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Thomas Herbert "Doc" Knowlson (April 23, 1895 – April 11, 1943) was an American
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for the
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in 1915. He was and weighed 178 pounds. He made his major league debut on July 3, 1915 at the age of 20. He appeared in 18 games for the Athletics that year, starting half of them, and going 4–6 with a 3.49 ERA. He complete eight of the games he started, and in 100 2/3 innings he had 60 walks and only 24 strikeouts. At the plate, he hit .083 in 36 at-bats. He played his final big league game on September 23. Following his major league career, Knowlson pitched in the minors for three seasons, 1916, 1917 and 1920. He pitched for the
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and
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in 1916, going a combined 4–10 in 33 games. In 1917, he pitched for the Lookouts, going 5–10 in 31 games. He pitched for the
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in 1920, going 10–9 with a 2.25 ERA in 20 games. Overall, he went 19–29 in 84 minor league appearances.Minor league stats
/ref> Following his death, he was interred at
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in
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Knowlson, Doc 1895 births 1943 deaths Philadelphia Athletics players 20th-century American sportsmen Baseball players from Elk County, Pennsylvania Chattanooga Lookouts players Baltimore Orioles (International League) players Little Rock Travelers players Augusta Georgians players People from Ridgway, Pennsylvania People from Miami Shores, Florida Baseball players from Miami-Dade County, Florida