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Billy Williams League
7-16-2070
Mark Knopfler Shortstop
Retired (1966, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .248 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .716 Status Deceased (2015) Option Years 0  
H 947 Age at Death 85 Date of Birth 11-03-1930
HR 122 Drafted Round 2, Pick 18
(1953)		 Majors Svc Time 11 years
(109 games)
RBI 502
SB 43
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B- Velocity D+   Mentor vR A 
Speed C  Bunt C  Control D-   Mentor vL A 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range C  WS Rings 0
1B C  (36.2%) LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (96.3%) CF ---   Health B  LCS Appearances 0
3B A+ (98.6%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1954 STL-CIN
102
372
38
82
10
3
9
44
43
 70 4 1
2
 1 12
.643
.307
.336
.116
.220
1955 CIN
130
445
59
112
25
1
17
66
53
 76 1 1
5
 12 14
.759
.332
.427
.175
.252
1956 CIN
150
576
75
133
16
2
18
65
65
 110 2 0
5
 4 11
.670
.311
.359
.128
.231
1957 CIN
150
582
87
168
26
2
18
75
65
 85 4 0
7
 9 2
.797
.364
.433
.144
.289
1958 CIN
113
193
21
52
8
4
8
30
17
 28 2 1
1
 3 2
.810
.333
.477
.207
.269
1959 CIN
87
160
29
54
9
3
10
31
13
 23 0 1
4
 4 3
1.004
.385
.619
.281
.338
1960 STL
35
73
8
16
1
1
2
12
8
 13 0 0
1
 1 0
.639
.296
.342
.123
.219
1961 STL
87
227
30
51
6
2
6
19
23
 43 2 2
5
 1 3
.647
.299
.348
.123
.225
1962 STL
117
375
38
86
15
2
9
51
24
 71 2 4
8
 3 7
.629
.277
.352
.123
.229
1963 STL
73
247
31
60
10
0
10
41
23
 38 2 2
2
 2 4
.715
.310
.405
.162
.243
1964 STL
107
328
54
80
18
1
8
38
26
 60 2 2
2
 4 4
.680
.302
.378
.134
.244
1965 STL
88
235
25
53
15
2
7
30
26
 44 0 2
1
 2 6
.696
.300
.396
.170
.226
1966 STL
3
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
 0 0 0
0
 0 0
.000
.000
.000
.000
.000
Total
1242
3820
495
947
159
23
122
502
386
 661 21 16
43
 46 68
.716
.319
.397
.149
.248
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1966-11-01Mark Knopfler has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1966-04-12The St. Louis Cannonballs have waived Mark Knopfler.
1966-04-06The St. Louis Cannonballs have promoted Ed Stewart to the major league team. The St. Louis Cannonballs have designated Mark Knopfler for assignment.
1960-04-05The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired Mark Knopfler from the waiver wire.
1960-04-05The St. Louis Cardinals have demoted Bill Black to the minor leagues.
1960-04-01The Cincinnati Copperheads have promoted George Lewis to the major league team. The Cincinnati Copperheads have promoted Joe Albanese to the major league team. The Cincinnati Copperheads have designated Mark Knopfler for assignment. The Cincinnati Copperheads have designated Eric Grundt for assignment.
1958-08-17The Cincinnati Copperheads have promoted Mark Knopfler to the major league team. The Cincinnati Copperheads have designated Bob Pritchard for assignment.
1954-06-01A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Redlegs and the St. Louis Cardinals. The St. Louis Cardinals receive Al Slocum, Curtis Hall, Tayshaun Prince from the Cincinnati Redlegs in exchange for Eric McDermott, Jimmy McBride, Mark Knopfler, Draft Pick - 1955 Round 2 (STL).
1953-04-08The St. Louis Cardinals have renamed Mike Knopf to Mark Knopfler.
1953-04-04The St. Louis Cardinals have renamed Mike Kopf to Mike Knopf.