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Vince Coleman League 4-14-2178 |
| Vernon Knight |  ShortstopRetired (1979, Age 40) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .278 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .795 | Status | Deceased (2025) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 2942 | Age at Death | 86 | Date of Birth | 07-13-1939 | |
| HR | 421 | Drafted | Round 1, Pick 14 (1961) |
Majors Svc Time | 17 years (107 games) |
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| RBI | 1597 | |||||
| SB | 384 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | (100%) | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | --- | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 1 | |||
| 2B | --- | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 2 | |||
| 3B | --- | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 2 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year
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Series | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | HBP | SF | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | ISO | AVG | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | LCS | 2 |
9 |
1 |
3
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0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 0 | .667 |
.333 |
.333 |
.000 |
.333 |
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| 1975 | LCS | 7 |
29 |
4 |
6
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1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | 1 | .592 |
.281 |
.310 |
.103 |
.207 |
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| 1975 | WS | 6 |
25 |
4 |
8
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2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1 | 1 | .793 |
.393 |
.400 |
.080 |
.320 |
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| Total | 15 |
63 |
9 |
17
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3 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2 | 2 | .683 |
.333 |
.349 |
.079 |
.270 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1979-11-01 | Vernon Knight has retired from the Kansas City Blacksmiths |
| 1973-07-20 | Vernon Knight of the Kansas City Catfish is injured and is expected to be out 17 days. |
| 1973-04-04 | Vernon Knight of the Kansas City Catfish is injured and is expected to be out 33 days. |
| 1972-06-11 | Vernon Knight of the Kansas City Catfish is injured and is expected to be out 21 days. |
| 1971-06-25 | Vernon Knight of the Kansas City Catfish is injured and is expected to be out 31 days. |
| 1962-04-20 | The Kansas City Catfish have promoted Vernon Knight to the major league team. The Kansas City Catfish have designated Wally Weiland for assignment. |
| 1961-06-17 | A trade has been completed between the New York Mets and the Kansas City Catfish. The Kansas City Catfish receive Pete Hansen, Vernon Knight, Billy Hammond, Draft Pick - 1962 Round 2 (NYN) from the New York Mets in exchange for Joe Prieto, Walt Ketchum. |
| 1961-04-01 | The New York Mets have renamed Vern Litton to Vernon Knight. |