Ed Knouff
| Ed Knouff | |
|---|---|
 1887 baseball card of Knouff | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: June 1867 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| Died: September 14, 1900 (aged 33) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 1, 1885, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 7, 1889, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 20–20 |
| Earned run average | 4.17 |
| Strikeouts | 128 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Edward Augustine "Fred" Knouff (June 1867 – September 14, 1900) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher from 1885 to 1889. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Browns, and Cleveland Blues.
Biography
[edit]Knouff started his professional baseball career in 1884, at the age of seventeen, with Newark of the Eastern League. He played in various leagues until 1892.[1]
In 1897, Knouff was serving as a Philadelphia firefighter when he fell and broke his back. Doctors were unable to help him, and Knouff remained in a hospital until his death in 1900.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ed Knouff Minor Leagues Statistics & History".
- ^ The New York Times obituary, September 16, 1900.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet · Baseball Almanac
Media related to Ed Knouff at Wikimedia Commons
