Lou Knerr

Wallace Luther Knerr

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: August 21, 1921 in Denver, PA
School: Muhlenberg College (Allentown, PA) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1945
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Senators 1945-1947

Final Game: June 7, 1947
Died: March 27, 1980 in Reading, PA
Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Denver, PA
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1941	19	OAK-min	C	13	7	.650	4.88	29	22					166.0	184	105	90		73							1.548	10.0		4.0			PBG,NNW · VIRL
1942	20	PBG	C	16	13	.552	3.03	34						220.0	206	102	74		77							1.286	8.4		3.2			PBG · VIRL
1943	21	PIT-min	A	10	13	.435	2.27	25	24					194.0	170	70	49		60							1.186	7.9		2.8			ALB · EL
1944	22	PIT-min	AA	13	11	.542	2.97	39	26		16	2		200.0	172	92	66		85	84	7	0	4			1.285	7.7		3.8	3.8	0.99	TTO · IL
1945	23	PHA	AL	5	11	.313	4.22	27	17	5	5	0	0	130.0	142	77	61	6	74	41	1	0	7	595	80	1.662	9.8	0.4	5.1	2.8	0.55
1946	24	PHA	AL	3	16	.158	5.40	30	22	5	6	0	0	148.1	171	95	89	13	67	58	1	1	1	674	65	1.604	10.4	0.8	4.1	3.5	0.87
1947	25	MIN-min	AA	6	10	.375	4.28	21						120.0	135	72	57		47							1.517	10.1		3.5			CNG · SOUA
1947	25	WSH	AL	0	0		11.00	6	0	2	0	0	0	9.0	17	13	11	1	8	5	0	0	0	53	35	2.778	17.0	1.0	8.0	5.0	0.63
1948	26	SFG-min	AAA	4	3	.571	7.04	29	1		0	0		69.0	72	59	54		51	34	4	0	8			1.783	9.4		6.7	4.4	0.67	JER · IL
1949	27	PIT-min	A					10																								ALB · EL
1950	28	SHV	AA	1	1	.500		8	4					37.0	35				21							1.514	8.5		5.1			SHV · TL
3 Yrs				8	27	.229	5.04	63	39	12	11	0	0	287.1	330	185	161	20	149	104	2	1	8	1322	69	1.667	10.3	0.6	4.7	3.3	0.70
162 Game Avg.				5	18	.229	5.04	42	26	8	7	0	0	192	220	123	107	13	99	69	1	1	5	881	69	1.667	10.3	0.6	4.7	3.3	0.70

PHA (2 yrs)				8	27	.229	4.85	57	39	10	11	0	0	278.1	313	172	150	19	141	99	2	1	8	1269	71	1.631	10.1	0.6	4.6	3.2	0.70
WSH (1 yr)				0	0		11.00	6	0	2	0	0	0	9.0	17	13	11	1	8	5	0	0	0	53	35	2.778	17.0	1.0	8.0	5.0	0.63

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1945	23	PHA	AL	130.0	27	17	77	5.33	4.01	0.03	0.00	99.3	3.96	-19	-2.1	1.0	-0.1	-1.4	-12	.423	.487	$
1946	24	PHA	AL	148.1	30	22	95	5.76	4.23	-0.28	0.00	101.9	4.60	-19	-2.0	1.0	-0.1	-1.1	-8	.432	.487	$
1947	25	WSH	AL	9.0	6	0	13	13.00	4.36	-0.33	0.00	102.1	4.78	-8	-0.8	1.0	-0.0	-0.7	-8	.368	.495	$
3 Seasons				287.1	63	39	185	5.79	4.13	-0.14	0.00	100.8	4.31	-47	-4.9	1.0	-0.2	-3.2	-27	.422	.490	$

PHA (2 yrs)				278.1	57	39	172	5.56	4.13	-0.14	0.00	100.7	4.30	-39	-4.1	1.0	-0.2	-2.5	-20	.428	.487	$
WSH (1 yr)				9.0	6	0	13	13.00	4.36	-0.33	0.00	102.1	4.78	-8	-0.8	1.0	-0.0	-0.7	-8	.368	.495	$

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	IP%
1945	23	PHA	AL	594	1.0%	6.9%	12.5%	2.0%	9%	77%
1946	24	PHA	AL	675	1.9%	8.6%	9.9%	3.3%	13%	77%
1947	25	WSH	AL	53	1.9%	9.4%	15.1%			68%
3 Yrs				1322	1.5%	7.9%	11.3%	2.6%	10%	77%
MLB Averages					1.3%	9.4%	9.2%	2.8%	12%	78%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1945	23	5	11	.313	4.22	27	17	5	5	130.0	142	77	61	6	74	41	1	0	7	595	80	1.662	9.8	0.4	5.1	2.8	0.55	80
1946	24	8	27	.229	4.85	57	39	10	11	278.1	313	172	150	19	141	99	2	1	8	1269	71	1.631	10.1	0.6	4.6	3.2	0.70	71
1947	25	8	27	.229	5.04	63	39	12	11	287.1	330	185	161	20	149	104	2	1	8	1322	69	1.667	10.3	0.6	4.7	3.3	0.70	69

Neutralized Pitching

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Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1945	23	5	9	.357	5.09	129.0	160	81	73	7	83	41	1	1.884	11.2	5.8	2.9	0.49	0.5	27
1946	24	5	11	.313	6.20	148.0	187	113	102	14	73	58	1	1.757	11.4	4.4	3.5	0.79	0.9	30
1947	25	0	1	.000	10.80	10.0	18	13	12	1	8	5	0	2.600	16.2	7.2	4.5	0.63	0.9	6
3 Yrs		10	21	.323	5.86	287.0	365	207	187	22	164	104	2	1.843	11.4		3.3	0.63	0.7	63

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Losses s c a p y 1946 AL 16 (1st)	Earned Runs s c a p y 1946 AL 89 (4th)	Wild Pitches s c a p y 1945 AL 7 (2nd)

Losses s c a p y
1946 AL 16 (1st)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1946 AL 89 (4th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1945 AL 7 (2nd)

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