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Baseball player
Joe Niekro
Niekro in 1976
Pitcher
Born:(1944-11-07)November 7, 1944 Martins Ferry, Ohio, U.S.
Died: October 27, 2006(2006-10-27) (aged 61) Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 16, 1967, for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
April 29, 1988, for the Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics
Win–loss record
221–204
Earned run average
3.59
Strikeouts
1,747
Teams
Chicago Cubs (1967–1969)
San Diego Padres (1969)
Detroit Tigers (1970–1972)
Atlanta Braves (1973–1974)
Houston Astros (1975–1985)
New York Yankees (1985–1987)
Minnesota Twins (1987–1988)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (1979)
World Series champion (1987)
NL wins leader (1979)
Houston Astros Hall of Fame
Joseph Franklin Niekro (/ˈniːkroʊ/NEE-kroh; November 7, 1944 – October 27, 2006) was an American professional baseball pitcher. During a 22-year baseball career, he pitched from 1967 to 1988 for seven different teams, primarily for the Houston Astros.
He was the younger brother of pitcher Phil Niekro, and the father of former Major League first baseman Lance Niekro. Niekro was born in Martins Ferry, Ohio,[1] and attended Bridgeport High School in Bridgeport, Ohio, and West Liberty University in West Liberty, West Virginia.
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Joseph Franklin Niekro (/ˈniːkroʊ/ NEE-kroh; November 7, 1944 – October 27, 2006) was an American professional baseball pitcher. During a 22-year baseball...
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that were scuffed but I haven't scuffed every ball that I've thrown." JoeNiekro of the Minnesota Twins was caught doctoring baseballs in 1987. During...
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reaches base can the 5th strikeout be completed. Houston Astros pitcher JoeNiekro struck out five Minnesota Twins batters in the first inning of an exhibition...
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then career-high 222.1 innings pitched; the rotation of him, Nolan Ryan, JoeNiekro, and J. R. Richard was slated to make a run at the National League West...
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career games. Nolan Ryan (773), Don Sutton (756), Greg Maddux (740), Phil Niekro (716), Steve Carlton (709), Roger Clemens (707), and Tommy John (700) are...
raising his batting average 13 points. The feat tied a major league record. JoeNiekro, a pitcher for the Twins, was suspended for 10 games when umpire Tim Tschida...
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former major leaguers, including Joe Pignatano, JoeNiekro, Johnny Grubb, Al Bumbry and their manager, Phil Niekro, who was inducted into the National...
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