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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 (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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Fine Details  · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 8:32AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
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 81 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 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
3 Seasons 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: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1945 23 PHA AL 130.0 17 77 62 0 1.0 -15 -1.5 $
1946 24 PHA AL 148.1 22 95 79 -3 1.0 -16 -1.3 $
1947 25 WSH AL 9.0 0 13 5 0 1.0 -8 -0.9 $
3 Seasons 287.1 39 185 146 -3 1.0 -39 -3.7 $
PHA (2 yrs) 278.1 39 172 141 -3 1.0 -31 -2.8 $
WSH (1 yr) 9.0 0 13 5 0 1.0 -8 -0.9 $

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1945 23 PHA AL 28 48 47 3 9 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 5 .191 .191 .213 .404 18 10 2 0 1 1
1946 24 PHA AL 30 53 50 1 9 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 8 .180 .212 .220 .432 22 11 2 1 1 1
1947 25 WSH AL 6 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 464 1 0 0 0 /1
3 Seasons 64 102 98 4 19 3 0 0 10 0 0 1 13 .194 .210 .224 .434 25 22 4 1 2
162 Game Avg. 162 258 248 10 48 8 0 0 25 0 0 3 33 .194 .210 .224 .434 25 56 10 3 5
PHA (2 yrs) 58 101 97 4 18 3 0 0 10 0 0 1 13 .186 .202 .216 .419 20 21 4 1 2
WSH (1 yr) 6 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 464 1 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1945 23 PHA AL 48 -5 0 0 0 0 3 1 -1 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $ 1
1946 24 PHA AL 53 -5 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ 1
1947 25 WSH AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
3 Seasons 102 -10 0 0 0 0 7 2 -1 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $
PHA (2 yrs) 101 -10 0 0 0 0 7 2 -1 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $
WSH (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1945 PHA AL 23 P 27 17 5 130.0 35 10 24 1 3 .971 2.35 1.26 .955 2.24 2.23
1946 PHA AL 24 P 30 22 6 148.1 30 4 26 0 0 1.000 1.82 1.00 .951 2.01 1.99
1947 WSH AL 25 P 6 0 0 9.0 4 0 3 1 0 .750 3.00 0.50 .955 1.90 1.90
3 Seasons P 63 39 11 287.1 69 14 53 2 3 .971 2.10 1.06 .953 2.11 2.08
3 Seasons TOT 63 39 11 287.1 69 14 53 2 3 .971 2.10 1.06 .953 2.11 2.08
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
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Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

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)

Fielding % as P s c a p y
1946 AL  1.000 (1st)

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