In 1945 the Washington Senators pitching staff had four starters and one relief pitcher who threw the knuckleballs. This staff pitched 1005 of the 1412 innings that year. Dutch Leonard, who was the guy who was an anchor of the staff, and the guy that gave rise to a young kid in North Carolina named James Hoyt Wilhelm, was 17-7 with a 2.13 ERA. I think he also deserves to be on the short list. Jackie Robinson said, "I am glad of one thing, and that is I don't have to hit against Dutch Leonard every day. Man, what a knuckleball that fellow has. It comes up, makes a face at you, then runs away."
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