George Knothe

George Knothe
George Knothe
	Shortstop
	Born: January 12, 1898; Bayonne, New Jersey
	Died: July 3, 1981 (aged 83); Toms River, New Jersey
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 25, 1932, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
	May 25, 1932, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Games played	6
At bats	12
Hits	1
Teams
	Philadelphia Phillies (1932);

George Bertram Knothe (January 12, 1898 – July 3, 1981) was an

minor league baseball from 1922 to 1934.^[1] His brother, Fritz Knothe also played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman. Knothe was known as a sure-handed defensive player.^[2]

Baseball career

Knothe was born in Bayonne, New Jersey and graduated from high school in 1917.^[2] He began his professional baseball career in 1922 at the age of 24 with the Newark Bears of the International League.^[1] He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1925.^[2] In 1926, he posted a .354 batting average with the Lawrence Merry Macks of the New England League.^[1]

In 1928, he had a career year with the

Little World Series over the Rochester Red Wings.^[2] In 1931, the Blues sent Knothe to the New Orleans Pelicans of the Southern Association where, he became known as one of the best defensive shortstops in the league.^[2]

The Philadelphia Phillies selected Knothe in the Rule 5 draft on September 30, 1931.^[2] He made his major league debut with the Phillies at the relatively late age of 34 on April 25, 1932 in a game against the Boston Red Sox that, also featured his brother Fritz playing as the Red Sox third baseman.^[1] Four days later at Philadelphia's Baker Bowl, he collected his only major-league hit, a double off of Brooklyn pitcher Van Lingle Mungo.^[2] The presence of veteran player Dick Bartell relegated Knothe to the role of utility player.^[2] After only one month in the major leagues, a new Depression-era rule limiting teams to 23 players would lead the Phillies to send him to the Fort Worth Cats of the Class A Texas League.^[1]

Knothe returned to play for the New Orleans Pelicans in 1933, helping the team win the

Memphis Chickasaws of the Southern Association.^[1] Knothe continued to play baseball for semi-pro teams until the age of 39.^[2]

Career statistics

In a twelve-year minor league career, Knothe played in 1,131

home runs.^[1] He appeared in 6 major league games, getting 1 hit in 12 at bats and scored 2 runs

.

Later life

After his baseball-playing career, Knothe served for 29 years as a supervisor for Curtiss-Wright Aeronautics in Woodbridge, New Jersey, before retiring in 1965.^[2] He also was a World War II Air Force veteran.^[2] George Knothe died on July 3, 1981, and is buried in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum in Toms River, New Jersey.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "George Knothe statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "George Knothe bio at SABR". sabr.org. Retrieved September 27, 2020.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
George Knothe at SABR (Baseball BioProject)

[George_Knothe_statistics-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "George Knothe statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 27, 2020.

[George_Knothe_bio_at_SABR-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "George Knothe bio at SABR". sabr.org. Retrieved September 27, 2020.

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