
Born: April 1, 1939 in Blaine, OH
High School: Bridgeport (Bridgeport, OH)
Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent in 1958.
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Debut: April 15, 1964
Final Game: September 27, 1987
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1997 (380/473 ballots).
Relatives: Brother of Joe Niekro and Uncle 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 | 11 | 7 | Apr 21 | MLN | @ | STL | L,3-6 | 6-7 | 99 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 6b --- 0 out d5 | 7b 3 out d5 | ||||||
| 2 | 12 | 10 | Apr 28 | MLN | STL | L,0-5 | 8-GF | 6 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.03 | 0.18 | 8t --- 0 out d3 | 9t end d 5 | |||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 3 | 13 | 18 | May 8 | MLN | @ | NYM | L,2-4 | 5-7 | 9 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2.57 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.01 | 0.22 | 5b --- 0 out d3 | 7b 3 out d4 | ||||||
| 4 | 14 | 23 | May 13 | MLN | @ | PIT | W,5-4 | W(1-0) | 4 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 19 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 15 | 25 | May 15 | MLN | @ | PHI | L,4-6 | 8-GF(8) | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.38 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.36 | 8b --- 0 out d2 | 8b end d 2 | ||||||
| 6 | 16 | 30 | May 21 | MLN | PIT | L,1-6 | 5 | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.23 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 17 | 31 | May 22 | MLN | PIT | L,4-9 | 9-GF | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.01 | 0.10 | 9t 1-3 2 out d4 | 9t end d 5 | |||||||
| 8 | 18 | 32 | May 23 | MLN | PIT | L,1-10 | 0 | 1.1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.31 | 10 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 9 | 19 | 45 | Jun 6(1) | MLN | LAD | L,0-4 | 8-GF | 13 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.95 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.15 | 8t --- 0 out d4 | 9t end d 4 | |||||||
| 10 | 20 | 48 | Jun 9 | MLN | @ | CHC | L,2-4 | 8-GF(8) | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.79 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 0.46 | 8b -2- 0 out d2 | 8b end d 2 | ||||||
| 11 | 21 | 50 | Jun 11 | MLN | @ | STL | W,8-2 | 7-GF | S(1) | 1 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.42 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 0.42 | 7b --- 0 out a3 | 9b end a 6 | |||||
| 12 | 22 | 53 | Jun 13(2) | MLN | @ | STL | L,2-12 | 4-4 | 1 | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.38 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.07 | 0.43 | 4b --3 2 out d4 | 4b 3 out d8 | ||||||
| 13 | 23 | 54 | Jun 15 | MLN | PHI | W,12-7 | 9-GF | S(2) | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.31 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.26 | 9t 12- 1 out a6 | 9t end a 5 | ||||||
| 14 | 24 | 55 | Jun 16 | MLN | PHI | L,2-6 | 8-GF | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.00 | 0.20 | 8t --- 0 out d3 | 9t end d 4 | |||||||
| 15 | 25 | 57 | Jun 18 | MLN | STL | L,4-5 | 8-10 | L(1-1) | 1 | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.28 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.36 | 0.85 | 8t --- 0 out d2 | 10t 1-3 1 out d1 | ||||||
| 16 | 26 | 59 | Jun 20 | MLN | STL | L,4-6 | 5-5 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.17 | 5t --- 1 out d5 | 5t --- 2 out d5 | |||||||
| 17 | 27 | 66 | Jun 27(2) | MLN | CIN | L,2-10 | 6-GF | 6 | 4.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.53 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.01 | 0.09 | 6t --- 0 out d6 | 9t end d 8 | |||||||
| 18 | 28 | 68 | Jun 28(2) | MLN | @ | NYM | L,3-6 | 7-GF(8) | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.65 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.04 | 0.18 | 7b --- 0 out d2 | 8b end d 3 | ||||||
| 19 | 29 | 70 | Jun 30 | MLN | @ | PHI | L,2-3 | 7-7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.65 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.00 | 1.15 | 7b -2- 2 out d1 | 7b 12- 2 out d1 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 20 | 30 | 73 | Jul 3 | MLN | @ | PIT | L,5-9 | 2 | 3.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.38 | 17 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | 31 | 77 | Jul 8 | MLN | HOU | W,9-8 | 10-11 | 4 | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.23 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 | 2.86 | 10t --- 0 out tie | 11t 123 2 out tie | |||||||
| 22 | 32 | 79 | Jul 10 | MLN | @ | CIN | L,8-9 | 5-6 | 1 | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.73 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.05 | 0.34 | 5b --- 0 out d3 | 6b 3 out d6 | ||||||
