On June 2, 1959, Orioles pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm was chased from the mound by a cloud of gnats that encircled the mound at Chicago’s Comiskey Park. Wilhelm, a 36-year-old knuckleballer, ...

At 36, Hoyt Wilhelm’s best years were thought to be behind him. Moreover, his best pitch, the knuckleball, was a fluttery offering that drove catchers nuts, eluded their grasp and created havoc.

Hoyt Wilhelm, whose fluttering knuckleball made him the first relief pitcher elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame, died Friday in Sarasota, Fla. The former White Sox star was 79. Known for his ...

At 36, Hoyt Wilhelm’s best years were thought to be behind him. Moreover, his best pitch, the knuckleball, was a fluttery offering that drove catchers nuts, eluded their grasp and created havoc.

Wilhelm Stopped the Yankees in the Eighth Inning Hoyt Wilhelm, who had never started a major league game until he came to the American League in 1958, stayed in the game when the Yankees batted in ...

Knuckleballer Hoyt Wilhelm, the first reliever elected to the Hall of Fame and the last pitcher to throw a no-hitter against the New York Yankees, has died.

James Hoyt Wilhelm had connections all over greater Charlotte and still has family in the area. He was one of 11 children born to a farming family in Huntersville, where he was raised.

Hoyt Wilhelm becomes the first pitcher to appear in 1,000 games. ... Wilhelm, who will be elected into the Hall of Fame in 1985, will have a 143-122 mark, 2.52 earned run average and 227 saves.

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