Career HighLights

Edward Charles Knoblauch was Minnesota's first-round pick in the 1989 draft ... led Double-A Orlando in hitting, 1990, and was the hardest player to strike out in the Southern League ... named circuit's seventh-best prospect in Baseball America poll ... American League Rookie of the Year, 1991 ... led American League in Stolen Base Percentage (83%), 1991 ... hit .326 in playoffs and World Series, setting rookie record with 15 hits ... went 85 games without an error, Sept 22, 1993-July 2, 1994 ... led Major League baseball in Doubles, 1994 ... led American League with 56 multiple-hit games, 1995 ... won Silver Slugger Award as best hitting second baseman in American League, 1995 ... named to American League All-Star Teams in 1992, 1994, 1996, and 1997 ... attended Texas A & M, majoring in Agricultural Economics ... father Ray and Uncle Ed played minor league baseball.

Career Statistics - Batting YR 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 TM Min Min Min Min Min Min Min Nyy G 151 155 153 109 136 153 156 150 AB 565 600 602 445 538 578 611 603 R 78 104 82 85 107 140 117 117 H 159 178 167 139 179 197 178 160 2B 24 19 27 45 34 35 26 25 3B 6 6 4 3 8 14 10 4 HR 1 2 2 5 11 13 9 17 RBI 50 56 41 51 63 72 58 64 BB 59 88 65 41 78 98 84 76 SO 40 60 44 56 95 74 84 70 SB 25 34 29 35 46 45 62 31 CS 5 13 11 6 18 14 10 12 OBP .351 .384 .354 .381 .424 .448 .390 .361 SLG .350 .358 .346 .461 .487 .517 .411 .405 AVG .281 .297 .277 .312 .333 .341 .291 .265   Totals     G 758 AB 2518 R 366 H 653 2B 129 3B 5 HR 95 RBI 347 BB 230 SO 469 SB 45 CS 23 OBP .327 SLG .428 AVG .259

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