Tag Archives: knuckleball
Hoyt Wilhelm
Hoyt Wilhelm (Baseball. Born, Huntersville, NC, July 26, 1923; died, Sarasota, FL, Aug. 23, 2002.) Starting a career that was to last 21 years with nine teams, James Hoyt Wilhelm joined the New York Giants in 1952 and was 15-3 in a league-high 71 appearances. Wilhelm was unique as a knuckleballer who specialized in relief […]
Jim Bouton
Jim Bouton (Baseball. Born, Newark, NJ, Mar. 8, 1939.) Once a hard-throwing righthander with a violent delivery, James Alan Bouton morphed into a knuckleballer after an arm injury and then the author of a highly controversial book. Bouton pitched seven years for the Yankees (1962-68), was 21-7 in 1963, 18-13 in 1964, and 4-15 in […]
