Charlie Knepper

Charlie Knepper
Pitcher
Born: February 18, 1871(1871-02-18) Anderson, Indiana
Died: February 6, 1946(1946-02-06) (aged 74) Muncie, Indiana
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 26, 1899 for the Cleveland Spiders
Last MLB appearance
September 26, 1899 for the Cleveland Spiders
Career statistics
Win-loss record	4-22
Earned run average	5.78
Strikeouts	43
Teams
Cleveland Spiders (1899)

Charles Knepper (February 18, 1871 in Anderson, Indiana - February 6, 1946 in Muncie, Indiana), was a Major League Baseball player, a right-handed pitcher who batted from the right side.

Knepper spent one season in the majors, pitching for the 1899 Cleveland Spiders, a notoriously futile team that set a major league record by losing 134 games. Knepper was one of that team's primary starting pitchers, and he tied Jim Hughey for the team lead with four wins. He also ranked among the National League's leaders in several undesirable pitching categories, including home runs allowed (second, with 11), losses (fourth, with 22), earned runs allowed (seventh, with 141), and wild pitches (tenth, with eight).

Knepper was notoriously slow afoot. During a game on June 24, 1899, he hit a double, and the next day The Plain Dealer's game recap stated that "a hay wagon drawn by lame horses could have reached third, but Knepper is no hay wagon and had no lame horses to assist him".^[1]

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

References

1. ^ James, Bill. The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract, Simon and Schuster, 2003, p. 59. ISBN 9780743227223

Persondata
Name	Knepper, Charlie
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	February 18, 1871
Place of birth	Anderson, Indiana
Date of death	February 6, 1946
Place of death	Muncie, Indiana