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Joe Niekro
Joseph Franklin Niekro
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 190 lb.

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). (All Transactions)
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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Team Record in Appearances: 25-13 / in Starts: 25-13 / Days Rest, Run Support and Inning/Score Usage Below

1979 Pitching Gamelog

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Rk Gcar Gtm Date Tm Opp Rslt Inngs Dec DR IP H R ER BB SO HR HBP ERA BF Pit Str StL StS GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS SB CS PO AB 2B 3B GDP WPA aLI Entered Exited
1 401 3 Apr 8 HOU ATL W,2-0 SHO W(1-0) 99 9.0 5 0 0 0 7 0 0 0.00 31 8 11 1 5 84 1 0 0 31 0 0 1 0.50 1.00 1t start tie 9t 3 out a2
2 402 7 Apr 13 HOU @ SFG L,7-8 GS-4 L(1-1) 4 3.1 6 7 6 4 3 0 0 4.38 20 6 1 0 6 21 0 0 0 16 1 1 0 -0.33 0.89 1b start tie 4b 123 1 out d3
3 403 12 Apr 17 HOU @ LAD L,6-10 GS-5 3 4.2 4 6 2 3 1 3 1 4.24 22 6 7 0 4 38 3 1 0 18 0 0 0 -0.31 0.87 1b start a 1 5b --- 2 out d5
4 404 16 Apr 22 HOU PIT W,3-2 GS-7 4 7.0 3 2 1 2 5 0 0 3.38 26 9 7 1 3 68 1 0 0 24 3 0 0 0.08 1.18 1t start tie 7t 3 out tie
5 405 20 Apr 29 HOU @ PIT L,5-10 GS-4 L(1-2) 6 3.2 6 4 4 5 1 0 0 4.23 22 4 6 0 6 29 1 0 0 16 1 0 1 -0.29 1.57 1b start a 2 4b 1-3 2 out d2
May Tm Opp Rslt Inngs Dec DR IP H R ER BB SO HR HBP ERA BF Pit Str StL StS GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS SB CS PO AB 2B 3B GDP WPA aLI Entered Exited
6 406 24 May 3 HOU @ STL W,4-1 GS-8 W(2-2) 3 7.2 7 1 1 1 2 0 0 3.57 29 11 8 1 7 62 0 2 0 28 2 0 0 0.33 1.48 1b start tie 8b 12- 2 out a1
7 407 30 May 9 HOU STL W,5-4 GS-6 5 6.0 6 4 4 4 2 1 1 3.92 27 5 9 3 6 42 2 0 0 22 1 1 2 -0.21 1.19 1t start tie 6t 3 out d1
8 408 35 May 13 HOU CHC W,3-0 SHO W(3-2) 3 9.0 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 3.22 33 11 15 1 5 77 0 0 0 31 0 0 0 0.38 0.79 1t start tie 9t 3 out a3
9 409 39 May 18 HOU SDP W,3-2 CG W(4-2) 4 9.0 4 2 2 5 4 1 0 3.03 35 10 12 4 4 70 0 1 0 30 0 1 1 0.28 1.56 1t start tie 9t 3 out a1
10 410 44 May 22 HOU @ ATL W,4-1 CG W(5-2) 3 9.0 6 1 1 2 1 0 0 2.77 32 8 15 0 6 70 0 0 0 30 1 0 1 0.38 0.91 1b start tie 9b 3 out a3
11 411 47 May 26 HOU @ SDP W,9-0 SHO W(6-2) 3 9.0 6 0 0 4 5 0 0 2.44 35 15 6 0 5 76 0 0 0 31 0 0 3 0.12 0.34 1b start a 1 9b 3 out a9
