
Born: November 7, 1944 in Martins Ferry, OH
High School: Bridgeport (Bridgeport, OH)
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 3rd round of the 1966 amateur draft (June Secondary).
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Debut: April 16, 1967
Final Game: April 29, 1988
Died: October 27, 2006 in Tampa, FL
Relatives: Brother of Phil Niekro and Father of Lance Niekro
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| Rk | Gcar | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | GDP | WPA | Entered | Exited | |||
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| 1 | 246 | 29 | May 5 | HOU | @ | LAD | L,0-2 | 8-GF(8) | 99 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.36 | 8b --- 0 out d2 | 8b end d 2 | ||||||
| 2 | 247 | 30 | May 6 | HOU | @ | LAD | L,1-3 | 8-GF(8) | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 8b --- 0 out d3 | 8b end d 3 | ||||||
| 3 | 248 | 32 | May 9 | HOU | @ | MON | L,4-5 | 6-6 | 2 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.14 | 2.27 | 6b --3 2 out tie | 6b 3 out d1 | ||||||
| 4 | 249 | 33 | May 10 | HOU | @ | MON | L,7-8 | 5-7 | 0 | 2.2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.20 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.22 | 1.28 | 5b 1-3 1 out d1 | 7b 3 out d4 | ||||||
| 5 | 250 | 36 | May 14 | HOU | @ | CHC | W,11-7 | 7-GF | S(1) | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.62 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 | 0.73 | 7b 12- 0 out a4 | 9b end a 4 | |||||
| 6 | 251 | 39 | May 17 | HOU | NYM | L,4-6 | 7-7 | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.27 | 1.13 | 7t 1-3 1 out tie | 7t 3 out d3 | |||||||
| 7 | 252 | 42 | May 20 | HOU | PHI | W,4-2 | 9-GF | S(2) | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.59 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 1.10 | 9t --- 0 out a2 | 9t end a 2 | ||||||
| 8 | 253 | 45 | May 24 | HOU | MON | L,1-2 | 9-GF | 3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.10 | 3.56 | 9t 123 1 out tie | 9t end d 1 | |||||||
| 9 | 254 | 46 | May 25 | HOU | MON | W,8-7 | 9-GF(12) | W(1-0) | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.40 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.05 | 1.88 | 9t --- 0 out d1 | 12t end d 1 | ||||||
| 10 | 255 | 48 | May 27 | HOU | @ | PIT | L,5-6 | 8-9 | HL(1-1) | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.87 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.30 | 3.69 | 8b 1-- 1 out a1 | 9b -23 1 out a1 | |||||
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | GDP | WPA | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 11 | 256 | 52 | Jun 1 | HOU | @ | PHI | L,4-5 | 7-GF(8) | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 0.87 | 7b --- 0 out d1 | 8b end d 1 | ||||||
| 12 | 257 | 54 | Jun 3 | HOU | @ | NYM | L,3-4 | 7-GF(8) | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.66 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 0.53 | 7b --- 0 out d1 | 8b end d 1 | ||||||
| 13 | 258 | 63 | Jun 12 | HOU | PIT | L,2-4 | 8-GF | 8 | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.64 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.03 | 0.94 | 8t --- 0 out d1 | 9t end d 2 | |||||||
| 14 | 259 | 64 | Jun 13 | HOU | @ | STL | L,2-6 | 7-GF(8) | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.63 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.01 | 0.13 | 7b --- 0 out d4 | 8b end d 4 | ||||||
| 15 | 260 | 66 | Jun 15 | HOU | @ | STL | W,8-7 | 8-GF | W(2-1) | 1 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.32 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 | 2.83 | 8b 123 1 out d1 | 9b end a 1 | |||||
| 16 | 261 | 68 | Jun 17 | HOU | @ | LAD | L,1-6 | 8-GF(8) | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.00 | 0.08 | 8b --- 0 out d4 | 8b end d 5 | ||||||
| 17 | 262 | 71 | Jun 21 | HOU | CIN | L,6-7 | 12-14 | L(2-2) | 3 | 2.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.40 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 | 2.34 | 12t --- 0 out tie | 14t -23 2 out tie | ||||||
| 18 | 263 | 73 | Jun 23 | HOU | LAD | W,6-5 | 7-7 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.30 | 3.13 | 7t 123 1 out a4 | 7t 1-3 1 out a1 | |||||||
| 19 | 264 | 77 | Jun 27 | HOU | ATL | L,4-7 | 7-GF | 3 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.98 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.03 | 0.40 | 7t --- 0 out d3 | 9t end d 3 | |||||||
| 20 | 265 | 79 | Jun 29 | HOU | ATL | L,1-3 | 9-GF | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.48 | 9t --- 0 out d2 | 9t end d 2 | |||||||
| 21 | 266 | 80 | Jun 30 | HOU | @ | CIN | L,6-9 | 12-GF(12) | L(2-3) | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.59 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.37 | 2.80 | 12b --- 0 out tie | 12b end d 3 | |||||
