- Otto Knabe
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Otto Knabe Second baseman Born: June 12, 1884
Carrick, PennsylvaniaDied: May 17, 1961 (aged 76)
Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaBatted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut October 3, 1905 for the Pittsburgh Pirates Last MLB appearance September 25, 1916 for the Chicago Cubs Career statistics Games played 1278 Hits 1103 Batting average .247 Teams As player
- Pittsburgh Pirates (1905, 1916)
- Philadelphia Phillies (1907–1913)
- Baltimore Terrapins (1914–1915)
- Chicago Cubs (1916)
As manager
Career highlights and awards - Led the National League in Sacrifice Hits 4 times (1907-08, 1910 and 1913).
- Philadelphia Phillies Career Leader in Sacrifice Hits (216).
Franz Otto Knabe (June 12, 1884 – May 17, 1961), also known as "Dutch", was an American Major league second baseman from Carrick, Pennsylvania, who played for four different teams.[1] He was the player-manager for the only two season the Baltimore Terrapins and the Federal League were in existence.[2]
Knabe twice received a single vote for the Baseball Hall of Fame, once in 1939, and the other in 1942.[3] He died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was interred at New Cathedral Cemetery.[4]
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
Categories:- 1884 births
- 1961 deaths
- American people of German descent
- Baseball players from Pennsylvania
- Major League Baseball second basemen
- Baseball player–managers
- Pittsburgh Pirates players
- Philadelphia Phillies players
- Baltimore Terrapins players
- Chicago Cubs players
- Minor league baseball managers
- Colorado Springs Millionaires players
- Pueblo Indians players
- Richmond Virginians (minor league) players
- American baseball second baseman stubs
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