Frederick August Knorr II (July 9, 1913[1] – December 26, 1960[2]) was an American radio executive and part-owner of the Detroit Tigers in Major League Baseball from 1956 until his death in 1960.
[3][1] During the 1940s, Knorr purchased four Michigan radio stations, including WKMH, which broadcast Tigers games.
The team was sold at a cost of US$5.5 million, with assurances of retaining Walter Briggs Jr., the prior owner, who was given the position of executive vice president.
[5] The team under Knorr's new direction supported integration of baseball, a position that was contrary to Walter Briggs Sr.'s longtime segregationist stance.
In late December 1960, Knorr, 47, died of burns suffered when he accidentally fell into a bathtub of scalding water while vacationing in a Fort Lauderdale, Florida, hotel.