Orioles Clint Courtney first backstop to use large knuckleball glove

[Redskins Rick]

I suspect the baseball fans were probably aghast that he was using the larger glove. While I was around then, I don't remember this.

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[TD]Orioles catcher Clint Courtney becomes the first backstop to use the big knuckleball glove, an innovation of manager Paul Richards. The larger mitt, which has a 45-inch circumference, helps as knuckleballer Hoyt Wilhelm goes the distance in Baltimore's 3-2 victory at Yankee Stadium in a game that doesn't feature a wild pitch or a passed ball.[/TD]

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