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balls and strikes. A
pitcher who
throws knuckleballs is
known as a
knuckleballer. The
origins of the
knuckleball are unclear. Toad
Ramsey of the Louisville...
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about 50%
larger than the
conventional mitts used at the time, to
catch knuckleballer Hoyt
Wilhelm during a game in May 1960.
Umpire Al
Smith credited the...
- errors.
There tends to be a
higher incidence of p****ed
balls when a
knuckleballer is pitching. The
physics that make a
knuckleball so
difficult to hit...
- all-time wins list with 318
career victories; as of 2024, he is the only
knuckleballer to win 300 or more
major league games.
Niekro and his
younger brother...
- ****ey and
Boston Red Sox
pitcher Steven Wright were the only two
active knuckleballers in the Majors. ****ey
attended Montgomery Bell
Academy in Nashville...
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catching knuckleballer Hoyt
Wilhelm in 1954. The
record was tied by Ryan
Lavarnway of the
Boston Red Sox in 2013,
catching knuckleballer Steven Wright...
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Former Diamondbacks and
Chicago Cubs
first baseman Mark
Grace and
knuckleballer Tom
Candiotti were the
Diamondbacks primary color analysts for the 2006...
- Jeff (July 20, 2021). "Minors: Nola
homers as
catcher for el Paso;
knuckleballer promoted to Double-A". San
Diego Union-Tribune.
Retrieved April 19,...
- the
Boston Red Sox. He
worked with Phil and Joe Niekro, two
former knuckleballers, who
encouraged him to use the
knuckleball as an out pitch. With the...
- Mirabelli,
Kevin Cash, and
George Kottaras, for
knuckleballer Tim
Wakefield Josh Thole, for
knuckleballer R. A. ****ey Tony Cruz, for
Lance Lynn Carlos...
