Ray Knight (born December 28, 1952 in Albany, Georgia) is a former right-handed Major League Baseball player in the 1970s and 80s. He was a third basemen (1021 games) and first basemen (339 games) for the most part, although he did play 10 games in the outfield, 39 games as the designated hitter and 27 games at second base and short stop combined, in his 1397 career starts. He played for the Cincinnati Reds (1974-1981), Houston Astros (1982-1984), New York Mets (1984-1986), Baltimore Orioles (1987), and the Detroit Tigers (1988). December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Albany is a city located in Dougherty County, Georgia, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 76,939. ... Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in North America. ... The position of the third baseman A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in the sport of baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base, the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in a counterclockwise succession in order to score a run. ... The position of the first baseman First base, or 1B, is the first 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 players team. ... The outfield is a sporting term used in cricket and baseball to refer to the area of the field of play further from the batsman or batter than the infield. ... A designated hitter, or DH, is a baseball player who is chosen at the start of a game to bat in place of any defensive player in the lineup, however it is used almost exclusively for the pitcher. ... The position of the second baseman A second baseman often ranges onto the outfield grass to field a ground ball A second baseman is the baseball player guarding second base. ... The position of the shortstop A shortstop moves to his left, toward the center of the field, to play a ground ball Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and third base. ... Cincinnati Reds National League AAA Louisville Bats AA Chattanooga Lookouts A Sarasota Reds Dayton Dragons R Billings Mustangs GCL Reds The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. ... Houston Astros National League AAA Round Rock Express AA Corpus Christi Hooks A Salem Avalanche Lexington Legends Tri-City Valley Cats R Greeneville Astros The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team based in Houston, Texas. ... New York Mets National League AAA Norfolk Tides AA Binghamton Mets A St. ... Baltimore Orioles American League AAA Ottawa Lynx AA Bowie Baysox A Frederick Keys Delmarva Shorebirds Aberdeen IronBirds R Bluefield Orioles Sarasota Orioles The Baltimore Orioles are a Major League Baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. ... Detroit Tigers American League AAA Toledo Mud Hens AA Erie SeaWolves A Lakeland Tigers West Michigan Whitecaps Oneonta Tigers R GCL Tigers The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan. ...

After replacing the exiting Pete Rose at third base in 1979, he wound up on the world champion Mets team of 1986. Peter Edward Rose, Sr. ... See also: 1978 in sports, 1980 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing Stock car racing: NASCAR Championship - Richard Petty Richard Petty won the Daytona 500 CART Racing (replaced USAC): Rick Mears won the season championship Indianapolis 500 - Rick Mears Formula One Champion - South Africa 24... See also: 1985 in sports, 1987 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Geoff Bodine won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Dale Earnhardt CART Racing - Bobby Rahal Indianapolis 500 - Bobby Rahal Formula One Championship - France 24 hours of Le Mans: the team of...

While he is notable as being a very quality hitter, making the Top 10 leaderboard in batting, three times, he is mostly known for the infamous 1986 World Series, when he not only scored the run on Mookie Wilson's famous grounder through Bill Buckner's legs, but he also hit the deciding home run in Game 7. He went on to win the World Series MVP award, and then became the first player to join a new team after winning the award, signing with the Orioles in 1987. His all-time statistics in the postseason include a .279 BA, with 1 home run and 7 RBIs. The 1986 World Series, the 83rd playing of the modern championship series in Major League Baseball, was a memorable battle between the New York Mets and the Boston Red Sox which helped to spread the legend of The Curse of the Bambino to mass public awareness. ... William Hayward Mookie Wilson (born February 9, 1956 in Bamberg, South Carolina) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played with the New York Mets (1980-89) and Toronto Blue Jays (1989-91). ... William Joseph Bill Buckner (born December 14, 1949 in Vallejo, California) was a Major League Baseball player who, despite a respectable 20-year career, is best known for a ground ball that rolled between his legs in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series. ... In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run, with no errors on the play that result in the batter achieving extra bases. ... In baseball, the World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball in North America, played in October after the end of the regular season between the pennant winner of the American League and the pennant winner of the National League. ... In American sports, a Most Valuable Player (MVP) award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests. ... See also: 1986 in sports, 1988 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Bill Elliott won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Dale Earnhardt CART Racing - Bobby Rahal won the season championship Indianapolis 500 - Al Unser, Sr. ...

In 1986, he also won the Babe Ruth Award for the National League and The Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year Award. This article refers to the American baseball league. ... The Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year Award was established in 1965 by The Sporting News (TSN). ...

He was also a winner of the Hutch Award in 1983. The Hutch Award is a Major League Baseball award given to a player who best exemplifies the fighting spirit and competitive desire to win. ... See also: 1982 in sports, other events of 1983, 1984 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing Stock car racing: NASCAR Championship - Bobby Allison Cale Yarborough won the Daytona 500 CART Racing - Al Unser won the season championship Indianapolis 500 - Tom Sneva Formula One Championship - Nelson...

In a 13-season career, he put together a .271 batting average with 84 home runs and 595 RBIs in 1495 games. He had 490 runs and 14 career stolen bases. He accumulated 266 doubles and 1311 hits in total, in 4829 at bats. Batting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsmen, respectively. ... In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run, with no errors on the play that result in the batter achieving extra bases. ... In baseball statistics, a run batted in (RBI) is given to a batter for each run scored as the result of a batters plate appearance. ... In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around all three bases and returns safely to home plate. ... The all-time stolen base leader, Rickey Henderson, swipes third in 1985 In baseball, a stolen base occurs when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base while the pitcher is delivering the ball to home plate. ... In computing, double precision is a computer numbering format that occupies two storage locations in computer memory at address and address+1. ... In baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H), sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when he safely reaches first base after batting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielders choice. ... In baseball statistics, an at bat (AB) is used to calculate other data such as batting average. ...

In his managerial career, he is 125-137, managing the Reds from 1996-97 and in 2003 for 1 game. In 1997, he forgot how many outs there were in a game and called for a bunt at an inopportune time. He later fined himself 250 dollars, and was later replaced by Jack McKeon, not as a punishment for the incident, but for the lack of success of the team. In baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager; this individual controls matters of team strategy on the field and team leadership. ... See also: 1996 in sports, 1998 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Jeff Gordon is the youngest driver ever to win the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Jeff Gordon Indy Racing League - Indianapolis 500 - Arie Luyendyk CART Racing - Alex Zanardi won the season... A bunt is a special type of offensive technique in baseball or fastpitch softball. ... The dollar is the name of the official currency in several countries, dependencies and other regions (see list below), including the US dollar, the worlds most widely circulated currency (see list below). ...

Knight is married to golf star, Nancy Lopez, and briefly caddied for her after retiring. Golfer teeing off at the start of a hole Golf is an outdoor game where individual players or teams play a small ball into a hole using various clubs. ... Nancy Lopez (born January 6, 1957 in Torrance, California; raised in Roswell, New Mexico) is one of the most famous women in the history of the sport of golf. ...

Fact

• (May 13, 1980) After an 0-for-15 slump with the Reds, Knight homered twice in one inning (5th) in a 15-4 win over the Mets, and is still the only Red to homer twice in one inning