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Originally Posted by Stanley Kuppchaser

Don't mean to belabor the point, but OOTP has it wrong. Hoyt Wilhelm worked with Wood on his knuckler, and Wilbur gave Wilhelm credit for saving his career. To be sure, I found an article on SABR's website about Wood. Wood mixed in an occasional fastball or curve, but his knuckler was the classic type Wilhelm used, attempting to impart as little spin on the ball as possible. A knuckle-curve, like Hooten threw, is a different pitch, designed to spin the ball, but more slowly that a standard curve. Thrown with a fastball delivery, it was sometimes considered more difficult to master than a "normal" knuckler. OOTP needs to fix Wilbur's card.

This article also confirms that you are correct. Throwing a knuckle-curve would have been anathema to Wilhelm and, therefore, Wood as well.