| 23 | 33 | 98 | Jul 30 | MLN | SFG | L,2-9 | 9-GF | 19 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.64 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9t --- 0 out d7 | 9t end d 7 | |||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 24 | 34 | 105 | Aug 5 | MLN | LAD | L,3-6 | 6-8 | 5 | 3.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.24 | 6t --- 0 out d4 | 8t 3 out d5 | |||||||
| 25 | 35 | 107 | Aug 7 | MLN | HOU | L,0-4 | 9-GF | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.52 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 9t --- 0 out d4 | 9t end d 4 | |||||||
| 26 | 36 | 112 | Aug 12 | MLN | STL | L,4-5 | 12-GF(13) | L(1-2) | 4 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.19 | 2.78 | 12t --- 0 out tie | 13t end d 1 | ||||||
| 27 | 37 | 116 | Aug 16 | MLN | @ | STL | W,10-8 | 6-8 | 3 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.78 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.11 | 0.77 | 6b --- 0 out a4 | 8b 123 0 out a4 | ||||||
| 28 | 38 | 119 | Aug 19 | MLN | @ | STL | L,4-5 | 7-8 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.88 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.03 | 0.88 | 7b --- 0 out d1 | 8b 1-3 0 out d1 | ||||||
| 29 | 39 | 129 | Aug 29 | MLN | CHC | L,2-10 | 6-6 | 9 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.83 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.19 | 6t --- 1 out d4 | 6t 3 out d4 | |||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 30 | 40 | 132 | Sep 1(2) | MLN | @ | CIN | L,0-2 | 4-4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.76 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 1.25 | 4b 123 0 out d2 | 4b 3 out d2 | ||||||
| 31 | 41 | 133 | Sep 2 | MLN | @ | CIN | W,4-3 | 11-GF(11) | S(3) | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.69 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 | 2.78 | 11b --- 0 out a1 | 11b end a 1 | |||||
| 32 | 42 | 134 | Sep 3 | MLN | PIT | W,4-3 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.64 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | 43 | 136 | Sep 5 | MLN | PIT | L,1-2 | 8-GF | 1 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.67 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.08 | 0.72 | 8t --- 0 out d1 | 9t end d 2 | |||||||
| 34 | 44 | 137 | Sep 6(1) | MLN | NYM | W,4-2 | 7-GF | S(4) | 0 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.53 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.20 | 1.21 | 7t -2- 2 out a1 | 9t end a 2 | ||||||
| 35 | 45 | 138 | Sep 6(2) | MLN | NYM | W,3-1 | 8-GF | S(5) | -1 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.41 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 | 2.15 | 8t --- 0 out a2 | 9t end a 2 | ||||||
| 36 | 46 | 140 | Sep 10 | MLN | @ | NYM | W,3-1 | 7-GF | S(6) | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.25 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.22 | 1.65 | 7b --- 0 out a2 | 9b end a 2 | |||||
| 37 | 47 | 143 | Sep 13 | MLN | @ | PHI | L,3-4 | 7-GF(8) | L(1-3) | 2 | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.29 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.16 | 0.95 | 7b --- 0 out tie | 8b end d 1 | |||||
| 38 | 48 | 147 | Sep 17 | MLN | SFG | W,9-1 | GS-6 | W(2-3) | 3 | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.06 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.05 | 0.89 | 1t start tie | 6t 123 0 out a4 | |||||||
| 39 | 49 | 152 | Sep 22 | MLN | LAD | L,6-7 | 9-10 | 4 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.97 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.26 | 2.45 | 9t --- 0 out tie | 10t 3 out tie | |||||||
| 40 | 50 | 155 | Sep 26 | MLN | @ | SFG | W,3-2 | 7-8 | H(1) | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.93 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 | 3.08 | 7b -23 1 out a2 | 8b 1-- 1 out a1 | |||||
| 41 | 51 | 159 | Sep 30 | MLN | @ | LAD | L,0-4 | 8-GF(8) | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.89 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 8b --- 0 out d4 | 8b end d 4 | ||||||
| DH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Other (days rest listed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9, 9, 13, 19 and 99 days |
| Inn | <-4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | tie | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | >4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4- | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
| 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |||||
| 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||||||
| 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| 10+ | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| Total | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 |
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