Correction for the speed of a Knuckleball (baseball)
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How fast is 679 meters per minute?
It's about two-fifths as fast as a Knuckleball (baseball)
The speed of a Knuckleball (baseball) is about 1,800 meters per minute.
(a.k.a. knuckler, a.k.a. floater, a.k.a. dancer, a.k.a. butterfly ball) (major league average)
The average speed of major league knuckleball pitch is
1,800 meters per minute. Eddie Cicotte, who was later implicated in the 1919 Black Sox scandal, is credited with developing the pitch ca. 1906.
MLA Style (8th Ed.)
"Correction for the speed of a Knuckleball (baseball)" The Measure of Things, 2022, www.themeasureofthings.com/correction.php?comp=speed&unit=mm&amt=679&i=115. Accessed 30 Jun 2022.
APA Style (7th Ed.)
The Measure of Things. (2022). Correction for the speed of a Knuckleball (baseball). Retrieved June 30, 2022 from www.themeasureofthings.com/correction.php?comp=speed&unit=mm&amt=679&i=115
Chicago Style (17th Ed.)
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