Otto Knabe

Otto Knabe
Second baseman
Born: June 12, 1884(1884-06-12) Carrick, Pennsylvania
Died: May 17, 1961(1961-05-17) (aged 76) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
October 3, 1905 for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
September 25, 1916 for the Chicago Cubs
Career statistics
Games played	1278
Hits	1103
Batting average	.247
Teams
As player Pittsburgh Pirates (1905, 1916) Philadelphia Phillies (1907–1913) Baltimore Terrapins (1914–1915) Chicago Cubs (1916) As manager Baltimore Terrapins (1914–1915)
Career highlights and awards
Led the National League in Sacrifice Hits 4 times (1907-08, 1910 and 1913). Philadelphia Phillies Career Leader in Sacrifice Hits (216).

Franz Otto Knabe (June 12, 1884 – May 17, 1961), also known as "Dutch", was an American Major league second baseman from Carrick, Pennsylvania, who played for four different teams.^[1] He was the player-manager for the only two season the Baltimore Terrapins and the Federal League were in existence.^[2]

Knabe twice received a single vote for the Baseball Hall of Fame, once in 1939, and the other in 1942.^[3] He died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was interred at New Cathedral Cemetery.^[4]

Otto Knabe and Erksine Mayer (right), 1913

References

1. ^ Baseball Reference player page
2. ^ Baseball Reference manager page
3. ^ Baseball Hall of Fame voting
4. ^ Baseball Almanac player page

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Persondata
Name	Knabe, Otto
Alternative names	Knabe, Franz Otto; Knabe, Dutch
Short description	Major League Baseball player, manager
Date of birth	June 12, 1884
Place of birth	Carrick, Pennsylvania
Date of death	May 17, 1961
Place of death	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania