This article is about the Major League Baseball executive and manager. For the similarly named professional football player, see Dennis McKnight.
Baseball player
Denny McKnight
Denny McKnight in 1900
Owner / Executive / Manager
Born:(1848-04-29)April 29, 1848 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: May 5, 1900(1900-05-05) (aged 52) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Batted: Unknown
Threw: Unknown
MLB debut
1884, for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
Last MLB appearance
1884, for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
MLB statistics
Games managed
12
Win–loss record
4–8
Winning %
.333
Teams
As president
International Association (1877–1878)
American Association (1881–1884)
Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1882–1883)
As owner
Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1882–1886)
As manager
Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1884)
Career highlights and awards
Founded the Pittsburgh Pirates
Harmar Denny McKnight (April 29, 1848 – May 5, 1900) was an early baseball manager and executive. On October 15, 1881 he founded the Allegheny Base Ball Club of Pittsburgh in anticipation of playing in the new American Association.[1] The club then became known as the Pittsburgh Alleghenys (now known as the Pittsburgh Pirates).
^Charlton, James, ed. (1991). The Baseball Chronology: The Complete History of the Most Important Events in the Game of Baseball. Macmillan. p. 46. ISBN 0-02-523971-6.
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