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Joe Niekro

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: November 7, 1944 in Martins Ferry, OH us

Died: October 27, 2006 in Tampa, FL

Buried: Cremated

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 7th round of the 1966 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from West Liberty University (West Liberty, WV) and the Chicago Cubs in the 3rd round of the 1966 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from West Liberty University (West Liberty, WV).

High School: Bridgeport HS (Bridgeport, OH)

School: West Liberty University (West Liberty, WV)

Debut: April 16, 1967 (Age 22-160d, 12,568th in major league history)
vs. PIT 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: April 29, 1988 (Age 43-174d)
vs. BOS 3.0 IP, 6 H, 3 SO, 6 BB, 5 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1967 season

Agents: Bruce Church

Full Name: Joseph Franklin Niekro

Pronunciation: \KNEE-kro\

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Relatives: Brother of Phil Niekro; Father of Lance Niekro

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

29.7

221

204

ERA

3.59

702

500

3584.1

1747

WHIP

1.319

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	CHC	@	CIN	L,4-9	GS	21	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	4 (2)	Apr 14	CHC		STL	W,7-6	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	7 (2)	Apr 18	CHC	@	ATL	L,3-5	GS	28	7.1	1	3	0	4	0	P
4	11 (3)	Apr 23	CHC		ATL	W,10-4	GS	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
5	15 (3)	Apr 28 (1)	CHC		HOU	W,8-4	GS	34	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	20 (4)	May 2	CHC	@	PIT	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	P
7	25 (4)	May 8	CHC		LAD	W,7-6	GS	31	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
8	30 (4)	May 12 (2)	CHC		NYM	L,0-10	GS	15	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	35 (4)	May 17	CHC	@	SFG	L,0-2	GS	23	6.0	1	4	0	5	0	P
10	40 (4)	May 22	CHC		PIT	L,6-13	GS	21	4.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	47 (6)	Jun 1	CHC	@	HOU	W,3-1		11	2.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	52 (4)	Jun 7	CHC		ATL	L,6-7	GS	8	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	56 (3)	Jun 11	CHC		CIN	L,7-9	GS	8	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
14	60 (3)	Jun 15	CHC	@	ATL	L,2-3	GS	24	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	65 (4)	Jun 21	CHC	@	CIN	W,3-2	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	70 (4)	Jun 25	CHC	@	HOU	L,2-4	GS	25	5.2	0	3	0	3	1	P
17	73 (2)	Jun 29	CHC		STL	W,10-8	GS	13	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	78 (4)	Jul 4 (1)	CHC		PHI	W,6-2	GS	33	6.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
19	89 (10)	Jul 14	CHC	@	PIT	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
20	91 (1)	Jul 16	CHC	@	PHI	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	97 (5)	Jul 22	CHC	@	SFG	W,7-2	GS	28	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	102 (4)	Jul 28 (1)	CHC		LAD	W,8-3	GS	33	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	107 (4)	Aug 1	CHC		HOU	W,4-1	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	110 (2)	Aug 4	CHC	@	STL	W,6-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	112 (1)	Aug 6	CHC	@	ATL	W,4-3	GS	28	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	116 (3)	Aug 10	CHC	@	CIN	W,8-5	GS	24	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	120 (3)	Aug 14	CHC		STL	L,1-3	GS	32	6.2	1	2	0	3	0	P
28	125 (4)	Aug 18 (2)	CHC		CIN	L,3-6	GS	26	5.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	127 (1)	Aug 20	CHC		ATL	W,6-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	130 (2)	Aug 23	CHC	@	HOU	L,2-3	GS	30	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
31	138 (7)	Aug 31	CHC		HOU	L,2-6	GS	23	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	143 (4)	Sep 4 (1)	CHC		SFG	W,7-6	GS	30	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
33	152 (8)	Sep 14	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-4	GF	7	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	157 (4)	Sep 21	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-5	GS	16	3.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
							34gm		177.1	9	33	0	42	2