Gordon Knutson
Gordon Curtis Knutson
Born: February 8, 1945
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: OF
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 180
Career: 1965-1971
Gordon Knutson compiled a career record of 35 wins and 34 losses and a 3.01 ERA in his 156-game pitching career with the Spartanburg Phillies, Huron Phillies, Portsmouth Tides, Bakersfield Bears, Raleigh-Durham Phillies and Eugene Emeralds. He began playing during the 1965 season and last took the field during the 1971 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | A | SALL3 | Spartanburg Phillies | 1 | 5 | .167 | 4.79 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 47.0 | 47 | 40 | 25 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1965 | A | NORL1 | Huron Phillies | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.50 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1966 | A | SALL3 | Spartanburg Phillies | 5 | 2 | .714 | 0.46 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 39.0 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1966 | A | CARL | Portsmouth Tides | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1967 | A | CALL | Bakersfield Bears | 8 | 10 | .444 | 3.47 | 29 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 184.0 | 162 | 86 | 71 | 15 | 101 | 1 | 148 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |||
| 1968 | A | CARL | Portsmouth Tides | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.00 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1968 | A | SALL3 | Spartanburg Phillies | 9 | 4 | .692 | 2.16 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 125.0 | 102 | 44 | 30 | 4 | 41 | 1 | 121 | 6 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1969 | AAA | PCL | Eugene Emeralds | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1969 | A | CARL | Raleigh-Durham Phillies | 10 | 6 | .625 | 1.90 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 175.0 | 144 | 54 | 37 | 6 | 39 | 1 | 132 | 3 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | PCL | Eugene Emeralds | 2 | 5 | .286 | 3.69 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 61.0 | 52 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 27 | 6 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | PCL | Eugene Emeralds | 0 | 0 | 12.71 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17.0 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Totals | 35 | 34 | .507 | 3.01 | 156 | 90 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 5 | 679.0 | 589 | 304 | 227 | 38 | 301 | 12 | 571 | 21 | 1 | 37 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | A | SALL3 | Spartanburg Phillies | 10 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .222 | .263 | .222 | .485 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | A | NORL1 | Huron Phillies | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | A | CARL | Portsmouth Tides | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | A | SALL3 | Spartanburg Phillies | 11 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .286 | .333 | .286 | .619 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | A | CALL | Bakersfield Bears | 31 | 68 | 63 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | .159 | .172 | .159 | .331 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | A | SALL3 | Spartanburg Phillies | 19 | 47 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | .079 | .186 | .079 | .265 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | A | CARL | Portsmouth Tides | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | AAA | PCL | Eugene Emeralds | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | A | CARL | Raleigh-Durham Phillies | 26 | 69 | 55 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 27 | .055 | .188 | .073 | .260 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | AAA | PCL | Eugene Emeralds | 21 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .077 | .294 | .077 | .371 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | AAA | PCL | Eugene Emeralds | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 158 | 244 | 209 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 106 | .120 | .200 | .124 | .324 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | A | NORL1 | Huron Phillies | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1965 | A | SALL3 | Spartanburg Phillies | P | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1966 | A | CARL | Portsmouth Tides | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1966 | A | SALL3 | Spartanburg Phillies | P | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .364 |
| 1967 | A | CALL | Bakersfield Bears | P | 29 | 4 | 32 | 2 | 0 | .947 | 1.241 |
| 1967 | A | CALL | Bakersfield Bears | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1968 | A | SALL3 | Spartanburg Phillies | P | 19 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .947 |
| 1968 | A | CARL | Portsmouth Tides | P | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .200 |
| 1969 | AAA | PCL | Eugene Emeralds | P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 1969 | A | CARL | Raleigh-Durham Phillies | P | 26 | 4 | 34 | 7 | 0 | .844 | 1.462 |
| 1970 | AAA | PCL | Eugene Emeralds | P | 21 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .524 |
| 1971 | AAA | PCL | Eugene Emeralds | P | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .087 |
| Totals | 157 | 19 | 104 | 10 | 0 | .925 | .783 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | A | Western Carolinas League | Spartanburg Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1965 | A | Northern League | Huron Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1966 | A | Western Carolinas League | Spartanburg Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1966 | A | Carolina League | Portsmouth Tides | PHI | ||
| 1967 | A | California League | Bakersfield Bears | PHI | ||
| 1968 | A | Western Carolinas League | Spartanburg Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1968 | A | Carolina League | Portsmouth Tides | PHI | ||
| 1969 | A | Carolina League | Raleigh-Durham Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1969 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Eugene Emeralds | PHI | ||
| 1970 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Eugene Emeralds | PHI | ||
| 1971 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Eugene Emeralds | PHI |
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