12 412 51 May 30 HOU CIN W,6-3 GS-9 W(7-2) 3 8.2 6 3 3 3 1 0 0 2.51 35 10 15 0 6 58 0 0 0 32 1 0 1 0.27 0.62 1t start tie 9t -2- 2 out a3
June Tm Opp Rslt Inngs Dec DR IP H R ER BB SO HR HBP ERA BF Pit Str StL StS GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS SB CS PO AB 2B 3B GDP WPA aLI Entered Exited
13 413 55 Jun 3 HOU MON W,5-4 GS-8 W(8-2) 3 7.1 9 4 4 0 1 1 0 2.70 30 5 15 1 9 45 0 0 0 30 0 0 1 -0.07 1.30 1t start tie 8t 1-- 1 out a1
14 414 59 Jun 8 HOU @ NYM W,5-0 SHO W(9-2) 4 9.0 4 0 0 2 4 0 1 2.46 33 11 12 3 3 81 0 1 0 30 1 0 0 0.35 0.61 1b start tie 9b 3 out a5
15 415 64 Jun 13 HOU @ PHI W,4-3 CG W(10-2) 4 9.0 9 3 2 4 7 0 0 2.43 40 10 10 0 9 62 1 0 0 35 1 1 0 0.43 1.82 1b start a 1 9b 3 out a1
16 416 67 Jun 17 HOU @ MON L,3-19 GS-3 L(10-3) 3 2.2 6 8 8 3 2 2 1 3.00 18 4 2 1 6 13 0 0 0 14 2 0 0 -0.33 0.67 1b start tie 3b -2- 2 out d7
17 417 71 Jun 22 HOU SDP W,2-1 GS-8 W(11-3) 4 7.1 6 1 1 3 1 0 0 2.89 30 8 12 0 6 60 0 1 0 27 0 1 1 -0.03 1.30 1t start tie 8t 123 1 out a1
18 418 76 Jun 26 HOU CIN W,6-5 GS-7 3 7.0 5 5 4 4 3 2 0 3.02 31 10 9 0 5 48 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 -0.29 0.56 1t start tie 7t 3 out d4
July Tm Opp Rslt Inngs Dec DR IP H R ER BB SO HR HBP ERA BF Pit Str StL StS GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS SB CS PO AB 2B 3B GDP WPA aLI Entered Exited
19 419 81 Jul 1 HOU @ SDP W,4-1 GS-9 W(12-3) 4 8.1 8 1 1 2 5 0 1 2.90 34 11 7 1 8 66 2 1 0 30 1 0 1 0.35 1.34 1b start tie 9b 123 1 out a3
20 420 85 Jul 6 HOU @ CHC W,4-2 GS-8 W(13-3) 4 7.2 6 2 2 4 2 2 0 2.87 32 6 14 4 6 57 1 0 0 28 1 0 1 0.32 1.21 1b start a 2 8b 1-- 2 out a2
21 421 91 Jul 12 HOU PIT L,3-5 GS-8 L(13-4) 5 7.2 6 5 5 2 1 2 0 3.02 29 13 7 0 6 46 2 0 0 27 0 0 2 -0.27 1.01 1t start tie 8t -2- 2 out d2
22 422 96 Jul 19(2) HOU @ PIT L,2-4 GS-5 L(13-5) 6 4.2 6 4 4 2 1 1 0 3.16 22 4 9 1 6 35 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 -0.18 0.66 1b start tie 5b 123 2 out d4
23 423 100 Jul 23 HOU @ STL W,3-2 CG W(14-5) 3 9.0 6 2 2 1 6 0 0 3.10 34 11 10 2 6 72 1 0 0 33 0 1 0 0.55 1.47 1b start a 2 9b 3 out a1
24 424 104 Jul 27 HOU LAD L,7-11 GS-3 L(14-6) 3 2.1 6 7 6 3 2 0 0 3.38 16 3 2 0 6 18 1 0 0 13 0 0 0 -0.32 0.95 1t start tie 3t 123 1 out d4
25 425 108 Jul 31 HOU SFG W,6-4 GS-7 W(15-6) 3 6.2 5 3 0 5 7 0 0 3.25 30 8 8 5 2 60 0 0 0 25 1 0 1 0.10 0.70 1t start tie 7t 12- 2 out a4
August Tm Opp Rslt Inngs Dec DR IP H R ER BB SO HR HBP ERA BF Pit Str StL StS GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS SB CS PO AB 2B 3B GDP WPA aLI Entered Exited
