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Ray Knight

Birthdate:

12/28/1952

Height / Weight:

6' 2" / 190 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Albany, GA, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

One of the leading third baseman during this era, Ray Knight was an aggressive fielder and batsman. He took over the starting job in 1979 after Pete Rose left the Cincinnati Reds and signed with the Phillies. Despite playing hurt all season with tendonitis in his left wrist, a sprained right ankle, stretched tendons, etc. that year Ray Knight hit .318 with 37 doubles and 10 homers in 150 games and helped the Reds win the NL West.

After hitting .264 and .259 the next two seasons he was traded to Houston prior to the 1982 season. With the Astros he hit .294 and .304 the first two years there. Traded to the Mets in mid-1984. After two sub-par years, he changed his batting stance from a low crouch to a more standing position as advised by Mets coach Bill Robinson, and Knight hit .298 with 38 extra base hits, and 76 RBIs in 1986 and was chosen the NL Comeback Player of the Year. His all-around play helped the Mets win the NL pennant and in the 1986 World Series vs the Red Sox he batted a robust .391 with a homer and 5 RBI. After Bill Buckner’s error let Ray Knight score the winning run in Game 6, Ray Knight lined a solo homer in the seventh inning of Game 7 to give the Mets a lead for good, as the Mets won the World Title. Ray Knight married golf star Nancy Lopez.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
14 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1974	CIN (NL)	14	11	1	2	1	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.250	SLG
1977	CIN (NL)	80	92	8	24	5	1	1	13	9	16	1	1	1	0	1	1	.261	.324	SLG
1978	CIN (NL)	83	65	7	13	3	0	1	4	3	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.235	SLG
1979	CIN (NL)	150	551	64	175	37	4	10	79	38	57	4	4	4	3	4	8	.318	.360	SLG
1980	CIN (NL)	162	618	71	163	39	7	14	78	36	62	1	2	9	4	5	4	.264	.307	SLG
1981	CIN (NL)	106	386	43	100	23	1	6	34	33	51	2	4	3	4	3	3	.259	.322	SLG
1982	HOU (NL)	158	609	72	179	36	6	6	70	48	58	2	5	9	5	1	13	.294	.344	SLG
1983	HOU (NL)	145	507	43	154	36	4	9	70	42	62	0	3	9	4	3	11	.304	.355	SLG
1984	NYM (NL)	27	93	13	26	4	0	1	6	7	13	0	0	1	1	0	0	.280	.337	SLG
1984	HOU (NL)	88	278	15	62	10	0	2	29	14	30	0	3	1	1	0	4	.223	.259	SLG
1985	NYM (NL)	90	271	22	59	12	0	6	36	13	32	1	1	1	1	0	5	.218	.252	SLG
1986	NYM (NL)	137	486	51	145	24	2	11	76	40	63	2	1	2	4	3	8	.298	.351	SLG
1987	BAL (AL)	150	563	46	144	24	0	14	65	39	90	0	0	3	6	0	1	.256	.310	SLG
1988	DET (AL)	105	299	34	65	12	2	3	33	20	30	1	1	0	3	2	3	.217	.271	SLG
14 years		1495	4829	490	1311	266	27	84	595	343	579	14	25	43	36	22	61	.271	.321	.SLG

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