Ray Knode
American baseball and football player (1901–1982) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Troxell "Ray" Knode (January 28, 1901 – April 13, 1982) was an American Major League Baseball baseball and college football player. He played for four seasons as a first baseman with the Cleveland Indians from 1923 to 1926.
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Ray Knode | |
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First baseman | |
Born: (1901-01-28)January 28, 1901 Westminster, Maryland | |
Died: April 13, 1982(1982-04-13) (aged 81) Battle Creek, Michigan | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
June 30, 1923, for the Cleveland Indians | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 26, 1926, for the Cleveland Indians | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .266 |
Hits | 55 |
Home runs | 2 |
Runs batted in | 32 |
Teams | |
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Knode attended the University of Maryland, where he played on the football team as a quarterback from 1916 to 1919.[1] He later attended the University of Michigan, where he also played quarterback from 1921 to 1922.
His older brother, Kenneth T. Knode followed a similar career path. He played professional baseball with the St. Louis Cardinals and as a quarterback at both Maryland and Michigan.[2]