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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. ==Cincinnati Reds== Knight made his major league debut with Cincinnati as a September call-up in .〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cincinnati Reds 5, San Diego Padres 2 )〕 He spent all of and with the triple A Indianapolis Indians before returning to the majors in . During that time, the Reds won both World Series titles. Knight was a .232 hitter with two home runs and 19 runs batted in when he assumed the role of starting third baseman for the "Big Red Machine" following Rose's defection to the Philadelphia Phillies in . Knight responded with a .318 Batting average, ten home runs 79 RBIs and 64 runs scored to finish fifth in National League Most Valuable Player balloting. On May 13, , Knight broke out of an 0-for-15 slump by homering twice in the fifth inning of a 15-4 win over the Mets.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cincinnati Reds 15, New York Mets 4 )〕 He was the first Red to ever hit two home runs in one inning. Aaron Boone matched the feat August 9, 2002. He made his first All-star appearance in 1980, hitting a single off Tommy John in his first at-bat.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1980 All Star Game )〕 In , Knight batted .259 with six home runs and 34 RBIs. Following the season, he was traded to the Houston Astros for César Cedeño to accommodate Johnny Bench's move from behind the plate to third. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ray Knight」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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