Bob Uecker had a great quote about catching the knuckle ball: “Just wait until it stops rolling and then go pick it up.”
See #22
Uecker tells about the time Niekro’s parenets were at the game and had seats right behind home plate. “I spent more time with his parents that weekend then he did.”
That aside, Wake was known as a real gentleman.
“There are two theories about hitting the knuckleball. Unfortunately, neither one of them works.” - Charlie Lau
This was used as a cryptoquote in the syndicated puzzle used in newspapers, around 1980, and again around 1990.