Phil Niekro
Philip Henry Niekro, nicknamed "Knucksie", was an American baseball pitcher who played 24 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays. Niekro is generally regarded as the greatest knuckleball pitcher of all time.
1 April 1939
Born on the same birth date (1 April 1939): Ali MacGraw
Born on the same birth day (1 April): Abner Biberman • Alain Connes • Alexander Stubb • Antonio de Nigris • Bengt Holbek • Columba Marmion • Darren McCarty • Edmond Rostand • Jane Powell • Maria Polydouri • Otto von Bismarck • Sergio Scariolo • Sheila May Edmonds • Titina Silá • Toshiro Mifune • Vitor Belfort • Wangarĩ Maathai • William Bergsma • Yuka Kaneko
Born in the same month (April 1939): Anthony Lake • Bill Hagerty (journalist) • Dusty Springfield • Haidar Abu Bakr al-Attas • Jason Miller (playwright) • Jorge Fons • Lise Thibault • Mel Carter • Paul Sorvino • Robert Skidelsky • Theo Waigel