Ed Knouff

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
	Philadelphia Athletics (1885); Baltimore Orioles (1886–87); St. Louis Browns (1887–88); Cleveland Blues (1888); Philadelphia Athletics (1889);

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

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

↑ "Ed Knouff Minor Leagues Statistics & History".
↑ The New York Times obituary, September 16, 1900.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet · Baseball Almanac
Media related to Ed Knouff at Wikimedia Commons

[1] "Ed Knouff Minor Leagues Statistics & History".

[2] The New York Times obituary, September 16, 1900.

[1]

[2]

This page was redesigned at the edge.

A page that knows where it met you.

Ed Knouff

Biography

References

External links