The phil niekro allstar stats seen below include his allstar yearbyyear hitting stats, allstar fielding stats, and allstar pitching stats where applicable. See more ideas about houston astros, baseball and baseball players. Johnny sain society for american baseball research. Phil niekro went 2120 for the atlanta braves, leading the league in both wins and losses. Selected off waivers by the atlanta braves from the detroit tigers. Dick kelly, larry maxie and phil niekro combine for leapday nono, 56 years ago today.
Phil niekro s 121 career victories after the age of 40 is a major league record, and his longevity is attributed to the knuckleball, which is a difficult pitch to master but is easy on the arm and often baffles hitters due to. Phil and his brother joe niekro amassed 539 wins between them, the most combined wins by brothers in baseball history. Phil niekro league championship series stats by baseball. After moving to milwaukee for 12 years, the braves relocated to atlanta in 1966. According to stats, it was the first combined nono in california since july, 1991. This page lists every known baseball award won by phil niekro in chronological order. The atlanta braves are a major league baseball mlb franchise based in atlanta. His lifetime record of 318274 demonstrated his longevity. The statistics used were obtained free of charge from the baseball.
Joe niekro on baseballreference the hall of stats was built by adam darowski, jeffrey chupp, and michael berkowitz. The steiner sports official online store mlb pro shop has all the authentic mlb signed photos, major league baseball gameused apparel and more at. Forty years after the barnes first occurrence, phil with the braves outdid joe with the cubs, 83, on july 4, 1967. Stints with several clubs in atlantas farm system followed, and he went back to the braves for one final fling from 1985 to 1986, where he was reunited with chuck tanner on a pair. One of my favorite stats is that the next year, he went 2120 and. He was inducted into the baseball hall of fame in 1997. Sain coached the atlanta braves pitchers in 1977, but on a miserable team that went 61101, he had only one firstrate pitcher, future hall of famer phil niekro. If your first exposure to phil niekro came through his baseball cards in the 1980s, then you probably think of him as an old man heck, you may have even thought upon first laying eyes on his cardboard that the card companies had taken to making pasteboards of pitching coaches. Everything but the house does not authenticate or grade sports memorabilia.
Phil niekro society for american baseball research. Joseph franklin joe niekro november 7, 1944 october 27, 2006 was an american major league baseball righthanded pitcher. A baseball autographed by baseball player brothers phil and joe niekro. There are 41 items required and the current finest possible set rating is 11.
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Til in 1978 phil niekro went 1918 and had a war of 10. Baseball statistics atlanta braves award winners and league leaders. Get scores, news and notes in your inbox every day. Posts about phil niekro written by roberto angotti. Mlb memorabilia, major league baseball collectibles store. The statistics used were obtained free of charge from the baseball databank. Phil niekro baseball stats with batting stats, pitching stats and. A book for baseball fans of all ages, baseball history comes alive on every page, with biographies and great photographs of every member of the national baseball hall of fame.
Nick gordon will get drafted early in the first round, and noted will be his bloodlinesson of tom, brother of dee. Italic season totals indicate player led all major leagues. Phil niekro played in his first major league baseball game on 04151964. Phil niekro trades and transactions by baseball almanac. The date box field has a link to the box score from the game being described. This was with my diamond dynasty team who were an 88 overall during this game. The other two are jamie moyer 105 wins after turning 40 and jack quinn 103 wins after turning 40. Did you know that during the physical, if a team finds out that the player received during a trade is injured they may return the player to the originating team within ten days from the date the trade was made and void the entire contract. Til that phil niekro played for teams other than the braves. Description phil niekro unique signed baseball phil niekro unique signed baseball rawlings official national league baseball giamatti, uniquely signed across the sweetspot in blue ink, philip henry niekro. The latest phil niekro stats, video highlights, news and more from. Books, original text from nohitters mcfarland, 02152000, phil niekro, page 281. Get the latest updated stats for toronto blue jays starting pitcher phil niekro on.
The roberto clemente award is given annually to a player who demonstrates the values clemente displayed in his commitment to community and understanding the value of helping others. Dick kelly, larry maxie and phil niekro combine for leapday nono, 56 years. Phil niekro 1964 game by game pitching logs baseball almanac. This day in padres nono history by dirk lammers june 22, 2019 leave a comment. Braves legend phil niekro has personally handsigned this mlb baseball and inscribed it 318 ws. A book for baseball fans of all ages, baseball history comes alive on every page, with biographies and great photographs of every member of the national baseball hall. Niekros 318 career victories are the most by a knuckleball pitcher and he ranks 16th on the overall alltime wins list. All data is also open and available as a free download. Top phil niekro baseball cards, vintage, rookies, autographs. The last pitcher to even start 41 games was phil niekro 36 years ago. Joe niekro loses padres nono in 7th, 50 years ago today. Til phil niekro averaged 220 ip a year from ages 40 to 48. Prior to 1969, the pennant winner was determined by the best wonloss record at the end of the regular season.
