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PITCHER
MANAGER & STAFF Batted Right Full Name Philip Henry Niekro
Threw Right
Height 6-1
Weight 180
Born Blaine, OH
DOB 4/1/1939
Died: 12/26/20 in Flowery Branch, GA
Years With Braves 1964-83, 1987 Number Retired 1984
Phil Niekro baffled opposing batters with his knuckleball winning 9-0 at Atlanta Stadium. Niekro pitched for the New
for nearly a quarter of a century. He owns or shares 13 York Yankees (1984-85), Cleveland Indians (1986-87) and
Atlanta career pitching records and is the franchise career
Toronto Blue Jays (1987) before returning to the Braves late
PLAYER BIOS leader with 740 games pitched, while ranking second in in 1987 at the age of 48. On Oct. 6, 1985, Niekro shut out
Toronto 8-0 for his 300th career win. Niekro ranks fourth
games started (595), innings pitched (4,622.2), shutouts (43)
and strikeouts (2,912); third in wins (268); fifth in complete
in baseball history with 5,404.1 innings pitched, 11th with
games (226); and 10th in ERA (3.20). Niekro was a three-
his 24-year career, he was a five-time All-Star – four times
time 20-game winner (23 in 1969, 20 in 1974 and 21 in 3,342 strikeouts and 16th with 318 wins. Over the course of
1979) and won 10 or more games for 14 straight seasons with Atlanta – and won five Gold Glove Awards. “Knucksie”
from 1967 until the strike-shortened 1981 campaign. Niekro was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in
1997 and into the Braves Hall of Fame in 1999.
authored a no-hitter against San Diego on Aug. 5, 1973,
SEASON IN REVIEW Year Club W-L ERA G GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO
Complete Record
10
35.0
16
1959
35
3.12
---
---
18
7-2
McCook
52.0
20
29
Jacksonville
---
6-4
38
2.77
---
52
1960 Wellsville 2-1 7.46 23 2 0 3 0 0 0 --- --- 84.0 47 38 29 24 48
52
26
36
66
11
10.0
Louisville 1-0 3.60 49 6 0 1 1 0 0 1 --- --- 110.0 100 45 5 36 4 53 9 84 2
2.95
1961
---
---
4-4
51
Austin
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT 1963 Denver 11-5 3.45 29 Military Service --- 0 0 0 0 --- 0 6 2 0 172.0 172 79 66 8 45 7 119 8
9-6
1962
48
50
---
42
111
Louisville
98.0
---
3.86
41

1964
Denver
21
13
15
0-0
Milwaukee
15.0
4.80
0
0
10
10
2.88
32
26
0
74.2
24
49
41
1
73
1965
Milwaukee
2-3
Atlanta
32
0
23
4-3
17
28
1966
23
48
4.11
50.1
0
43.0
17
16
22
2
4
27
36
Richmond
43
3.67
3-4
1.87
1967
11-9
15
74
83
34
228
37
Atlanta
140
256.2
45
1968
57
2.57
40
23-13
35
81
1969 Atlanta 14-12 2.59 46 20 10 4 1 5 9 2 1 207.0 164 64 43 55 129
21
Atlanta
235
93
193
284.0
1970 Atlanta 12-18 4.27 34 32 10 3 0 230.0 222 124 109 68 168
1971 Atlanta 15-14 2.98 42 36 18 4 1 2 0 269.0 248 112 89 70 164
173
BRAVES HISTORY 1973 Atlanta 13-10 2.38 42 30 10 9 6 1 1 2 4 0 0 1 245.0 214 103 90 101 195
112
3.06
96
38
17
282.0
Atlanta
36
254
53
1972
16-12
89
3.31
131
302.0
Atlanta
249
18
39
1974
91
20-13
88
41
80
13
39
Atlanta
15-15
144
3.20
115
72
98
285
37
1975
276.0
1976
173
271.0
249
99
116
37
3.29
39
17-11
Atlanta
1977
43
315
22
107
248
19-18
44
129
102
1978
Atlanta
334.0
42
2.88
113
311
44
21-20
23
Atlanta
1979 Atlanta 16-20 4.04 44 44 20 4 2 1 0 0 1 330.0 295 166 148 164 262
342.0
208
129
160
3.39
1980 Atlanta 15-18 3.63 40 38 11 3 1 275.0 256 119 111 85 176
1981 Atlanta 7-7 3.11 22 22 3 3 0 139.0 120 56 48 56 62
1982 Atlanta 17-4 3.61 35 35 4 2 0 234.1 225 106 94 73 144
212
1983 Atlanta 11-10 3.09 34 33 2 5 0 1 0 0 201.2 219 94 89 105 128
3.97
OPPONENTS 1985 New York (AL) 16-12 4.09 34 33 5 7 0 1 0 220.0 203 126 100 120 149
85
1984
31
76
32
New York (AL)
136
215.2
74
16-8
110
33
4.32
1986
210.1
Cleveland
241
32
0
81
95
101
11-11
57
83
7-11
81
22
5.89
53
1987
Cleveland
142
0
123.2
22
0
0
8.25
Toronto
Atlanta 0-2 15.00 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.0 15 6 11 5 11 5 7 6 0 7
3.0
0-0
Braves Totals 268-230 3.20 740 595 226 43 29 4622.2 4224 1922 1645 1458 2912
Major Totals 318-274 3.35 864 716 245 45 29 5404.1 5044 2337 2012 1809 3342
League Championship Series Record
MISCELLANEOUS Year Club, Opp 2021 ATLANTA BRAVES MEDIA GUIDE CG SHO SV 14.0 15 11 ER 2 BB SO 4 5
W-L
R
ERA
IP
GS
G
H
1
1969
0
9
8.0
Atl. vs. NY
4
0
0
0-1
4
4.50
9
1
2
Atl. vs. StL.
0-0
0
0
4
1
3.00
6.0
1
1982
6
0
6
0
9
2
0-1
3.86
L.C.S. Totals
8
2
0
0
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