
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 | 535 | 1 | Apr 5 | HOU | LAD | L,7-16 | GS-3 | 99 | 3.0 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15.00 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.41 | 0.69 | 1t start tie | 3t 3 out d5 | ||||||||
| 2 | 536 | 5 | Apr 9 | HOU | PIT | L,0-1 | CG | L(0-1) | 3 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.75 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.28 | 1.03 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out d1 | |||||||
| 3 | 537 | 9 | Apr 13 | HOU | @ | LAD | L,3-5 | GS-10 | 3 | 10.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.27 | 39 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 | 1.98 | 1b start tie | 10b 3 out tie | |||||||
| 4 | 538 | 13 | Apr 19 | HOU | CIN | W,6-5 | GS-8 | 5 | 8.0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3.30 | 34 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.26 | 0.69 | 1t start tie | 8t 3 out d3 | ||||||||
| 5 | 539 | 17 | Apr 23 | HOU | PHI | L,3-7 | GS-4 | L(0-2) | 3 | 3.2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.54 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -0.58 | 1.37 | 1t start tie | 4t 123 2 out d3 | |||||||
| 6 | 540 | 21 | Apr 29 | HOU | @ | PHI | W,6-3 | GS-7 | 5 | 6.1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.83 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.09 | 1.39 | 1b start tie | 7b -2- 1 out tie | |||||||
| May | 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 | ||||||
| 7 | 541 | 25 | May 3 | HOU | @ | NYM | W,7-4 | GS-7 | W(1-2) | 3 | 6.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.11 | 28 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -0.12 | 1.20 | 1b start tie | 7b 1-- 0 out a2 | ||||||
| 8 | 542 | 29 | May 7 | HOU | @ | ATL | L,1-10 | GS-3 | L(1-3) | 3 | 2.2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.81 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.28 | 0.99 | 1b start tie | 3b 12- 2 out d5 | ||||||
| 9 | 543 | 34 | May 12 | HOU | ATL | W,4-3 | GS-7 | 4 | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.53 | 29 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.01 | 1.21 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out d1 | ||||||||
| 10 | 544 | 38 | May 17 | HOU | @ | STL | L,4-8 | GS-3 | L(1-4) | 4 | 2.2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.78 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.31 | 1.24 | 1b start tie | 3b -23 2 out d6 | ||||||
| 11 | 545 | 42 | May 23 | HOU | CHC | W,3-2 | GS-7 | W(2-4) | 5 | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4.41 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.34 | 1.10 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out a2 | |||||||
| 12 | 546 | 47 | May 28 | HOU | STL | W,9-2 | CG | W(3-4) | 4 | 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4.12 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0.96 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a7 | |||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 13 | 547 | 52 | Jun 3 | HOU | @ | CIN | L,1-3 | GS-6 | L(3-5) | 5 | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -0.10 | 0.85 | 1b start tie | 6b 3 out d2 | ||||||
| 14 | 548 | 56 | Jun 8 | HOU | SFG | W,1-0 | GS-10 | 4 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.69 | 38 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 78 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.75 | 1.53 | 1t start tie | 10t 3 out tie | ||||||||
| 15 | 549 | 61 | Jun 13 | HOU | SDP | W,2-0 | GS-8 | W(4-5) | 4 | 7.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.41 | 27 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 | 1.01 | 1t start tie | 8t 12- 1 out a2 | |||||||
| 16 | 550 | 66 | Jun 18 | HOU | @ | SDP | L,1-2 | GS-10 | 4 | 10.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.18 | 35 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.33 | 1.37 | 1b start tie | 10b 3 out tie | |||||||
| 17 | 551 | 71 | Jun 24 | HOU | @ | LAD | L,2-7 | GS-6 | L(4-6) | 5 | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3.33 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.20 | 1.05 | 1b start a 1 | 6b 3 out d3 | ||||||
| 18 | 552 | 75 | Jun 29 | HOU | @ | ATL | L,1-11 | GS-4 | L(4-7) | 4 | 3.2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.84 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.32 | 0.54 | 1b start tie | 4b 123 2 out d6 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 19 | 553 | 79 | Jul 3 | HOU | LAD | W,8-1 | CG | W(5-7) | 3 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3.63 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.28 | 0.75 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a7 | |||||||
| 20 | 554 | 82 | Jul 9 | HOU | @ | NYM | W,7-3 | GS-7 | W(6-7) | 5 | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.67 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0.86 | 1b start a 3 | 7b 12- 0 out a4 | ||||||
