Alan Knicely

Positions: Catcher, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: May 19, 1955 in Harrisonburg, VA us

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 3rd round of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from Turner Ashby HS (Bridgewater, VA).

High School: Turner Ashby HS (Bridgewater, VA)

Debut: August 12, 1979 (Age 24-085d, 14,213th in major league history)
vs. ATL 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 4, 1986 (Age 31-138d)
vs. CHC 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1982 season

Full Name: Alan Lee Knicely

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.4

521

111

.213

RBI

OBP

.303

SLG

.315

OPS

.618

OPS+

Summary of 12 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 1 tying, 3 go ahead

3 Tms
CIN	7
HOU	4
STL	1

Platoon
vs RHP	9
vs LHP	3

Home/Road
Home	7
Away	5

Outs
0	6
1	3
2	3

9 Opps
LAD	3
CHC	2
PIT	1
SFG	1
PHI	1
ATL	1
STL	1
CIN	1
HOU	1

11 Pitchers
Dennis Eckersley	2
Bill Campbell	1
Pete Falcone	1
Jim Barr	1
Dave Goltz	1
Rick Honeycutt	1
Bob Welch	1
Frank Pastore	1
Bruce Ruffin	1
Don Robinson	1
Mike Scott	1

6 Parks
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	5
Astrodome (HOU)	2
Dodger Stad (LOS)	2
VeteransStad (PHI)	1
Busch Stad (STL)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1

Where Hit
7	2
78	2
8	1
9	1

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	12

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	7
12-	2
1--	1
-23	1
1-3	1

21 RBI
RISP	4
0 on	7
1 on	1
2 on	4
Any on	5

Inning
1	1
5	2
6	3
7	1
8	2
9	3

1-3	1
4-6	5
7-end	6

RelScore
+3	1
+2	1
+1	1
Tied	2
-1	2
-2	1
-3	1
-4..	3

Ahead	3
Tied	2
Behind	7

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
C	10
1B	1
RF	1

OrderPos
5th	5
4th	3
9th	2
8th	2

Leverage
High Lev	3
Medium Lev	4
Low Lev	5

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1981	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1981-10-03	HOU	@	LAD	Bob Welch	behind 0-6	t 6	0	---	1	9	2	0.016	3%		Home Run (Deep RF)
2	2	2	1	1981-10-04	HOU	@	LAD	Dave Goltz	behind 2-3	t 8	2	---	1	5	2	0.284	43%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1982	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	1982-07-29	HOU		CIN	Frank Pastore	behind 1-3	b 5	0	---	1	8	2	0.135	39%		Home Run (LF-CF)
4	4	2	1	1982-07-31 (2)	HOU		SFG	Jim Barr	ahead 2-0	b 7	1	12-	3	8	2	0.071	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); P. Garner Scores; T. Puhl Scores
1983	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	1983-06-25	CIN		ATL	Pete Falcone	behind 0-6	b 5	0	---	1	5	9	0.027	7%		Home Run (LF-CF)
6	6	2	1	1983-08-16	CIN		HOU	Mike Scott	behind 2-8	b 8	0	---	1	9	2	0.010	2%		Home Run
1985	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	1985-05-22	CIN	@	CHC	Dennis Eckersley	behind 1-2	t 6	0	-23	3	4	2	0.216	78%		Home Run; P. Rose Scores; D. Parker Scores
8	8	2	1	1985-05-27	CIN		CHC	Dennis Eckersley	behind 1-4	b 9	0	---	1	4	2	0.047	8%		Home Run
9	9	3	1	1985-06-01	CIN	@	STL	Bill Campbell	ahead 6-3	t 9	1	1-3	3	5	2	0.017	100%		Home Run; E. Milner Scores; D. Parker Scores
10	10	4	1	1985-06-05	CIN		PIT	Don Robinson	tied 8-8	b 6	2	12-	3	5	2	0.344	91%		Home Run; P. Rose Scores/unER; D. Parker Scores/unER; A. Knicely Scores/unER
11	11	5	1	1985-06-10	CIN		LAD	Rick Honeycutt	ahead 1-0	b 1	2	1--	2	5	2	0.168	80%		Home Run; T. Pérez Scores
1986	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	1986-07-28	STL	@	PHI	Bruce Ruffin	tied 1-1	t 9	1	---	1	4	3	0.385	83%		Home Run (Deep CF)