The legendary Satchel Paige expanded his pitching repertoire in 1939-40 by adding a knuckleball which he learned from fabled base path speedster Cool Papa Bell. I don't know how often Paige used his knuckleball but he caught on with the Cleveland Indians in 1948 at the age of 41 and after playing for the Indians for two seasons returned to the American League in 1951 with the St. Louis Browns for whom he pitched for three seasons:
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