| 21 | 555 | 86 | Jul 14 | HOU | MON | W,3-0 | SHO | W(7-7) | 4 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.44 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.41 | 0.88 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a3 | |||||||
| 22 | 556 | 90 | Jul 18 | HOU | @ | PHI | W,8-2 | CG | W(8-7) | 3 | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.35 | 38 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.23 | 0.67 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a6 | ||||||
| 23 | 557 | 94 | Jul 22 | HOU | @ | MON | W,11-8 | GS-8 | 3 | 7.1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.42 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 | 0.99 | 1b start tie | 8b 1-- 1 out a3 | |||||||
| 24 | 558 | 98 | Jul 27 | HOU | PHI | L,1-3 | GS-8 | L(8-8) | 4 | 8.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.42 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.11 | 0.62 | 1t start tie | 8t 3 out d2 | |||||||
| 25 | 559 | 102 | Jul 31 | HOU | CIN | W,9-2 | CG | W(9-8) | 3 | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3.35 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 73 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 | 0.94 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a7 | |||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 26 | 560 | 106 | Aug 4 | HOU | @ | SDP | L,2-4 | GS-7 | L(9-9) | 3 | 7.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.42 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.22 | 1.22 | 1b start tie | 7b 3 out d3 | ||||||
| 27 | 561 | 110 | Aug 9 | HOU | SDP | L,2-3 | GS-6 | L(9-10) | 4 | 5.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.46 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 53 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.19 | 0.95 | 1t start tie | 6t 1-- 2 out d1 | |||||||
| 28 | 562 | 114 | Aug 13 | HOU | SFG | W,4-1 | GS-8 | W(10-10) | 3 | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 27 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 65 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.19 | 0.89 | 1t start tie | 8t 1-- 0 out a3 | |||||||
| 29 | 563 | 119 | Aug 18 | HOU | @ | STL | L,4-5 | GS-6 | 4 | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.41 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.06 | 1.06 | 1b start a 2 | 6b 3 out d1 | |||||||
| 30 | 564 | 124 | Aug 23(2) | HOU | @ | PIT | W,2-1 | GS-7 | W(11-10) | 4 | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.36 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.18 | 1.43 | 1b start tie | 7b 1-- 0 out a1 | ||||||
| 31 | 565 | 128 | Aug 27 | HOU | CHC | L,5-9 | GS-7 | L(11-11) | 3 | 6.1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3.51 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.37 | 0.67 | 1t start tie | 7t 1-- 1 out d5 | |||||||
| 32 | 566 | 132 | Aug 31 | HOU | PIT | W,4-1 | CG | W(12-11) | 3 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.37 | 33 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 80 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 | 1.28 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a3 | |||||||
| 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 | 567 | 137 | Sep 5 | HOU | @ | ATL | L,5-7 | GS-7 | L(12-12) | 4 | 6.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.48 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.12 | 1.01 | 1b start tie | 7b 12- 0 out d2 | ||||||
| 34 | 568 | 140 | Sep 9 | HOU | @ | SFG | W,7-4 | GS-8 | W(13-12) | 3 | 7.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.52 | 31 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 | 0.91 | 1b start a 1 | 8b 12- 2 out a3 | ||||||
| 35 | 569 | 144 | Sep 14 | HOU | LAD | W,4-2 | CG | W(14-12) | 4 | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3.46 | 36 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 68 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 | 1.19 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a2 | |||||||
| 36 | 570 | 149 | Sep 19 | HOU | @ | LAD | L,2-9 | GS-6 | L(14-13) | 4 | 5.1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3.57 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.26 | 1.35 | 1b start a 2 | 6b 123 1 out d1 | ||||||
| 37 | 571 | 152 | Sep 23 | HOU | SFG | L,2-3 | GS-5 | L(14-14) | 3 | 5.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.57 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.04 | 1.10 | 1t start tie | 5t 3 out d2 | |||||||
| 38 | 572 | 158 | Sep 28(2) | HOU | ATL | W,5-1 | CG | W(15-14) | 4 | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.48 | 34 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 73 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.38 | 1.02 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a4 | |||||||
| DH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Other (days rest listed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 16 | 6 | 99 days |
| Avg | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Other Game Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 runs |
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