Ray Knight

Positions: Third Baseman and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: December 28, 1952 in Albany, GA us

Draft: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 10th round of the 1970 MLB June Amateur Draft from Dougherty HS (Albany, GA).

High School: Dougherty HS (Albany, GA)

Debut: September 10, 1974 (Age 21-256d, 13,565th in major league history)
vs. SDP 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 1988 (Age 35-279d)
vs. NYY 3 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Agents: George Kalafatis

Full Name: Charles Ray Knight

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.2

4829

1311

.272

490

RBI

595

OBP

.321

SLG

.390

OPS

.711

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 7	CIN		SFG	L,2-4	GS	25	7.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
2	4	Apr 8	CIN		SFG	W,7-6	CG	43	10.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
3	5	Apr 9	CIN	@	ATL	W,9-4	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	3B
4	6	Apr 10	CIN	@	ATL	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
5	7	Apr 11	CIN	@	ATL	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
6	8	Apr 13	CIN	@	SDP	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
7	9	Apr 14	CIN	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	35	8.1	1	2	0	3	0	3B
8	10	Apr 15 (1)	CIN	@	SDP	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	1	2	1	4	1	3B
9	11	Apr 15 (2)	CIN	@	SDP	W,7-5	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
10	12	Apr 17	CIN		ATL	W,7-4	CG	43	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	3B
11	13	Apr 19	CIN		ATL	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
12	14	Apr 20	CIN	@	STL	W,10-3	CG	38	9.0	0	6	1	7	1	3B
13	15	Apr 21	CIN	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
14	16	Apr 22	CIN	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
15	17	Apr 24	CIN		PIT	L,2-9	CG	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
16	18	Apr 25	CIN		PIT	L,2-3	CG	42	11.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
17	19	Apr 27	CIN		STL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
18	20	Apr 28	CIN		STL	L,1-12	CG	50	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
19	21	Apr 29	CIN		STL	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	22	May 1	CIN		CHC	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
21	23	May 2	CIN		CHC	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
22	24	May 4	CIN		HOU	W,6-5	CG	45	10.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
23	25	May 5	CIN		HOU	W,6-2	GS	26	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
24	26	May 6 (1)	CIN		HOU	W,17-5	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
25	27	May 6 (2)	CIN		HOU	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
26	28	May 8	CIN	@	CHC	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	1	3B
27	29	May 9	CIN	@	CHC	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
28	30	May 10 susp	CIN	@	CHC	L,8-9	CG	77	17.1	0	2	0	2	0	3B
29	31	May 11	CIN	@	PIT	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
30	32	May 12	CIN	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	4	2	0	6	1	3B
31	33	May 13	CIN	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
32	34	May 14	CIN		SDP	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
33	35	May 15	CIN		SDP	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
34	36	May 16	CIN		SDP	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
35	37	May 18	CIN		LAD	W,7-6	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
36	38	May 19	CIN		LAD	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
37	39	May 20	CIN		LAD	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	0	6	0	6	1	3B
38	40	May 22	CIN	@	SFG	L,2-12	CG	44	8.0	2	1	1	4	0	3B
39	41	May 23	CIN	@	SFG	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
40	42	May 24	CIN	@	SFG	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	3B
41	43	May 25	CIN	@	LAD	L,6-17	CG	48	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
42	44	May 26	CIN	@	LAD	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
43	45	May 27	CIN	@	LAD	L,7-8	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
44	46	May 28	CIN	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	57	13.0	2	5	0	7	1	3B
45	47	May 29	CIN	@	HOU	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
46	48	May 30	CIN	@	HOU	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
47	49	May 31	CIN	@	HOU	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	50	Jun 1	CIN		PHI	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
49	51	Jun 2	CIN		PHI	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
50	52	Jun 3 (1)	CIN		PHI	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
51	53	Jun 3 (2)	CIN		PHI	W,12-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
52	54	Jun 4	CIN		NYM	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	1	3B
53	55	Jun 5	CIN		NYM	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
54	56	Jun 6	CIN		NYM	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
55	57	Jun 8	CIN		MON	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
56	58	Jun 9	CIN		MON	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	2	2	1	5	0	3B
57	59	Jun 10	CIN		MON	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
58	60	Jun 11	CIN	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
59	61	Jun 12	CIN	@	NYM	L,6-12	CG	47	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
60	63 (1)	Jun 15	CIN	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
61	64	Jun 16	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-4	GS	33	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
62	65	Jun 17	CIN	@	PHI	L,3-9	CG	40	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
63	66	Jun 18	CIN	@	MON	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
64	67	Jun 19	CIN	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
65	69 (1)	Jun 22	CIN		SFG	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
66	70	Jun 23	CIN		SFG	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
67	71	Jun 24	CIN		SFG	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
68	72	Jun 25 (1)	CIN	@	HOU	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
69	73	Jun 25 (2)	CIN	@	HOU	L,0-4	CG	40	8.0	0	7	0	7	0	3B
70	74	Jun 26	CIN	@	HOU	L,5-6	GS	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
71	81 (6)	Jul 3	CIN		HOU	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	1	3B
72	82	Jul 4	CIN		HOU	L,2-3	GS	18	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	3B
