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Jay Knight Third Base
Retired (1996, Age 40)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .303 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .870 Status Deceased (2034) Option Years 0  
H 2519 Age at Death 78 Date of Birth 09-01-1956
HR 326 Drafted Round 1, Pick 7
(1974)		 Majors Svc Time 17 years
(44 games)
RBI 1398
SB 342
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D 
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L C+ Velocity F    Mentor vR C-
Speed C  Bunt D  Control D-   Mentor vL C-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 2
1B A  (87.9%) LF D- (5.4%) Arm A- WS Appearances 2
2B --- CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 5
3B A+ (100%) RF C  (36.2%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 3
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1974 Minors 18 54.00 5 / 7 12 / 12 2 / 4 3 / 10 6 / 6 9 / 9 6 / 6 43 / 54
1975 Minors 19 61.00 9 / 13 6 / 10 3 / 4 3 / 6 5 / 7 9 / 9 12 / 12 47 / 61
1976 Minors 20 62.00 5 / 9 11 / 12 4 / 9 5 / 10 5 / 6 8 / 9 6 / 7 44 / 62
1977 Minors 21 68.00 6 / 15 2 / 5 3 / 13 2 / 8 5 / 8 9 / 10 6 / 9 33 / 68
1978 Minors 22 58.00 3 / 9 1 / 6 2 / 10 4 / 9 3 / 9 5 / 12 1 / 3 19 / 58
1979 Minors 23 73.00 9 / 16 3 / 9 3 / 12 3 / 8 6 / 8 1 / 7 8 / 13 33 / 73
1979 Majors 23 11.82 24 22 0 0 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 0 2 / 2 2 / 2 5 / 11
1980 Majors 24 81.52 162 146 0 3 / 17 3 / 7 0 / 6 4 / 12 3 / 15 5 / 11 6 / 13 24 / 81
1981 Majors 25 82.15 162 136 0 2 / 8 2 / 12 1 / 12 0 / 9 1 / 19 5 / 14 1 / 8 12 / 82
1982 Majors 26 74.06 162 146 0 2 / 17 2 / 9 0 / 10 1 / 12 0 / 7 2 / 11 1 / 8 8 / 74
1983 Majors 27 82.75 162 146 0 1 / 8 1 / 7 1 / 11 1 / 12 2 / 13 5 / 13 4 / 18 15 / 82
1984 Majors 28 66.66 137 125 25 0 / 9 2 / 8 1 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 11 0 / 14 1 / 8 4 / 66
1985 Majors 29 65.33 162 146 0 0 / 9 0 / 7 1 / 8 0 / 12 0 / 6 1 / 12 0 / 11 2 / 65
1986 Majors 30 55.98 146 120 16 0 / 12 0 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 7 1 / 9 0 / 5 1 / 55
1987 Majors 31 60.41 149 135 13 0 / 11 0 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 5 1 / 10 0 / 12 1 / 60
1988 Majors 32 65.33 162 146 0 0 / 14 0 / 10 0 / 7 0 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 9 0 / 8 0 / 65
1989 Majors 33 65.33 162 147 0 0 / 6 0 / 8 0 / 11 0 / 9 0 / 11 1 / 7 1 / 13 2 / 65
1990 Majors 34 65.33 162 146 0 -1 / 9 -5 / 13 -3 / 10 -4 / 8 -9 / 5 -3 / 10 -1 / 10 -26 / 65
1991 Majors 35 65.78 162 144 0 -1 / 12 -6 / 3 -4 / 10 -5 / 10 -3 / 13 -4 / 11 -1 / 6 -24 / 65
1992 Majors 36 66.26 162 142 0 0 / 10 -6 / 12 0 / 9 -6 / 8 -9 / 11 -4 / 10 -1 / 6 -26 / 66
1993 Majors 37 59.73 145 128 17 0 / 3 -5 / 12 -2 / 7 -5 / 13 -3 / 7 -2 / 6 -1 / 11 -18 / 59
1994 Majors 38 49.20 162 86 0 -4 / 4 -5 / 5 -1 / 13 -6 / 7 -6 / 10 -1 / 3 0 / 7 -23 / 49
1995 Majors 39 34.21 162 44 0 -3 / 5 -8 / 6 -5 / 5 -6 / 4 -7 / 1 -3 / 8 1 / 5 -31 / 34
1996 Majors 40 19.28 162 9 0 -2 / 4 -2 / 3 -3 / 4 -8 / 2 -6 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 3 -21 / 19
Total 2707 2114 71 34 / 229 9 / 189 3 / 198 -14 / 206 -7 / 196 47 / 217 52 / 204 124 / 1439
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1996-11-01Jay Knight has retired from the Atlanta Engineers
1993-08-03Jay Knight of the Atlanta Engineers is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1989-07-05Trade #1185474 has been completed between the Atlanta Engineers and the Florida Flamingos. The Florida Flamingos receive Earl Kleven, Jim Smith, Carlos Milliken from the Atlanta Engineers in exchange for Jay Knight, Ted Merchant.
1989-06-21The Florida Flamingos have placed Jay Knight on the trade block.
1987-05-19Jay Knight of the Florida Flamingos is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1986-07-22Jay Knight of the Florida Flamingos is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1984-04-21Jay Knight of the Florida Flamingos is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1983-04-19Trade #1135885 has been completed between the Florida Flamingos and the Los Angeles Blue. The Los Angeles Blue receive Bill Senteney, Floyd Waitkus, Harry Covington, Choke Paschal, Ben Bender, Johnny Calvo, Draft Pick 1986 Round 2 FLA (Nick Green), Draft Pick 1985 Round 2 FLA (Gavvy Hernandez), Draft Pick 1984 Round 1 FLA (Deron Parks) from the Florida Flamingos in exchange for Shug McGraw, Jay Knight, Wade McCormick. Protest This Trade.
1980-03-25The Brooklyn SweatHogs have promoted Jay Knight to the major league team. The Brooklyn SweatHogs have promoted William Mayer to the major league team.
1979-09-26The Brooklyn SweatHogs have promoted Keith Madden to the major league team. The Brooklyn SweatHogs have designated Buck Berly for assignment. The Brooklyn SweatHogs have sent Jay Knight to the minors.
1979-08-29The Brooklyn SweatHogs have promoted Jay Knight to the major league team.
1977-04-26The Brooklyn SweatHogs have renamed Carl Boyer to Jay Knight.
1972-09-12A trade has been completed between the Boston Sand Cats and the Brooklyn SweatHogs. The Brooklyn SweatHogs receive Onan Knell, Ed Kardow, Draft Pick 1974 Round 1 BOS (Carl Boyer) from the Boston Sand Cats in exchange for Alex Gorman, J.J. Hunderfield. Protest This Trade.