Player Report for #31 Steve McKnight

04/26/1981

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RF Steve McKnight #31

Age: 35

Bats: L

Throws: L

Morale: Normal

G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	SB
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0

	Overall	Potential
Contact
Gap
Power
Eye
Avoid K's

Batting Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Contact	4	4	5	5
Gap	5	4	5	5
Power	13	11	14	13
Eye	7	6	8	8
Avoid K's	4	4	4	4

Fielding Ratings
	Catcher	Infield	Outfield
Range:	-	1	10
Errors:	-	1	13
Arm:	1	1	8
Turn DP:	-	1	-
Ability:	1	-	-

Position Ratings
Pitcher:	-	Shortstop:	-
Catcher:	-	Left Field:	12
1st Base:	-	Center Field:	2
2nd Base:	-	Right Field:	10
3rd Base:	-

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	11
Stealing Ability:	17
Baserunning Inst.:	19
Sacrifice Bunt:	20
Bunt for Hit:	11

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	AB	R	H	BI	HR	BB	K	SB

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	Very Low
Loyalty:	Low
Desire f. Win:	Low
Greed:	Normal
Intelligence:	Normal
Work Ethic:	High

Steve McKnight
Birthday:	05/15/1927
Born in:	Saint Petersburg (Florida)
Nationality:	American
Height:	5' 11"
Weight:	189 lbs
Local Popularity:	Unknown
National Pop.:	Insignificant

Status
Contract:	RETIRED
Salary:	-
Signed Through:	-
Major Service:	7 Years, 112 Days
Service This Yr:	None
40-Man Service:	9 Years, 35 Days
Pro Service:	15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	Last option year
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	-

Career Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	VORP
1951 Boston - ABA	24	43	31	11	3	0	3	9	11	11	0	0	4	2	1	.355	.524	.742	1.266	225	7.5
1952 Baltimore - ABA	25	60	102	25	3	1	4	23	14	15	1	3	21	0	1	.245	.339	.412	.751	106	1.1
1952 Boston - ABA	25	26	37	10	0	0	2	6	7	10	1	0	7	1	0	.270	.438	.432	.870	140	2.3
1952 Total - ABA	25	86	139	35	3	1	6	29	21	25	2	3	28	1	1	.252	.367	.417	.784	0	3.5
1953 Boston - ABA	26	61	223	55	8	5	13	39	36	26	0	4	35	2	5	.247	.320	.502	.822	132	9.4
1953 Baltimore - ABA	26	55	144	33	4	0	6	19	20	14	2	2	27	6	1	.229	.302	.382	.684	86	-1.6
1953 Total - ABA	26	116	367	88	12	5	19	58	56	40	2	6	62	8	6	.240	.313	.455	.768	0	7.8
1954 Boston - ABA	27	109	321	81	8	8	15	61	46	34	1	7	41	2	1	.252	.320	.467	.787	118	8.6
1955 Boston - ABA	28	101	288	68	14	3	21	60	51	32	1	6	48	3	1	.236	.309	.524	.833	125	11.0
1956 Boston - ABA	29	93	212	38	11	2	12	32	30	22	0	1	33	2	3	.179	.255	.420	.675	87	-5.5
1959 Boston - ABA	32	35	28	4	0	0	1	4	4	4	0	1	6	1	1	.143	.242	.250	.492	39	-2.6
1960 Boston - ABA	33	13	7	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	-61	-1.4
1961 Boston - ABA	34	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0.0
Total ABA		599	1393	325	51	19	77	253	221	169	6	24	223	20	14	.233	.314	.463	.777	114	28.9

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	VORP
1951 Oshawa - AAA	24	33	122	34	7	3	3	19	17	18	0	1	21	6	0	.279	.369	.459	.828	143	11.5
1957 Kingsville - AA	30	32	113	26	1	1	11	24	21	23	0	0	23	3	0	.230	.360	.549	.909	148	11.9
1957 Peterborough - AAA	30	63	167	28	6	0	8	31	23	25	3	3	23	3	0	.168	.283	.347	.630	78	-4.0
1958 Peterborough - AAA	31	88	285	80	8	4	34	91	59	40	3	4	38	3	0	.281	.370	.695	1.065	192	41.8
1959 Peterborough - AAA	32	19	54	15	1	1	6	19	13	5	1	0	9	0	0	.278	.350	.667	1.017	174	6.9
1961 Peterborough - AAA	34	61	120	23	0	0	11	17	23	16	0	0	24	2	1	.192	.287	.467	.753	105	0.6
1962 Peterborough - AAA	35	37	32	9	4	0	2	10	11	5	0	0	4	2	0	.281	.378	.594	.972	166	4.0
Total GHL		301	780	189	26	8	64	187	146	109	7	8	119	16	1	.242	.337	.542	.880	144	60.7
Total STL		32	113	26	1	1	11	24	21	23	0	0	23	3	0	.230	.360	.549	.909	148	11.9

