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The (Mostly) Complete List of Knuckleball Pitchers lists approximately 85 pitchers, based on Rob Neyer's definition, which includes anybody "who would not have been in the majors without his knuckleball, or whose knuckleball was considered his best pitch, at least for a time." An additional 85 or so pitchers are listed as having "Used the ...
He did not throw his trademark knuckleball throughout the game until the final hitter; [19] to former AL MVP Jeff Burroughs. [20] Niekro struck Burroughs out to end the game. He finished the 1985 season with a 16–12 record, the final time he won 15 or more games in a single season. [1] He was released by the Yankees before the 1986 season ...
In his penultimate year with the Astros, he went 16–12 with a 3.04 ERA while once again leading all of baseball in games started with 38, pitching 248 + 1 ⁄ 3 innings while striking out 127 batters and walking 89. It was the sixth and final time he faced 1,000 batters. 1985 was a mixed year of benefits and downsides for Niekro.
He left Texas as the franchise leader in wins (139), strikeouts (1,452), innings pitched (2,308), complete games (98), and losses (123), which all still stand as club records as of 2025. He was famous for his "dancing knuckleball" pitch that he threw around 80% of the time. Hough complemented his knuckleball with a fastball and slider. Hough ...
Nine years is a long time. 2015 was the first year the Reds controlled Daytona’s minor-league franchise and the first season it went by the name “Tortugas.” They were a High-A affiliate then.
Hitting a knuckleball is different enough from other aspects of baseball that players specifically prepare for the pitch during batting practice before games they expect it in. [8] According to physicist Robert Adair, due to the physiological limitation of human reaction time, a breaking knuckleball may be impossible to hit except by luck. [2]
Moreover, his best pitch, the knuckleball, was a fluttery offering that drove catchers nuts, eluded their grasp and created havoc. But the Orioles, 17 games off the pace, took a chance on the soft ...
The 26-year-old has an 8-7 record in 23 games this season while holding a career-best 3.04 ERA. The Red Sox escaped with the 1-0 win after Rafael Devers hit a RBI double in the 10th inning.