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...Brothers Niekro are masters of the knuckler
...family tells the story, Phil Niekro Sr. was the first one to throw the knuckleball. He used the pitch to confound batters on the amateur baseball teams around the coal mines of Ohio and West Virginia where he worked. Later, he taught it to his elder son Phil, who by the age of eight could dig his fingertips into the ball and send it floating without spin toward the strike zone, dipping and zigzagging in the air currents. Younger Son Joe tried the pitch, but his hands were too small, so he concentrated on the conventional pitcher's repertory...
...York Mets 66)The Washington Senators 67)5-0 68)Al Kaline, Norm Cash and Willie Horton 69)Gaylord Perry, Joe Niekro, Larry Christenson and Burt Hooton 70)The Orioles, Tigers(2), and Royals 71)The Cubs, Phillies, Giants, and Mets 72)Steve Busby 73)The Minnesota Twins 74)Ed Fitz Gerald 75)Floyd Giebell 76)Eddie Stanky 77)Johnny O'Brien...
...West, those streaking Dodgers ran into Phil Niekro's knuckler as the Atlanta Braves eked out a 3-2 win. Shortstop Bill Russel's costly error allowed the Braves to score the decisive unearned game-winner in the fourth inning...
...other baseball news, Cincinnati thirdbaseman Pet Rose upped his miracle hitting streak to 44 games with a single off Atlanta's Phil Niekro as the Reds won, 3-2. Rose tied Wee Willie Keeler's record streak with...