Baseball Hall of Famer, knuckleballer Phil Niekro dies at 81
FILE - In this March 29, 2007, file photo, Baseball Hall of Famer Phil Niekro holds a knuckleball at the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland. Niekro, who pitched well into his 40s with a knuckleball that baffled big league hitters for more than two decades, mostly with the Atlanta Braves, has died after a long fight with cancer, the team announced Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. He was 81. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File) Tony Dejak
FILE - In this March 13, 2017, file photo, former MLB pitcher and Baseball Hall of Famer Phil Niekro waves to fans after he was introduced before a spring training baseball game between the Atlanta Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates in Kissimmee, Fla. Niekro, who pitched well into his 40s with a knuckleball that baffled big league hitters for more than two decades, mostly with the Braves, has died after a long fight with cancer, the team announced Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020. He was 81. (AP Photo/John Raoux,
The Ryan Express: How Nolan Ryan became a Texas baseball legend
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Nolan Ryan pitches against the New York Mets in game 5 of the 1986 National League Championship series in New York.Howard Castleberry, staff / Houston ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Texas Ranger s pitcher Nolan Ryan pitches during his sixth career no-hitter at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, Calif, in this June 11, 1990 file photo. Ryan became the oldest man to pitch a no-hitter, the only person to pitch a no-hitter for three teams, and the only one to pitch a no-hitter in three different decades. Ryan will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., July 25. (AP Photo/File)STShow MoreShow Less