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Name Team Age
Phil McKnight Retired (1969, Age 38) Died (2015, Age 84)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 16
(1950)		 3B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Vida Blue League 0 16 years (139 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  A  C+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ B+ B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B  A- A-
Endurance Velocity Control
A- D+ D 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B+ 0 2/18/1931
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 4
Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
D- (4.1 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1950 DET 8 28 5 8 0 0 0 2 2 7 2 0 0 .619 .333 .286 .286
1951 DET 9 32 3 7 1 0 0 4 3 6 1 1 1 .528 .278 .250 .219
1952 DET 18 70 9 17 2 1 1 10 2 17 0 0 2 .617 .274 .343 .243
1953 DET-CLE 128 513 77 158 24 3 17 59 39 82 9 7 14 .827 .361 .466 .308
1954 CLE 153 606 91 181 35 10 19 84 58 101 16 8 11 .846 .362 .483 .299
1955 CLE 147 623 83 188 34 2 15 68 61 103 27 10 9 .801 .366 .435 .302
1956 CLE 153 615 87 173 24 1 20 82 66 101 28 20 8 .777 .356 .421 .281
1957 CLE 153 572 88 177 25 5 25 80 52 81 27 6 3 .873 .371 .502 .309
1958 CLE 120 444 74 141 27 5 10 56 44 70 28 8 10 .851 .383 .468 .318
1959 CLE 153 637 127 210 32 11 23 101 83 96 42 24 4 .929 .407 .523 .330
1960 WAS 153 631 120 205 29 7 27 108 81 99 30 7 14 .924 .402 .521 .325
1961 WAS 153 636 114 202 38 8 29 111 70 108 14 3 11 .925 .385 .539 .318
1962 WAS 153 643 122 200 28 9 21 84 74 103 11 2 8 .861 .381 .481 .311
1963 WAS 153 641 102 174 32 8 24 99 64 101 15 2 14 .798 .339 .459 .271
1964 WAS 150 466 74 148 24 9 19 63 46 69 7 2 12 .910 .380 .530 .318
1965 WAS 156 630 108 201 27 12 31 122 73 91 15 4 13 .939 .392 .548 .319
1966 WAS 151 612 81 174 24 2 13 78 58 107 8 8 18 .743 .350 .394 .284
1967 WAS 140 450 60 125 23 1 12 54 38 78 9 3 13 .751 .337 .413 .278
1968 WAS 150 552 72 147 23 4 10 60 51 105 7 4 10 .707 .330 .377 .266
1969 WAS-BRO-STL 58 179 17 33 7 0 2 18 19 20 2 0 5 .520 .263 .257 .184
Total 2459 9580 1514 2869 459 98 318 1343 984 1545 298 119 180 .834 .367 .467 .299
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1969-11-01Phil McKnight has retired from the St. Louis Bandits
1969-07-19The St. Louis Bandits have acquired Phil McKnight from the waiver wire.
1969-07-15The Brooklyn Robins have promoted Joe Ewing to the major league team. The Brooklyn Robins have designated Phil McKnight for assignment.
1969-06-03The Brooklyn Robins have promoted Phil McKnight to the major league team. The Brooklyn Robins have designated Harry Lafata for assignment.
1969-06-03The Brooklyn Robins have acquired Phil McKnight from the waiver wire.
1969-05-20The Washington Nats have waived Phil McKnight.
1969-05-13The Washington Nats have promoted Bert Campy to the major league team. The Washington Nats have designated Phil McKnight for assignment.
1968-11-01Phil McKnight now holds the league record for career runs.
1968-11-01Phil McKnight now holds the league record for career hits.
1968-11-01Phil McKnight now holds the league record for career singles.
1968-11-01Phil McKnight now holds the league record for career at bats.
1965-03-26Washington GraySox has drafted Phil McKnight #29 overall in the Expansion Draft.
1958-06-30Phil McKnight of the Cleveland Cancer is injured and is expected to be out 44 days.
1955-07-03Phil McKnight of the Cleveland Cancer is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1953-07-10A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Cancer and the Detroit Dark Elves. The Detroit Dark Elves receive Hugh Jimenez, Joe Szotkiewicz, Gary Mapes from the Cleveland Cancer in exchange for Felix Abadie, Chief Donnelly, Phil McKnight, Otto Breining, Draft Pick - 1954 Round 1 (DET), Draft Pick - 1955 Round 1 (DET), Draft Pick - 1955 Round 2 (DET).
1953-05-20The Detroit Dark Elves have promoted Phil McKnight to the major league team.
1953-05-15The Detroit Dark Elves have promoted Felix Abadie to the major league team. The Detroit Dark Elves have promoted Doc Harley to the major league team. The Detroit Dark Elves have sent Phil McKnight to the minors.
