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Wilbur Forrester Wood Jr. was an American professional baseball pitcher. In a 17-year Major League Baseball career, he pitched for the Boston Red Sox, the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Chicago White Sox
Wood in 1969
Veteran Hoyt Wilhelm helped Wood refine his knuckleball.
Comiskey Park was Wood's home stadium during his time with the White Sox.
Hoyt Wilhelm
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James Hoyt Wilhelm, nicknamed "Old Sarge", was an American professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball with the New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, Baltimore Orioles, C
Wilbur Wood
…to the White Sox. Wood, who had previously relied on a fastball and curveball, refined the knuckleball with the help of veteran knuckleball specialist Hoyt Wilhelm. He spent the next four seasons as a relief pitcher for Chicago. In 1968, he set a record (broken the next year) with 88 games pitched and was named…
Wilhelm with the New York Giants in 1953
James Hoyt Wilhelm Commemorative Statue outside Huntersville Athletic Park in Huntersville, North Carolina
Wilhelm served as pitching coach of the Nashville Sounds from 1982 to 1984.