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Hank Aaron League
4-1-2201
Bill Knetzer Second Base
Retired (1975, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .251 Total Rating B+   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .707 Status Deceased (2023) Option Years 0  
H 1149 Age at Death 84 Date of Birth 07-22-1939
HR 123 Drafted Round 1, Pick 14
(1957)
Majors Svc Time 8 years
(2 games)
RBI 568
SB 172
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L Endurance D+   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R Power vs. L B+ Velocity   Mentor vR A+
Speed Bunt C+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS D- (9.9%) Range B+ WS Rings 1
1B (36.5%) LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 1
2B A+ (100%) CF (0.2%)   Health LCS Appearances 1
3B A- (76.7%) RF (1.7%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% 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
1959 BAL
2
8
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
0 0 0
1
0 0
.347
.222
.125
.000
.125
1961 BAL
144
553
60
134
24
6
11
60
43
109 0 2
8
0 2
.663
.296
.367
.125
.242
1962 BAL-CHA-CLE
127
469
54
110
20
6
8
47
35
91 1 4
17
3 5
.641
.287
.354
.119
.235
1963 CLE-PHI
149
569
68
140
20
7
16
55
32
109 2 3
18
3 2
.677
.287
.390
.144
.246
1964 PHI
149
547
64
142
16
6
15
74
44
106 4 3
27
7 1
.711
.318
.393
.133
.260
1965 PHI
149
566
71
138
29
5
13
68
48
110 1 5
23
3 4
.683
.302
.382
.138
.244
1966 PHI
149
562
81
149
26
7
14
74
48
98 3 5
18
2 4
.735
.324
.411
.146
.265
1967 PHI
97
157
27
45
8
3
7
28
18
25 1 2
7
2 1
.869
.360
.510
.223
.287
1968 PHI
62
141
17
31
4
2
5
23
10
28 2 2
7
0 0
.660
.277
.383
.163
.220
1969 PHI
45
106
21
36
5
1
6
20
15
23 1 1
2
2 2
.998
.423
.575
.236
.340
1970 PHI
34
122
14
22
1
1
3
13
12
25 1 0
9
1 2
.538
.259
.279
.098
.180
1971 PHI
44
176
31
43
10
2
5
23
18
30 0 0
5
1 1
.724
.314
.409
.165
.244
1972 PHI
82
181
34
46
4
0
6
26
22
36 1 1
9
2 5
.712
.337
.376
.122
.254
1973 PHI
123
245
42
65
11
5
9
35
29
34 3 0
13
4 5
.811
.350
.461
.196
.265
1974 PHI-WAS
57
101
13
25
5
1
4
16
10
23 0 2
4
1 3
.745
.310
.436
.188
.248
1975 WAS-NYA
20
68
10
22
3
0
1
4
5
16 0 1
4
3 2
.777
.365
.412
.088
.324
Total
1433
4571
608
1149
186
52
123
568
390
863 20 31
172
34 39
.707
.311
.396
.144
.251
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1975-11-01Bill Knetzer has retired from the New York Red Machine
1975-08-25A trade has been completed between the Washington Nationals and the New York Red Machine. The New York Red Machine receive Howell Cobb, Bill Knetzer, Jack Kemp, Bob Eells, Draft Pick - 1980 Round 2 (WAS), Draft Pick - 1979 Round 2 (WAS), Draft Pick - 1978 Round 3 (WAS), Draft Pick - 1977 Round 3 (WAS) from the Washington Nationals in exchange for Doc Allen, Bob Fletcher, Draft Pick - 1977 Round 1 (NYA), Draft Pick - 1978 Round 1 (NYA), Draft Pick - 1979 Round 1 (NYA), Draft Pick - 1980 Round 1 (NYA).
1974-04-01A trade has been completed between the Washington Nationals and the Philadelphia Doilies. The Philadelphia Doilies receive Draft Pick - 1975 Round 2 (WAS) from the Washington Nationals in exchange for Bill Knetzer.
1963-06-24The Philadelphia Doilies have promoted Kilgore Trout to the major league team. The Philadelphia Doilies have promoted Bill Knetzer to the major league team. The Philadelphia Doilies have promoted Roy Lancaster to the major league team. The Philadelphia Doilies have sent Pinky Brown to the minors. The Philadelphia Doilies have sent Vada Bing to the minors. The Philadelphia Doilies have sent Jim Metheny to the minors.
1963-06-22The Philadelphia Doilies have promoted Vada Bing to the major league team. The Philadelphia Doilies have sent Bill Knetzer to the minors.
1963-06-10The Philadelphia Doilies have promoted Gary Johnson to the major league team. The Philadelphia Doilies have promoted Reese Seaver to the major league team. The Philadelphia Doilies have promoted Mike Davis to the major league team. The Philadelphia Doilies have promoted Kane Walker to the major league team. The Philadelphia Doilies have promoted Bill Knetzer to the major league team. The Philadelphia Doilies have promoted Bill Reese to the major league team. The Philadelphia Doilies have promoted Nehi Haad to the major league team. The Philadelphia Doilies have sent Pinky Brown to the minors. The Philadelphia Doilies have sent Vada Bing to the minors. The Philadelphia Doilies have sent Gracious Meda to the minors. The Philadelphia Doilies have sent Ted Alvis to the minors. The Philadelphia Doilies have sent Keith Sweeney to the minors. The Philadelphia Doilies have sent Brandon Stick to the minors. The Philadelphia Doilies have sent Jim Metheny to the minors.
