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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: 14-10 / in Starts: 14-10 / Days Rest, Run Support and Inning/Score Usage Below

1981 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
1 476 1 Apr 9 HOU @ LAD L,0-2 GS-7 L(0-1) 99 7.0 8 2 2 1 1 0 0 2.57 29 6 13 1 8 53 2 1 0 26 2 1 0 0.02 0.92 1b start tie 7b 3 out d2
2 477 5 Apr 14 HOU ATL W,8-2 CG W(1-1) 4 9.0 7 2 2 2 4 0 0 2.25 35 13 9 0 7 67 1 1 0 32 1 0 0 0.13 0.70 1t start tie 9t 3 out a6
3 478 9 Apr 19 HOU PIT L,0-2 CG L(1-2) 4 9.0 6 2 2 1 6 1 0 2.16 34 11 12 1 4 72 2 0 0 32 1 0 0 0.10 1.03 1t start tie 9t 3 out d2
4 479 14 Apr 24 HOU CIN L,0-3 GS-9 L(1-3) 4 8.2 10 3 3 2 5 0 0 2.41 36 10 11 1 8 55 0 1 0 34 2 1 1 0.12 0.94 1t start tie 9t 1-3 2 out d3
5 480 19 Apr 30 HOU @ ATL W,5-1 CG W(2-3) 5 9.0 5 1 1 1 2 0 0 2.11 33 8 17 0 5 74 1 0 0 31 1 0 0 0.24 0.66 1b start a 2 9b 3 out a4
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
6 481 24 May 5 HOU @ CHC W,4-3 GS-7 4 6.1 5 3 3 3 4 0 0 2.39 27 15 5 4 0 52 1 0 0 24 2 0 0 0.15 1.36 1b start tie 7b 123 1 out a2
7 482 29 May 10 HOU @ CIN W,7-5 GS-5 W(3-3) 4 5.0 7 2 2 1 2 1 0 2.50 22 4 9 0 6 46 0 1 0 21 1 0 0 -0.02 1.21 1b start a 1 5b 3 out a2
8 483 34 May 15 HOU CHC W,5-0 SHO W(4-3) 4 9.0 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 2.14 32 11 13 0 4 79 0 0 0 30 0 0 1 0.31 0.67 1t start tie 9t 3 out a5
9 484 38 May 20 HOU @ STL W,4-3 GS-10 W(5-3) 4 10.0 10 3 3 3 8 0 0 2.22 42 11 10 2 10 65 4 0 0 39 2 1 0 0.46 1.48 1b start tie 10b 3 out tie
10 485 43 May 25 HOU SDP W,6-3 GS-7 W(6-3) 4 6.2 9 3 2 3 1 0 0 2.26 31 6 12 0 9 44 1 0 0 26 0 0 1 0.03 1.20 1t start tie 7t 1-3 2 out a3
11 486 47 May 30 HOU @ SFG W,9-8 GS-9 4 8.1 7 5 0 1 5 0 0 2.05 35 15 7 1 7 63 2 0 0 32 2 0 1 -0.11 1.55 1b start a 2 9b --3 1 out a1
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
12 487 51 Jun 4 HOU @ SDP L,5-7 GS-4 L(6-4) 4 3.1 8 6 6 3 0 1 0 2.56 20 6 3 0 8 17 1 0 0 17 0 0 1 -0.30 1.05 1b start tie 4b 123 1 out d1
13 488 56 Jun 9 HOU @ PHI L,3-10 GS-4 L(6-5) 4 4.0 6 6 4 2 6 0 0 2.83 20 4 2 0 6 34 1 0 0 18 0 1 0 -0.40 0.88 1b start tie 4b 3 out d5
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
14 489 59 Aug 11 HOU @ SFG L,2-3 GS-7 L(6-6) 62 6.1 10 3 3 2 7 0 0 2.92 31 7 5 0 10 46 1 0 0 27 2 0 0 -0.18 0.90 1b start a 1 7b 123 1 out d2
15 490 64 Aug 16 HOU @ SDP W,3-0 GS-7 W(7-6) 4 7.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2.73 24 8 12 3 2 73 0 0 0 23 1 0 0 0.40 0.95 1b start tie 7b 3 out tie
16 491 69 Aug 22 HOU @ PHI L,4-8 GS-4 L(7-7) 5 4.0 7 5 5 1 0 2 0 3.04 18 2 8 1 7 27 1 0 0 16 0 0 0 -0.26 0.73 1b start tie 4b 3 out d5
17 492 73 Aug 27 HOU @ NYM L,2-3 GS-8 4 7.1 5 2 2 1 4 0 0 3.00 27 8 9 1 5 63 0 1 0 26 1 0 0 0.31 1.24 1b start tie 8b 1-- 1 out a1
September/October 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
18 493 79 Sep 1 HOU NYM W,3-2 GS-7 4 6.1 3 2 2 2 5 0 0 2.99 23 9 4 1 3 62 2 0 0 21 1 0 0 0.14 1.06 1t start tie 7t -2- 1 out a1
19 494 84 Sep 6 HOU @ MON W,4-3 GS-7 4 6.0 7 2 2 3 1 1 0 2.99 26 11 4 0 7 48 0 1 0 23 1 0 0 -0.13 1.11 1b start tie 7b 12- 0 out a1
20 495 89 Sep 12 HOU SFG W,5-2 GS-7 W(8-7) 5 6.2 4 1 1 5 4 1 0 2.91 29 7 9 1 4 61 2 0 0 24 0 0 0 0.19 0.94 1t start tie 7t 123 2 out a4
21 496 94 Sep 17 HOU @ SDP W,9-0 SHO W(9-7) 4 9.0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 2.74 31 10 14 1 5 79 0 0 0 31 0 0 1 0.08 0.20 1b start a 5 9b 3 out a9
22 497 99 Sep 23 HOU ATL L,1-3 GS-6 L(9-8) 5 6.0 6 3 3 3 3 0 0 2.81 27 10 5 0 6 48 2 0 0 24 1 0 0 -0.14 0.85 1t start tie 6t 3 out d3
23 498 104 Sep 28 HOU SDP W,2-1 GS-8 4 8.0 5 1 1 2 3 1 0 2.72 27 13 4 0 5 69 0 2 0 25 0 0 3 0.25 1.08 1t start tie 8t 3 out tie
24 499 109 Oct 3 HOU @ LAD L,2-7 GS-4 L(9-9) 4 4.0 4 3 3 2 1 0 0 2.82 17 4 6 0 4 41 1 0 0 15 0 0 1 -0.16 0.98 1b start tie 4b 3 out d3
 

Days of Rest

DH 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Other (days rest listed)
18 4 62 and 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
3.78 3 1 4 3 4 4 1 1 1 2 runs

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