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Phil Niekro, Knuckleball specialist is the oldest player in the major leagues
Phil Niekro, Knuckleball specialist is the oldest player in the major leagues

Phil Niekro, Knuckleball specialist is the oldest player in the major leagues

Date5/19/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: Phil Niekro, Knuckleball specialist is the oldest player in the major leagues.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0070860F
See how easy it is, Throwing a knuckleball doesn't exactly put a great strain on a pitching arm, even a 47-year-old arm, so Phil Niekro's expression h(...)
See how easy it is, Throwing a knuckleball doesn't exactly put a great strain on a pitching arm, even a 47-year-old arm, so Phil Niekro's expression h(...)
5/19/1986
Jesse Barfield led the major leagues in home runs last season with 40 and he has strong ideas on how to take batting practice. There's no use trying t(...)
Jesse Barfield led the major leagues in home runs last season with 40 and he has strong ideas on how to take batting practice. There's no use trying t(...)
5/30/1987
Jesse Barfield led the major leagues in home runs last season with 40 and he has strong ideas on how to take batting practice. There's no use trying t(...)
Jesse Barfield led the major leagues in home runs last season with 40 and he has strong ideas on how to take batting practice. There's no use trying t(...)
5/31/1987
Jesse Barfield led the major leagues in home runs last season with 40 and he has strong ideas on how to take batting practice. There's no use trying t(...)
Jesse Barfield led the major leagues in home runs last season with 40 and he has strong ideas on how to take batting practice. There's no use trying t(...)
5/31/1987
The jazz singer: Torontonian Joe Coughlin, shown here at a recent gig at Lytes, is aiming for the major singing leagues
The jazz singer: Torontonian Joe Coughlin, shown here at a recent gig at Lytes, is aiming for the major singing leagues
5/14/1981
Major leagues, Artistic director Christopher Newton acknowledges that Shaw is among a group of 35 art theatres that are the best in the world, but he (...)
Major leagues, Artistic director Christopher Newton acknowledges that Shaw is among a group of 35 art theatres that are the best in the world, but he (...)
4/17/1986
Baltimore Orioles' Doug DeCinces had a great month of July, when he was named the American League's player of the month
Baltimore Orioles' Doug DeCinces had a great month of July, when he was named the American League's player of the month
8/8/1978
Canadian football's best: Ron Lancaster (right), resplendent in a lime green tuxedo, holds Schenley trophy for Canadian Football League's outstanding player, after award last night
Canadian football's best: Ron Lancaster (right), resplendent in a lime green tuxedo, holds Schenley trophy for Canadian Football League's outstanding player, after award last night
1/25/1976
Here's Knucksiel, Phil Niekro, 48, has put together some Hall of Fame statistics over the pat 232/3 seasons, most recently with Cleveland. He has won (...)
Here's Knucksiel, Phil Niekro, 48, has put together some Hall of Fame statistics over the pat 232/3 seasons, most recently with Cleveland. He has won (...)
5/19/1986
Phil Niekro
Phil Niekro
10/6/1985
Now look pretty. Lou Janetta, president of the Canadian-Italian Hockey League, moves to straighten the hair of Ralph Ruffo, the league's most valuable(...)
Now look pretty. Lou Janetta, president of the Canadian-Italian Hockey League, moves to straighten the hair of Ralph Ruffo, the league's most valuable(...)
6/26/1970
A hit with voters: George Bell caught American League MVP voters' attention with his booming bat and strong throwing arm and picked up the league's top individual honor yesterday
A hit with voters: George Bell caught American League MVP voters' attention with his booming bat and strong throwing arm and picked up the league's top individual honor yesterday
4/17/1987