1963-06-08The Philadelphia Doilies have promoted Stick Barnes to the major league team. The Philadelphia Doilies have promoted Vada Bing to the major league team. The Philadelphia Doilies have promoted Keith Sweeney to the major league team. The Philadelphia Doilies have promoted Ted Alvis to the major league team. The Philadelphia Doilies have promoted Brandon Stick to the major league team. The Philadelphia Doilies have promoted Zeke Vanderbeek to the major league team. The Philadelphia Doilies have sent Reese Seaver to the minors. The Philadelphia Doilies have sent Kane Walker to the minors. The Philadelphia Doilies have sent Mike Davis to the minors. The Philadelphia Doilies have sent Bill Knetzer to the minors. The Philadelphia Doilies have sent Justin Case to the minors. The Philadelphia Doilies have sent Bill Reese to the minors.
1963-05-27The Philadelphia Doilies have promoted Stick Barnes to the major league team. The Philadelphia Doilies have promoted Atticus Finch to the major league team. The Philadelphia Doilies have promoted Zeke Vanderbeek to the major league team. The Philadelphia Doilies have promoted Ed Jolley to the major league team. The Philadelphia Doilies have promoted Bill Knetzer to the major league team. The Philadelphia Doilies have sent Jim Metheny to the minors. The Philadelphia Doilies have sent Vada Bing to the minors. The Philadelphia Doilies have sent Ted Alvis to the minors. The Philadelphia Doilies have sent Pinky Brown to the minors. The Philadelphia Doilies have sent Silo Barnes to the minors.
1963-05-25The Philadelphia Doilies have promoted Huck Moore to the major league team. The Philadelphia Doilies have promoted Vada Bing to the major league team. The Philadelphia Doilies have promoted Gracious Meda to the major league team. The Philadelphia Doilies have promoted Keith Covington to the major league team. The Philadelphia Doilies have promoted Keith Sweeney to the major league team. The Philadelphia Doilies have promoted Bill Reese to the major league team. The Philadelphia Doilies have sent Reese Seaver to the minors. The Philadelphia Doilies have sent Kilgore Trout to the minors. The Philadelphia Doilies have sent Bill Knetzer to the minors. The Philadelphia Doilies have sent Zeke Vanderbeek to the minors. The Philadelphia Doilies have sent Seamus Kennedy to the minors. The Philadelphia Doilies have sent Roy Lancaster to the minors.
1963-04-01A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Doilies and the Cleveland Indians. The Cleveland Indians receive Hickory Whip, Bryan Racz, Dario Jarvis, Rick Mueller from the Philadelphia Doilies in exchange for Bubba Snyder, Johnny Raymond, Bill Knetzer.
1962-10-03The Cleveland Indians have promoted Bill Knetzer to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have promoted Maximilien Bonaparte to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Icky Morris to the minors. The Cleveland Indians have sent Jim Thome to the minors.
1962-10-01The Cleveland Indians have promoted Jerry Olwine to the major league team. The Cleveland Indians have sent Bill Knetzer to the minors.
1962-08-13A trade has been completed between the Chicago 89s and the Cleveland Indians. The Cleveland Indians receive Hal Carlyle, Bill Knetzer from the Chicago 89s in exchange for Ben Callahan, Hank Thoreau.
1962-08-02The Chicago 89s have promoted Akira Fujimoto to the major league team. The Chicago 89s have promoted Fidel Barajas to the major league team. The Chicago 89s have promoted Bill Knetzer to the major league team. The Chicago 89s have sent Mike Davis to the minors. The Chicago 89s have sent Len Lopez to the minors. The Chicago 89s have sent LaBobby Smith to the minors.
1962-07-11A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Rank Amateurs and the Chicago 89s. The Chicago 89s receive Hal Carlyle, Bill Knetzer, Danny Encarnacion, Lance Sullivan from the Baltimore Rank Amateurs in exchange for Brian Swope, Lyn "Mac" McChesney.
1962-03-01The Baltimore Rank Amateurs have promoted Sam Kafora to the major league team. The Baltimore Rank Amateurs have promoted Bill Knetzer to the major league team. The Baltimore Rank Amateurs have promoted Robertson Stevens to the major league team. The Baltimore Rank Amateurs have sent Paul Wertz to the minors.
1961-10-03The Baltimore Rank Amateurs have promoted Tucker Anthony to the major league team. The Baltimore Rank Amateurs have promoted Dory Corey to the major league team. The Baltimore Rank Amateurs have sent Bill Knetzer to the minors. The Baltimore Rank Amateurs have sent Arcamedes Thompson to the minors.
1960-10-03The Baltimore Rank Amateurs have promoted Bill Knetzer to the major league team. The Baltimore Rank Amateurs have sent Dory Corey to the minors.
1960-03-01The Baltimore Rank Amateurs have promoted George Thompson to the major league team. The Baltimore Rank Amateurs have sent Bill Knetzer to the minors.
1959-09-29The Baltimore Rank Amateurs have promoted Bill Knetzer to the major league team. The Baltimore Rank Amateurs have sent George Thompson to the minors.