYY	@	DET	W,12-7	CG	5	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0		0		0		.250	.288	.304	.593	6	.21	0.010	.00	0.00%	0.38	1B
40	740	114	Aug 23 (1)	NYY	@	DET	L,1-8	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		1		.245	.288	.298	.586	6	.32	-0.036	.00	0.00%	0.03	1B
41	741	115	Aug 23 (2)	NYY	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.252	.293	.310	.602	6	.73	0.063	.00	0.00%	0.04	1B
42	742	116	Aug 24	NYY	@	CLE	L,0-4	CG	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	1				0		.256	.305	.314	.619	6						1B
43	743	117	Aug 25	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.250	.298	.306	.604	6						1B
44	744	118	Aug 26	NYY	@	CLE	L,0-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0		.245	.297	.301	.598	6	.97	-0.043	.00	0.00%	-0.45	1B
45	745	119	Aug 28	NYY		PHA	L,3-9	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.244	.294	.298	.592	5	.71	-0.064	.00	0.00%	-1.59	1B
46	746	120	Aug 30 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,5-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		1		0		.244	.293	.297	.590	5	.97	-0.113	.00	0.00%	-1.09	1B
47	747	121	Aug 30 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,6-4	CG(8)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.239	.287	.290	.577	5						1B
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
48	748	122	Sep 1 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,0-6	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0		.240	.292	.291	.582	5	.55	-0.057	.00	0.00%	-0.32	1B
49	749	123	Sep 1 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG(11)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.235	.289	.284	.573	5	1.60	-0.116	.00	0.00%	-0.58	1B
50	750	124	Sep 2	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.235	.289	.283	.572	5	1.50	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.16	1B
51	751	125	Sep 3	NYY	@	BOS	W,11-4	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		1		0		.230	.286	.277	.564	5	.78	0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.39	1B
52	752	126	Sep 4	NYY	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1		0		.231	.286	.277	.563	5	1.41	0.155	.00	0.00%	0.69	1B
53	753	127	Sep 5 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.236	.290	.281	.571	5	1.62	0.134	.00	0.00%	1.33	1B
54	754	128	Sep 5 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.233	.286	.277	.563	5						1B
55	755	129	Sep 6	NYY	@	WSH	L,1-9	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0		.234	.290	.278	.568	5	1.22	0.222	.00	0.00%	1.38	1B
56	756	130	Sep 8	NYY	@	WSH	W,4-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.234	.289	.278	.566	5	.94	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.46	1B
57	757	131	Sep 9	NYY		SLB	W,6-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1		0		.235	.288	.277	.565	5	1.33	0.176	.00	0.00%	1.16	1B
58	758	132	Sep 10	NYY		SLB	L,7-10	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.236	.292	.278	.570	5	.96	0.138	.00	0.00%	0.95	1B 2B
59	759	133	Sep 11	NYY		SLB	W,4-0	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.236	.291	.282	.573	5	1.33	0.120	.00	0.00%	-0.04	2B
60	760	134	Sep 12	NYY		SLB	W,10-3	CG	4	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.232	.286	.277	.563	5	1.37	-0.193	.00	0.00%	-1.90	2B
61	761	135	Sep 13	NYY		DET	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.228	.282	.272	.554	5	.94	-0.102	.00	0.00%	-1.28	2B
62	762	136	Sep 15	NYY		DET	L,5-7	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0		0		.229	.282	.273	.555	5	1.59	-0.091	.00	0.00%	-0.69	2B
63	763	137	Sep 16	NYY		DET	L,3-4	GS-9	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0		0		0		.232	.290	.275	.564	5	1.74	0.252	.00	0.00%	1.78	2B
64	764	138	Sep 17 (1)	NYY		CHW	L,3-9	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.233	.293	.275	.568	5	.94	0.024	.00	0.00%	0.46	2B
65	765	145 (6)	Sep 26	NYY		WSH	L,0-3	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.233	.296	.275	.571	9	1.39	0.038	.00	0.00%	0.22	PH
66	766	149 (3)	Sep 30 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,2-3	3-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.230	.292	.272	.564	4	1.61	-0.112	.00	0.00%	-0.52	1B
67	767	150	Sep 30 (2)	NYY		BOS	L,0-3	CG(8)	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.231	.293	.273	.566	4	.85	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.12	1B
68	768	151	Oct 3 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,10-13	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.228	.291	.268	.559	4	1.03	0.020	.00	0.00%	0.29	1B
69	769	152	Oct 3 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,2-1	CG(6)	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.233	.295	.273	.568	4	1.09	0.120	.00	0.00%	1.20	1B
70	770	153	Oct 4	NYY	@	PHA	W,10-8	CG	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0		0		0		.236	.308	.276	.584	4	.80	0.117	.00	0.00%	1.30	1B
							30-40		281	250	24	59	10	0	0	22	24	1	27	2	3		5		7		.236	.308	.276	.584		1.12	0.659	.00	0.00%	-0.48

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