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Name	Team	Age
Bill Knight	Retired (1987, Age 34)	Died (2023, Age 70)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 5, Pick 78 (1973)	2B	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Thurman Munson League	0	5 years (39 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B+	B+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A	B+	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B-	C+	C
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
F	C	C
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	6/16/1953
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (---)
D  (17.4 %)	D  (17.1 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1973	B-	D	C	D-	D	C+	C+
1974	B-	D+	C	D	D+	C+	C+
1975	B	D+	C	D+	C-	B-	B-
1976	B+	C-	C+	C-	C-	B-	B
1977	B+	C	B-	C-	C	B	B
1978	A-	C+	B-	C	C+	B	B
1979	A	C+	B	C	C+	B	B
1980	A	B-	B+	C+	B-	B+	B+
1981	A	B-	B+	C+	B-	B+	B+
1982	A	B-	B+	C+	B-	B+	B+
1983	A	B-	B+	C+	B-	B+	B+
1984	A	B-	B+	C+	B-	B+	B+
1985	A	B-	B+	C+	B-	B+	B+
1986	A	B-	B+	C+	B-	B+	B+
1987	A	B-	B+	C+	B-	B+	B+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1987-11-01	Bill Knight has retired from the St. Louis Tsunami
1987-08-11	The St. Louis Tsunami have acquired Bill Knight from the waiver wire.
1987-04-01	The St. Louis Tsunami have waived Bill Knight.
1986-04-11	The St. Louis Tsunami have acquired Bill Knight from the waiver wire.
1986-04-01	The St. Louis Tsunami have waived Bill Knight.
1985-05-31	The St. Louis Tsunami have acquired Bill Knight from the waiver wire.
1984-10-06	The Chicago Meat Packers have waived Bill Knight.
1983-04-01	The Chicago Meat Packers have acquired Bill Knight from the waiver wire. The Chicago Meat Packers have waived Kevin Johnson.
1982-09-14	The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have waived Bill Knight.
1982-09-02	The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have promoted Ronn LaRocca to the major league team. The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have designated Bill Knight for assignment.
1978-07-06	Bill Knight of the Philadelphia Diamond Devils is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
1977-08-08	Bill Knight of the Philadelphia Diamond Devils is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
1977-07-23	The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have promoted Bill Knight to the major league team.
1974-04-01	The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have sent Bill Knight down to the minors.
1974-03-25	The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have promoted Joe Murakami to the major league team. The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have promoted Bill Knight to the major league team. The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have promoted Joe Mitchell to the major league team. The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have promoted Al Mahay to the major league team.
1973-10-03	The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have sent Bill Knight to the minors.
1973-09-29	The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have promoted Bill Knight to the major league team. The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have promoted Joe Leftwich to the major league team. The Philadelphia Diamond Devils have promoted Rufus Lopez to the major league team.