The likes of Phil Niekro, the only knuckleball pitcher in Baseball’s 300-win / 3,000-strikeout club; Tim Wakefield, whose signature knuckleball allowed him to pitch for 19 seasons; or R.A ...

1985 - Phil Niekro starts for the New York Yankees at Fenway Park, becoming the second oldest pitcher at age 46 to start on Opening Day. Only Jack Quinn, for the Brooklyn Robins in 1931 ...

He will miss the upcoming season and will play only 23 games the next season. 1988 - The Yankees waive Phil Niekro four days shy of his 47th birthday. 1901 - Phillies owner John Rogers files for ...