Darold Knowles

Washington · #32 · P
$32,000 (1 yr)
HT/WT6'0", 190 lbs
BIRTHDATE12/9/1941 (28)
BAT/THRL/L
BIRTHPLACEBrunswick, Ohio
STATUS ● Active

1970 Season Stats

W-L

6-5

Tied-61st

ERA

3.47

K

46

WHIP

1.47

News

sMLB

American League All-Star Fan Voting Update

Below are the current standings for the American League All-Star Fan voting (as of Sun. Jun. 21st , 1970) for the All-Star Game, which will be played on Tue. Jul. 14th , 1970. The top vote getter at this point is Reggie Smith with 581,610 votes.

CATCHER
1. Duke Sims, Cleveland Guardians: 447,327
2. Thurman Munson, New York Yankees: 387,242
3. Bill Freehan, Detroit Tigers: 380,494

FIRST BASE
1. Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox: 544,392
2. Boog Powell, Baltimore Orioles: 488,889
3. Mike Epstein, Washington Senators: 424,454

SECOND BASE
1. Rod Carew, Minnesota Twins: 471,778
2. Bernie Allen, Washington Senators: 330,673
3. Davey Johnson, Baltimore Orioles: 312,875

THIRD BASE
1. Harmon Killebrew, Minnesota Twins: 553,152
2. Sal Bando, Oakland Athletics: 435,575
3. Bill Melton, Chicago White Sox: 345,419

SHORTSTOP
1. Rico Petrocelli, Boston Red Sox: 538,564
2. Jim Fregosi, California Angels: 472,242
3. Bert Campaneris, Oakland Athletics: 420,080

LEFT FIELD
1. Frank Howard, Washington Senators: 533,025
2. Roy White, New York Yankees: 512,531
3. Willie Horton, Detroit Tigers: 400,763

CENTER FIELD
1. Reggie Smith, Boston Red Sox: 581,610
2. Paul Blair, Baltimore Orioles: 476,927
3. Rick Monday, Oakland Athletics: 431,631

RIGHT FIELD
1. Tony Oliva, Minnesota Twins: 550,280
2. Frank Robinson, Baltimore Orioles: 513,212
3. Al Kaline, Detroit Tigers: 395,371

STARTING PITCHER
1. Sam McDowell, Cleveland Guardians: 433,705
2. Jim Palmer, Baltimore Orioles: 352,935
3. Andy Messersmith, California Angels: 332,077
4. Mike Cuellar, Baltimore Orioles: 331,925
5. Rudy May, California Angels: 326,760

RELIEVER
1. Lindy McDaniel, New York Yankees: 286,471
2. Pete Richert, Baltimore Orioles: 239,992
3. Wilbur Wood, Chicago White Sox: 213,739
4. Ken Sanders, Milwaukee Brewers: 195,482
5. Darold Knowles, Washington Senators: 186,744



Lifetime in 527 games Smith is batting .280 with 63 home runs and 267 RBIs.

BNN · Jun 21, 1970
sMLB

American League All-Star Fan Voting Update

Below are the current standings for the American League All-Star Fan voting (as of Sun. Jun. 14th , 1970) for the All-Star Game, which will be played on Tue. Jul. 14th , 1970. The top vote getter at this point is Reggie Smith with 417,430 votes.

CATCHER
1. Duke Sims, Cleveland Guardians: 311,362
2. Thurman Munson, New York Yankees: 270,850
3. Bill Freehan, Detroit Tigers: 269,262

FIRST BASE
1. Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox: 385,911
2. Boog Powell, Baltimore Orioles: 346,606
3. Mike Epstein, Washington Senators: 296,726

SECOND BASE
1. Rod Carew, Minnesota Twins: 337,312
2. Bernie Allen, Washington Senators: 232,682
3. Davey Johnson, Baltimore Orioles: 223,844

THIRD BASE
1. Harmon Killebrew, Minnesota Twins: 397,864
2. Sal Bando, Oakland Athletics: 312,862
3. Tommy Harper, Milwaukee Brewers: 241,605

SHORTSTOP
1. Rico Petrocelli, Boston Red Sox: 387,522
2. Jim Fregosi, California Angels: 332,129
3. Luis Aparicio, Chicago White Sox: 295,070

LEFT FIELD
1. Frank Howard, Washington Senators: 376,066
2. Roy White, New York Yankees: 356,883
3. Willie Horton, Detroit Tigers: 281,924

CENTER FIELD
1. Reggie Smith, Boston Red Sox: 417,430
2. Paul Blair, Baltimore Orioles: 337,797
3. Rick Monday, Oakland Athletics: 304,710

RIGHT FIELD
1. Tony Oliva, Minnesota Twins: 391,823
2. Frank Robinson, Baltimore Orioles: 364,545
3. Al Kaline, Detroit Tigers: 277,140

STARTING PITCHER
1. Sam McDowell, Cleveland Guardians: 314,852
2. Jim Palmer, Baltimore Orioles: 260,472
3. Andy Messersmith, California Angels: 241,534
4. Rudy May, California Angels: 236,730
5. Mike Cuellar, Baltimore Orioles: 231,253

RELIEVER
1. Lindy McDaniel, New York Yankees: 212,212
2. Pete Richert, Baltimore Orioles: 176,569
3. Wilbur Wood, Chicago White Sox: 156,352
4. Darold Knowles, Washington Senators: 142,597
5. Ken Sanders, Milwaukee Brewers: 139,549



His career numbers show Smith has batted .279 and collected 534 hits, 63 home runs and 262 RBIs.

