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| Name | Team | Age |
| Rube Knauss | Retired (1994, Age 37) | Died (2045, Age 88) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 1, Pick 10 (1980) |
C | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Dom DiMaggio League | 0 | 12 years (128 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
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| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 10/28/1957 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (1B) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (5.0 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
|
Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1981 | NYA | 12 | 33 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .469 | .257 | .212 | .212 |
| 1982 | KC | 108 | 430 | 46 | 97 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 38 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .630 | .291 | .340 | .226 |
| 1983 | KC | 139 | 539 | 56 | 125 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 67 | 48 | 108 | 11 | 7 | 1 | .647 | .297 | .351 | .232 |
| 1984 | KC | 138 | 508 | 68 | 132 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 56 | 47 | 86 | 9 | 8 | 6 | .705 | .323 | .382 | .260 |
| 1985 | KC | 75 | 243 | 41 | 72 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 34 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .833 | .380 | .453 | .296 |
| 1986 | KC | 56 | 69 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .408 | .205 | .203 | .130 |
| 1987 | KC | 25 | 38 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .826 | .405 | .421 | .342 |
| 1988 | KC-STL | 127 | 479 | 70 | 126 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 63 | 62 | 84 | 10 | 6 | 0 | .742 | .350 | .392 | .263 |
| 1989 | STL | 139 | 569 | 96 | 153 | 28 | 6 | 17 | 72 | 64 | 107 | 9 | 10 | 2 | .770 | .341 | .429 | .269 |
| 1990 | STL | 139 | 547 | 84 | 137 | 21 | 2 | 15 | 57 | 57 | 112 | 5 | 5 | 6 | .702 | .324 | .378 | .250 |
| 1991 | STL | 135 | 496 | 67 | 125 | 18 | 6 | 21 | 78 | 40 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .748 | .308 | .440 | .252 |
| 1992 | STL | 119 | 448 | 59 | 125 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 60 | 44 | 94 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .747 | .345 | .402 | .279 |
| 1993 | STL | 133 | 471 | 59 | 132 | 24 | 4 | 13 | 65 | 47 | 88 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .776 | .345 | .431 | .280 |
| 1994 | STL | 47 | 120 | 9 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .676 | .310 | .367 | .275 |
| Total | 1392 | 4990 | 672 | 1286 | 217 | 38 | 127 | 608 | 499 | 947 | 49 | 42 | 26 | .719 | .326 | .393 | .258 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1994-11-01 | Rube Knauss has retired from the St. Louis Red Birds |
| 1992-06-26 | Rube Knauss of the St. Louis Red Birds is injured and is expected to be out 23 days. |
| 1988-04-18 | A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Red Birds and the Kansas City Anarchy. The Kansas City Anarchy receive Tony Bowling, Art Ronan from the St. Louis Red Birds in exchange for Buster Everitt, Rube Knauss. |
| 1984-04-21 | The Kansas City Anarchy have renamed Wirt Adams to Rube Knauss. |
| 1984-04-21 | The Kansas City Anarchy have renamed Rube Knauss to Wirt Adams. |
| 1983-03-01 | The Kansas City Anarchy have renamed Wirt Adams to Rube Knauss . |
| 1982-05-12 | A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Anarchy and the New York Generals. The New York Generals receive Al Greene, Billy Smith, Danny Demott, Orlando Kendall from the Kansas City Anarchy in exchange for Alonzo Adams, Wirt Adams. |
| 1981-07-16 | The New York Generals have sent Wirt Adams to the minors. |
| 1981-06-21 | The New York Generals have promoted Wirt Adams to the major league team. The New York Generals have designated Jose Tabata for assignment. |
| 1980-04-01 | The New York Generals have renamed Rube Knauss to Wirt Adams. |