Bill Knoch
William Henry Knoch
Born: August 21, 1942
Pittsburgh, PA US
Deceased: November 11, 2017
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 195
Career: 1960-1968
Bill Knoch compiled a career record of 56 wins and 63 losses and a 4.57 ERA in his 203-game pitching career with the Kingsport Pirates, Hobbs Pirates, Batavia Pirates, Kinston Eagles, Columbus Jets, Macon Peaches and York Pirates. He began playing during the 1960 season and last took the field during the 1968 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | D | APPY | Kingsport Pirates | 4 | 5 | .444 | 5.91 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 64.0 | 66 | 52 | 42 | 8 | 47 | 56 | 3 | 2 | 9 | ||||
| 1961 | D | SOPH | Hobbs Pirates | 9 | 5 | .643 | 5.26 | 27 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 137.0 | 130 | 113 | 80 | 8 | 120 | 134 | 1 | 1 | 22 | ||||
| 1962 | B | CARL | Kinston Eagles | 1 | 1 | .500 | 7.50 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1962 | D | NYPL | Batavia Pirates | 2 | 4 | .333 | 6.00 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 54.0 | 55 | 47 | 36 | 8 | 46 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 1963 | A | CARL | Kinston Eagles | 12 | 13 | .480 | 3.81 | 33 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 210.0 | 186 | 107 | 89 | 18 | 103 | 6 | 183 | 3 | 0 | 13 | |||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 11 | 15 | .423 | 4.55 | 31 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 166.0 | 176 | 98 | 84 | 20 | 78 | 4 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 12 | 6 | .667 | 3.43 | 32 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 168.0 | 147 | 69 | 64 | 18 | 63 | 2 | 100 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4.62 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 74.0 | 73 | 45 | 38 | 14 | 32 | 5 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5.14 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 49.0 | 54 | 32 | 28 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1967 | AA | SOUL | Macon Peaches | 1 | 2 | .333 | 6.35 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1968 | AA | EL | York Pirates | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4.60 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 45.0 | 54 | 28 | 23 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Totals | 56 | 63 | .471 | 4.57 | 203 | 157 | 0 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 996.0 | 973 | 615 | 506 | 102 | 540 | 23 | 692 | 20 | 5 | 64 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | D | APPY | Kingsport Pirates | 13 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .200 | .200 | .280 | .480 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1961 | D | SOPH | Hobbs Pirates | 27 | 57 | 53 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | .170 | .196 | .245 | .442 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1962 | D | NYPL | Batavia Pirates | 8 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .095 | .174 | .095 | .269 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | B | CARL | Kinston Eagles | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | A | CARL | Kinston Eagles | 33 | 78 | 67 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 31 | .060 | .125 | .075 | .200 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 32 | 61 | 49 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | .082 | .151 | .082 | .233 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 32 | 59 | 51 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | .118 | .167 | .157 | .324 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 15 | 29 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .077 | .077 | .077 | .154 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | 17 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .083 | .083 | .083 | .167 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1967 | AA | SOUL | Macon Peaches | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | AA | EL | York Pirates | 20 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .000 | .111 | .000 | .111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 206 | 364 | 321 | 20 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 153 | .103 | .147 | .131 | .278 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | D | APPY | Kingsport Pirates | P | 13 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .889 | 1.231 |
| 1961 | D | SOPH | Hobbs Pirates | P | 27 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 0 | .893 | .926 |
| 1962 | D | NYPL | Batavia Pirates | P | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 1962 | B | CARL | Kinston Eagles | P | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 1963 | A | CARL | Kinston Eagles | P | 33 | 14 | 27 | 1 | 2 | .976 | 1.242 |
| 1964 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | P | 31 | 4 | 32 | 5 | 2 | .878 | 1.161 |
| 1965 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | P | 32 | 14 | 30 | 1 | 2 | .978 | 1.375 |
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | P | 14 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1 | .955 | 1.500 |
| 1967 | AA | SOUL | Macon Peaches | P | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.250 |
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Columbus Jets | P | 17 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.176 |
| 1968 | AA | EL | York Pirates | P | 19 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .875 | .368 |
| Totals | 203 | 50 | 165 | 14 | 10 | .939 | 1.059 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | D | Appalachian League | Kingsport Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1961 | D | Sophomore League | Hobbs Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1962 | D | New York-Pennsylvania League | Batavia Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1962 | B | Carolina League | Kinston Eagles | PIT | ||
| 1963 | A | Carolina League | Kinston Eagles | PIT | ||
| 1964 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | PIT | ||
| 1965 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | PIT | ||
| 1966 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | PIT | ||
| 1967 | AA | Southern League | Macon Peaches | PIT | ||
| 1967 | AAA | International League | Columbus Jets | PIT | ||
| 1968 | AA | Eastern League | York Pirates | PIT |
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