Ed Knouff

Ed Knouff
Ed Knouff
	Pitcher
	Born: June 1868; Philadelphia
	Died: September 14, 1900 (aged 32); Philadelphia
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	July 1, 1885, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
	June 7, 1889, for the Philadelphia Athletics
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	20-20
Strikeouts	128
Earned run average	4.17
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Philadelphia Athletics (1885); Baltimore Orioles (1886–87); St. Louis Browns (1887–88); Cleveland Blues (1888); Philadelphia Athletics (1889);

Edward "Fred" Knouff (June 1868 – September 14, 1900), was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1885 to 1889. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics, St. Louis Browns, Baltimore Orioles, and Cleveland Blues.

Knouff started his professional baseball career in 1884, at the age of 16, with Newark of the Eastern League. He bounced around various leagues until 1892.^[1]

In 1897, Knouff was serving as a Philadelphia firefighter when he fell and broke his back. Doctors were unable to help him, and he lingered on a cot in a hospital until his death in 1900.^[2]

References

^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=knouff001ed-
^ New York Times obituary, September 16, 1900.

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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[1] ttp://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=knouff001ed-

[2] New York Times obituary, September 16, 1900.

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