Lou Knerr Stats

Lou Knerr was born on Sunday, August 21, 1921, in Strasburg, Pennsylvania. Knerr was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 17, 1945, with the Philadelphia Athletics. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Lou Knerr baseball stats page.

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Lou Knerr
 
 
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Birth Name:   Wallace Luther Knerr
Nickname:   Lou
Born On:   08-21-1921  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Strasburg, Pennsylvania
Year of Death Data Died On:   03-23-1980 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Denver, Pennsylvania
Cemetery:   Fairview Cemetery, Denver, Pennsylvania
High School:   Undetermined
College:   Muhlenberg College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   210
First Game:   04-17-1945 (Age 23)
Last Game:   06-07-1947
Draft:   Not Applicable
Lou Knerr

Lou Knerr Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1945 24 Athletics 27 17 5 5 11 .313 4.22 5 0 0 130.0 595 142 61 77 6 74 - 41 7 1 0 -
1946 25 Athletics 30 22 5 3 16 .158 5.40 6 0 0 148.1 674 171 89 95 13 67 - 58 1 1 1 -
1947 26 Senators 6 0 2 0 0 .000 11.00 0 0 0 9.0 53 17 11 13 1 8 - 5 0 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
3 Years 63 39 12 8 27 .229 5.04 11 0 0 287.1 1,322 330 161 185 20 149 - 104 8 2 1 -
Lou Knerr

Lou Knerr Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1945 24 Athletics 28 47 3 9 1 0 0 0 8 0 - 5 1 - 0 2 .191 .191 .213
1946 25 Athletics 30 50 1 9 2 0 0 0 2 1 - 8 1 - 1 2 .180 .212 .220
1947 26 Senators 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
3 Years 64 98 4 19 3 0 0 0 10 1 - 13 2 - 1 4 .194 .210 .224
Lou Knerr

Lou Knerr Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1945 Athletics P 27 17 390 35 1.3 34 10 24 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .971 2.35
1946 Athletics P 30 22 445 30 1.0 30 4 26 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.82
1947 Senators P 6 0 27 4 0.7 3 0 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .750 3.00
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 63 39 862 69 1.1 67 14 53 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .971 2.10
3 Years 63 39 862 69 1.1 67 14 53 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .971 2.10
Lou Knerr

Lou Knerr Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1945 Athletics 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 9.4 5.9 0.55 2.84 5.12
1946 Athletics 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 6.3 25.0 0.87 3.52 4.07
1947 Senators 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.63 5.00 8.00
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
3 Years 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 7.5 9.8 0.70 3.26 4.67
Lou Knerr

Lou Knerr Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1945 Philadelphia Athletics 30 Undetermined n/a -
1946 Philadelphia Athletics 30 Undetermined - -
1947 Washington Senators 14 Undetermined - -


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