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Franz Otto Knabe (June 12, 1884 – May 17, 1961), also known as "Dutch", was an American Major league second baseman from 
Carrick, Pennsylvania
Carrick is a south neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is served by two zip codes, 15210 and 15227, and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 4 (South Neighborhoods) with a ...
, who played for four teams. Knabe received MVP votes in three-straight seasons, 1911-1913, as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ...
and during his time with the Phillies, he led the National League in sacrifice hits. He was the player-manager for the only two season the 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. The team played i ...
and the Federal League
The Federal League of Base Ball Clubs, known simply as the Federal League, was an American professional baseball league that played its first season as a minor league in 1913 and operated as a "third major league", in competition with the e ...
were in existence.
Knabe twice received a single vote for the Baseball Hall of Fame
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, once in 1939, and the other in 1942. He died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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, and was interred at New Cathedral Cemetery.
See also
*List of Major League Baseball player–managers
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Knabe, Otto 1884 births 1961 deaths Baseball players from Pittsburgh Major League Baseball second basemen Pittsburgh Pirates players Philadelphia Phillies players Baltimore Terrapins players Chicago Cubs players Minor league baseball managers Colorado Springs Millionaires players Pueblo Indians players Richmond Virginians (minor league) players Major League Baseball player-managers