Phil Knell
[edit] Biography
Born on March 12, 1865 in Mill Valley, California, Phil Knell (Philip Louis Knell) played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Athletics, Columbus Colts, Washington Senators, Philadelphia Phillies, Louisville Colonels and Cleveland Spiders over the course of his 6 year career. Knell broke into the bigs on July 6, 1888 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and put up a 3.83 ERA in 286.2 innings pitched in 1890, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Phil Knell's best season was 1891, when he posted a 2.92 ERA, won 28 games and struck out 228 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1888
| PIT
| N
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 3.76
| 15
| 19
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 26.1
| 20
| 1
| 18
| 0
| 4
| 5
|
| 1890
| PHI
| P
| 35
| 31
| 22
| 11
| 3.83
| 99
| 199
| 122
| 30
| 2
| 0
| 286.2
| 287
| 10
| 166
| 0
| 22
| 16
|
| 1891
| COL
| a
| 58
| 52
| 28
| 27
| 2.92
| 228
| 228
| 150
| 47
| 5
| 0
| 462
| 363
| 4
| 226
| 0
| 24
| 0
|
| 1892
| WAS
| N
| 22
| 21
| 9
| 13
| 3.65
| 74
| 114
| 69
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 170
| 156
| 4
| 76
| 0
| 11
| 0
|
| 1892
| PHI
| N
| 11
| 9
| 5
| 5
| 4.05
| 43
| 47
| 36
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 80
| 87
| 0
| 35
| 0
| 7
| 0
|
| 1892
| TOT
| N
| 33
| 30
| 14
| 18
| 3.78
| 117
| 161
| 105
| 24
| 1
| 0
| 250
| 243
| 4
| 111
| 0
| 18
| 0
|
| 1894
| PIT
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11.57
| 0
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 11
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1894
| LOU
| N
| 32
| 28
| 7
| 21
| 5.32
| 67
| 237
| 146
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 247
| 330
| 9
| 104
| 0
| 13
| 0
|
| 1894
| TOT
| N
| 33
| 28
| 7
| 21
| 5.49
| 67
| 246
| 155
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 254
| 341
| 9
| 110
| 0
| 14
| 0
|
| 1895
| LOU
| N
| 10
| 6
| 0
| 6
| 6.51
| 19
| 66
| 41
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 56.2
| 75
| 3
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1895
| CLE
| N
| 20
| 13
| 7
| 5
| 5.40
| 30
| 100
| 70
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 116.2
| 149
| 7
| 53
| 0
| 9
| 0
|
| 1895
| TOT
| N
| 30
| 19
| 7
| 11
| 5.76
| 49
| 166
| 111
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 173.1
| 224
| 10
| 74
| 0
| 10
| 0
|
| Total
| PL
|
| 35
| 31
| 22
| 11
| 3.83
| 99
| 199
| 122
| 30
| 2
| 0
| 286.2
| 287
| 10
| 166
| 0
| 22
| 16
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 99
| 80
| 29
| 52
| 4.89
| 248
| 592
| 382
| 64
| 1
| 0
| 703.2
| 828
| 24
| 313
| 0
| 46
| 5
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 58
| 52
| 28
| 27
| 2.92
| 228
| 228
| 150
| 47
| 5
| 0
| 462
| 363
| 4
| 226
| 0
| 24
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 192
| 163
| 79
| 90
| 4.05
| 575
| 1019
| 654
| 141
| 8
| 0
| 1452.1
| 1478
| 38
| 705
| 0
| 92
| 21
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1888
| PIT
| N
| P
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .778
|
| 1890
| PHI
| P
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1890
| PHI
| P
| P
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 67
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .901
|
| 1891
| COL
| a
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1891
| COL
| a
| P
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 40
| 119
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1891
| COL
| a
| OF
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1892
| WAS
| N
| P
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 31
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .902
|
| 1892
| PHI
| N
| P
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .789
|
| 1892
| TOT
| N
| P
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 21
| 40
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .871
|
| 1894
| PIT
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1894
| LOU
| N
| P
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 35
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .794
|
| 1894
| TOT
| N
| P
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 38
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .806
|
| 1895
| LOU
| N
| P
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1895
| CLE
| N
| P
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 25
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .860
|
| 1895
| TOT
| N
| P
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 41
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 192
| 0
| 0
| 118
| 310
| 51
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .894
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1888
| PIT
| N
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .091
| .091
| .091
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1890
| PHI
| P
| 36
| 132
| 19
| 29
| 0
| 18
| .220
| .264
| .288
| 3
| 3
| 7
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1891
| COL
| a
| 66
| 215
| 25
| 34
| 0
| 19
| .158
| .188
| .195
| 2
| 3
| 8
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| WAS
| N
| 22
| 68
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 1
| .118
| .167
| .118
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| PHI
| N
| 11
| 34
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .088
| .162
| .088
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1892
| TOT
| N
| 33
| 102
| 12
| 11
| 0
| 2
| .108
| .165
| .108
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 33
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1894
| PIT
| N
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1894
| LOU
| N
| 32
| 113
| 10
| 31
| 1
| 13
| .274
| .274
| .389
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1894
| TOT
| N
| 33
| 116
| 11
| 31
| 1
| 13
| .267
| .267
| .379
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1895
| LOU
| N
| 10
| 26
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 6
| .231
| .259
| .385
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1895
| CLE
| N
| 20
| 55
| 9
| 11
| 0
| 5
| .200
| .228
| .273
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1895
| TOT
| N
| 30
| 81
| 12
| 17
| 0
| 11
| .210
| .238
| .309
| 4
| 2
| 2
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| PL
|
| 36
| 132
| 19
| 29
| 0
| 18
| .220
| .264
| .288
| 3
| 3
| 7
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 99
| 310
| 35
| 60
| 1
| 26
| .194
| .219
| .261
| 6
| 6
| 8
| 64
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AA
|
| 66
| 215
| 25
| 34
| 0
| 19
| .158
| .188
| .195
| 2
| 3
| 8
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 201
| 657
| 79
| 123
| 1
| 63
| .187
| .218
| .245
| 11
| 12
| 23
| 115
| 3
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
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