Ed Knouff

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Ed Knouff
File:Ed Knouff.jpg
1887 baseball card of Knouff
Pitcher
Born: June 1867
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: September 14, 1900(1900-09-14) (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 record20–20
Earned run average4.17
Strikeouts128
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Managerial record at Baseball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
Teams

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

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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

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  1. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ The New York Times obituary, September 16, 1900.
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  • Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors)
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