73	83	Jul 5	CIN		HOU	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
74	84	Jul 6	CIN		PIT	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
75	85	Jul 7	CIN		PIT	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
76	86	Jul 8 (1)	CIN		PIT	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
77	87	Jul 8 (2)	CIN		PIT	L,1-2	GS	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
78	88	Jul 9	CIN		STL	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
79	89	Jul 10	CIN		STL	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
80	91 (1)	Jul 12	CIN		CHC	L,8-10	CG	48	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
81	92	Jul 13	CIN		CHC	L,1-3	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
82	93	Jul 14	CIN		CHC	L,0-1	CG	39	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
83	94	Jul 15	CIN		CHC	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	2	2	1	5	0	3B
84	95	Jul 19	CIN	@	STL	W,16-4	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
85	96	Jul 20	CIN	@	STL	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
86	97	Jul 21	CIN	@	STL	L,3-12	CG	44	8.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
87	98	Jul 22 (1)	CIN	@	CHC	W,12-1	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
88	99	Jul 22 (2)	CIN	@	CHC	L,4-8	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
89	100	Jul 23	CIN	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
90	101	Jul 24	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	0	7	0	7	0	3B
91	102	Jul 25	CIN	@	PIT	W,6-5	CG	44	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
92	103	Jul 26	CIN	@	PIT	W,9-7	CG	37	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
93	104	Jul 27	CIN	@	ATL	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
94	105	Jul 28 (1)	CIN	@	ATL	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
95	106	Jul 28 (2)	CIN	@	ATL	L,5-8	CG	37	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	3B
96	107	Jul 29	CIN	@	ATL	W,9-4	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
97	108	Jul 30	CIN		LAD	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
98	109	Jul 31	CIN		LAD	L,6-7	CG	42	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
99	110	Aug 1	CIN		LAD	W,10-5	CG	42	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
100	111	Aug 3	CIN		SDP	L,4-6	CG	44	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
101	112	Aug 4	CIN		SDP	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
102	113	Aug 5	CIN		SDP	W,9-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
103	114	Aug 6	CIN		ATL	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
104	115	Aug 7	CIN		ATL	L,2-3	CG	49	11.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
105	116	Aug 8	CIN		ATL	W,3-1	CG	28	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
106	117	Aug 9	CIN		ATL	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
107	118	Aug 10	CIN	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
108	119	Aug 12 (1)	CIN	@	SDP	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
109	120	Aug 12 (2)	CIN	@	SDP	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
110	121	Aug 14	CIN		PHI	W,2-1	CG	35	10.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
111	122	Aug 15	CIN		PHI	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
112	123	Aug 17	CIN		NYM	W,4-3	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
113	124	Aug 18	CIN		NYM	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
114	125	Aug 19	CIN		NYM	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
115	126	Aug 20	CIN		MON	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
116	127	Aug 21	CIN		MON	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
117	128	Aug 22	CIN		MON	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
118	129	Aug 24	CIN	@	NYM	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
119	130	Aug 25	CIN	@	NYM	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
120	131	Aug 26	CIN	@	NYM	W,8-0	CG	29	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
121	132	Aug 27	CIN	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
122	133	Aug 28	CIN	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
123	134	Aug 29	CIN	@	PHI	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
124	135	Aug 31	CIN	@	MON	L,7-8	CG	45	9.1	1	2	0	3	0	3B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
125	136	Sep 1	CIN	@	MON	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
126	137	Sep 2	CIN	@	MON	L,1-13	CG	45	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
127	138	Sep 3	CIN	@	ATL	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
128	139	Sep 4	CIN	@	ATL	L,6-7	CG	37	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
129	140	Sep 5	CIN		SFG	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	1	3	1	5	1	3B
130	141	Sep 6	CIN		SFG	W,12-3	GS	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
131	143 (1)	Sep 8	CIN		LAD	W,4-1	GS	21	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
132	144	Sep 9	CIN		LAD	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
133	145	Sep 11	CIN		HOU	W,9-8	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
134	146	Sep 12	CIN		HOU	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
135	147	Sep 14	CIN	@	LAD	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	4	3	1	8	2	3B
136	148	Sep 15	CIN	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
137	149	Sep 16	CIN	@	LAD	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
138	150	Sep 17	CIN	@	SFG	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	0	4	1	5	1	3B
139	151	Sep 18	CIN	@	SFG	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
140	152	Sep 19	CIN	@	SDP	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
141	153	Sep 20	CIN	@	SDP	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
142	154	Sep 21	CIN	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	52	12.2	0	4	0	4	0	3B
143	155	Sep 22	CIN	@	HOU	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
144	156	Sep 23	CIN	@	HOU	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
145	157	Sep 25	CIN		SDP	L,2-8	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
146	158	Sep 26	CIN		SDP	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
147	159	Sep 28	CIN		ATL	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
148	160	Sep 29	CIN		ATL	L,0-2	GS	30	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
149	161	Sep 30	CIN		ATL	L,2-7	GS	26	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
							149gm		1294.1	120	262	15	397	26