Ray Knight Trades and Transactions

The Ray Knight trades and transactions seen below include all known instances where Ray Knight has been involved in a trade or transaction of any type as it relates to baseball.

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Ray Knight

Ray Knight Autograph on a 1988 Fleer (#564)

Ray Knight Autograph on a 1988 Fleer (#564)
 

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Birth Name:   Charles Ray Knight
Nickname:   Mr. Nancy Lopez
Born On:   12-28-1952  (Capricorn)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Albany, Georgia
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Dougherty High School (Albany, GA)
College:   Albany Junior College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   09-10-1974 (Age 21)
Last Game:   10-02-1988
Draft:   1970 : 10th Round (231st)
Ray Knight

Trades & Transactions

06-04-1970: Selected by Cincinnati Reds in the 10th round — free-agent draft.
12-18-1981: Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Houston Astros for Cesar Cedeno.
08-28-1984: Traded by Houston Astros to New York Mets for Gerald Young and Manuel Lee.
11-12-1986: Granted free agency.
02-12-1987: Signed by Baltimore Orioles.
02-27-1988: Traded by Baltimore Orioles to Detroit Tigers for Mark Thurmond.
11-16-1988: Released by Detroit Tigers.


Did you know that during the physical, if a team finds out that the player received during a trade is injured they may return the player to the originating team within ten days from the date the trade was made and void the entire contract?

The Baseball Almanac trades and transactions database includes Rule 5 Draft picks, free agency information, voided trades, waiver picks, expansion draft data, amateur draft data, player refusals, bonus babies, and many other types of not readily found anywhere on the Internet.

Baseball trades & transactions, like the Ray Knight trades and transactions seen above, are an evolving field of research where new discoveries are often found and new player debuts are added to the data set almost daily.

     

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