McKnight threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg).
The native of Bee Branch, Arkansas, signed with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1955 and spent 51⁄2 seasons in the Cardinals' farm system without getting into an MLB game. On June 15, 1960, he was traded by St. Louis to the Cubs for veteran outfielder Walt Moryn. After spending much of the rest of the season with the Cubs' Houston BuffsTriple-A affiliate, he made his Major League Baseball debut in September, going 2-for-6 in three games. McKnight returned to the Buffs in 1961 and set personal bests for home runs (24) and runs batted in (102), then spent the entire 1962 on the roster of the MLB Cubs. In 60 games that season, 50 as a pinch hitter, McKnight collected 19 hits, including one triple, with six runs scored and five runs batted in.
His son Jeff McKnight was also a Major League Baseball player, an infielder who played in 218 MLB games for the New York Mets and Baltimore Orioles over six seasons (1989–1994), dying at age 52 on March 1, 2015, after suffering from leukemia for a number of years.
mcknight, james, arthur, mcknight, june, 1936, february, 1994, american, professional, baseball, player, whose, career, lasted, seasons, 1955, 1972, pinch, hitter, third, baseman, outfielderborn, 1936, june, 1936bee, branch, arkansasdied, february, 1994, 1994,. James Arthur McKnight June 1 1936 February 24 1994 was an American professional baseball player whose career lasted for 18 seasons 1955 1972 Jim McKnightPinch hitter Third baseman OutfielderBorn 1936 06 01 June 1 1936Bee Branch ArkansasDied February 24 1994 1994 02 24 aged 57 Van Buren County ArkansasBatted RightThrew RightMLB debutSeptember 22 1960 for the Chicago CubsLast MLB appearanceSeptember 9 1962 for the Chicago CubsMLB statisticsBatting average 231Home runs0Runs batted in6TeamsChicago Cubs 1960 1962 He appeared in 63 games in Major League Baseball as a third baseman outfielder and pinch hitter in 1960 and 1962 for the Chicago Cubs McKnight threw and batted right handed stood 6 feet 1 inch 1 85 m tall and weighed 185 pounds 84 kg The native of Bee Branch Arkansas signed with the St Louis Cardinals in 1955 and spent 51 2 seasons in the Cardinals farm system without getting into an MLB game On June 15 1960 he was traded by St Louis to the Cubs for veteran outfielder Walt Moryn After spending much of the rest of the season with the Cubs Houston Buffs Triple A affiliate he made his Major League Baseball debut in September going 2 for 6 in three games McKnight returned to the Buffs in 1961 and set personal bests for home runs 24 and runs batted in 102 then spent the entire 1962 on the roster of the MLB Cubs In 60 games that season 50 as a pinch hitter McKnight collected 19 hits including one triple with six runs scored and five runs batted in He was traded to the Milwaukee Braves during the off season and spent ten additional seasons in minor league baseball including six with the Phoenix Giants of the Pacific Coast League In 1972 he managed the Decatur Commodores of the Class A Midwest League and appeared in seven games as an active player All told Jim McKnight appeared in 1 954 games as a minor leaguer 1 McKnight died in an automobile accident at age 57 in Van Buren County Arkansas His son Jeff McKnight was also a Major League Baseball player an infielder who played in 218 MLB games for the New York Mets and Baltimore Orioles over six seasons 1989 1994 dying at age 52 on March 1 2015 after suffering from leukemia for a number of years References edit Information at Baseball ReferenceExternal links editJim McKnight s career stats Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jim McKnight amp oldid 1136021324, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
