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Elmer Knetzer

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Full Name: Elmer Ellsworth Knetzer Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 5' 10"/180 First Game: September 11, 1909
Birthdate: July 22, 1885 Final Game: June 18, 1917
Birthplace: Carrick, Pennsylvania MLB Experience: 8 years
Died: October 3, 1975
Deathplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Pitching Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
    • 2.3 Batting Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Born on July 22, 1885 in Carrick, Pennsylvania, Elmer Knetzer (Elmer Ellsworth Knetzer) played for the Brooklyn Superbas, Pittsburgh Rebels, Cincinnati Reds and Boston Braves over the course of his 8 year career. Knetzer broke into the bigs on September 11, 1909 with the Brooklyn Superbas, and put up a 3.19 ERA in 132.2 innings pitched in 1910, his rookie year.

There is some disagreement on what was Elmer Knetzer's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1914, when he posted a 2.88 ERA, won 20 games and struck out 146 batters. However, others believe that it was 1915, when he posted a 2.58 ERA, won 18 games and struck out 120 batters.

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[edit] Pitching Stats

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1909 BRO N 5 4 1 3 3.03 7 22 12 3 0 0 35.2 33 2 22 0 1 0
1910 BRO N 20 15 7 5 3.19 56 63 47 10 3 0 132.2 122 1 60 0 7 1
1911 BRO N 35 20 11 12 3.49 66 101 79 11 3 0 204 202 1 93 0 3 1
1912 BRO N 33 16 7 9 4.55 61 86 71 4 1 0 140.1 135 6 70 0 5 4
1914 PIT F 37 30 20 12 2.88 146 123 87 20 3 1 272 257 9 88 0 2 2
1915 PIT F 41 33 18 14 2.58 120 105 80 22 3 3 279 256 5 89 0 4 1
1916 CIN N 36 16 5 12 2.89 70 76 55 12 0 1 171.1 161 6 48 0 3 3
1916 BOS N 2 0 0 2 7.20 2 9 4 0 0 0 5 11 0 2 0 1 0
1916 TOT N 38 16 5 14 3.01 72 85 59 12 0 1 176.1 172 6 50 0 4 3
1917 CIN N 11 0 0 0 2.96 7 18 9 0 0 1 27.1 29 0 12 0 1 2
Total NL 142 71 31 43 3.48 269 375 277 40 7 2 716.1 693 16 307 0 21 11
Total FL 78 63 38 26 2.73 266 228 167 42 6 4 551 513 14 177 0 6 3
Total 220 134 69 69 3.15 535 603 444 82 13 6 1267.1 1206 30 484 0 27 14

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1909 BRO N P 5 0 0 2 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .941
1910 BRO N P 20 0 0 3 32 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .897
1911 BRO N P 35 20 203.2 7 51 3 2 0 3 31 28 3 .951
1912 BRO N P 33 0 0 4 34 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .950
1914 PIT F P 37 0 0 6 88 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 .940
1915 PIT F P 41 0 0 12 80 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .968
1916 CIN N P 36 0 0 5 59 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .970
1916 BOS N P 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1916 TOT N P 38 0 0 5 63 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .971
1917 CIN N P 11 0 0 2 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .917
Total P 220 20 203.2 41 371 22 7 0 3 31 28 3 .949

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1909 BRO N 5 12 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1910 BRO N 20 38 5 2 0 0 .053 .182 .053 0 0 4 16 2 3 1 0 0
1911 BRO N 35 62 2 6 0 1 .097 .138 .129 0 1 2 34 1 5 0 0 0
1912 BRO N 33 37 2 5 0 2 .135 .238 .135 0 0 4 14 1 4 0 0 0
1914 PIT F 37 91 6 9 0 3 .099 .109 .110 1 0 1 35 0 9 0 0 0
1915 PIT F 41 91 8 12 0 2 .132 .151 .143 1 0 1 27 1 8 0 0 0
1916 CIN N 37 52 0 8 0 2 .154 .154 .192 0 1 0 18 0 4 0 0 0
1916 BOS N 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
1916 TOT N 39 52 0 8 0 2 .154 .170 .192 0 1 0 18 1 4 0 0 0
1917 CIN N 11 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total NL 143 204 9 21 0 5 .103 .164 .123 0 2 10 82 5 16 1 0 0
Total FL 78 182 14 21 0 5 .115 .130 .126 2 0 2 62 1 17 0 0 0
Total 221 386 23 42 0 10 .109 .149 .124 2 2 12 144 6 33 1 0 0

[edit] Transactions

  • Sold by Pittsburg Rebels to Boston Braves with Frank Allen (February 10, 1916).
  • Sold by Boston Braves to Cincinnati Reds (April, 1916).

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