October 09, 2008
Knuckleballer Exits
Bruce Dal Canton, former pitcher and pitching coach, passed away Tuesday:
The right-hander was used as both a starter and reliever, and found his best success with a knuckleball -- the darting pitch that also made him the 1974 American League leader in wild pitches with 16.
Before the Braves faced Pirates knuckleballer Tim Wakefield in the 1992 National League championship series, they brought in the 50-year-old Dal Canton to throw batting practice.
Dal Canton spent more than 25 years in the Atlanta system as a pitching coach, and had been at Myrtle Beach since 1999.
His best season was in 1974, pitching for the Royals. His 3.13 ERA, unfortunately, led to just an 8-10 record. He was very tough to take deep, allowing just 10.3 HR per 200 innings pitched.
My thoughts go out to his family and friends.
Posted by David Pinto at
06:12 PM
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