Jay Knoblauh

Jay Philip Knoblauh

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.
• School Rice University
• High School Bellaire (TX) High School

• Born November 3, 1965 in Houston, TX USA

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Biographical Information

Jay Knoblauh played in the minor leagues and for the USA national baseball team.

Knoblauh represented the USA in the 1987 Intercontinental Cup, winning a Silver Medal. He hit .341 with 15 runs and a Cup-best 7 steals. He was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 21st round of the 1987 Amateur Draft, but he didn't sign. The New York Yankees then picked him in the 17th round of the 1988 Amateur Draft, and he hit .174/.286/.227 in 40 games for the Oneonta Yankees in his first season. He had a .213/.257/.313 batting line for the Peninsula Pilots in 1989, and he also played 39 games with a .238/.309/.405 batting line for the Fort Lauderdale Yankees. Knoblauh improved to .288/.351/.416 in 96 games in Fort Lauderdale in 1990, and he also hit .221/.282/.313 in 38 games for the Prince William Cannons. He tied for 8th in the Yankees chain in runs (71), tied Sherman Obando and Greg Sparks for 10th in doubles (24), tied for 9th in homers (10) and was 8th in steals (31, between Pat Kelly and Scott Romano)

The Houston native crushed 11 homers with a .284/.365/.442 batting line for the Albany-Colonie Yankees in 1991, and he reached AAA that season. He played 31 games with a solid .309/.362/.468 batting line for the Columbus Clippers. In the New York system, he was tied for third in homers (14, even with Rey Noriega) and 7th in RBI (69). Back with Columbus, he hit .269/.325/.365 in 1992. He also had a .237/.302/.386 batting line in 68 games in Albany-Colonie in 1992. He slumped to .187/.236/.333 with the Clippers in 1993 and he left the team. Knobluah blasted 8 homers with a .277/.326/.443 batting line for the Pittsburgh Pirates' Lynchburg Hillcats affiliate in 1995, and his professional career ended.