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): Alberta Hunter • Ali MacGraw • Aprille Ericsson • Blanche of France, Duchess of OrlĂ©ans • Christian Finnegan • Edward Clark (governor) • F. Melius Christiansen • Gil Scott-Heron • Lon Chaney • Octavian Goga • Rolf Hochhuth • Samboy Lim
Born in the same month (April 1939): David Frost • Dusty Springfield • Gro Harlem Brundtland • John Arbuthnott (microbiologist) • John Foley (British Army officer) • Lise Thibault • Margo Smith • Marty Wilde • Marvin Gaye • Michael Learned • Thomas J. Moyer