R. A. Dickey

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R. A. Dickey is a former Major League Baseball pitcher best known for his mastery of the knuckleball and his standout season with the New York Mets that earned him the National League Cy Young Award.

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instanceOf baseball player
human
pitcher
AllStarSelection 2012
awardReceived Branch Rickey Award NERFINISHED
MLB All-Star selection NERFINISHED
National League Cy Young Award NERFINISHED
bats right
bestsellingAuthorOf Wherever I Wind Up: My Quest for Truth, Authenticity and the Perfect Knuckleball NERFINISHED
collegeAttended University of Tennessee NERFINISHED
collegeTeam Tennessee Volunteers baseball NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
CyYoungAwardYear 2012
CyYoungLeague National League NERFINISHED
CyYoungTeam New York Mets NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1974-10-29
draftedBy Texas Rangers NERFINISHED
draftOverallPick 18
draftRound 1st round
draftYear 1996
ERA2012 2.73
familyName Dickey NERFINISHED
finalMLBGameDate 2017-09-26
finalMLBTeam Atlanta Braves NERFINISHED
fullName Robert Allen Dickey NERFINISHED
givenName Robert
height 74 inches
jerseyNumberWithMets 43
knownFor knuckleball
winning the 2012 National League Cy Young Award
league Major League Baseball
MLBDebutDate 2001-04-22
MLBDebutTeam Texas Rangers NERFINISHED
notablePitch knuckleball
occupation author
professional baseball player
placeOfBirth Nashville, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED
playedFor Atlanta Braves NERFINISHED
Minnesota Twins NERFINISHED
New York Mets NERFINISHED
Seattle Mariners NERFINISHED
Texas Rangers NERFINISHED
Toronto Blue Jays NERFINISHED
primaryPosition pitcher
retiredFromMLB true
strikeouts2012 230
throws right
throwsKnuckleballAsPrimaryPitch true
winLossRecord2012 20–6

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