Paul Knechtges
Paul Thomas Knechtges
Born: December 3, 1939
Deceased: February 13, 2023
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 185
Career: 1959-1970
Paul Knechtges compiled a career record of 53 wins and 49 losses and a 4.01 ERA in his 398-game pitching career with the Pensacola Dons, Aberdeen Pheasants, Stockton Ports, Fox Cities Foxes, Tri-City Braves, Reading Red Sox, Elmira Pioneers, Rochester Red Wings, Amarillo Sonics and Buffalo Bisons/Winnipeg Whips. He began playing during the 1959 season and last took the field during the 1970 campaign.
 Aberdeen Pheasants |
 Stockton Ports |
 Rochester Red Wings |
 Rochester Red Wings |
 Buffalo Bisons/Winnipeg Whips |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | D | ALFL | Pensacola Dons | 5 | 11 | .312 | 5.45 | 35 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 142.0 | 162 | 104 | 86 | 12 | 74 | 130 | 7 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| 1960 | C | NORL1 | Aberdeen Pheasants | 6 | 8 | .429 | 4.17 | 28 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 110.0 | 114 | 76 | 51 | 6 | 75 | 95 | 3 | 2 | 8 | ||||
| 1961 | B | IIIL | Fox Cities Foxes | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1961 | C | CALL | Stockton Ports | 3 | 10 | .231 | 5.59 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 111.0 | 142 | 81 | 69 | 6 | 41 | 110 | 3 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| 1962 | B | NORW | Tri-City Braves | 9 | 3 | .750 | 4.46 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 107.0 | 122 | 66 | 53 | 15 | 49 | 4 | 103 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1963 | AA | EL | Reading Red Sox | 16 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1963 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 10 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 1 | 1 | .500 | 5.00 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1964 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1.63 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94.0 | 64 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 43 | 3 | 84 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1965 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.67 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.0 | 32 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1965 | AA | TL | Amarillo Sonics | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3.80 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 45.0 | 45 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1966 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 7 | 1 | .875 | 1.26 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 38 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4.64 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33.0 | 35 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3.64 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.0 | 47 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3.21 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73.0 | 67 | 31 | 26 | 3 | 28 | 10 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1970 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons/Winnipeg Whips | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3.05 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 59.0 | 61 | 24 | 20 | 6 | 26 | 8 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 53 | 49 | .520 | 4.01 | 398 | 64 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 911.0 | 953 | 504 | 406 | 67 | 416 | 39 | 836 | 26 | 4 | 44 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | D | ALFL | Pensacola Dons | 35 | 55 | 49 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 23 | .061 | .164 | .143 | .306 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1960 | C | NORL1 | Aberdeen Pheasants | 28 | 42 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .139 | .184 | .139 | .323 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1961 | B | IIIL | Fox Cities Foxes | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1961 | C | CALL | Stockton Ports | 26 | 45 | 43 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .140 | .159 | .140 | .299 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | B | NORW | Tri-City Braves | 32 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .083 | .108 | .111 | .219 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | AA | EL | (+) Elmira Pioneers | 26 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .050 | .050 | .100 | .150 | 2 | |||||
| 1963 | AA | EL | (+) Reading Red Sox | 26 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .050 | .050 | .100 | .150 | 2 | |||||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 34 | 30 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .185 | .233 | .259 | .493 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1965 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 14 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | AA | TL | Amarillo Sonics | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .214 | .214 | .214 | .429 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .000 | .100 | .000 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | 29 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .182 | .308 | .273 | .580 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 36 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 47 | 19 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .222 | .263 | .222 | .485 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons/Winnipeg Whips | 36 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .143 | .333 | .143 | .476 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 372 | 293 | 268 | 16 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 117 | .123 | .181 | .153 | .334 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | D | ALFL | Pensacola Dons | P | 35 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 1 | .952 | .571 |
| 1960 | C | NORL1 | Aberdeen Pheasants | P | 28 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | .870 | .714 |
| 1961 | B | IIIL | Fox Cities Foxes | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1961 | C | CALL | Stockton Ports | P | 26 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | .944 | .654 |
| 1962 | B | NORW | Tri-City Braves | P | 32 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .375 |
| 1964 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | P | 34 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 1 | .909 | .588 |
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .235 |
| 1965 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | P | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .214 |
| 1965 | AA | TL | Amarillo Sonics | P | 14 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .750 | .429 |
| 1966 | AA | EL | Elmira Pioneers | P | 29 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .310 |
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .053 |
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .167 |
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 47 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | .941 | .340 |
| 1970 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons/Winnipeg Whips | P | 36 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .923 | .333 |
| Totals | 372 | 34 | 112 | 11 | 7 | .930 | .392 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | D | Alabama-Florida League | Pensacola Dons | BAL | ||
| 1960 | C | Northern League | Aberdeen Pheasants | BAL | ||
| 1961 | C | California League | Stockton Ports | BAL | ||
| 1961 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Fox Cities Foxes | BAL | ||
| 1962 | B | Northwest League | Tri-City Braves | LAA | ||
| 1963 | AA | Eastern League | Reading Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1963 | AA | Eastern League | Elmira Pioneers | BAL | ||
| 1964 | AA | Eastern League | Elmira Pioneers | BAL | ||
| 1964 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1965 | AA | Texas League | Amarillo Sonics | HOU | ||
| 1965 | AA | Eastern League | Elmira Pioneers | BAL | ||
| 1966 | AA | Eastern League | Elmira Pioneers | BAL | ||
| 1966 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1967 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1968 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1970 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons/Winnipeg Whips | MON |
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