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Name Team Age
Rich Knothe Retired (1992, Age 38) Died (2025, Age 71)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 9
(1972)		 SS B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Ted Williams League 0 16 years (34 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
A- B  D-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- F  D+
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C- 0 5/1/1954
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
4 6 11
Alt Pos (1B) Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (RF)
A+ (92.5 %) B- (59.6 %) C- (31.6 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT
1976 SS BRO 3 3 25.0 10 4 6 0 2 -2 3.60 1.000
1977 SS BRO 116 110 999.33 516 169 333 14 57 +2 4.52 .973
LF BRO 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3.00 1.000
1978 3B BRO 2 2 18.0 10 0 9 1 1 0 4.50 .900
SS BRO 135 129 1173.66 593 179 392 22 57 +4 4.38 .963
1979 3B BRO 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3.00 1.000
SS BRO 133 131 1189.66 590 199 380 11 61 +10 4.38 .981
1980 SS BRO 139 139 1277.0 634 225 395 14 87 +12 4.37 .978
1981 SS BRO 104 104 932.66 523 175 339 9 57 +3 4.96 .983
1982 SS BRO 139 139 1185.66 637 204 420 13 79 +4 4.74 .980
1983 SS BRO 139 139 1154.33 668 228 427 13 81 -4 5.11 .981
1984 1B BRO-CIN 84 84 748.66 840 811 24 5 62 -6 10.04 .994
2B BRO-CIN 54 54 477.33 300 130 166 4 47 +3 5.58 .987
3B BRO-CIN 1 1 7.0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 1.29 1.000
1985 1B CIN 139 139 1236.33 1389 1346 39 4 104 -4 10.08 .997
1986 1B CIN 26 26 232.33 250 242 7 1 18 +2 9.65 .996
SS CIN 1 1 9.0 3 1 2 0 1 0 3.00 1.000
LF CIN 84 79 706.0 159 156 1 2 1 -5 2.00 .987
CF CIN 2 2 20.0 8 7 0 1 0 0 3.15 .875
1987 1B CIN 14 14 125.0 142 137 4 1 12 +2 10.15 .993
2B CIN 1 1 8.0 6 3 3 0 1 0 6.75 1.000
LF CIN 105 99 891.33 210 206 1 3 1 -2 2.09 .986
1988 1B CIN 13 13 111.33 144 140 4 0 5 +4 11.64 1.000
2B CIN 1 1 9.0 3 0 3 0 0 0 3.00 1.000
LF CIN 61 58 527.66 120 117 0 3 0 -3 2.00 .975
1989 1B CIN 13 13 114.66 126 124 2 0 16 -3 9.89 1.000
2B CIN 2 2 17.66 10 5 5 0 0 +1 5.10 1.000
LF CIN 42 39 350.33 75 75 0 0 0 -3 1.93 1.000
1990 1B CIN 12 12 106.0 102 99 3 0 7 0 8.66 1.000
2B CIN 14 14 124.33 76 30 42 4 9 -3 5.21 .947
LF CIN 27 27 242.33 58 58 0 0 0 0 2.15 1.000
1991 1B CIN 18 18 157.0 165 163 2 0 11 -1 9.46 1.000
2B CIN 3 3 29.33 15 6 9 0 3 0 4.60 1.000
LF CIN 21 19 178.66 38 38 0 0 0 -1 1.91 1.000
RF CIN 3 3 26.0 7 7 0 0 0 -1 2.42 1.000
1992 2B CIN 15 15 134.33 79 36 40 3 4 -1 5.09 .962
LF CIN 18 18 159.66 36 35 1 0 1 -1 2.03 1.000
CF CIN 5 5 43.33 18 18 0 0 0 -1 3.74 1.000
RF CIN 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.00 1.000
Pos Total 1B 319 319 2831.31 3158 3062 85 11 235 -6 10.00 .997
2B 90 90 799.98 489 210 268 11 64 0 5.38 .978
3B 4 4 34.0 14 3 10 1 1 -1 3.44 .929
SS 909 895 7946.3 4174 1384 2694 96 482 +29 4.62 .977
LF 359 340 3064.97 699 688 3 8 3 -15 2.03 .989
CF 7 7 63.33 26 25 0 1 0 -1 3.55 .962
RF 4 4 35.0 8 8 0 0 0 -1 2.06 1.000
Total 1692 1659 14774.89 8568 5380 3060 128 785 +5 5.14 .985
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1992-11-01Rich Knothe has retired from the Cincinnati Cyclones
1992-06-21The Cincinnati Cyclones have re-claimed Rich Knothe from the waiver wire.
1992-06-21The Cincinnati Cyclones have designated Rich Knothe for assignment.
1984-06-12A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Cyclones and the Brooklyn Bullys. The Brooklyn Bullys receive Joe Mizell, Will Hudson from the Cincinnati Cyclones in exchange for Rich Knothe, Everett Gentile, Jim Parker.
1981-04-26Rich Knothe of the Brooklyn Bullys is injured and is expected to be out 46 days.
1976-09-29The Brooklyn Bullys have promoted Rich Knothe to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bullys have promoted Bob Priddy to the major league team.