Rip Sewell
Wikipedia - "An Eephus pitch (also spelled Ephus) in baseball is considered a junk pitch with very low speed. The delivery from the pitcher has very low velocity and usually catches the hitter off-guard. Its invention is attributed to Rip Sewell of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1940s. According to manager Frankie Frisch, the pitch was named by outfielder Maurice Van Robays. When asked what it meant, Van Robays replied, 'Eephus ain't nothing, and that's a nothing pitch.'"
Wikipedia
NYT: A Brief History of the Eephus Pitch (YouTube)
ESPN: The something pitch
Ted Williams and the Eephus Pitch
W - Rip Sewell
Eephus, Fork, Knuckle, and Screw: Pitches That Are Anything But Junk (YouTube)
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