Ray Knight
MLB debut September 10, 1974 for the Cincinnati Reds Last MLB appearance October 2, 1988 for the Detroit Tigers Career statistics Batting average .271 Hits 1,311 Runs batted in 595 Teams As player Cincinnati Reds (1974–1981) Houston Astros (1982–1984) New York Mets (1984–1986) Baltimore Orioles (1987) Detroit Tigers (1988) As manager Cincinnati Reds (1996–1997, 2003) Career highlights and awards 2× All-Star (1980, 1982) World Series champion (1986) World Series MVP (1986) NL Comeback Player of the Year (1986) Charles Ray Knight (born December 28, 1952) is an American former right-handed Major League Baseball corner infielder best remembered for his time with the Cincinnati Reds and New York Mets. Originally drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the tenth round of the 1970 Major League Baseball Draft, he is likely best remembered to Reds fans as the man who replaced Pete Rose at third base, whereas Mets fans remember Knight as the man who scored the winning run of game six of the 1986 World Series and the MVP of that series. He is now a studio analyst and occasional game analyst for MASN's coverage of the Washington Nationals.