Jack Knott

{{short description|American baseball player (1907–1981)}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Jack Knott

|image=Jack Knott Play Ball card.jpeg

|position=Pitcher

|birth_date={{birth date|1907|3|2}}

|birth_place=Dallas, Texas, U.S.

|death_date={{Death date and age|1981|10|13|1907|3|2}}

|death_place=Brownwood, Texas, U.S.

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate= April 13

|debutyear= 1933

|debutteam= St. Louis Browns

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=May 15

|finalyear=1946

|finalteam=Philadelphia Athletics

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=82–103

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=4.97

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=484

|teams=

• St. Louis Browns ({{mlby|1933}}–{{mlby|1938}})
• Chicago White Sox ({{mlby|1938}}–{{mlby|1940}})
• Philadelphia Athletics ({{mlby|1941}}–{{mlby|1942}}, {{mlby|1946}})

}}

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

He led the 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.{{cite web|last=Bedingfield|first=Gary|title=Baseball and the Battle of the Bulge|url=http://www.baseballinwartime.com/bulge.htm|work=www.baseballinwartime.com|accessdate=19 February 2013}}

He was an alumnus of Southern Methodist University and died in Brownwood, Texas, at the age of 74.