P Fred McKnight #45
Age: 38 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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P FRED MCKNIGHT #45 - AGE: 38 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/08/1936
Born in:Roseburg, OR
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:14 Years, 59 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:5 Years, 61 Days
Pro Service:19 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1954, 8th Pick in Round 4
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1958 Philadelphia - FABL 21 8 0 0 0 2 1.98 13.2 14 8 3 3 5 10 0 0 1.39 .262 5.31 -0.1 224
1959 Philadelphia - FABL 22 38 7 3 4 0 4.98 123.0 154 72 68 21 53 86 0 0 1.68 .338 4.99 0.1 88
1960 Philadelphia - FABL 23 58 0 11 7 7 3.97 88.1 86 42 39 14 34 58 0 0 1.36 .271 4.81 -0.1 111
1961 Philadelphia - FABL 24 26 13 8 5 2 3.87 111.2 107 56 48 11 34 69 3 0 1.26 .272 3.73 2.1 112
1962 Boston - FABL 25 4 4 2 0 0 2.95 18.1 21 8 6 2 6 11 0 0 1.47 .306 4.56 0.3 157
1963 Boston - FABL 26 25 25 6 12 0 5.03 155.2 190 113 87 22 59 102 3 0 1.60 .321 4.76 1.1 84
Total FABL 159 49 30 28 11 4.42 510.2 572 299 251 73 191 336 6 0 1.49 .304 4.61 3.3 98
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1954 Bakersfield - A 17 3 3 0 3 0 4.32 25.0 25 13 12 4 2 21 3 0 1.08 .280 3.50 0.3 78
1954 Allentown - A 17 14 14 10 4 0 2.68 121.0 102 38 36 8 51 89 11 4 1.26 .270 3.48 2.4 147
1955 Allentown - A 18 27 27 13 12 0 2.83 216.1 215 103 68 16 95 130 17 3 1.43 .290 3.74 3.9 145
1956 Beaumont - R 19 5 0 1 2 0 1.69 10.2 9 2 2 0 5 13 0 0 1.31 .375 1.43 0.4 239
1956 Bakersfield - A 19 3 3 0 2 0 3.81 26.0 27 11 11 4 7 19 2 0 1.31 .299 4.21 0.0 84
1956 Allentown - A 19 10 3 2 7 0 5.13 33.1 36 23 19 8 27 21 3 0 1.89 .269 6.91 -0.7 81
1956 New Orleans - AA 19 4 4 1 1 0 4.44 24.1 27 12 12 1 16 14 1 0 1.77 .313 4.61 0.3 105
1957 Allentown - A 20 1 1 1 0 0 0.00 9.0 2 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 0.33 .087 2.06 0.4 999
1957 New Orleans - AA 20 23 18 5 9 1 5.20 135.0 153 88 78 10 58 91 7 0 1.56 .326 4.51 2.3 93
1958 New Orleans - AA 21 4 4 2 2 0 2.72 36.1 33 12 11 3 21 29 3 0 1.49 .286 3.84 0.5 140
1958 Louisville - AAA 21 16 16 8 6 0 2.93 126.0 108 43 41 11 51 80 7 2 1.26 .258 3.30 2.0 117
1965 Santa Fe - A 28 32 32 5 10 0 3.57 199.1 170 95 79 19 99 148 2 0 1.35 .260 4.19 2.7 116
1966 Santa Fe - A 29 37 31 8 9 0 5.54 196.2 204 132 121 29 114 198 2 0 1.62 .326 6.28 2.6 112
1967 Santa Fe - A 30 30 30 11 4 0 2.59 201.1 169 63 58 16 91 191 3 2 1.29 .285 4.48 3.7 186
1968 Santa Fe - A 31 32 30 10 13 0 3.49 198.2 178 99 77 10 112 150 2 0 1.46 .289 4.02 2.3 110
1969 Santa Fe - A 32 30 30 8 6 0 3.45 172.0 161 69 66 7 79 129 1 0 1.40 .302 3.04 3.4 100
1970 Santa Fe - A 33 30 30 8 9 0 3.48 165.1 137 73 64 10 93 204 0 0 1.39 .329 4.13 4.1 146
1971 Santa Fe - A 34 30 30 7 13 0 4.44 164.1 166 88 81 11 100 166 1 0 1.62 .344 4.92 3.1 121
1972 Santa Fe - A 35 30 30 5 14 0 5.22 169.0 174 105 98 9 104 201 0 0 1.64 .368 4.18 4.4 101
1973 Santa Fe - A 36 30 30 2 11 0 5.30 166.1 173 106 98 12 136 118 0 0 1.86 .323 5.66 2.8 111
Total DIX 31 26 8 12 1 4.65 195.2 213 112 101 14 95 134 11 0 1.57 .318 4.40 101.0
Total UL 16 16 8 6 0 2.93 126.0 108 43 41 11 51 80 7 2 1.26 .258 3.30 117.3
Total MAL 52 45 26 23 0 2.92 379.2 355 164 123 32 174 244 32 8 1.39 .278 3.90 139.5
Total COW 6 6 0 5 0 4.06 51.0 52 24 23 8 9 40 5 0 1.20 .289 3.86 81.4
Total GSL 5 0 1 2 0 1.69 10.2 9 2 2 0 5 13 0 0 1.31 .375 1.43 238.9
Total WBL 281 273 64 89 0 4.09 1633.0 1532 830 742 123 928 1505 11 2 1.51 .311 4.55 118.7
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1954 Allentown - A P 14 14 13 15 1 28 0 1.000 121.0 2.08 +1.1 1.123
1954 Bakersfield - A P 3 3 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 25.0 0.72 +0.1 1.011
1955 Allentown - A P 27 27 11 13 1 25 1 .960 216.1 1.00 +1.8 .994
1956 New Orleans - AA P 4 4 0 7 0 7 0 1.000 24.1 2.59 +0.6 1.405
1956 Allentown - A P 10 3 4 2 0 6 0 1.000 33.1 1.62 +1.7 5.166
1956 Bakersfield - A P 3 3 0 8 0 8 0 1.000 26.0 2.77 +0.3 1.155
1956 Beaumont - R P 5 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 10.2 2.53 -0.2 1.411
1957 New Orleans - AA P 23 18 3 12 0 16 1 .938 135.0 1.00 +0.3 .940
1957 Allentown - A P 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.1 .977
1958 Philadelphia - MLB P 8 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 13.2 1.32 +0.0 .975
1958 Louisville - AAA P 16 16 7 11 3 18 0 1.000 126.0 1.29 +0.2 1.017
1958 New Orleans - AA P 4 4 3 2 0 5 0 1.000 36.1 1.24 -0.4 .986
1959 Philadelphia - MLB P 38 7 7 11 4 19 1 .947 123.0 1.32 +1.5 1.130
1960 Philadelphia - MLB P 57 0 1 12 1 13 0 1.000 88.1 1.32 +0.5 1.047
1961 Philadelphia - MLB P 26 13 6 12 1 19 1 .947 111.2 1.45 +0.2 1.070
1962 Boston - MLB P 4 4 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 18.1 2.95 +0.6 1.296
1963 Boston - MLB P 25 25 10 19 0 29 0 1.000 155.2 1.68 -0.4 .981
1965 Santa Fe - A P 32 32 1 25 1 29 3 .897 199.1 1.17 -2.9 .912
1966 Santa Fe - A P 37 31 11 22 1 34 1 .971 196.2 1.51 -0.2 1.014