Phil niekro pitched in 10 major league games during the 1964 regular season. His biographical data, yearbyyear hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats where applicable, career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous itemsofinterest are presented by baseball almanac on this comprehensive phil niekro baseball stats page. Defensive regression analysis data used here was obtained with permission from michael humphreys, author of wizardry. This is a list of nicknames of major league baseball teams and players. The hall of stats was built by adam darowski, jeffrey chupp, and michael berkowitz. Phils 121 career victories after the age of 40 is a major league record. Cobi johnson will get drafted in the supplemental round, and noted will be his bloodlinesson of dane, who youve never heard of, but still, bloodlines. The phillies have to dominate the braves and do some serious winning against other teams, but there still is a path to a division title. Check out phil niekro career batting and fielding statistics including batting average, hits, home runs, rbi and award history as part of whatifsports free simmatchup baseball. Should you have a psagraded card that does not appear in this set composite, login to my set registry, go to your set in my sets and use the link called report a cert that should match this composite to report the item you would like added.
Joe dimaggios 56 game hitting streak began may 15, 1941. Phil and joe niekro each had long careers in the majors, and consequently they wound up pitching against each other nine times in the regular season. Click the award name and up comes a comprehensive history of that award along with every winner of that particular baseball award. Phil s 121 career victories after the age of 40 is a major league record. Card condidtion is near mint mint nmmt or better, unless otherwise stated in title. Phil niekro made his major league debut on 04151964 with the milwaukee braves. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games niekro pitched in, specifically relating to his 1964 pitching statistics. The baseball is signed to the sweet spot phil niekro h.
Its also available for football, basketball and hockey. Baseball records, feats and top 10 lists the baseball guru. Phil niekro stats by baseball almanac did you know that only three pitchers in history have won more than onehundred games after turning forty and one of them is phil niekro. It includes a complete list of nicknames of players in the baseball hall of fame, a list of nicknames of current players, nicknames of popular players who have played for each major league team, and lists of nicknames grouped into particular categories e. Niekro was inducted into the baseball hall of fame in 1997. Here are the three not altogether impossible scenarios needed for the phillies to catch the braves in the nl east by scott butler 91618. Rank set name % complete gpa weighted gpa with top pop bonuses. His biographical data, yearbyyear hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats where applicable, career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous itemsofinterest are presented by baseball almanac on this comprehensive joe niekro baseball stats page. During a stellar 24year career phil niekro relied on a fluttering knuckleball to frustrate his opponents. It was april 9th, 1980 and the cincinnati reds were hosting the atlanta braves on opening day at riverfront stadium. The last phil niekro baseball card where he didnt look. The same year his brother joe went 2111 for the houston astros, tying phil for the nl wins title. A word youre going to hear during this weeks draft is bloodlines. Joe niekro baseball stats by baseball almanac brain aneurysm, raised right, sports.
The league championship series determines who wins the league pennant and advances to the world series. In 1979, the niekros tied for the national league lead in wins with. Philip henry niekro pronounced neekro born april 1, 1939, nicknamed knucksie, is an american former baseball pitcher who played 24 seasons in major. Philip henry phil niekro born april 1, 1939, nicknamed knucksie, is a former major league baseball mlb pitcher.
Walt wilson, member of sabr society for american baseball research coordinator. Phils baseball blog for your philadelphia phillies. Buy from multiple sellers, and get all your cards in one shipment. Nov 07, 2006 sain coached the atlanta braves pitchers in 1977, but on a miserable team that went 61101, he had only one firstrate pitcher, future hall of famer phil niekro. In the bottom of the first, after a dave collins groundout, ken griffey and dave concepcion singled to bring george foster to the plate. Baseball almanac is pleased to present all the phil niekro books currently listed on the leading providing of online phil niekro books. The last phil niekro baseball card where he didnt look like. One of my favorite stats is that the next year, he went 2120 and led the league in wins and losses. All wins above replacement and wins above average data comes from. If the date is followed by an asterisk, niekro started that game. Not surprisingly, as the number of complete games continues to fall, the statistics for relievers continue to rise. Philip henry niekro, nicknamed knucksie, is a former major league baseball pitcher. Phil niekro mlb player profile page from whatifsports.
Get the latest updated stats for minnesota twins relief pitcher joe niekro on. Phil niekro started the game for the braves and got himself in trouble right away. From sabr member jason foster at the sporting news on september 27, 2017. Sep 15, 20 phil and joe niekro each had long careers in the majors, and consequently they wound up pitching against each other nine times in the regular season. Traded by the san diego padres to the detroit tigers for dave campbell and pat dobson. His baseball cards tell us it wasnt always that way. All wins above replacement and wins above average data comes from baseball.
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