- Mike Knode
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Kenneth Thomson Knode Infielder Born: November 8, 1895
Westminster, MarylandDied: December 20, 1980 (aged 85)
South Bend, IndianaBatted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut June 28, 1920 for the St. Louis Cardinals Last MLB appearance September 26, 1920 for the St. Louis Cardinals Career statistics At bats 65 RBI 12 Batting average .231 Teams Career highlights and awards Kenneth Thomson "Mike" Knode (November 8, 1895 – December 20, 1980) was an American football and baseball player.
Knode was born in Westminster, Maryland in 1895. He attended both the University of Maryland and University of Michigan, playing football and baseball at both institutions. At Michigan, he was the starting quarterback of the undefeated 1918 Michigan Wolverines football team that was recognized as the national championship team of the 1918 college football season. He scored Michigan's final touchdown against Michigan Agricultural College in 1918 on a 30-yard run after faking a pass.
In 1920, he played Major League Baseball as a rightfielder, second baseman and shortstop for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 42 games, he accumulated a .231 batting average and a .306 on base percentage.[1]
His younger brother Robert Knode also played quarterback for the Michigan Wolverines football team,[2] and played for the Cleveland Indians from 1923 to 1926.[3]
Knode died on December 20, 1980 in South Bend, Indiana at the age of 85. The University of Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame posthumously inducted Knode in 1985.[4]
References
- ^ "Mike Knode". Baseball-Reference.com. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/knodemi01.shtml. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
- ^ "1922 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. http://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1922fbt.htm.
- ^ "Ray Knode". Baseball-Reference.com. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/knodera01.shtml. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
- ^ Wall of Fame, University of Maryland, retrieved June 4, 2011.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
Maryland Terrapins starting quarterbacks William W. Skinner (1892) • Howard Strickler (1893) • George Harris (1894) • No team (1895) • Frank Kenly (1896–1898) • Earl Sappington (1899) • DuVal Dickey (1900) • Tom Bryan (1901) • Joshua Matthews (1902) • Edmund Mayo (1903) • J. V. Gill (1904) • Harold Caul (1905) • Curley Byrd (1906–1907) • Jack Crapster (1908) • Burton Shipley (1909–1912) • Mike Knode (1913–1915) • Jamie Smith (1916) • Ray Knode (1916–1919) • Johnny Groves (1920–1923) • Bill Supplee (1924) • Kirkland Besley (1924) • Edward Tenney (1925) • Gordon Kessler (1926–1928) • William W. Evans (1929–1930) • Al Woods (1930–1932) • George V. Chalmers (1931) • Ray Poppelman (1930–1932) • Dick Nelson (1933) • Norwood Sothoron (1934) • Jack Stonebraker (1935) • Coleman Headley (1935) • Charlie Weidinger (1936–1938) • Mearle DuVall (1939–1940) • Tommy Mont (1941–1942) • Joe Makar (1943) • Sal Fastuca (1944) • Vic Turyn (1945–1948) • Stan Lavine (1949) • Jack Scarbath (1950–1952) • Bob DeStefano (1950) • Bernie Faloney (1953) • Charlie Boxold (1953–1954) • Frank Tamburello (1955) • John Fritsch (1956) • Bob Rusevlyan (1957–1958) • Dale Betty (1959–1960) • Dick Novak (1959–1961) • Dick Shiner (1961–1963) • Ken Ambrusko (1964) • Phil Petry (1964–1965) • Alan Pastrana (1966–1968) • Chuck Drimal (1967) • Jim Sniscak (1967) • Dennis O'Hara (1969) • Jeff Shugars (1969–1970) • Al Neville (1971–1973) • Bob Avellini (1972–1974) • Mark Manges (1975–1977) • Larry Dick (1975–1977) • Tim O'Hare (1978) • Bob Milkovich (1979) • Mike Tice (1979–1980) • Brent Dewitz (1981) • Boomer Esiason (1981–1983) • Stan Gelbaugh (1984–1985) • Frank Reich (1984) • Dan Henning (1986–1987) • Neil O'Donnell (1988–1989) • Scott Zolak (1990) • Jim Sandwisch (1991) • John Kaleo (1991–1992) • Scott Milanovich (1993–1995) • Kevin Foley (1993–1994) • Brian Cummings (1995–1997) • Ken Mastrole (1996–1998) • Randall Jones (1998) • Latrez Harrison (1999) • Calvin McCall (1999–2000) • Shaun Hill (2000–2001) • Scott McBrien (2002–2003) • Joel Statham (2004–2005) • Sam Hollenbach (2004–2006) • Jordan Steffy (2007–2008) • Chris Turner (2007–2009) • Jamarr Robinson (2009–2010) • Danny O'Brien (2010–2011) • C. J. Brown (2011– )
Michigan Wolverines starting quarterbacks Barmore (1880) • Horton (1881) • Beach (1882) • McNeil (1883–1885) • Morrow (1886) • Farrand (1887) • Smith (1888) • Abbott (1889) • Holden (1890) • Sherman (1891) • Sanderson (1892) • Greenleaf (1893–1894) • Baird (1893–1895) • Richards (1895–1897) • Drumheller (1896) • Felver (1896–1897) • Talcott (1898) • Street (1899) • McGinnis (1900) • Weeks (1901–1902) • Norcross (1903–1905) • Barlow (1905) • Workman (1906) • Wasmund (1907–1909) • McMillan (1910–1911) • Huebel (1912) • Hughitt (1913–1914) • Roehm (1915) • Sparks (1916, 1919) • Weston (1917) • Knode (1918) • Bank (1920–1921) • Uteritz (1921–1923) • Rockwell (1924) • Friedman (1925–1926) • Hoffman (1927) • Rich (1928) • Simrall (1929) • Tessmer (1930–1931) • Newman (1930–1932) • Fay (1933) • Jennings (1934) • Renner (1935) • Barclay (1936) • Farmer (1937) • Evashevski (1938–1940) • Ceithaml (1941–1942) • Wiese (1943) • Ponsetto (1944–1945) • Yerges (1945–1947) • Elliott (1948) • Ghindia (1949) • Putich (1950) • Topor (1951–1952) • Baldacci (1953–1954) • Maddock (1955) • Van Pelt (1956–1957) • Ptacek (1958) • Noskin (1959) • Stamos (1960–1961) • Glinka (1960–1961) • Timberlake (1962–1964) • Gabler (1965) • Vidmer (1965–1967) • Brown (1967–1968) • Moorhead (1969–1970) • Slade (1971) • Franklin (1972–1974) • Leach (1975–1978) • Dickey (1979) • Wangler (1979–1980) • Smith (1981–1983) • Zurbrugg (1984) • Harbaugh (1984–1986) • Brown (1987–1988) • Taylor (1987–1989) • Grbac (1989–1992) • Collins (1993–1994) • Dreisbach (1995–1996) • Griese (1995–1997) • Brady (1998–1999) • Henson (2000) • Navarre (2000–2003) • Henne (2004–2007) • Threet (2008) • Forcier (2009) • Robinson (2010– )1918 Michigan Wolverines football—national champions Theo Adams | Ted Boville | Abe Cohn | Frank Czysz | Robert J. Dunne | William Fortune | Paul Freeman | Angus Goetz | Arthur Karpus | Mike Knode | Chester Morrison | John Perrin | Frank Steketee | Eddie Usher | Ernie Vick
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