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knuckleball — (n.) also knuckle ball, baseball pitch, by 1909, from KNUCKLE (Cf. knuckle) (n.) + BALL (Cf. ball) (n.1). So called from the position of the fingers in throwing it. Related: Knuckleballer … Etymology dictionary
Knuckleball — A knuckleball (or knuckler for short) is a baseball pitch with an erratic, unpredictable motion. The pitch is thrown so as to minimize the spin of the ball in flight. This causes vortices over the stitched seams of the baseball during its… … Wikipedia
Knuckleball — Tim Wakefield beim Werfen eines Knuckleball Der Knuckleball, auch Knuckler oder Floater,[1] gilt als der exotischste Pitch (Wurf) beim Baseball. Er wird ohne jede Rotation geworfen, was die Flugbahn ungewöhnlich instabil macht, da es keinen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
knuckleball — noun a) A pitch thrown with the ball gripped on the fingertips and released with no rotation which travels over an unpredictable path to the plate due to micro turbulence in the air. Even the pitcher doesnt know where his knuckleball is going. b) … Wiktionary
knuckleball — noun Date: 1910 a slow baseball pitch that moves erratically and unpredictably and that is thrown with little spin by gripping the ball with the knuckles or the tips of the fingers pressed against the top • knuckleballer noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
knuckleball — noun Baseball a slow pitch made by releasing the ball from the knuckles of the index and middle finger. Derivatives knuckleballer noun … English new terms dictionary
knuckleball — noun a baseball pitch thrown with little speed or spin (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑knuckler • Hypernyms: ↑pitch, ↑delivery … Useful english dictionary
Tim Wakefield — Infobox MLB player name = Tim Wakefield width = 300 caption = team = Boston Red Sox number = 49 position = Starting pitcher birthdate = birth date and age|1966|8|2 birthplace = city state|Melbourne|Florida bats = Right throws = Right debutdate =… … Wikipedia
Knuckle curve — In Major League history, the term knuckle curve refers to three entirely different pitches.The first, more common pitch called the knuckle curve, is really a standard curveball, thrown with one or more of the index or mean fingers bent. According … Wikipedia
Charlie Hough — Pitcher Born: January 5, 1948 (1948 01 05) (age 63) Honolulu, Hawaii Batted: Right Threw: Right … Wikipedia