BNN · Jun 14, 1970
sMLB

American League All-Star Fan Voting Update

Below are the current standings for the American League All-Star Fan voting (as of Sun. Jun. 7th , 1970) for the All-Star Game, which will be played on Tue. Jul. 14th , 1970. The top vote getter at this point is Reggie Smith with 259,928 votes.

CATCHER
1. Duke Sims, Cleveland Guardians: 188,382
2. Bill Freehan, Detroit Tigers: 164,568
3. Thurman Munson, New York Yankees: 161,514

FIRST BASE
1. Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox: 232,160
2. Boog Powell, Baltimore Orioles: 209,473
3. Mike Epstein, Washington Senators: 180,219

SECOND BASE
1. Rod Carew, Minnesota Twins: 207,574
2. Bernie Allen, Washington Senators: 142,104
3. Davey Johnson, Baltimore Orioles: 133,509

THIRD BASE
1. Harmon Killebrew, Minnesota Twins: 250,238
2. Sal Bando, Oakland Athletics: 192,458
3. Tommy Harper, Milwaukee Brewers: 144,053

SHORTSTOP
1. Rico Petrocelli, Boston Red Sox: 239,112
2. Jim Fregosi, California Angels: 198,068
3. Luis Aparicio, Chicago White Sox: 187,399

LEFT FIELD
1. Frank Howard, Washington Senators: 232,252
2. Roy White, New York Yankees: 215,183
3. Willie Horton, Detroit Tigers: 176,155

CENTER FIELD
1. Reggie Smith, Boston Red Sox: 259,928
2. Paul Blair, Baltimore Orioles: 208,240
3. Rick Monday, Oakland Athletics: 186,113

RIGHT FIELD
1. Tony Oliva, Minnesota Twins: 241,412
2. Frank Robinson, Baltimore Orioles: 220,960
3. Al Kaline, Detroit Tigers: 166,455

STARTING PITCHER
1. Sam McDowell, Cleveland Guardians: 198,013
2. Jim Palmer, Baltimore Orioles: 168,190
3. Andy Messersmith, California Angels: 151,696
4. Rudy May, California Angels: 149,887
5. Mike Cuellar, Baltimore Orioles: 143,470

RELIEVER
1. Lindy McDaniel, New York Yankees: 135,137
2. Pete Richert, Baltimore Orioles: 103,920
3. Wilbur Wood, Chicago White Sox: 92,553
4. Darold Knowles, Washington Senators: 91,730
5. Ken Sanders, Milwaukee Brewers: 87,720



A check of his lifetime stats shows Smith has played in 515 games with a .280 batting average. Among his 530 hits are 62 home runs. He has also scored 274 runs and driven in 259 runs.

BNN · Jun 7, 1970
sMLB

American League All-Star Fan Voting Update

Below are the current standings for the American League All-Star Fan voting (as of Sun. May 31st , 1970) for the All-Star Game, which will be played on Tue. Jul. 14th , 1970. The top vote getter at this point is Reggie Smith with 116,432 votes.

CATCHER
1. Duke Sims, Cleveland Guardians: 82,548
2. Thurman Munson, New York Yankees: 72,592
3. Bill Freehan, Detroit Tigers: 72,343

FIRST BASE
1. Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox: 98,761
2. Boog Powell, Baltimore Orioles: 93,968
3. Norm Cash, Detroit Tigers: 78,313

SECOND BASE
1. Rod Carew, Minnesota Twins: 95,150
2. Bernie Allen, Washington Senators: 63,928
3. Davey Johnson, Baltimore Orioles: 57,961

THIRD BASE
1. Harmon Killebrew, Minnesota Twins: 110,234
2. Sal Bando, Oakland Athletics: 89,819
3. Tommy Harper, Milwaukee Brewers: 64,760

SHORTSTOP
1. Rico Petrocelli, Boston Red Sox: 106,824
2. Luis Aparicio, Chicago White Sox: 85,453
3. Jim Fregosi, California Angels: 85,348

LEFT FIELD
1. Frank Howard, Washington Senators: 103,553
2. Roy White, New York Yankees: 93,616
3. Willie Horton, Detroit Tigers: 78,851

CENTER FIELD
1. Reggie Smith, Boston Red Sox: 116,432
2. Paul Blair, Baltimore Orioles: 93,771
3. Rick Monday, Oakland Athletics: 80,149

RIGHT FIELD
1. Tony Oliva, Minnesota Twins: 110,628
2. Frank Robinson, Baltimore Orioles: 96,499
3. Al Kaline, Detroit Tigers: 76,196

STARTING PITCHER
1. Sam McDowell, Cleveland Guardians: 90,688
2. Jim Palmer, Baltimore Orioles: 76,814
3. Andy Messersmith, California Angels: 66,683
4. Rollie Fingers, Oakland Athletics: 61,077
5. Mike Cuellar, Baltimore Orioles: 60,767

RELIEVER
1. Lindy McDaniel, New York Yankees: 58,193
2. Pete Richert, Baltimore Orioles: 45,908
3. Jack Hamilton, Chicago White Sox: 40,840
4. Wilbur Wood, Chicago White Sox: 40,657
5. Darold Knowles, Washington Senators: 39,352



Smith has a career .280 batting average and .347 on-base percentage. He has recorded 525 hits with 102 doubles, 22 triples, 62 homers, 256 RBIs and scored 272 runs since coming into the league.

BNN · May 31, 1970
Senators

Knowles Is AL's Best Pitcher in April

Darold Knowles has been around the league long enough to know that relievers are often overlooked. That has never stopped him from doing what he does best -- and he did it extremely well in April and stole away with the AL Pitcher of the Month award.

The Senators bullpen ace collected 3 saves and 17 strikeouts in 19.2 innings, holding the opposition to a .181 average and posting a 0.92 ERA and a 4-0 record.

BNN · May 1, 1970