Otto Knabe
Encyclopedia
Franz Otto Knabe also known as "Dutch", was an American
Major league
second baseman
from Carrick, Pennsylvania, who played for four different teams. He was the player-manager for the only two season the Baltimore Terrapins
and the Federal League
were in existence.
Knabe twice received a single vote for the Baseball Hall of Fame
, once in 1939, and the other in 1942. He died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, and was interred at New Cathedral Cemetery.
United States
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Major league
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
second baseman
Second baseman
Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that player's team. A second baseman is the baseball player guarding second base...
from Carrick, Pennsylvania, who played for four different teams. He was the player-manager for the only two season the Baltimore Terrapins
Baltimore Terrapins
The Baltimore Terrapins were one of the most successful teams in the short-lived Federal League of professional baseball from to , but their brief existence led to litigation that led to an important legal precedent in baseball...
and the Federal League
Federal League
The Federal League of Base Ball Clubs, known simply as the Federal League, was an American professional baseball league that operated as a "third major league", in competition with the established National and American Leagues, from to...
were in existence.
Knabe twice received a single vote for the Baseball Hall of Fame
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is an American history museum and hall of fame, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of...
, once in 1939, and the other in 1942. He died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
, and was interred at New Cathedral Cemetery.