John Knight

Positions: Shortstop, Third Baseman and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)

Born: October 6, 1885 in Philadelphia, PA us

Died: December 19, 1965 in Walnut Creek, CA

Buried: Chapel of the Chimes, Oakland, CA

High School: Central HS (Philadelphia, PA)

School: University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)

Debut: April 14, 1905 (Age 19-190d, 2,682nd in major league history)
vs. BOS 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 4, 1913 (Age 27-363d)
vs. PHA 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1905 season

Full Name: John Wesley Knight

Nicknames: Schoolboy

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.4

2664

636

.239

301

RBI

270

OBP

.300

SLG

.309

OPS

.609

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1906 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1906 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	30 (29)	May 23	PHA		CLE	W,4-3	CG	0	10.0	2	3	3	8	0
2	31	May 24	PHA		CLE	L,7-9	CG	0	9.0	0	6	0	6	0
3	32	May 25	PHA		SLB	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
4	33	May 26	PHA		SLB	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
5	34	May 29	PHA	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	0	1	1	2	0
6	35	May 30 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	0	8.0	3	3	1	7	0
7	36	May 30 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	0	8.0	0	2	0	2	0
8	37	May 31	PHA	@	NYY	L,3-7	CG	0	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	38	Jun 1	PHA	@	NYY	L,2-10	CG	0	8.0	2	2	0	4	1
10	44 (5)	Jun 9	PHA	@	SLB	W,2-0	CG	0	9.0	2	5	0	7	0
11	45	Jun 10	PHA	@	SLB	W,5-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
12	46	Jun 11	PHA	@	SLB	W,5-1	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
13	47	Jun 12	PHA	@	DET	L,7-8	CG	0	8.2	0	0	0	0	0
14	48	Jun 13	PHA	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
15	49	Jun 14	PHA	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
16	50	Jun 15	PHA	@	DET	W,4-0	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
17	51	Jun 16	PHA	@	CLE	L,4-9	CG	0	8.0	2	1	1	4	0
18	52	Jun 18	PHA	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
19	53	Jun 19	PHA	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	0	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
20	54	Jun 20	PHA	@	CLE	L,3-7	CG	0	8.0	0	3	0	3	0
21	55	Jun 21	PHA	@	WSH	T,1-1	CG	0	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
22	56	Jun 22	PHA		BOS	L,4-6	CG	0	12.0	1	6	0	7	0
23	57	Jun 23	PHA		BOS	W,8-0	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
24	58	Jun 25	PHA		BOS	W,1-0	CG	0	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
25	59	Jun 26	PHA		BOS	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
26	60	Jun 27	PHA	@	WSH	W,5-0	CG	0	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
27	61	Jun 28	PHA	@	WSH	L,2-4	CG	0	8.0	1	4	0	5	0
28	62	Jun 29 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	W,9-5	CG	0	9.0	2	5	0	7	0
29	63	Jun 29 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	L,5-6	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
30	64	Jun 30	PHA	@	WSH	W,6-5	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	65	Jul 2 (1)	PHA		NYY	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
32	66	Jul 2 (2)	PHA		NYY	L,1-5	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
33	67	Jul 4 (1)	PHA		NYY	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	2	4	0	6	0
34	68	Jul 4 (2)	PHA		NYY	L,1-2	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
35	69	Jul 5	PHA		WSH	W,3-0	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
36	70	Jul 6	PHA		WSH	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
37	71	Jul 7	PHA		CLE	W,3-2	GF	0		0	1	0	1	0
38	73 (1)	Jul 11	PHA		CLE	W,5-1	CG	0	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
39	74	Jul 12	PHA		DET	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
40	75	Jul 13	PHA		DET	L,3-4	CG	0	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
41	76	Jul 14	PHA		DET	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
42	77	Jul 16	PHA		DET	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
43	78	Jul 18 (1)	PHA		SLB	L,2-4	CG	0	9.0	3	2	0	5	1
44	79	Jul 18 (2)	PHA		SLB	W,10-5	CG	0	9.0	2	2	1	5	0
45	80	Jul 19	PHA		SLB	L,0-4	CG	0	9.0	1	2	1	4	0
46	81	Jul 20	PHA		SLB	W,5-2	CG	0	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
47	82	Jul 21	PHA		CHW	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
48	83	Jul 23 (1)	PHA		CHW	L,0-4	GS	0		2	1	1	4	1
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	92 (8)	Aug 2	PHA	@	CLE	W,3-2	GS	0	7.0	0	1	0	1	0
50	93	Aug 3	PHA	@	CLE	W,10-7	GS	0	7.0	2	1	2	5	0
51	94	Aug 4	PHA	@	CLE	W,8-1	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	1
52	95	Aug 5	PHA	@	CHW	L,2-10	CG	0	8.0	0	1	1	2	0
53	96	Aug 6	PHA	@	CHW	L,2-7	CG	0	8.0	1	2	0	3	0
54	97	Aug 7	PHA	@	CHW	L,0-4	CG	0	8.0	2	2	0	4	0
55	100 (2)	Aug 10	PHA	@	SLB	L,0-1	GF	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
56	108 (7)	Aug 17 (1)	PHA		CLE	L,4-6	GS	0		1	2	0	3	0
57	109	Aug 17 (2)	PHA		CLE	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	0	2	1	3	0
58	110	Aug 18	PHA		SLB	L,4-9	CG	0	9.0	4	5	0	9	0
59	111	Aug 20	PHA		SLB	L,1-7	CG	0	9.0	2	3	0	5	0
60	112	Aug 21	PHA		SLB	T,1-1	CG	0	7.0	2	2	0	4	0
61	113	Aug 22	PHA		SLB	W,5-3	CG	0	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
62	114	Aug 23	PHA		DET	L,6-7	CG	0	10.0	1	1	1	3	0
63	115	Aug 25	PHA		DET	W,4-3	CG	0	12.0	1	6	0	7	0
64	116	Aug 27	PHA		CHW	L,0-1	CG	0	6.0	1	2	0	3	0
65	117	Aug 29	PHA		CHW	W,4-3	CG	0	5.0	0	0	0	0	0
66	118	Aug 30	PHA	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	0	8.0	3	4	0	7	0
67	119	Aug 31	PHA	@	BOS	L,1-8	CG	0	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
68	120	Sep 1	PHA	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	0	24.0	1	4	0	5	0
69	121	Sep 3 (1)	PHA	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	0	8.0	1	3	0	4	0
70	122	Sep 3 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	L,3-3	CG	0	8.2	0	2	0	2	0
71	123	Sep 4	PHA	@	WSH	W,10-3	CG	0	9.0	4	3	1	8	1
72	124	Sep 5	PHA	@	WSH	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	1	1	1	3	0
73	125	Sep 6	PHA	@	WSH	L,0-4	CG	0	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
74	126	Sep 7	PHA	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	0	8.1	1	1	1	3	1
75	127	Sep 8	PHA	@	NYY	L,4-11	CG	0	8.0	1	5	0	6	1
							74gm		644.0	82	149	19	250	6