Darold Knowles
Darold Knowles | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Brunswick, Missouri, U.S. | December 9, 1941|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
April 18, 1965, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
Last MLB appearance | |
April 18, 1980, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 66–74 |
Earned run average | 3.12 |
Strikeouts | 681 |
Saves | 143 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Playing career
Baltimore Orioles
Knowles attended Brunswick High School, then signed with the Baltimore Orioles in
Philadelphia Phillies
Knowles was traded with Jackie Brandt to the Phillies for Jack Baldschun on December 6, 1965.[4] He won the season opener against the St. Louis Cardinals, pitching six innings of one-run ball to earn his first career win.[5] His first career save came on May 12 against the Los Angeles Dodgers.[6] For the 1966 season, Knowles earned 13 saves. His 69 appearances, all in relief, were the third highest total of any pitcher in the league. At the end of his only season in Philadelphia, he was traded to the Washington Senators for Don Lock.[1]
Washington Senators
Knowles began earning a reputation as a work-horse
Despite a 2–14 record in 1970, Knowles enjoyed career highs in saves (27), appearances (71) and innings pitched (119.1).[1]
Oakland A's
On May 8, 1971, the first-place Oakland Athletics acquired Knowles and
In 1972, Knowles went 5–1 with a 1.37 ERA and 11 saves, but he was lost for the postseason due to a broken thumb.[10]
1973 World Series
Knowles made five starts for the world champion A's in 1973, pitching his only complete game shutout against the Boston Red Sox on August 14.[11] The Athletics repeated as American League champions, and faced the New York Mets in the 1973 World Series. Knowles appeared in all seven games of the World Series, pitching 6+1⁄3 innings without giving up an earned run, and earning the saves in games one[12] and seven.[13] He is one of only two pitchers to appear in all seven games of a World Series (the other pitcher being Brandon Morrow, in 2017).
In his 1980 autobiography, Athletics manager
Final years
Knowles inherited the closer role in Chicago, saving 15 in 1975[16] and nine in 1976.[17] Shortly before spring training 1977, Knowles was dealt to the Rangers for a player to be named later (Gene Clines) and cash.[18] He went 5–2 with a 3.22 ERA and four saves to help the Rangers to a second-place finish. After the season, he was reunited with his former A's manager Dick Williams when his contract was sold to the Expos. He appeared in 60 games with the Expos, going 3–3 with six saves and a 2.38 ERA.
Knowles did not enjoy playing in Canada, citing taxes, language problems and political unrest in Quebec[19] as the reasons for his displeasure. After just one season in Montreal, Knowles signed a two-year deal with his home team Cardinals.
Knowles made 48 appearances and earned six saves with the Cards in 1979. He made just two appearances in April 1980 before retiring and accepting a coaching position in the Cardinals' farm system. At the time of his retirement, he was tied for 13th in career saves.
In between, Knowles played winter ball with the Tiburones de La Guaira club of the Venezuelan League in the 1964–1965 season, where he posted a 13-9 record with a 2.37 ERA and 155 strikeouts to earn Triple Crown honors.[20]
Coaching career
After serving eight years as a minor league roving pitching coach for the Cardinals, Knowles was hired as the Philadelphia Phillies' pitching coach in January 1988 by new manager Nick Leyva. Under Knowles, the Phillies' pitching staff, which had a National League worst 4.14 ERA and in 1988, they showed improvement the next year but Knowles was moved to a minor league coaching position after the 1990 season.
In 2001 Knowles became the pitching coach for the Nashville Sounds, AAA affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
On January 13, 2005, Knowles was named as the pitching coach for the Toronto Blue Jays Single-A affiliate Dunedin Blue Jays.[21]
Knowles was named to the Florida State League Baseball Hall of Fame in 2012.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Darold Knowles Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ "1973 World Series". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. October 13–21, 1973. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ "Detroit Tigers 5, Baltimore Orioles 0". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. September 8, 1965. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ "Orioles trade Brandt to Phils," United Press International (UPI), Tuesday, December 7, 1965. Retrieved May 31, 2016
- ^ "Philadelphia Phillies 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. April 14, 1966. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ "Philadelphia Phillies 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 1". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. May 12, 1966. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ "Pitcher May Lose $100,000". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. January 26, 1968.
- ^ "1969 Major League Baseball All-Star Game". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. July 23, 1969. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ "1971 American League Championship Series, Game Three". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. October 5, 1971. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ Eric Prewitt (October 6, 1972). "Vida Blue Looking for Playoff Start". Waycross Journal-Herald.
- ^ "Oakland A's 1, Boston Red Sox 0". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. August 14, 1973. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ "1973 World Series, Game One". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. October 13, 1973. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ "1973 World Series, Game Seven". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. October 21, 1973. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ a b Dark and Underwood, p. 26
- ^ "The Day - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "Darold Knowles 1975 Pitching Game Logs".
- ^ "Darold Knowles 1976 Pitching Game Logs".
- ^ "Baseball trading open again". Record Searchlight. 15 February 1977. p. 19.
- ^ "Knowles Goes Home". The Pittsburgh Press. January 17, 1979.
- ISBN 980-6996-01-1
- ^ Lott, John (January 13, 2014). "Toronto Blue Jays promote Gary Allenson to manage at Triple-A Buffalo". National Post. Retrieved January 13, 2014.[dead link]
- Dark, Alvin; Underwood, John (1980). When in Doubt, Fire the Manager: My Life and Times in Baseball. New York: E. P. Dutton. ISBN 0-525-23264-8.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Darold Knowles at SABR (Baseball BioProject)
- Darold Knowles at Baseball Almanac
- Darold Knowles at Baseballbiography.com
- Darold Knowles at Pura Pelota (Venezuelan Professional Baseball League)