Ed Knouff

Edward Augustine Knouff (Fred)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Weight 160 lb.

• Debut July 1, 1885
• Final Game June 7, 1889
• Born June, 1867 in Philadelphia, PA USA
• Died September 14, 1900 in Philadelphia, PA USA

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Biographical Information

Ed Knouff was serving as a Philadelphia, PA fire fighter in 1897 when he fell and broke his back. Doctors were unable to help him and he lingered on a cot in a hospital until his death in 1900. (New York Times obituary, September 16, 1900).