Ed Cicotte was a knuckleball specialist who played his minor league ball in Augusta GA & had a teammate named Ty Cobb.
In 1917, he led the league in Wins (28) ERA (1.53) Innings (346.2) & WHIP (.912)
Of course, he is most famous for being permanently banned from baseball for his role in the 1919 "Black Sox" fixing scandal. He was the first of the eight players to confess, but later retracted the confession & was acquitted at trial. Nevertheless, his ban stood and he never played professional baseball again.
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