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Mike Piazza League
9-5-2123
Dan Knight First Base
Retired (1964, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .274 Total Rating   Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .751 Status Deceased (2003) Option Years 0  
H 1332 Age at Death 75 Date of Birth 06-16-1928
HR 128 Drafted Round 1, Pick 14
(1953)
Majors Svc Time 11 years
(34 games)
RBI 675
SB 7
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R Contact vs. L A+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R Power vs. L B+ Velocity C-   Mentor vR A+
Speed Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B+ WS Rings 4
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm WS Appearances 4
2B --- CF ---   Health LCS Appearances 9
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 2
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1953 Away 19 33 3 11 3 0 1 5 7 6 0 0 0 .965 .450 .515 .182 .333
1953 Home 10 26 5 7 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .577 .269 .308 .038 .269
1954 Away 47 182 16 48 6 0 3 28 16 35 2 1 0 .676 .330 .346 .082 .264
1954 Home 53 179 26 44 7 0 2 18 26 28 1 3 0 .665 .346 .318 .073 .246
1955 Away 26 63 3 14 3 0 1 7 10 12 0 0 1 .642 .324 .317 .095 .222
1955 Home 32 98 15 24 2 0 1 9 7 17 0 0 2 .591 .295 .296 .051 .245
1956 Away 70 193 23 60 10 2 3 24 29 40 1 1 2 .832 .402 .430 .119 .311
1956 Home 66 170 25 50 6 1 8 31 21 34 1 2 1 .857 .375 .482 .188 .294
1957 Away 65 198 19 52 7 2 5 30 17 40 1 0 1 .717 .323 .394 .131 .263
1957 Home 69 183 34 48 4 0 5 26 27 28 1 0 0 .725 .358 .366 .104 .262
1958 Away 73 305 48 96 16 0 8 41 37 51 0 0 3 .841 .395 .446 .131 .315
1958 Home 75 290 45 88 17 0 10 44 34 41 0 0 4 .842 .377 .466 .162 .303
1959 Away 72 272 34 68 10 1 5 32 37 40 0 0 2 .693 .344 .349 .099 .250
1959 Home 76 282 34 78 7 0 7 44 29 39 0 0 2 .722 .346 .376 .099 .277
1960 Away 76 288 38 78 14 1 7 42 37 52 0 0 1 .755 .356 .399 .128 .271
1960 Home 72 274 38 80 6 0 12 45 30 33 0 0 3 .809 .364 .445 .153 .292
1961 Away 74 296 41 71 14 0 5 35 39 48 0 0 2 .662 .324 .338 .098 .240
1961 Home 74 267 39 78 11 0 7 41 34 51 0 0 1 .785 .373 .412 .120 .292
1962 Away 73 287 35 70 10 2 6 42 30 52 0 0 1 .670 .315 .355 .111 .244
1962 Home 75 283 44 100 14 0 18 54 31 41 0 0 1 1.007 .413 .594 .240 .353
1963 Away 69 273 30 75 10 0 7 37 25 38 0 0 2 .726 .338 .388 .114 .275
1963 Home 65 233 30 51 6 0 3 22 37 32 0 0 2 .613 .330 .283 .064 .219
1964 Away 28 95 15 17 4 0 3 11 14 16 0 0 0 .600 .284 .316 .137 .179
1964 Home 25 84 12 24 4 0 1 6 14 11 0 0 0 .757 .388 .369 .083 .286
Total Away 692 2485 305 660 107 8 54 334 298 430 4 2 15 .726 .346 .380 .115 .266
Total Home 692 2369 347 672 85 1 74 341 290 358 3 5 16 .777 .363 .414 .130 .284
Total 1384 4854 652 1332 192 9 128 675 588 788 7 7 31 .751 .354 .397 .122 .274
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1964-11-01Dan Knight has retired from the Kansas City Warriors
1962-10-08Dan Knight of the Kansas City Warriors is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1956-07-05A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Warriors and the Brooklyn Blasters. The Brooklyn Blasters receive Tom Cuthbert, Draft Pick 1958 Round 1 KC (Mark Drott) from the Kansas City Warriors in exchange for Dan Knight.
1956-04-01The Brooklyn Blasters have promoted Dan Knight to the major league team. The Brooklyn Blasters have sent Dan Sharpe to the minors. The Brooklyn Blasters have sent Jack Martinez to the minors. The Brooklyn Blasters have designated Jim Repoz for assignment.
1955-09-26The Brooklyn Blasters have promoted Jack Beck to the major league team. The Brooklyn Blasters have sent Dan Knight to the minors.
1955-09-19The Brooklyn Blasters have promoted Dan Knight to the major league team. The Brooklyn Blasters have promoted Jack Martinez to the major league team. The Brooklyn Blasters have promoted John Ryan to the major league team.
1955-06-15The Brooklyn Blasters have sent Dan Knight down to the minors.
1953-07-11The Brooklyn Blasters have promoted Tubby Boyle to the major league team. The Brooklyn Blasters have promoted Dan Knight to the major league team.
1952-07-02A trade has been completed between the New York Times and the Brooklyn Blasters. The Brooklyn Blasters receive Viva La Vatz, Draft Pick 1954 Round 2 NYN (Bill Mikkelsen), Draft Pick 1953 Round 1 NYN (Dan Knight) from the New York Times in exchange for Howard Castillo.