Lon Knight
[edit] Biography
Lon Knight (Alonzo P. Knight) was born on June 16, 1853 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on September 4, 1875 for the Philadelphia Athletics. In 1876, his rookie year, he hit .250 with 0 home runs and 24 RBI. Knight played for the Philadelphia Athletics, Worcester Ruby Legs, Detroit Wolverines and Providence Grays over the course of his 8 year career.
Most people believe that Lon Knight's best season was 1883, when he knocked in 53 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1875
| ATH
| n
| 13
| 47
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 2
| .128
| .128
| .170
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1876
| PHI
| N
| 55
| 240
| 32
| 60
| 0
| 24
| .250
| .256
| .313
| 9
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1880
| WOR
| N
| 49
| 201
| 31
| 48
| 0
| 21
| .239
| .257
| .323
| 11
| 3
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1881
| DET
| N
| 83
| 340
| 67
| 92
| 1
| 52
| .271
| .317
| .344
| 16
| 3
| 23
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1882
| DET
| N
| 86
| 347
| 39
| 72
| 0
| 24
| .207
| .242
| .277
| 12
| 6
| 16
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1883
| PHI
| a
| 97
| 429
| 98
| 108
| 1
| 53
| .252
| .287
| .354
| 23
| 9
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1884
| PHI
| a
| 108
| 484
| 94
| 131
| 1
| 0
| .271
| .287
| .364
| 18
| 12
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| PRO
| N
| 25
| 81
| 8
| 13
| 0
| 8
| .160
| .261
| .173
| 1
| 0
| 11
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| PHI
| a
| 29
| 119
| 17
| 25
| 0
| 14
| .210
| .271
| .235
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1885
| Total
|
| 54
| 200
| 25
| 38
| 0
| 22
| .190
| .267
| .210
| 2
| 1
| 20
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 298
| 1209
| 177
| 285
| 1
| 129
| .236
| .270
| .304
| 49
| 15
| 57
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NA
|
| 13
| 47
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 2
| .128
| .128
| .170
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 234
| 1032
| 209
| 264
| 2
| 67
| .256
| .285
| .345
| 42
| 22
| 40
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 545
| 2288
| 391
| 555
| 3
| 198
| .243
| .274
| .319
| 93
| 37
| 97
| 71
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1875
| ATH
| n
| P
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 25
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1875
| ATH
| n
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1876
| PHI
| N
| P
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 33
| 41
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .804
|
| 1876
| PHI
| N
| 2B
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 4
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .656
|
| 1876
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 91
| 3
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .922
|
| 1876
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1880
| WOR
| N
| OF
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 47
| 22
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .863
|
| 1881
| DET
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1881
| DET
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1881
| DET
| N
| OF
| 82
| 0
| 0
| 116
| 21
| 17
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .890
|
| 1882
| DET
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .850
|
| 1882
| DET
| N
| OF
| 84
| 0
| 0
| 112
| 25
| 21
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .867
|
| 1883
| PHI
| a
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1883
| PHI
| a
| OF
| 93
| 0
| 0
| 123
| 22
| 24
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .858
|
| 1883
| PHI
| a
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1884
| PHI
| a
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1884
| PHI
| a
| OF
| 108
| 0
| 0
| 158
| 36
| 19
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .911
|
| 1884
| PHI
| a
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1885
| PRO
| N
| OF
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 39
| 6
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1885
| PRO
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1885
| PHI
| a
| OF
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 49
| 9
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .921
|
| 1885
| PHI
| a
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1885
| Total
|
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1885
| Total
|
| RF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1885
| Total
|
| OF
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 88
| 15
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .936
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 12
| 13
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .723
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 43
| 71
| 23
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .832
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 117
| 3
| 11
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .916
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 479
| 0
| 0
| 659
| 141
| 102
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .887
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1875
| ATH
| n
| 13
| 13
| 6
| 5
| 2.44
| 15
| 73
| 29
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 107
| 114
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1876
| PHI
| N
| 34
| 32
| 10
| 22
| 2.62
| 12
| 288
| 82
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 282
| 383
| 0
| 34
| 0
| 23
| 0
|
| 1884
| PHI
| a
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 9.00
| 2
| 19
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 24
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1885
| PRO
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6.75
| 1
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1885
| PHI
| a
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.80
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1885
| Total
|
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.00
| 2
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 8
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 35
| 32
| 10
| 22
| 2.67
| 13
| 292
| 85
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 286
| 387
| 1
| 38
| 0
| 24
| 0
|
| Total
| NA
|
| 13
| 13
| 6
| 5
| 2.44
| 15
| 73
| 29
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 107
| 114
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 7.11
| 3
| 20
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 28
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 51
| 46
| 16
| 28
| 2.82
| 31
| 385
| 129
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 412
| 529
| 1
| 56
| 0
| 25
| 1
|
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