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | GDP | WPA | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 22 | 267 | 81 | Jul 1 | HOU | @ | CIN | L,7-8 | 14-GF(15) | L(2-4) | 0 | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.67 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.24 | 2.66 | 14b --- 0 out tie | 15b end d 1 | |||||
| 23 | 268 | 85 | Jul 5(2) | HOU | @ | ATL | L,4-8 | 6-7 | 3 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.10 | 6b --- 2 out d4 | 7b 3 out d4 | ||
| 24 | 269 | 91 | Jul 12 | HOU | PHI | L,2-14 | 2-4 | 6 | 1.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.06 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.14 | 0.55 | 2t 12- 2 out d3 | 4t 1-3 0 out d7 | |||||||
| 25 | 270 | 93 | Jul 17 | HOU | @ | PHI | L,5-6 | 4-8 | 4 | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.68 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 | 1.27 | 4b --- 0 out tie | 8b 3 out tie | ||||||
| 26 | 271 | 95 | Jul 19 | HOU | @ | PHI | L,0-1 | 8-GF(8) | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.57 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.48 | 8b --- 0 out d1 | 8b end d 1 | ||||||
| 27 | 272 | 101 | Jul 25 | HOU | SFG | L,1-8 | 1-7 | 5 | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.11 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 0.39 | 1t -23 0 out d3 | 7t 3 out d5 | |||||||
| 28 | 273 | 107 | Jul 30 | HOU | SDP | W,8-4 | 7-8 | H(2) | 4 | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.01 | 1.25 | 7t --- 0 out a2 | 8t 12- 1 out a2 | ||||||
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | GDP | WPA | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 29 | 274 | 113 | Aug 4 | HOU | @ | SDP | W,5-3 | GS-6 | W(3-4) | 4 | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.21 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.08 | 0.99 | 1b start a 2 | 6b 3 out d1 | ||||||
| 30 | 275 | 118 | Aug 9 | HOU | PIT | W,5-0 | SHO | W(4-4) | 4 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.65 | 34 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.55 | 1.30 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a5 | |||||||
| 31 | 276 | 122 | Aug 13 | HOU | STL | L,3-4 | GS-1 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.59 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 | 0.76 | 1t start tie | 1t 3 out tie | ||||||||
| 32 | 277 | 138 | Aug 31 | HOU | @ | PIT | L,6-9 | 6-6 | 17 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.54 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 0.88 | 6b --- 0 out d1 | 6b 3 out d1 | ||||||
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | GDP | WPA | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 33 | 278 | 139 | Sep 1 | HOU | ATL | W,5-3 | 9-GF | S(3) | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 2.91 | 9t 1-3 2 out a2 | 9t end a 2 | ||||||
| 34 | 279 | 141 | Sep 3 | HOU | SFG | L,4-9 | 2-3 | 1 | 1.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.71 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.04 | 0.32 | 2t 1-- 2 out d5 | 3t 3 out d7 | |||||||
| 35 | 280 | 144 | Sep 6 | HOU | SDP | L,1-2 | 8-GF | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.61 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 0.93 | 8t --- 0 out d1 | 9t end d 1 | |||||||
| 36 | 281 | 147 | Sep 9 | HOU | @ | ATL | L,1-4 | 7-GF(8) | 2 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.51 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.12 | 7b --- 0 out d4 | 8b end d 4 | ||||||
| 37 | 282 | 149 | Sep 11 | HOU | @ | SFG | W,4-3 | 9-11 | W(5-4) | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.40 | 1.89 | 9b --- 0 out tie | 11b 3 out tie | |||||
| 38 | 283 | 151 | Sep 14 | HOU | @ | SDP | W,4-2 | 9-GF | S(4) | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 | 5.06 | 9b -23 2 out a2 | 9b end a 2 | |||||
| 39 | 284 | 154 | Sep 19 | HOU | LAD | W,6-5 | 8-10 | 4 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.26 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 | 3.07 | 8t 123 2 out d1 | 10t 3 out tie | |||||||
| 40 | 285 | 157 | Sep 22 | HOU | CIN | W,5-1 | GS-9 | W(6-4) | 2 | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3.07 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.16 | 0.80 | 1t start tie | 9t 123 0 out a4 | |||||||
| DH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Other (days rest listed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 and 99 days |
| Avg | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Other Game Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.50 | 1 | 3 | runs |
| Inn | <-4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | tie | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | >4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4- | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |||||
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | ||||||
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |||||||
| 10+ | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Total | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 |
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