1967 Santa Fe - A P 30 30 11 8 1 19 0 1.000 201.1 0.85 +1.9 1.196
1968 Santa Fe - A P 32 30 11 26 3 41 4 .902 198.2 1.68 -0.5 .920
1969 Santa Fe - A P 30 30 7 10 0 21 4 .810 172.0 0.89 -1.3 .857
1970 Santa Fe - A P 30 30 3 20 2 26 3 .885 165.1 1.25 -1.6 .887
1971 Santa Fe - A P 30 30 5 11 1 19 3 .842 164.1 0.88 +2.5 1.226
1972 Santa Fe - A P 30 30 5 17 1 22 0 1.000 169.0 1.17 +0.8 1.189
1973 Santa Fe - A P 30 30 20 22 3 43 1 .977 166.1 2.27 +1.1 .987
TOTAL P 549 415 143 296 25 462 23 .950 2906.2 1.36 +7.9 1.033
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1954 Drafted in the 1954 first-year player draft out of high school (Salem; Salem, OR) by the Philadelphia Keystones. (Round 4, Pick 8, 56th overall pick).
08/09/1954 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Camden Rockets with 3 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
08/14/1954 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for one week.
08/19/1954 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Wilmington Pipers with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09/03/1954 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Trenton Eagles with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/09/1954 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/13/1954 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Camden Rockets with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
04/29/1955 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for 4 days.
06/28/1955 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Wilmington Pipers with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/15/1955 Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 3 days.
08/24/1955 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Camden Rockets with 8 strikeouts and 7 BB allowed!
08/29/1955 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Albany Knickerbockers with 8 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
09/01/1955 Wins the MAL Pitcher of the Month Award.
05/14/1956 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 5 days.
04/27/1957 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Albany Knickerbockers with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/24/1957 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),out for 6 weeks.
05/03/1958 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for one week.
06/30/1958 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Syracuse Excelsiors with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
07/26/1958 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Jersey City Uniforms with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08/08/1958 Injured (hamstring strain),out for 4 weeks.
03/10/1959 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Philadelphia Keystones development complex.
09/09/1961 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
09/10/1961 Injured (partially torn labrum),out for 3-4 months.
10/19/1961 Wins the 1961 World Championship Series with the Philadelphia Keystones.
12/18/1961 Was traded by the Philadelphia Keystones to the Boston Minutemen, along with LF Howie Taylor, in exchange for LF Del Filo and $12,000.
04/18/1962 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
06/09/1962 Injured (torn UCL),out for 11 months.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
09/07/1963 Injured (forearm stiffness),out for 4 days.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 2.
04/26/1964 Released by the Boston Minutemen.
04/02/1965 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Santa Fe Coyotes organization.
03/24/1966 Outstandingly completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the Santa Fe Coyotes development complex.
08/09/1966 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for one week.
10/01/1966 Wins the WBL Pitcher of the Month Award.
05/13/1967 Injured (forearm stiffness),out for one week.
06/05/1967 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Colorado Springs Mountaineers with 10 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
07/07/1967 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for one week.
08/05/1967 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Topeka Jayhawks with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08/14/1967 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
09/01/1968 Wins the WBL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/16/1969 Injured (neck stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/11/1969 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for one week.
06/04/1971 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for one week.
06/09/1971 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
04/20/1972 Successfully completed training to work on his bunting at the Santa Fe Coyotes development complex.
09/23/1973 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1960 58 7
Year HLD Rank
1960 8 5
1961 3 7
Year WP Rank
1963 10 7
Year RA Rank
1960 58 6
Year GF Rank
1960 33 8
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