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Daniel
Knopf		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 200
 
Born: January 7, 1922 in Usa
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 30 HOU PL    
1953 31 MIN PL    
1954 32 LB CL $ 2,000,000  
1955 33 LB CL $ 2,000,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,000,000  
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 30 HOU PL    
1953 31 MIN PL    
1954 32 LB CL $ 2,000,000  
1955 33 LB CL $ 2,000,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,000,000  
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Arm or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 30 AAA   9 8 .529 22 22 3 1 0 135.3 158 77 15 68 92 5.12 .293 .372 .452 .824  
1953 31 AAA   7 5 .583 28 14 2 0 0 131.3 150 52 8 48 89 3.56 .288 .348 .374 .722  
1954 32 LB CL 7 7 .500 15 15 5 0 0 118.3 130 70 9 61 54 5.32 .280 .359 .402 .761 4.8
    AAA   3 3 .500 7 7 1 1 0 46.3 49 23 3 20 29 4.47 .274 .347 .397 .743  
1955 33 AAA   9 12 .429 26 26 6 0 0 180.3 211 106 12 104 106 5.29 .296 .386 .410 .796  
1 Years Sim 7 7 .500 15 15 5 0 0 118.3 130 70 9 61 54 5.32 .280 .359 .402 .761 4.8
4 Years AAA 28 28 .500 83 69 12 2 0 493.3 568 258 38 240 316 4.71 .291 .369 .411 .779  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   63 35 5 25 34   .242 .309 .362 .670
vs LH   67 35 4 36 20   .327 .427 .454 .881
Home 3 3 .500 7 7 0 0 0 53.7 50 24 1 27 31 4.03 .239 .326 .316 .642
Away 4 4 .500 8 8 5 0 0 64.7 80 46 8 34 23 6.40 .313 .393 .473 .866
Mar/Apr 2 2 .500 4 4 4 0 0 34.7 42 22 5 19 14 5.71 .316 .401 .504 .905
May 5 1 .833 7 7 0 0 0 57.7 51 22 2 30 32 3.43 .234 .327 .294 .620
June 0 4 .000 4 4 1 0 0 26.0 37 26 2 12 8 9.00 .325 .389 .491 .880
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1954 32 LB CL 15 43 6 7 1 1 1 4 2 0 4 20 .163 .229 .302 .531 4.1 0.0
1 Years Sim 15 43 6 7 1 1 1 4 2 0 4 20 .163 .229 .302 .531 4.1 0.0
162 Game Average 464 64 75 10 10 10 43 21 0 43 216 .163 .229 .302 .531 43.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   28 2 4 1 0 1 3 1 0 2 15 .143 .200 .286 .486 1.7
vs LH   15 4 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 5 .200 .278 .333 .611 1.7
Home 7 18 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 11 .111 .158 .111 .269 0.0
Away 8 25 6 5 1 1 1 3 1 0 3 9 .200 .276 .440 .716 3.5
RISP   10 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 7 .100 .286 .100 .386 0.7
Close/Late   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Mar/Apr 4 13 6 4 1 1 1 3 1 0 3 3 .308 .412 .769 1.181 4.0
May 7 22 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 13 .091 .091 .091 .182 -0.7
June 4 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .125 .222 .125 .347 0.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1954 32 LB CL P 15 15 118.3 5 30 2 1 .946 2.66    
Career Totals   15 15 118.3 5 30 2 1 .946 2.66    
Career Highs   15 15 118.3 5 30 2 1 .946 2.66    
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History
Drafted in 38th round, 749th overall pick, by Houston in 1952
Injured on 5/21/1952 with a Tender Elbow, out for one week
Traded from Houston to Minneapolis on 7/31/1953 (Going to HOU: 1B Randy McMurtry. Going to MIN: P Daniel Knopf)
Signed as a free agent by Long Beach on 2/23/1954 to a 2-year deal worth $2,000,000 per year
Had first career hit (double) on 4/18/1954, off Harry Frink (SAC)
Earned first career win on 4/18/1954
Hit first career homerun on 4/26/1954, off Michael Sturges (SEA)
Injured on 5/27/1955 with a Sore Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
 
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