Rudy Kneisch

Rudolph Frank Kneisch

• Bats Right, Throws Left
• Height 5' 10½", Weight 175 lb.
• High School Mount Saint Joseph College
• Debut September 21, 1926
• Final Game September 26, 1926
• Born April 10, 1899 in Baltimore, MD USA
• Died April 6, 1965 in Baltimore, MD USA

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Biographical Information

Rudy Kneisch was the star pitcher and captain for Mount Saint Joseph College in Baltimore, MD in 1918 before signing with the Orioles sometime between May 24th and August 5th that year.

He went 11-4 for the minor league Baltimore Orioles in 1920, a team which won 110 games.

He came to the Detroit Tigers in 1926 at the age of 27, and posted a decent ERA of 2.65 in his 2 games. The ERA was best on the Tigers squad, which posted a team ERA of 4.41. Ty Cobb was his manager.

He was in the minors till 1931, and went 6-20 with the 1922 Newark Bears, his worst year in the minors in terms of record.