Alan Knicely
Alan Lee Knicely
Born: May 19, 1955
Harrisonburg, VA US
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, OF, P
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190
Draft: Round 3 (1974 June Amateur Draft, Houston Astros)
School: Turner Ashby HS (Bridgewater, VA)
Career: 1974-1987
Major League Statistics
Alan Knicely compiled a career batting average of .295 with 159 home runs and 655 RBI in his 1102-game career with the Covington Astros, Dubuque Packers, Columbus Astros, Tucson Toros, Wichita Aeros, Portland Beavers, Denver Zephyrs, Louisville Redbirds and Oklahoma City 89ers. He began playing during the 1974 season and last took the field during the 1987 campaign.
 Dubuque Packers |
 Columbus Astros |
 Tucson Toros |
 Wichita Aeros |
 Portland Beavers |
 Denver Zephyrs |
 Louisville Redbirds |
 Oklahoma City 89ers |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | R | APPY | Covington Astros | 7 | 3 | .700 | 3.44 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 81.0 | 78 | 35 | 31 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 53 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1975 | A | MIDW | Dubuque Packers | 4 | 10 | .286 | 3.61 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 122.0 | 113 | 59 | 49 | 5 | 62 | 2 | 87 | 4 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 1976 | A | MIDW | Dubuque Packers | 7 | 3 | .700 | 3.95 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 107.0 | 100 | 58 | 47 | 9 | 62 | 0 | 87 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 1977 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | 1 | 5 | .167 | 5.14 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42.0 | 40 | 32 | 24 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 19 | 21 | .475 | 3.86 | 76 | 49 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 352.0 | 331 | 184 | 151 | 19 | 191 | 2 | 252 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | R | APPY | Covington Astros | 15 | 44 | 41 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .220 | .256 | .317 | .573 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | A | MIDW | Dubuque Packers | 27 | 41 | 35 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .314 | .368 | .429 | .797 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1976 | A | MIDW | Dubuque Packers | 77 | 188 | 156 | 23 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 31 | .288 | .396 | .436 | .832 | 68 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1977 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | 99 | 311 | 277 | 28 | 73 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 49 | .264 | .332 | .386 | .719 | 107 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 1978 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | 140 | 496 | 427 | 51 | 97 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 112 | .227 | .311 | .372 | .684 | 159 | 3 | 8 | 6 | ||
| 1979 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | 120 | 494 | 422 | 77 | 122 | 12 | 3 | 33 | 76 | 2 | 1 | 61 | 77 | .289 | .383 | .566 | .950 | 239 | 4 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 1980 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 133 | 539 | 468 | 69 | 149 | 18 | 4 | 22 | 105 | 3 | 0 | 61 | 76 | .318 | .396 | .515 | .911 | 241 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1981 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | 138 | 574 | 490 | 81 | 150 | 32 | 5 | 18 | 96 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 73 | .306 | .393 | .502 | .895 | 246 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | |
| 1984 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Aeros | 152 | 640 | 570 | 94 | 190 | 29 | 4 | 33 | 126 | 2 | 4 | 54 | 102 | .333 | .389 | .572 | .961 | 326 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 6 | |
| 1985 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Zephyrs | 29 | 123 | 109 | 20 | 45 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | .413 | .472 | .697 | 1.169 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1985 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 21 | 86 | 77 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | .286 | .349 | .429 | .777 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1986 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | 67 | 280 | 233 | 36 | 66 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 39 | .283 | .386 | .433 | .819 | 101 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
| 1987 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 84 | 296 | 258 | 39 | 72 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 40 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 46 | .279 | .361 | .453 | .815 | 117 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| Totals | 1102 | 4112 | 3563 | 539 | 1051 | 165 | 24 | 159 | 655 | 15 | 14 | 454 | 647 | .295 | .374 | .489 | .863 | 1741 | 0 | 23 | 31 | 41 | 16 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | R | APPY | Covington Astros | P | 12 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 1 | .880 | 1.833 | ||||
| 1974 | R | APPY | Covington Astros | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| 1975 | A | MIDW | Dubuque Packers | P | 26 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 1 | .963 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1976 | A | MIDW | Dubuque Packers | P | 24 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 0 | .900 | 1.125 | ||||
| 1976 | A | MIDW | Dubuque Packers | 3B | 22 | 14 | 31 | 4 | 3 | .918 | 2.045 | ||||
| 1976 | A | MIDW | Dubuque Packers | 1B | 13 | 76 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1.000 | 6.154 | ||||
| 1977 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | 3B | 84 | 80 | 135 | 23 | 9 | .903 | 2.560 | ||||
| 1977 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | P | 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .900 | .643 | ||||
| 1978 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | OF | 140 | 262 | 22 | 10 | 3 | .966 | 2.029 | ||||
| 1979 | AA | SOUL | Columbus Astros | C | 94 | 446 | 51 | 15 | 3 | .971 | 5.287 | 16 | |||
| 1980 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | C | 124 | 511 | 93 | 23 | 8 | .963 | 4.871 | 16 | |||
| 1981 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | OF | 26 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .932 | 1.577 | ||||
| 1981 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Toros | C | 120 | 513 | 76 | 12 | 3 | .980 | 4.908 | 15 | |||
| 1984 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Aeros | C | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Aeros | 3B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.667 | ||||
| 1984 | AAA | AA2 | Wichita Aeros | 1B | 123 | 957 | 88 | 18 | 86 | .983 | 8.496 | ||||
| 1985 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 1B | 7 | 65 | 4 | 1 | 7 | .986 | 9.857 | ||||
| 1985 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Zephyrs | 1B | 5 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .971 | 6.600 | ||||
| 1985 | AAA | AA2 | Denver Zephyrs | C | 16 | 74 | 14 | 3 | 1 | .967 | 5.500 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | C | 12 | 62 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .957 | 5.500 | 1 | |||
| 1986 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | 1B | 67 | 539 | 64 | 9 | 63 | .985 | 9.000 | ||||
| 1987 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 1B | 43 | 352 | 18 | 6 | 34 | .984 | 8.605 | ||||
| 1987 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | C | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.250 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 984 | 4067 | 675 | 139 | 240 | .972 | 4.819 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | R | Appalachian League | Covington Astros | HOU | ||
| 1975 | A | Midwest League | Dubuque Packers | HOU | ||
| 1976 | A | Midwest League | Dubuque Packers | HOU | ||
| 1977 | AA | Southern League | Columbus Astros | HOU | ||
| 1978 | AA | Southern League | Columbus Astros | HOU | ||
| 1979 | AA | Southern League | Columbus Astros | HOU | ||
| 1980 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Toros | HOU | ||
| 1981 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Toros | HOU | ||
| 1984 | AAA | American Association 2 | Wichita Aeros | CIN | ||
| 1985 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | PHI | ||
| 1985 | AAA | American Association 2 | Denver Zephyrs | CIN | ||
| 1986 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Redbirds | SLN | ||
| 1987 | AAA | American Association 2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | TEX |
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