Ray Knode | |
Position: | First baseman |
Birth Date: | 1901 1, mf=yes |
Birth Place: | Westminster, Maryland |
Death Place: | Battle Creek, Michigan |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Left |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | June 30 |
Debutyear: | 1923 |
Debutteam: | Cleveland Indians |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | September 26 |
Finalyear: | 1926 |
Finalteam: | Cleveland Indians |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .266 |
Stat2label: | Hits |
Stat2value: | 55 |
Stat3label: | Home runs |
Stat3value: | 2 |
Stat4label: | Runs batted in |
Stat4value: | 32 |
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Robert Troxell "Ray" Knode (January 28, 1901 – April 13, 1982) was an American Major League Baseball baseball and college football player. He played for four seasons as a first baseman with the Cleveland Indians from 1923 to 1926.
Knode attended the University of Maryland, where he played on the football team as a quarterback from 1916 to 1919.[1] He later attended the University of Michigan, where he also played quarterback from 1921 to 1922.
His older brother, Kenneth T. Knode followed a similar career path. He played professional baseball with the St. Louis Cardinals and as a quarterback at both Maryland and Michigan.[2]