Willie Ramsdell

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James Willard Ramsdell (April 4, 1916 – October 8, 1969) was an American professional baseball pitcher who appeared in 111 games in Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1947–1948, 1950), Cincinnati Reds (1950–1951) and Chicago Cubs (1952). Known by his middle name, Ramsdell's reliance on his knuckleball led to the nickname "Willie the Knuck." He threw and batted right-handed and was listed as 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and 165 pounds (75 kg). Born in Williamsburg, Kansas, Ramsdell had a 13-season professional career that began in 1938. He joined the Brooklyn farm system in 1942, and then played semipro baseball for three years during World War II. When the war ended, the Dodgers assigned him to Double-A Fort Worth, where he posted standout seasons in both 1947 and 1948, winning 38 of 50 decisions, with 37 complete games. The Dodgers brought him to the majors as a 31-year-old rookie for his first taste of major-league action in September 1947, then sent him back to the minor leagues for part of 1948 and all of 1949 before he returned to Brooklyn in 1950. He worked mostly out of the bullpen as a Dodger, making only one start, a losing effort on May 26, 1948, against t

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