Jack Knott
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Born: March 2, 1907 Dallas, Texas |
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Died: October 13, 1981 (aged 74) Brownwood, Texas |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 13, 1933, for the St. Louis Browns | |||
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| May 15, 1946, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 82–103 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.97 | ||
| Strikeouts | 484 | ||
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John Henry Knott (March 2, 1907 – October 13, 1981) born in Dallas, Texas was a pitcher for the St. Louis Browns (1933–38), Chicago White Sox (1938–40) and Philadelphia Athletics (1941–42 and 1946).
He led the American League in saves (7) in 1935 and earned runs allowed (156) in 1936, and home runs allowed (25) in 1937. In 11 seasons he had an 82–103 win-loss record in 325 games, with 192 games started, 62 complete games, 4 shutouts, 77 games finished, 19 saves, 1,557 innings pitched, 1,787 hits allowed, 991 runs allowed, 860 earned runs allowed, 140 home runs allowed, 642 walks, 484 strikeouts, and a 4.97 ERA.
Knott served in the military during World War II, being wounded on 10 January 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge.
He was an alumnus of Southern Methodist University and died in Brownwood, Texas at the age of 74.
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