Denny McKnight
American baseball executive and manager / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the Major League Baseball executive and manager. For the similarly named professional football player, see Dennis McKnight.
Harmar Denny McKnight (April 29, 1848 – May 5, 1900) was an early baseball manager and executive. On October 15, 1881 he founded the Allegheny Base Ball Club of Pittsburgh in anticipation of playing in the new American Association.[1] The club then became known as the Pittsburgh Alleghenys (now known as the Pittsburgh Pirates).
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Denny McKnight | |
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Owner / Executive / Manager | |
Born: (1848-04-29)April 29, 1848 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Died: May 5, 1900(1900-05-05) (aged 52) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown | |
MLB debut | |
1884, for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys | |
Last MLB appearance | |
1884, for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys | |
MLB statistics | |
Games managed | 12 |
Win–loss record | 4–8 |
Winning % | .333 |
Teams | |
As president
As owner As manager | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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