# Jack Knott

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**John Henry Knott** (March 2, 1907 – October 13, 1981) was an American professional [baseball](/source/Baseball) [pitcher](/source/Pitcher) with the [St. Louis Browns](/source/St._Louis_Browns) (1933–1938), [Chicago White Sox](/source/Chicago_White_Sox) (1938–1940) and [Philadelphia Athletics](/source/Philadelphia_Athletics) (1941–1942, 1946) of [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball). Knott batted and threw right-handed. He was born in [Dallas, Texas](/source/Dallas,_Texas).

He led the [American League](/source/American_League) in saves (7) in 1935 and earned runs allowed (156) in 1936, and home runs allowed (25) in 1937. In 11 seasons he had an 82–103 win–loss record in 325 games, with 192 games started, 62 complete games, 4 shutouts, 19 saves, 484 strikeouts, and a 4.97 ERA.

Knott served in the military during World War II, and he was wounded on January 10, 1945, during the [Battle of the Bulge](/source/Battle_of_the_Bulge).[1]

He was an alumnus of [Southern Methodist University](/source/Southern_Methodist_University) and died in [Brownwood, Texas](/source/Brownwood,_Texas), at the age of 74.

## See also

- [List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders](/source/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_saves_leaders)

## References

1. Bedingfield, Gary. ["Baseball and the Battle of the Bulge"](http://www.baseballinwartime.com/bulge.htm). *www.baseballinwartime.com*. Retrieved 19 February 2013.

## External links

- [Interview with Jack Knott](https://cdm16014.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4014coll27/id/26/rec/41) by [Eugene Murdock](/source/Eugene_Murdock), June 5, 1978, in Brownwood, Texas (1 hour 30 minutes)

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