| Ray Knight | ||
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| Third Baseman / First Baseman | ||
| Born: December 28, 1952 | ||
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| September 10, 1974 for the Cincinnati Reds | ||
| Final game | ||
| October 2, 1988 for the Detroit Tigers | ||
| Career statistics | ||
| Batting average | . A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 271 | |
| Home runs | 84 | |
| RBI | 595 | |
| Teams | ||
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| Career highlights and awards | ||
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Charles Ray Knight (born December 28, 1952, in Albany, Georgia) is a former right-handed Major League Baseball player who played in the 1970s and 1980s. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA Champions Major League Baseball 1974 World Series: Oakland Athletics over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-1 Rollie Fingers Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-2 Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. Champions Major League Baseball World Series Champion St Louis Cardinals World Series MVP Darrell Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Detroit Tigers over San Diego Padres (4-1 Alan Trammell, MVP "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Detroit Tigers over San Diego Padres (4-1 Alan Trammell, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Mets over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Ray Knight, MVP The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Minnesota Twins over St The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA See also 1988 Major League Baseball season Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-2 John Wetteland, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Florida Marlins over Cleveland Indians (4-3 Liván Hernández, Headline event of the year The Florida Marlins become World Series champions holding off a dynastic New York Yankees team 4 games to For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League The Hutch Award is a Major League Baseball award given to an active player who best exemplifies the fighting spirit and competitive desire to win The World Series MVP Award is given to the player who most contributes to his team's success in the World Series - the Most Valuable Player. The Babe Ruth Award was an annual award given to the Major League Baseball player with the best performance in the World Series, similar to the World Series MVP Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Albany is a city in and the County seat of Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, in the southwestern part of the state Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. He was primarily a third baseman, although he did see some action at first base, second base, designated hitter, shortstop and in the outfield. A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that In Baseball, the designated hitter rule is the common name for Major League Baseball Rule 6 Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and Third base. The outfield is a Sporting term used in Cricket and Baseball to refer to the area of the Field of play further from the Batsman He played for the Cincinnati Reds (1974-1981), Houston Astros (1982-1984), New York Mets (1984-1986), Baltimore Orioles (1987), and the Detroit Tigers (1988). The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) He is now a studio analyst for MASN's coverage of the Washington Nationals. Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN is a team-owned regional sports network that televises every available game of the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles throughout The Washington Nationals is an American professional baseball team based in Washington D
Knight made his major league debut with Cincinnati in 1974, but didn't become a regular there until replacing the exiting Pete Rose at third base in 1979 (Rose had signed with the Philadelphia Phillies). A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Baltimore Orioles (4-3 Willie Stargell, The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Knight was not on the major league roster for the Reds two championship teams in 1975, and 1976. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1975 in athletics (track and field Marathon August Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1976 in athletics (track and field Marathon May Knight was an All Star in 1980 with Cincinnati, and made the team once again in 1982 while a member of the Astros. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1982 in athletics (track and field Marathon In 1984 Knight was traded mid-season to the Mets, where he would wind up on the World Champion Mets team of 1986. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1984 in athletics (track and field Auto Racing
While Knight is notable as being a very high quality hitter, making the Top 10 leaderboard in batting three times, he is mostly known for his role in the 1986 World Series, when he not only scored the winning run in Game 6 on Mookie Wilson's famous grounder through Bill Buckner's legs, but he also hit the tiebreaking home run in Game 7. The 1986 World Series pitted the New York Mets against the Boston Red Sox. William Hayward "Mookie" Wilson (born February 9 1956) is a former Major League Baseball Center fielder who played with the New William Joseph "Bill" Buckner (born December 14, 1949) is a former Major League Baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Due to his contributions Knight won the World Series MVP award, and then became the first player to join a new team the season after winning the award, signing with the Orioles in 1987. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Minnesota Twins over St The Mets granted Knight free agency after it was decided that Howard Johnson would be the Mets' everyday third baseman. Howard Michael Johnson (born November 29, 1960) nicknamed HoJo, is a former switch hitting Third baseman in Major League Baseball His all-time statistics in the postseason include a . 279 BA, with 1 home run and 7 RBIs.
