Baltimore Orioles History: Clint Courtney Debuts Oversized Mitt

Hitting a knuckleball is considered to be one of the hardest things in baseball, but catching one is just as difficult. On this day in 1960, Baltimore Orioles catcher Clint Courtney debuted a novel way of corralling the elusive pitch.Of all the pitches in baseball, the knuckleball may be the harde…

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