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Orlando Cepeda League (A)
4-1-2121
Ernie Knackert Catcher
Retired (1997, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .230 Total Rating C+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .621 Status Deceased (2043) Option Years 0  
H 527 Age at Death 81 Date of Birth 08-01-1962
HR 45 Drafted Round 4, Pick 51
(1985)		 Majors Svc Time 11 years
(73 games)
RBI 263
SB 13
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C  Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B+ Velocity D+   Mentor vR F 
Speed C- Bunt F  Control D    Mentor vL B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range D  WS Rings 0
1B F  (3.6%) LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health A- LCS Appearances 2
3B --- 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
1985 CLE
158
541
57
137
21
4
11
68
31
 111 4 4
0
 0 23
.664
.297
.368
.115
.253
1986 CLE
162
478
35
97
17
1
8
53
33
 103 0 5
3
 4 17
.545
.252
.293
.090
.203
1987 CLE
54
154
15
37
5
0
2
17
11
 39 1 1
2
 0 3
.605
.293
.312
.071
.240
1988 CLE
56
158
15
38
7
0
2
9
15
 34 1 1
1
 1 2
.631
.309
.323
.082
.241
1989 CLE
56
110
6
28
4
0
0
10
9
 21 0 2
1
 1 0
.597
.306
.291
.036
.255
1990 CLE
72
123
9
23
5
2
3
12
14
 14 0 1
0
 1 2
.601
.268
.333
.146
.187
1991 CLE
66
155
14
36
6
1
3
12
12
 27 1 0
3
 0 2
.634
.292
.342
.110
.232
1992 CLE
37
100
9
26
2
1
1
10
8
 21 0 0
1
 0 0
.645
.315
.330
.070
.260
1993 CLE
75
247
18
49
3
2
5
26
23
 45 2 2
0
 0 6
.558
.270
.287
.089
.198
1994 CLE
43
68
12
19
2
1
5
22
5
 10 1 0
0
 0 0
.897
.338
.559
.279
.279
1995 CLE
50
115
15
29
5
1
3
19
12
 25 0 1
0
 0 4
.712
.320
.391
.139
.252
1996 CLE
4
5
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
 0 0 0
1
 0 0
.400
.200
.200
.000
.200
1997 CLE
21
33
4
7
1
0
2
5
2
 5 1 0
1
 0 2
.702
.278
.424
.212
.212
Total
854
2287
209
527
78
13
45
263
175
 455 11 17
13
 7 61
.621
.286
.335
.105
.230
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1997-11-01Ernie Knackert has retired from the Cleveland Turkeys
1997-06-08The Cleveland Turkeys have designated Ernie Knackert for assignment.
1997-05-13The Cleveland Turkeys have promoted Ernie Knackert to the major league team.
1997-04-20The Cleveland Turkeys have designated Ernie Knackert for assignment.
1997-04-03The Cleveland Turkeys have re-claimed Ernie Knackert from the waiver wire.
1997-04-01The Cleveland Turkeys have promoted Matt Frank to the major league team. The Cleveland Turkeys have designated Ernie Knackert for assignment.
1996-09-29The Cleveland Turkeys have promoted Ernie Knackert to the major league team. The Cleveland Turkeys have sent Matt Frank to the minors.
1996-08-07The Cleveland Turkeys have designated Ernie Knackert for assignment.
1996-07-13The Cleveland Turkeys have promoted Ernie Knackert to the major league team.
1996-07-13The Cleveland Turkeys have acquired Ernie Knackert from the waiver wire.
1996-05-28The St. Louis Hells Angels have waived Ernie Knackert.
1996-04-10The St. Louis Hells Angels have promoted Dick McQueen to the major league team. The St. Louis Hells Angels have promoted Alan Vizcaino to the major league team. The St. Louis Hells Angels have promoted Britt Williams to the major league team. The St. Louis Hells Angels have promoted Andy Springer to the major league team. The St. Louis Hells Angels have designated Otto Tyriver for assignment. The St. Louis Hells Angels have designated Ernie Knackert for assignment. The St. Louis Hells Angels have designated Bobby Sax for assignment. The St. Louis Hells Angels have designated Ed Dunning for assignment.
1996-04-10A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Turkeys and the St. Louis Hells Angels. The St. Louis Hells Angels receive Ernie Knackert, Wish Smith, Alan Vizcaino, Draft Pick - 1997 Round 3 (CLE) from the Cleveland Turkeys in exchange for Mike Boone.
1985-04-01The Washington Crawfords have promoted Al Killian to the major league team. The Washington Crawfords have promoted Ernie Knackert to the major league team. The Washington Crawfords have designated Jay Wieghaus for assignment. The Washington Crawfords have sent Jack Jarvis to the minors.