Philip Louis Knell (March 12, 1865 – June 5, 1944) was an American

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between 1888 and 1895. He broke into the big leagues with the

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at the age of 23. Knell finished his career with a 79–90 record and 4.05

earned run average In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the average of earned runs allowed by a pitcher per nine innings pitched (i.e. the traditional length of a game). It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number ...

. Despite having a relatively short MLB career, Knell still remains #35 on the

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. In a 1910 interview, slugger

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