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The two-headed knuckleball - InsideTheWhite Sox on Sports Illustrated: News, Analysis, and More
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Wilbur Wood, pitcher, Chicago White Sox in Sarasota, Florida, March 1967. (AP Photo/HH Stock Photo - Alamy
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The Lefty Knuckleballer
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The Way of Wood - BallNine
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Wilbur Wood, pitcher, Chicago White Sox in Sarasota, Florida, March 1967. (AP Photo/HH Stock Photo - Alamy
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