John Knox (baseball)
American baseball player
John Clinton Knox (born July 26, 1948) is an American former professional baseball player. He was a second baseman who played in four seasons with the Detroit Tigers from 1972 to 1975. He batted left-handed, threw right-handed, stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 170 pounds (77 kg).
Early years
Knox was born in 1948 in Newark, New Jersey. He grew up in Pittsburgh and then moved to Columbus, Ohio, where he attended Upper Arlington High School. He attended Bowling Green State University. As a senior, he played second base, hit .370 with a .990 fielding percentage, and won All-MAC first-team honors. He also won third-team All-America honors in 1970.
Professional baseball
Knox was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the eighth round of the 1970 Major League Baseball draft. He was assigned to the Single A Batavia Trojans of the New York-Pennsylvania League for the 1970 season.
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