1953-04-25The Detroit Dark Elves have promoted Phil McKnight to the major league team.
1953-04-08The Detroit Dark Elves have promoted Mike Cain to the major league team. The Detroit Dark Elves have sent Phil McKnight to the minors.
1952-10-03The Detroit Dark Elves have promoted Felix Abadie to the major league team. The Detroit Dark Elves have promoted Phil McKnight to the major league team. The Detroit Dark Elves have sent Bill Mashore to the minors. The Detroit Dark Elves have sent Mike Cain to the minors.
1952-07-13The Detroit Dark Elves have promoted Andy Davis to the major league team. The Detroit Dark Elves have sent Phil McKnight to the minors.
1952-06-18The Detroit Dark Elves have promoted Phil McKnight to the major league team.
1952-04-01The Detroit Dark Elves have promoted Lee Kennedy to the major league team. The Detroit Dark Elves have sent Phil McKnight to the minors.
1951-10-03The Detroit Dark Elves have promoted Felix Abadie to the major league team. The Detroit Dark Elves have promoted Dallas Hill to the major league team. The Detroit Dark Elves have promoted Steve Stewart to the major league team. The Detroit Dark Elves have promoted Phil McKnight to the major league team. The Detroit Dark Elves have sent Lou Scranton to the minors. The Detroit Dark Elves have sent Lee Kennedy to the minors. The Detroit Dark Elves have designated Jimmy McManus for assignment. The Detroit Dark Elves have sent Puchy Brubaker to the minors. The Detroit Dark Elves have sent Johnny Pico to the minors. The Detroit Dark Elves have sent Lary Laxton to the minors.
1951-05-04The Detroit Dark Elves have promoted Bill Healy to the major league team. The Detroit Dark Elves have sent Phil McKnight to the minors.
1951-04-25The Detroit Dark Elves have promoted Phil McKnight to the major league team. The Detroit Dark Elves have promoted Felix Abadie to the major league team. The Detroit Dark Elves have sent Bill Healy to the minors. The Detroit Dark Elves have sent Chris Howard to the minors.
1951-04-18The Detroit Dark Elves have promoted Tom Smith to the major league team. The Detroit Dark Elves have sent Phil McKnight to the minors.
1951-04-15The Detroit Dark Elves have promoted Phil McKnight to the major league team. The Detroit Dark Elves have promoted Felix Abadie to the major league team. The Detroit Dark Elves have sent Lee Kennedy to the minors. The Detroit Dark Elves have sent Tom Smith to the minors.
1951-04-10The Detroit Dark Elves have promoted Kent Leonard to the major league team. The Detroit Dark Elves have promoted Lee Kennedy to the major league team. The Detroit Dark Elves have sent Phil McKnight to the minors. The Detroit Dark Elves have sent Felix Abadie to the minors.
1951-04-09The Detroit Dark Elves have promoted Phil McKnight to the major league team. The Detroit Dark Elves have promoted Felix Abadie to the major league team. The Detroit Dark Elves have sent Jim Wilson to the minors. The Detroit Dark Elves have sent Lew Heim to the minors.
1950-09-17The Detroit Dark Elves have promoted Dallas Hill to the major league team. The Detroit Dark Elves have promoted Steve Stewart to the major league team. The Detroit Dark Elves have sent Phil McKnight to the minors. The Detroit Dark Elves have sent Puchy Brubaker to the minors.
1950-09-14The Detroit Dark Elves have promoted Phil McKnight to the major league team. The Detroit Dark Elves have sent Steve Stewart to the minors.
1950-09-08The Detroit Dark Elves have sent Phil McKnight to the minors.
1950-09-07The Detroit Dark Elves have promoted Phil McKnight to the major league team.
1950-08-30The Detroit Dark Elves have promoted Tom Smith to the major league team. The Detroit Dark Elves have sent Phil McKnight to the minors.
1950-08-29The Detroit Dark Elves have promoted Phil McKnight to the major league team. The Detroit Dark Elves have sent Steve Stewart to the minors.
1950-06-13The Detroit Dark Elves have promoted Jim Wilson to the major league team. The Detroit Dark Elves have sent Phil McKnight to the minors.
1950-06-12The Detroit Dark Elves have promoted Phil McKnight to the major league team. The Detroit Dark Elves have sent Jim Wilson to the minors.
1950-04-04The Detroit Dark Elves have promoted Paul Raines to the major league team. The Detroit Dark Elves have promoted Virgil Aspromonte to the major league team. The Detroit Dark Elves have sent Jim Wilson to the minors. The Detroit Dark Elves have sent Phil McKnight to the minors.