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1951 Boston - ML	1B	1	0	2	0	1	2	0	1.000	1.0	18.00	0.0	.000
1951 Boston - ML	LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0.2	0.00	0.0	.000
1951 Boston - ML	CF	4	1	0	1	0	1	0	1.000	12.1	0.73	0.0	.000
1951 Boston - ML	RF	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	6.0	0.00	0.0	.000
1952 Boston - ML	LF	8	6	10	0	0	11	1	.909	56.0	1.61	-0.2	.981
1952 Baltimore - ML	LF	20	20	63	2	0	66	1	.985	173.0	3.38	-3.0	.936
1952 Boston - ML	RF	3	2	3	0	0	3	0	1.000	17.2	1.53	-1.5	.610
1952 Baltimore - ML	RF	4	2	8	0	0	9	1	.889	24.0	3.00	-1.4	.814
1953 Boston - ML	LF	35	34	66	3	0	70	1	.986	296.0	2.10	-3.1	.936
1953 Baltimore - ML	LF	18	17	38	1	0	40	1	.975	150.1	2.33	-2.7	.908
1953 Boston - ML	CF	8	0	5	0	0	5	0	1.000	19.2	2.29	-0.0	.998
1953 Boston - ML	RF	23	21	40	1	0	42	1	.976	183.0	2.02	+2.3	1.080
1953 Baltimore - ML	RF	19	18	39	2	0	41	0	1.000	157.2	2.34	-0.7	.976
1954 Boston - ML	LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	5.2	0.00	0.0	.000
1954 Boston - ML	CF	4	2	9	0	0	9	0	1.000	21.2	3.74	-0.9	.888
1954 Boston - ML	RF	72	72	165	7	1	177	5	.972	640.2	2.42	-11.4	.917
1955 Boston - ML	LF	5	4	9	1	0	10	0	1.000	36.0	2.50	-0.8	.887
1955 Boston - ML	CF	4	2	14	0	0	14	0	1.000	22.2	5.56	-0.2	.982
1955 Boston - ML	RF	65	64	136	5	1	145	4	.972	573.0	2.21	-2.7	.974
1956 Boston - ML	LF	24	19	40	2	0	42	0	1.000	183.2	2.06	-0.3	.988
1956 Boston - ML	CF	3	0	2	0	0	2	0	1.000	9.0	2.00	-0.0	.973
1956 Boston - ML	RF	30	25	63	2	0	67	2	.970	236.1	2.48	-0.9	.980
1959 Boston - ML	LF	3	1	3	0	0	3	0	1.000	10.2	2.53	-0.1	.949
1959 Boston - ML	CF	2	2	6	0	0	6	0	1.000	18.0	3.00	-0.2	.956
1959 Boston - ML	RF	6	0	3	0	0	3	0	1.000	6.2	4.05	-0.0	.985
1960 Boston - ML	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.0	0.00	0.0	.000
1960 Boston - ML	LF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	3.0	0.00	0.0	.000
1960 Boston - ML	CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	5.0	0.00	0.0	.000
1960 Boston - ML	RF	2	0	3	0	0	3	0	1.000	5.0	5.40	-0.0	.000
1961 Boston - ML	RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.1	0.00	0.0	.000

Player History
01/02/1951	Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft (Round 21, Pick 8, 328th overall pick) by the Boston Morrills.
01/02/1951	Named the #31 prospect in the ABA
04/16/1951	Named the #35 prospect in the ABA
05/04/1951	Injured (fractured thumb), out for 4 weeks.
05/28/1951	Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks.
01/01/1952	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 10 (12); Eye: 7 (8).
04/22/1952	Named the #56 prospect in the ABA
07/02/1952	Was traded by the Boston Morrills to the Baltimore Barons in exchange for CF Mike Nadler.
01/01/1953	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 13 (13); Eye: 9 (9).
06/14/1953	Injured (hand soreness), day-to-day for 5 days.
07/09/1953	Was traded by the Baltimore Barons to the Boston Colonials in exchange for LF Juan Mireles.
08/10/1953	Wins the ABA RL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1954	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 8 (8).
01/01/1955	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 9 (9).
04/25/1955	Wins the ABA RL Player of the Week Award.
09/18/1955	Injured (sprained ankle), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
01/01/1956	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 11 (12); Eye: 7 (8).
06/22/1956	Injured (viral infection), out for 2 days.
01/01/1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 12 (12); Eye: 8 (9).
01/01/1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 14 (14); Eye: 8 (8).
05/16/1958	Injured (back stiffness), day-to-day for 4 days.
06/01/1958	Wins the GHL MCL Batter of the Month Award.
06/09/1958	Wins the GHL MCL Player of the Week Award.
07/04/1958	Injured (knee contusion), out for 6 days.
07/13/1958	Was selected to the 1958 Golden Horseshoe League All-Star Game.
07/24/1958	Injured (sprained elbow), out for 3 weeks.
07/28/1958	Wins the GHL MCL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 8 (10).
04/20/1959	Wins the GHL MCL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1960	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 15 (15); Eye: 8 (9).
04/13/1960	Injured (broken bone in elbow), out for 4 months.
01/01/1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 14 (14); Eye: 7 (8).
01/01/1962	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (5); Power: 13 (13); Eye: 7 (8).
09/01/1962	Retired from professional baseball.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	3B	Rank
1954	8	7

Year	SF	Rank
1954	7	8