2007-05-21 14:06:21 · 6 answers · asked by Chris B 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Ronald is correct, Wilbur Wood was a left handed knuckle ball pitcher.
The site below says he threw a knuckleball, but never says he was left handed. However there is a picture of him on this site, the glove is on the right hand, therfore he is left handed, good info Ronald!
2007-05-21 14:27:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm pretty sure that Wilbur Wood was a lefthanded knuckleball pitcher with the Chicago White Sox. I remember him starting both games of a doubleheader one time in the 1970's.
2007-05-21 21:16:43 · answer #2 · answered by ronald g 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Wilbur Wood is the one I thought of first.
Others from the BR.com wiki: Gene Bearden, Danny Boone, Jim Davis, Wes Flowers, Larry French, Mickey Haefner, Paul LaPalme, Bill Lefebvre, and Nap Rucker.
The southpaw knuckler is a rare breed.
2007-05-21 21:57:35 · answer #3 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not that I recall. Good question tho. I wonder why not? Probably because a lot of lefties can get by with tossing junk even if they don't have a good fastball. Look how many lefties there are whose only job it is to get one out late in a game. I guess what I'm trying to say is that since lefties are a lot more rare than righties, lefties don't have to go to the knuckleball to prolong their careers like righties do.
2007-05-21 21:15:12 · answer #4 · answered by yooper4278 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Im a left handed pitcher and I can throw a good knuckler. Maybe I should join the MLB and become the first/
2007-05-21 21:15:42 · answer #5 · answered by baseball fan #1 go red sox 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I just phoned my dad.....who is a baseball genius.....he says that he has never heard of one....but thats just one man....so I am very interested if there was one......great question...
2007-05-21 21:10:45 · answer #6 · answered by rphill_44 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