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+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	15-17 / in Starts: 14-16
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	32 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 118 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	74 (27-30-17)
Avg. MLBer w/ 118 PAs	12
Avg. Runners on Base	76 (34-26-15)

Most Driven In
C Milan	3
T Walker	2
J Flynn	2
G Schaefer	1
E Foster	1
R Morgan	0
D Moeller	0

Most Driven In By
G McBride	3
J Henry	1
E Ainsmith	1
H Shanks	1
D Moeller	1
W Johnson	1
E Foster	0
D Walker	0

1912 Batting Game Log

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1912 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	669	1	Apr 11	WSH	@	PHA	L,2-4	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		1		1		.000	.500	.000	.500	5	.87	0.057	2.30	0.09%	0.74	2B
2	670	2	Apr 12	WSH	@	PHA	L,1-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.333	.000	.333	5	1.14	-0.027	2.82	-0.04%	-0.34	2B
3	671	3	Apr 15	WSH	@	NYY	W,1-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0		.000	.222	.000	.222	6	1.36	-0.123	2.87	-0.16%	-0.79	2B
4	672	4	Apr 16	WSH	@	NYY	W,10-3	CG	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0		.091	.286	.091	.377	6	.45	0.058	1.03	0.08%	0.25	2B
5	673	5	Apr 19	WSH		PHA	W,6-0	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0		0		.077	.294	.077	.371	6	.89	-0.028	2.48	-0.05%	-0.41	2B
6	674	6	Apr 20	WSH		PHA	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.118	.286	.118	.403	6	1.52	-0.081	4.36	-0.14%	-0.59	2B
7	675	8 (1)	Apr 24	WSH	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		0		0		.100	.280	.100	.380	6	.63	-0.042	1.87	-0.07%	-0.78	2B
8	676	9	Apr 25	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.091	.286	.091	.377	6	.84	-0.069	2.78	-0.14%	-0.69	2B
9	677	10	Apr 26	WSH		NYY	L,2-10	CG(8)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1		0		.080	.258	.080	.338	6	.83	0.080	2.13	0.12%	0.49	2B
10	678	11	Apr 27	WSH		NYY	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0		.069	.229	.069	.298	6	.36	-0.036	.85	-0.05%	-0.67	2B
11	679	12	Apr 29	WSH		NYY	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.094	.237	.094	.331	6	.91	0.037	2.36	0.06%	0.32	2B
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	680	13	May 1	WSH		BOS	W,2-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0		.086	.220	.086	.305	6	1.58	-0.097	5.06	-0.19%	-1.01	2B
13	681	14	May 2	WSH		BOS	L,5-6	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0		1		.108	.267	.108	.375	6	.98	0.037	3.26	0.08%	0.72	2B
14	682	15	May 3	WSH		BOS	W,5-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1		0		0		.103	.271	.103	.373	6	.31	-0.005	.97	-0.01%	-0.35	2B
15	683	16	May 4	WSH		BOS	W,8-7	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.119	.275	.143	.417	6	1.86	0.144	6.20	0.29%	0.25	2B
16	684	17	May 7	WSH		CHW	L,0-1	CG(5)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.114	.264	.136	.401	6	2.31	-0.118	8.75	-0.27%	-1.01	2B
17	685	18	May 8	WSH		CHW	L,6-7	CG	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		1		.149	.298	.191	.490	6	1.28	0.204	4.43	0.42%	1.65	2B
18	686	19	May 9	WSH		CHW	L,2-7	CG	4	4	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1		0		.176	.311	.255	.566	6	1.38	0.064	4.36	0.12%	0.51	1B
19	687	20	May 10	WSH		CHW	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.164	.292	.236	.529	6	1.10	-0.112	3.18	-0.20%	-1.21	1B
20	688	21	May 11	WSH		CLE	W,8-0	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0		0		.155	.300	.224	.524	6	.44	0.017	.90	0.02%	-1.18	1B
21	689	26 (4)	May 18	WSH		SLB	L,2-8	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0		1		.164	.311	.230	.540	6	.39	0.035	.66	0.04%	0.26	2B
22	690	27	May 20	WSH		SLB	W,5-4	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0		0		.159	.321	.222	.543	6	.60	-0.007	.88	-0.01%	0.16	2B
23	691	28	May 21	WSH		DET	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.152	.309	.212	.521	6	.99	-0.075	1.79	-0.08%	-0.51	2B
24	692	29	May 22	WSH		DET	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.157	.306	.214	.520	6	.85	0.062	1.39	0.06%	0.85	2B
25	693	30	May 23	WSH		DET	W,5-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.151	.303	.205	.509	6	.71	-0.041	1.20	-0.04%	-0.42	2B
26	694	31	May 24	WSH	@	NYY	L,6-11	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		0		0		.160	.323	.213	.536	6	.92	0.028	1.53	0.03%	0.57	2B
27	695	32	May 25 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.165	.320	.215	.535	6	1.14	-0.009	1.80	-0.01%	0.02	2B
28	696	34 (1)	May 27	WSH	@	NYY	L,5-10	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0		0		0		.169	.317	.217	.534	6	1.27	0.067	1.59	0.05%	0.15	1B
29	697	35	May 28	WSH	@	NYY	W,8-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.172	.314	.218	.533	6	.34	-0.014	.40	-0.01%	-0.41	1B
30	698	36	May 29 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,8-21	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.170	.311	.216	.527	4	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.25	2B
31	699	38 (1)	May 30 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.163	.300	.207	.507	6	1.99	-0.235	2.43	-0.17%	-1.49	2B
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
32	700	61 (22)	Jun 22	WSH	@	PHA	W,12-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.161	.297	.204	.502	6	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.23	2B
							15-17		118	93	10	15	2	1	0	9	17	0	24	1	5		3		4		.161	.297	.204	.502		.95	-0.229	2.37	-0.17%	-5.39

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