26 426 113 Aug 5 HOU ATL W,3-2 GS-7 4 7.0 7 2 2 4 3 0 0 3.22 30 8 8 1 7 54 1 0 0 25 2 0 1 0.06 1.20 1t start tie 7t 3 out d2
27 427 117 Aug 10 HOU @ ATL W,2-1 GS-9 W(16-6) 4 8.1 7 1 1 4 1 0 0 3.13 36 12 12 0 7 62 4 1 0 32 0 0 0 0.35 1.14 1b start tie 9b 1-- 1 out a1
28 428 121 Aug 15 HOU MON L,0-3 GS-7 L(16-7) 4 7.0 9 3 2 2 3 0 0 3.11 32 9 9 0 9 50 2 0 0 30 0 0 1 -0.07 0.96 1t start tie 7t 3 out d3
29 429 125 Aug 20 HOU @ NYM W,8-1 CG W(17-7) 4 9.0 2 1 1 3 6 0 1 3.01 31 9 10 2 2 82 0 0 0 27 0 0 2 0.23 0.80 1b start tie 9b 3 out a7
30 430 129 Aug 25 HOU @ PHI W,3-1 GS-6 W(18-7) 4 5.2 3 1 1 4 6 0 0 2.98 24 3 8 0 3 61 1 0 0 20 1 0 0 0.20 1.22 1b start tie 6b 1-- 2 out a2
31 431 133 Aug 29 HOU @ MON L,3-5 GS-6 L(18-8) 3 6.0 5 4 4 4 4 2 0 3.06 26 6 7 0 5 46 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 -0.32 1.15 1b start tie 6b 3 out d2
September Tm Opp Rslt Inngs Dec DR IP H R ER BB SO HR HBP ERA BF Pit Str StL StS GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS SB CS PO AB 2B 3B GDP WPA aLI Entered Exited
32 432 137 Sep 3 HOU LAD L,0-1 CG L(18-9) 4 9.0 5 1 1 3 2 0 0 2.98 32 11 11 1 5 72 0 0 1 29 0 1 1 0.25 1.05 1t start tie 9t 3 out d1
33 433 142 Sep 8 HOU SFG L,1-2 GS-8 4 7.1 6 1 1 5 7 0 0 2.92 32 143 80 19 10 9 8 2 3 64 3 1 0 27 0 0 1 0.43 1.33 1t start tie 8t 1-- 1 out a1
34 434 145 Sep 12 HOU @ CIN L,4-7 GS-4 L(18-10) 3 3.1 7 6 5 2 1 0 0 3.07 17 4 4 1 6 23 0 0 0 14 2 0 2 -0.33 0.81 1b start a 1 4b 12- 1 out d4
35 435 149 Sep 17 HOU @ SDP W,1-0 SHO W(19-10) 4 9.0 6 0 0 1 2 0 0 2.96 33 13 11 2 6 76 1 0 0 31 1 0 1 0.70 1.36 1b start tie 9b 3 out a1
36 436 154 Sep 22 HOU CIN W,4-1 GS-9 W(20-10) 4 8.0 5 1 1 4 4 0 1 2.90 33 12 7 0 5 68 1 0 0 28 1 0 1 0.09 1.17 1t start tie 9t 123 0 out a3
37 437 159 Sep 26 HOU @ ATL L,4-9 GS-3 L(20-11) 3 2.1 6 4 4 2 1 0 0 3.02 15 3 3 1 6 28 1 0 0 13 2 0 0 -0.26 1.02 1b start tie 3b 12- 1 out d4
38 438 162 Sep 30 HOU @ LAD W,3-2 GS-7 W(21-11) 3 7.0 7 2 2 0 4 0 0 3.00 28 4 14 2 6 59 1 0 0 28 0 0 0 0.05 0.76 1b start tie 7b 3 out d1
 

Days of Rest

DH 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Other (days rest listed)
16 17 2 2 99 days

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs
Avg 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Other Game Totals
3.92 2 2 4 10 8 4 4 2 1 1 runs

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