Bobby Knoop
[edit] Biography
Bobby Knoop (Robert Frank Knoop) was born on October 18, 1938 in Sioux City, Iowa. He made his Major League debut on April 13, 1964 for the Los Angeles Angels. In 1964, his rookie year, he hit .216 with 7 home runs and 38 RBI. Knoop played for the Los Angeles Angels, California Angels, Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals over the course of his 9 year career.
Most people believe that Bobby Knoop's best season was 1966, when he slugged 17 home runs and knocked in 72 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1964
| LA
| A
| 162
| 486
| 42
| 105
| 7
| 38
| .216
| .289
| .280
| 8
| 1
| 46
| 109
| 5
| 7
| 3
| 6
| 17
|
| 1965
| CAL
| A
| 142
| 465
| 47
| 125
| 7
| 43
| .269
| .313
| .383
| 24
| 4
| 31
| 101
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 5
| 6
|
| 1966
| CAL
| A
| 161
| 590
| 54
| 137
| 17
| 72
| .232
| .282
| .386
| 18
| 11
| 43
| 144
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 8
| 14
|
| 1967
| CAL
| A
| 159
| 511
| 51
| 125
| 9
| 38
| .245
| .305
| .352
| 18
| 5
| 44
| 136
| 1
| 6
| 2
| 13
| 10
|
| 1968
| CAL
| A
| 152
| 494
| 48
| 123
| 3
| 39
| .249
| .301
| .324
| 20
| 4
| 35
| 128
| 3
| 2
| 3
| 6
| 13
|
| 1969
| CHI
| A
| 104
| 345
| 34
| 79
| 6
| 41
| .229
| .301
| .328
| 14
| 1
| 35
| 68
| 2
| 3
| 2
| 3
| 11
|
| 1969
| CAL
| A
| 27
| 71
| 5
| 14
| 1
| 6
| .197
| .318
| .254
| 1
| 0
| 13
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
| 1969
| TOT
| A
| 131
| 416
| 39
| 93
| 7
| 47
| .224
| .304
| .315
| 15
| 1
| 48
| 84
| 2
| 3
| 3
| 4
| 13
|
| 1970
| CHI
| A
| 130
| 402
| 34
| 92
| 5
| 36
| .229
| .290
| .308
| 13
| 2
| 34
| 79
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 7
|
| 1971
| KC
| A
| 72
| 161
| 14
| 33
| 1
| 11
| .205
| .270
| .286
| 8
| 1
| 15
| 36
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 6
|
| 1972
| KC
| A
| 44
| 97
| 8
| 23
| 0
| 7
| .237
| .299
| .289
| 5
| 0
| 9
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
|
| Total
|
|
| 1153
| 3622
| 337
| 856
| 56
| 331
| .236
| .296
| .334
| 129
| 29
| 305
| 833
| 14
| 36
| 16
| 48
| 91
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1964
| LA
| A
| 2B
| 161
| 156
| 1358.2
| 357
| 522
| 20
| 123
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1965
| CAL
| A
| 2B
| 142
| 131
| 1159.2
| 331
| 402
| 22
| 89
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1966
| CAL
| A
| 2B
| 161
| 160
| 1422.2
| 381
| 488
| 17
| 135
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1967
| CAL
| A
| 2B
| 159
| 153
| 1346.1
| 386
| 392
| 11
| 91
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1968
| CAL
| A
| 2B
| 151
| 146
| 1268
| 350
| 425
| 15
| 94
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1969
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 104
| 100
| 873
| 271
| 320
| 9
| 76
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1969
| CAL
| A
| 2B
| 27
| 24
| 210.1
| 64
| 66
| 3
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1969
| TOT
| A
| 2B
| 131
| 124
| 1083.1
| 335
| 386
| 12
| 90
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1970
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 126
| 117
| 1030
| 276
| 403
| 11
| 102
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1971
| KC
| A
| 2B
| 52
| 41
| 398
| 89
| 120
| 7
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1971
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1972
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1972
| KC
| A
| 2B
| 33
| 22
| 228
| 61
| 80
| 4
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 1116
| 1050
| 9294.2
| 2566
| 3218
| 119
| 779
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 5
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Milwaukee Braves (1956).
- Selected by Los Angeles Angels from Milwaukee Braves in the Rule 5 major league draft (December 2, 1963).
- Traded by California Angels to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Sandy Alomar and Bob Priddy (May 14, 1969).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox to Kansas City Royals in exchange for cash and a player to be named later (March 24, 1971); Chicago White Sox received Luis Alcaraz (March 30, 1971).
- Released by Kansas City Royals (October 5, 1972).
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