Jimmy Knowles (baseball)
Appearance
Jimmy Knowles | |
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Third baseman / First baseman | |
Born: Toronto, Canada West | September 5, 1856|
Died: February 11, 1912 Jersey City, New Jersey | (aged 55)|
Batted: Right Threw: Unknown | |
MLB debut | |
May 2, 1884, for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 12, 1892, for the New York Giants | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .241 |
Home runs | 9 |
Runs batted in | 132 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
James Knowles (September 5, 1856 – February 11, 1912), nicknamed "Darby",[1] was a Canadian Major League Baseball player who played mainly at the third base, but did play significant time at first base as well, for six different teams in his five-season career from 1884 to 1892.[2] Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Knowles died at the age of 55 in Jersey City, New Jersey, and is interred at Bayview – New York Bay Cemetery in Jersey City.[2]
References
- ^ "Jimmy Knowles' career statistics". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
- ^ a b "Jimmy Knowles' career statistics". retrosheet.org. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference
Categories:
- 1856 births
- 1912 deaths
- Canadian expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Baseball players from Toronto
- Major League Baseball third basemen
- Major League Baseball first basemen
- 19th-century baseball players
- Pittsburgh Alleghenys players
- New York Metropolitans players
- Washington Nationals (1886–1889) players
- Rochester Broncos players
- New York Giants (NL) players
- Brooklyn Atlantics (AA) players
- Major League Baseball players from Canada
- Pottsville Antarcites players
- Washington Nationals (minor league) players
- Rochester Maroons players
- Jersey City Skeeters players
- Rochester Jingoes players
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
- Albany Senators players
- Elmira Gladiators players
- Providence Grays (minor league) players
- Atlanta Crackers players
- Norfolk Jewels players
- Burials at Bayview – New York Bay Cemetery
- Baseball third baseman stubs
- Baseball first baseman stubs