Jack Knight (baseball)

{{Short description|American baseball player (1895–1976)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Jack Knight

|image=1928 Zeenut Jack Knight.jpg

|position=Pitcher

|birth_date={{Birth date|1895|1|12}}

|birth_place=Pittsboro, Mississippi

|death_date={{death date and age|1976|7|30|1895|1|12}}

|death_place=San Antonio, Texas

|bats=Left

|throws=Right

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=September 20

|debutyear=1922

|debutteam=St. Louis Cardinals

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=April 25

|finalyear=1927

|finalteam=Boston Braves

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Record

|stat1value=10-18

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=6.85

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=49

|teams=

• St. Louis Cardinals (1922)
• Philadelphia Phillies (1925–1926)
• Boston Braves (1927)

}}

Elmer Russell "Jack" Knight (January 12, 1895 – July 30, 1976) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. Born in Pittsboro, Mississippi, he played from 1922 to 1927, pitching in 72 games for the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Braves.

He worked as a minor-league manager for the Cleveland Indians, Brooklyn Dodgers, and Chicago Cubs for several years after his playing career ended. He died at age 81 in San Antonio, Texas.