In 1986, Knight also won the Babe Ruth Award for the National League and The Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year Award. The Babe Ruth Award was an annual award given to the Major League Baseball player with the best performance in the World Series, similar to the World Series MVP The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball The Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year Award is the older of two annual awards in Major League Baseball given to one player in each league who has He was also a winner of the Hutch Award in 1983. The Hutch Award is a Major League Baseball award given to an active player who best exemplifies the fighting spirit and competitive desire to win Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Dmitry Bilozerchev, USSR
In a 13-season career, Knight put together a . 271 batting average with 84 home runs and 595 RBIs in 1495 games. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively He had 490 runs and 14 career stolen bases. In Baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around first second and third base and returns safely to Home plate, touching In Baseball, a stolen base occurs when a Baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the Pitcher is delivering the ball to Home plate He accumulated 266 doubles and 1311 hits in total, in 4829 at bats. In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches In Baseball, an at bat ( AB) or time at bat is used to calculate certain statistics, including Batting average, On base
In Knight's managerial career, he is 125-137, managing the Reds from 1996-97 and in 2003 for one game. In Baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager (or more formally the field manager) this individual controls matters In 1997, he forgot how many outs there had been in a half-inning in which the Reds were at bat and called for a bunt at an inopportune time. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Florida Marlins over Cleveland Indians (4-3 Liván Hernández, A bunt is a special type of offensive technique in Baseball or fastpitch softball. He later fined himself $250 for the incident. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been The team's lack of success would lead to his eventual firing and his replacement with Jack McKeon. John Aloysius McKeon (born November 23, 1930 in South Amboy New Jersey) nicknamed Trader Jack, is a former manager in
Knight is married to LPGA star Nancy Lopez, and briefly caddied for her after retiring. The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional Golfers The organization whose headquarters are Amateur career Lopez was born in Torrance California. She won the New Mexico Women's Amateur at age 12 and the U In Golf, a caddy (or caddie) is the person who carries a player's bag and gives insightful advice and moral support
Knight was one of several members of the 1986 championship team not to attend the 20th anniversary celebration at Shea Stadium on August 19, 2006; the others include manager Davey Johnson, (who was managing Team USA in Cuba), Dwight Gooden (who was serving a jail sentence), Roger McDowell (who is the Atlanta Braves pitching coach), Lee Mazzilli (who was the New York Yankees bench coach), and pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre (whose reasons for not attending are unknown). William A Shea Municipal Stadium, usually shortened to Shea Stadium or just Shea (ʃeɪ̪ is a Stadium located in the New York City borough David Allen "Yox" Johnson (born January 30 1943 in Orlando Florida) is a former Second baseman, Designated hitter, and Dwight Eugene Gooden (born November 16, 1964 in Tampa Florida) also known as Doc Gooden or Dr Roger Alan McDowell (born December 21 1960) is the Pitching coach of the Atlanta Braves and was a right-handed Relief pitcher for Lee Louis Mazzilli, (born March 25,, in Brooklyn, New York) is a former Major League Baseball player coach and manager. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Melvin Leon Stottlemyre Sr (born November 13, 1941 in Hazleton Missouri) is the current pitching coach in Major League Baseball with the While the official reason given for Knight's absence was a previous commitment, many have speculated that it was more likely because of his treatment by the organization immediately following his heroics in the 1986 World Series.
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Broadcasting career
Personal
Ray knight is currently married to Nancy Lopez-Knight who is an LPGA tour champ. ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN is a team-owned regional sports network that televises every available game of the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles throughout They have three kids together Ashley Knight who is the oldest, Erinn Knight who is the middle, and Torri Knight who is the youngest and is still in high school while the others are in college. they live in their home in Albany, Ga.
Trivia
- (May 13, 1980) After an 0-for-15 slump with the Reds, Knight homered twice in one inning (5th) in a 15-4 win over the Mets, and is still the only Red to homer twice in one inning. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Philadelphia Phillies over Kansas City Royals (4-2 Mike Schmidt, MVP An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of Sports &ndash most notably Cricket and Baseball during
- Johnny Holliday, Knight's fellow MASN broadcaster, has playfully referred to him as "Silverfox. "
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
| Preceded by Bret Saberhagen | World Series MVP 1986 | Succeeded by Frank Viola |
| Preceded by Bret Saberhagen | Babe Ruth Award 1986 | Succeeded by Frank Viola |
| Preceded by Rick Reuschel | NL Comeback Player of the Year 1986 | Succeeded by Rick Sutcliffe |
| Preceded by Davey Johnson | Cincinnati Reds Manager 1996-1997 | Succeeded by Jack McKeon |
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