P Larry 'Trucker' Knez #4
Age: 39 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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P LARRY 'TRUCKER' KNEZ #4 - AGE: 39 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - 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:10/22/1935
Born in:New York, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 6"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:6 Years, 1 Day
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:7 Years, 6 Days
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1953, 4th Pick in Round 7
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+
1959 San Francisco - FABL 23 38 9 9 7 2 4.81 86.0 92 52 46 6 42 49 1 0 1.56 .309 4.21 0.9 90
1960 San Francisco - FABL 24 32 32 5 14 0 3.79 173.1 179 87 73 15 72 79 2 1 1.45 .281 4.68 2.2 122
1961 San Francisco - FABL 25 9 9 3 1 0 4.34 47.2 51 28 23 5 24 24 0 0 1.57 .293 4.89 0.5 106
1962 San Francisco - FABL 26 15 15 8 4 0 2.79 100.0 104 45 31 11 31 52 3 0 1.35 .291 4.69 1.2 164
1963 San Francisco - FABL 27 58 0 8 3 5 3.18 73.2 72 28 26 8 26 61 0 0 1.33 .303 3.84 0.7 135
1964 San Francisco - FABL 28 3 2 0 2 0 9.49 12.1 24 13 13 1 3 10 0 0 2.19 .489 3.32 0.2 41
1965 San Francisco - FABL 29 19 16 5 6 0 3.92 108.0 90 50 47 10 44 79 1 0 1.24 .256 3.93 1.4 100
1966 San Francisco - FABL 30 3 0 0 0 0 2.57 7.0 3 2 2 0 3 5 0 0 0.86 .158 3.12 0.1 148
Total FABL 177 83 38 37 7 3.86 608.0 615 305 261 56 245 359 7 1 1.41 .290 4.35 7.2 113
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+
1953 Pensacola - R 17 7 7 1 1 0 6.12 42.2 49 30 29 6 37 42 0 0 2.02 .368 5.03 0.2 68
1954 Pensacola - R 18 13 13 2 9 0 6.00 81.0 99 55 54 8 59 51 2 0 1.95 .343 4.82 0.5 70
1955 Pensacola - R 19 13 13 4 4 0 5.38 80.1 98 55 48 8 43 42 2 0 1.76 .333 4.58 0.6 76
1956 Pensacola - R 20 13 13 3 7 0 4.76 85.0 97 47 45 7 49 58 1 0 1.72 .350 3.97 1.2 84
1957 Pensacola - R 21 8 8 4 4 0 2.78 68.0 68 21 21 0 37 43 6 2 1.54 .327 3.19 2.1 163
1957 Everett - A 21 4 4 2 2 0 2.17 29.0 27 7 7 0 4 12 0 0 1.07 .267 2.52 0.6 141
1957 Trenton - A 21 4 4 4 0 0 2.21 36.2 37 9 9 3 12 12 3 1 1.34 .266 3.93 0.6 185
1958 Trenton - A 22 3 3 3 0 0 1.55 29.0 22 8 5 1 12 25 3 1 1.17 .266 2.35 0.9 231
1958 Harrisburg - AA 22 13 13 3 4 0 3.72 72.2 61 32 30 4 32 54 0 0 1.28 .266 3.07 1.4 94
1958 Richmond - AAA 22 4 4 1 1 0 3.34 29.2 19 11 11 2 10 20 0 0 0.98 .215 2.78 0.7 103
1964 Sacramento - AAA 28 25 25 7 8 0 5.04 150.0 151 86 84 17 76 94 2 1 1.51 .294 4.38 1.9 85
1965 Sacramento - AAA 29 8 8 1 5 0 6.27 56.0 66 39 39 4 36 37 1 0 1.82 .330 4.07 0.7 64
1966 Providence - AA 30 22 22 12 4 0 3.52 135.1 126 58 53 8 60 149 1 1 1.37 .323 3.47 3.2 119
1966 Sacramento - AAA 30 5 5 1 2 0 5.30 35.2 36 23 21 4 14 16 1 0 1.40 .286 4.53 0.1 70
1967 Miami - A 31 2 2 2 0 0 0.00 18.0 9 0 0 0 3 24 2 2 0.67 .243 0.46 1.2 999
1967 Peoria - A 31 23 23 10 5 0 2.58 146.1 113 44 42 8 53 158 0 0 1.13 .287 2.33 3.8 115
1967 Sacramento - AAA 31 1 1 1 0 0 7.04 7.2 6 6 6 1 3 9 0 0 1.17 .278 3.32 0.1 50
Total EA 35 35 15 8 0 3.59 208.0 187 90 83 12 92 203 1 1 1.34 .302 3.33 109.2
Total GWL 39 39 10 15 0 5.41 249.1 259 154 150 26 129 156 4 1 1.56 .301 4.30 75.6
Total HL 23 23 10 5 0 2.58 146.1 113 44 42 8 53 158 0 0 1.13 .287 2.33 114.7
Total UL 4 4 1 1 0 3.34 29.2 19 11 11 2 10 20 0 0 0.98 .215 2.78 102.8
Total MAL 7 7 7 0 0 1.92 65.2 59 17 14 4 24 37 6 2 1.26 .266 3.23 203.1
Total SEL 2 2 2 0 0 0.00 18.0 9 0 0 0 3 24 2 2 0.67 .243 0.46 999.0
Total COW 4 4 2 2 0 2.17 29.0 27 7 7 0 4 12 0 0 1.07 .267 2.52 141.2
Total GSL 54 54 14 25 0 4.97 357.0 411 208 197 29 225 236 11 2 1.78 .342 4.28 83.7
CAREER POSTSEASON 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+
1962 San Francisco - FABL 26 3 0 0 0 0 2.57 7.0 5 2 2 1 1 6 0 0 0.86 .235 3.79 0.1 178
1965 San Francisco - FABL 29 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.00 .333 0.91 0.0 999
Total FABL 4 0 0 0 0 2.25 8.0 6 2 2 1 1 7 0 0 0.88 .250 3.43 203.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1953 Pensacola - R P 7 7 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 42.2 1.27 +0.1 .914
1954 Pensacola - R P 13 13 6 9 0 16 1 .938 81.0 1.67 +2.3 .984
1955 Pensacola - R P 13 13 2 9 2 12 1 .917 80.1 1.23 +0.8 1.055
1956 Pensacola - R P 13 13 6 15 1 21 0 1.000 85.0 2.22 +2.1 1.112
1957 Trenton - A P 4 4 4 2 0 6 0 1.000 36.2 1.47 +0.3 1.954
1957 Everett - A P 4 4 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 29.0 0.62 +0.5 .995
1957 Pensacola - R P 8 8 4 7 0 12 1 .917 68.0 1.46 +3.3 1.107
1958 Richmond - AAA P 4 4 1 9 0 11 1 .909 29.2 3.03 -0.1 .916
1958 Harrisburg - AA P 13 13 4 3 0 7 0 1.000 72.2 0.87 +0.5 1.326
1958 Trenton - A P 3 3 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 29.0 2.17 +1.0 1.304
1959 San Francisco - MLB P 38 9 3 9 0 12 0 1.000 86.0 1.26 +1.6 .956
1960 San Francisco - MLB P 32 32 16 17 1 35 2 .943 173.1 1.71 +2.2 1.165
