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Name Team Age
Jim Knowlton Retired (1958, Age 30) Died (1994, Age 66)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 24
(1953)		 1B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Jimmy Wynn League 0 0 years (54 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- C- B-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B- B  D+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B  A- B 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- C- C 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D- C  C 
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C+ 0 8/18/1928
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.7 %) F  (0.4 %) F  (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
1953 STL-NYA-PIT 63 144 18 37 9 1 2 16 14 30 0 0 3 .700 .325 .375 .257
1954 PIT 72 207 31 48 1 1 7 27 20 38 0 0 3 .655 .307 .348 .232
1955 PIT 47 121 16 27 4 1 9 24 7 21 0 0 2 .759 .264 .496 .223
1956 PIT 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .111 .111 .000 .000
Total 184 480 65 112 14 3 18 67 42 91 0 0 8 .686 .299 .388 .233
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1961-11-01Jim Knowlton has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1961-05-16The Pittsburgh Pirates have waived Jim Knowlton.
1956-06-03The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Jim Knowlton down to the minors.
1953-04-29The Pittsburgh Pirates have promoted Jim Knowlton to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Pirates have sent Pedro Doby to the minors.
1953-04-29A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Yankees. The New York Yankees receive Kris Cox from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Jim Knowlton, Kevin Shantz.
1953-04-18The New York Yankees have promoted Jim Knowlton to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Mike Hoag to the minors.
1953-04-11The New York Yankees have acquired Jim Knowlton from the waiver wire. The New York Yankees have waived Buddy Pettit.
1953-04-08The St. Louis Cardinals have waived Jim Knowlton.