What a pitcher, career era of 2.52, and he pitched till he was 49 years old. A magnificent career.

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Always wondered why he was in the Hof. Then i saw his stats especially his strikeouts.

They sound soo honest

Knuckleball Unpredictability might work if the ball arrives fast in or near the strike zone

Hoyt hit a home run in his first major league at bat. It was his only homer in his entire career!

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I grew up in Cleveland and remember paying 3$ to sit in the bleachers in the 70s and early 80s, when they were in last place by 40 games. We got to walk on the field on a field trip as a child. Walked right where he was throwing. One of my childhood highlights.

This is an awesome video

The ball is not spinning.

I remember him with The White Six.

Music of "The Lord's Prayer" in the background when Hoyt is giving his pitching demonstration.

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Nevermind Wilhelm pitched all of those years with a piece a German shrapnel in his back, courtesy of the Battle of the Bulge. He was known as 'Old Sarge' in MLB circles.

Bob Uecker once said the easiest way to catch a knuckleball was to wait until it stopped rolling

Gus Triandos had the worst gig in baseball trying to catch this guy.

I began my love of baseball when I was about 12 years old. I was a devout Brooklyn Dodgers fan back then but now follow the Yankees. Anyway I never forgot Hoyt Wilhelm and his infamous knuckleball pitch. I wish some pitchers today could use it but I am sure that the catchers wouldn't agree. A damn good pitcher Hoyt. R.I.P. .

What year was this? The interview and cinematography of the day is amazing.

"All you can do is stab at it and hope you get enough glove on it to keep it close by." Hilarious.

Ted Williams said, "Don’t let anybody tell you they saw a better knuckleball than Wilhelm’s"

I don’t recall where I heard this story, maybe in Jim Bouton’s book Ball Four. Mickey Mantle could throw a good knuckleball and he wanted to show it off, so he asked Yankee backup catcher Jake Gibbs to catch a few for him. Gibbs reached for his catcher’s mask but Mickey said, “Don’t wear the mask, I want you to get a real good look at it.” Gibbs agreed and dispensed with the catchers mask, after all he was a real big league catcher now. Well, Mickey threw him one knuckleball and it hit Gibbs in the face, breaking his nose.

Knuckleballs are a rare sight today but they are a thing of beauty and a lost art when everybody throws 100 miles an hour now good luck hitting 65 and submarine dying arts

There's a story, probably an urban legend, about a minor league catcher in spring training sent out to catch some warm-up pitches. As he's trotting to the plate, the pitching coach yell out, "Hey, you forgot your mask," The minor leaguer turns and says, "What do I need a mask for? I just going to catch some warm-ups." When he revives on the training table, he says, "I don't get it. The ball was up there, I reached for it, and it hit me in the face!"

Great ballplayers and when the game had MEN! Class!

In my opinion, Mariano Rivera and Hoyt Wilhelm were the two best relievers ever. However, with so many batters swinging for the fences these days, Wilhelm would put up better numbers, and have an even lower ERA, then when he pitched. They would be corkscrewing themselves into the ground. So I still place him slightly above Rivera.

Hoyt Wilhelm and Gus Triandos, what a pitching/catching combination for the Baltimore Orioles. Anyone remember the oversized catcher's mitt Triandos used? Some great baseball days!

Note that Wilhelm's arm motion is a relaxed sidearm.

Listening to players such as Hoyt and J.W. makes my heart feel good. I used to listen to Vin Scully, Don Drysdale and Jerry Doggett announce the Dodgers games as I went to sleep. You want to talk about going to sleep with a smile on ur face.

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Don't see many side arm knuckle. Love the church bells in the background!

Hoyt baffled many big time batters. And they all respected him too.

I have an autograph baseball of Mr Wilhelm, he was managing an Appalachian League team (Class D rookie) and coaching 3rd base, between innings I asked him to sign a ball for me and he obliged. (1974)

Humble men, just doing their jobs. What a breath of fresh air in times like these.

I remember Wilhelm pitch for the Yankees in his late years. I was just a 10 year old kid. The ball really moved.

Like tryin to swat a fly with a straw.

He sounds like a good'ol boy

Uhhhh. Hey great. But since you can't see the ball breaking then what's the point of the video to show the ball breaking? "Hey everybody, here we are about to show a video about a baseball curving". "Now you can't ever see the curve actually taking place but the catcher is here describing the visual aspect of what's going on". "Now, now we know that the whole idea and purpose of having a video and announcing videod footage of a curve ball is to actually show the visual but instead just pretend that you're listening to a radio show description of what's going on, that should be sufficient, and there you have it folks".

I believe hoyt taught Wilbur wood the knuckle ball

Great video. Bad teeth and skin. What's going on with those guys?

Knuckleballers didn’t worry about fatigue or require Tommy John surgery. It’s gone from today’s game but could be effective with so many free swingers.

I regret that I was born too late to see baseball of this era

JW Porter died last year, RIP. His Bonus Baby signing out of Oakland Technical HS brought three teammates at McClymonds HS to everyone's attention: Vada Pinson, Curt Flood, and Frank Robinson. Oh, and a guy named Bill Russell was the basketball team's center.

Al Kaline use to tee off on Wilhelm.

This is Awesome! Just classical Real Baseball.

Wilhelm pitched until he was 49 years old. He was one of the greatest relief pitchers in baseball history. His lifetime ERA was around 2.52. Until Mariano Rivera came along, I might have ranked Wilhelm number 1.

To think that here's a guy that pitched BOTH ENDS of a DOUBLE HEADER at Yankee stadium.........You could always count on Wilbur for innings,