1961 San Francisco - MLB P 9 9 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 47.2 0.94 +0.7 .981
1962 San Francisco - MLB P 15 15 4 5 3 13 4 .692 100.0 0.81 -0.5 .583
1963 San Francisco - MLB P 58 0 6 6 0 13 1 .923 73.2 1.47 +0.6 1.177
1964 San Francisco - MLB P 3 2 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 12.1 1.46 -0.1 1.018
1964 Sacramento - AAA P 25 25 5 10 2 18 3 .833 150.0 0.90 +1.0 .952
1965 San Francisco - MLB P 19 16 5 15 1 20 0 1.000 108.0 1.67 +0.6 1.272
1965 Sacramento - AAA P 8 8 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 56.0 0.96 -0.8 1.059
1966 San Francisco - MLB P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Sacramento - AAA P 5 5 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 35.2 1.01 +0.5 .851
1966 Providence - AA P 22 22 4 10 0 14 0 1.000 135.1 0.93 +0.4 1.274
1967 Sacramento - AAA P 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 7.2 1.17 -0.2 .995
1967 Peoria - A P 23 23 7 11 1 19 1 .947 146.1 1.11 +0.3 1.154
1967 Miami - A P 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 18.0 1.00 +0.1 1.050
TOTAL P 345 251 87 162 11 264 15 .943 1711.0 1.31 +17.5 1.076
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1953 Drafted in the 1953 first-year player draft out of high school (Barton; Brooklyn, NY) by the Washington Eagles. (Round 7, Pick 4, 100th overall pick).
08/06/1953 Injured (radial nerve (elbow) decompression surgery),out for 4-5 months.
03/06/1956 Outstandingly completed training to improve his pitch control at the Washington Eagles development complex.
07/16/1957 Injured (earache),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/22/1957 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Hattiesburg Top Hats with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
08/07/1957 Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Mobile Commodores with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09/20/1957 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Camden Rockets with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
03/11/1958 Unsuccessfully completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the Washington Eagles development complex.
04/30/1958 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Albany Knickerbockers with 15 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
06/20/1958 Injured (acute elbow soreness),out for 6-7 weeks.
12/11/1958 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 1 , Pick 5, 5th overall Pick) by the San Francisco Sailors from the Washington Eagles.
08/01/1959 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 4 days.
08/08/1959 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 5 days.
03/04/1960 Successfully completed training to make one of his poorer pitches more usable at the San Francisco Sailors development complex.
05/31/1960 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
07/16/1960 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 4 days.
08/12/1960 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Kansas City Kings with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09/26/1960 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
10/01/1960 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
05/27/1961 Injured (torn rotator cuff),out for 14 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.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
04/21/1964 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Seattle Thunderbirds with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
12/17/1965 Injured (oblique strain),out for 2 weeks.
05/03/1966 Released by the San Francisco Sailors.
05/11/1966 Signed a minor league contract with the San Francisco Sailors organization.
08/01/1966 Wins the EA Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/05/1966 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Akron Wheels with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/15/1967 Was selected to the 1967 Heartland League All-Star Game.
06/27/1967 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chattanooga Dynamos with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/03/1967 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Roanoke Railroaders with 15 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/25/1967 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/08/1967 Wins the 1967 Heartland League Heartland League Championship Series with the Peoria Pastimers!
03/28/1968 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day.
04/10/1968 Released by the San Francisco organization.
10/14/1968 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1963 58 9
Year L Rank
1960 14 2
Year HLD Rank
1959 1 7
1963 15 1
Year WP Rank
1965 10 6
Year ERA Rank
1960 3.79 6
Year BABIP Rank
1960 .281 7
Year RA Rank
1963 58 9
Year SHO Rank
1960 1 6
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