Chris Knapp (baseball)

Chris Knapp
Pitcher
Born: (1953-09-16) September 16, 1953 Cherry Point, North Carolina
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 4, 1975 for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
October 5, 1980 for the California Angels
Career statistics
Win-Loss record	36–32
Earned run average	4.99
Innings pitched	604⅓
Teams
Chicago White Sox (1975–1977) California Angels (1978–1980)

Robert Christian Knapp (born September 16, 1953 in Cherry Point, North Carolina) is a retired American professional baseball player. He was a 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m), 195 lb (88 kg) right-handed pitcher who appeared in 122 Major League Baseball games for the Chicago White Sox (1975–1977) and California Angels (1978–1980), winning 12 and 14 games in back-to-back seasons (1977–1978).

After graduating from Central Michigan University, Knapp was selected in the first round of the 1975 Major League Baseball Draft by the White Sox. He played parts of the 1975, 1976, and 1977 seasons with Chicago, although most of his time in the first two years of his career was spent in the White Sox farm system. In 1977 he appeared in five games for the Triple-A Iowa Oaks, and worked in 27 MLB games for the White Sox, 26 as a starting pitcher, posting a 12–7 record with four complete games. On December 5, however, he was included in a major off-season trade, when he was sent to the Angels with catcher Brian Downing and pitcher Dave Frost for outfielders Bobby Bonds and Thad Bosley and pitcher Richard Dotson. Knapp then worked in 30 games for the 1978 Angels, 29 as a starter, and posted a 14–8 mark with six complete games.

In 1979 and 1980, however, his effectiveness diminished, as he could win only seven of 23 decisions and his earned run average ballooned to 5.51 and 6.14, respectively. He was sent to the minor leagues in 1981. Knapp finished his career in the minors during the 1983 season, going winless in four starts.^[1]

During his MLB career, Knapp allowed 642 hits and 250 bases on balls in 604⅓ innings pitched, with 355 strikeouts and 15 total complete games.

References

External links

• Baseball Almanac biography

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube

v t e 1975 Major League Baseball Draft First Round Selections Danny Goodwin Mike Lentz Les Filkins Brian Rosinski Richard O'Keefe Butch Benton Rick Cerone Ted Barnicle Clint Hurdle Art Miles Chris Knapp Sam Welborn Rick Sofield Bo McLaughlin Otis Foster David Johnson Jim Gideon Donald Young Jim McDonald Dale Berra Bruce Robinson Tony Moretto Dave Ford Mark Bradley

v t e Chicago White Sox first-round draft picks 1965: Plesha 1966: May 1967: Haynes 1968: McKinney 1969: Nicholson 1970: Richard 1971: Goodwin 1972: Ondina 1973: Swisher 1974: Monroe 1975: Knapp 1976: Trout 1977: Baines 1978: none 1979: Buechele, Seilheimer 1980: Espy 1981: Boston 1982: Karkovice 1983: Davis, Morman 1984: Menéndez, Hartley 1985: Brown 1986: Hall 1987: McDowell 1988: Ventura 1989: Thomas 1990: Fernandez 1991: Ruffcorn 1992: Pearson 1993: Christman 1994: Johnson, Clemons 1995: Liefer 1996: Seay 1997: Dellaero, Kane, Caradonna, Myette, Parque, Biddle 1998: Wells, Rowand 1999: Stumm, Ginter, West, Purvis 2000: Borchard 2001: Honel, Allen 2002: Ring 2003: B. Anderson 2004: Fields, Lumsden, Gonzalez 2005: Broadway 2006: McCulloch 2007: Poreda 2008: Beckham 2009: Mitchell, Phegley 2010: Sale 2011: Walker 2012: Hawkins, Barnum 2013: T. Anderson

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Name	Knapp, Chris
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Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	September 16, 1953
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