
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 | 805 | 4 | Apr 11 | CLE | DET | L,2-7 | GS-7 | L(0-1) | 99 | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 29 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.10 | 1.22 | 1t start tie | 7t 1-- 0 out d2 | |||||||
| 2 | 806 | 8 | Apr 17 | CLE | NYY | W,6-4 | GS-8 | W(1-1) | 5 | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.69 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.34 | 0.82 | 1t start tie | 8t 1-- 0 out a6 | |||||||
| 3 | 807 | 12 | Apr 22 | CLE | BAL | L,2-5 | GS-9 | L(1-2) | 4 | 8.2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1.66 | 38 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.13 | 0.81 | 1t start tie | 9t 1-- 2 out d3 | |||||||
| 4 | 808 | 17 | Apr 27 | CLE | @ | NYY | W,9-7 | GS-7 | 4 | 6.1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.57 | 36 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.55 | 0.95 | 1b start tie | 7b 123 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 | ||||||
| 5 | 809 | 21 | May 3 | CLE | @ | CHW | W,8-7 | GS-7 | 5 | 6.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.44 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -0.25 | 1.20 | 1b start a 1 | 7b 1-- 0 out a2 | |||||||
| 6 | 810 | 23 | May 5 | CLE | KCR | W,5-4 | 10-GF(10) | W(2-2) | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 | 2.02 | 10t --- 0 out tie | 10t end tie | ||||||
| 7 | 811 | 26 | May 9 | CLE | CHW | L,3-4 | GS-8 | 3 | 7.1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.98 | 34 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 | 1.45 | 1t start tie | 8t 12- 1 out a2 | ||||||||
| 8 | 812 | 31 | May 14 | CLE | @ | KCR | L,0-5 | GS-6 | L(2-3) | 4 | 5.2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 28 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.12 | 0.94 | 1b start tie | 6b 12- 2 out d4 | ||||||
| 9 | 813 | 36 | May 19 | CLE | @ | TOR | W,6-4 | GS-9 | W(3-3) | 4 | 8.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.54 | 36 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 1.29 | 1b start tie | 9b -2- 0 out a2 | ||||||
| 10 | 814 | 41 | May 24 | CLE | TOR | L,6-9 | GS-5 | 4 | 4.1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.73 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -0.15 | 1.04 | 1t start tie | 5t 123 1 out a3 | ||||||||
| 11 | 815 | 46 | May 30 | CLE | MIL | L,7-11 | GS-5 | L(3-4) | 5 | 4.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.18 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.16 | 0.76 | 1t start tie | 5t 12- 1 out d2 | |||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 12 | 816 | 51 | Jun 4 | CLE | @ | BOS | L,4-6 | CG(8) | L(3-5) | 4 | 8.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4.46 | 35 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.28 | 0.83 | 1b start tie | 8b 3 out d3 | ||||||
| 13 | 817 | 56 | Jun 10 | CLE | OAK | W,8-7 | GS-2 | 5 | 1.2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.72 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.38 | 1.06 | 1t start tie | 2t --- 2 out d6 | ||||||||
| 14 | 818 | 61 | Jun 17 | CLE | SEA | L,2-5 | GS-5 | L(3-6) | 6 | 4.1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.03 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -0.24 | 0.74 | 1t start tie | 5t 123 1 out d4 | |||||||
| 15 | 819 | 66 | Jun 22 | CLE | @ | MIN | W,4-1 | CG | W(4-6) | 4 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4.62 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.38 | 0.81 | 1b start a 1 | 9b 3 out a3 | ||||||
| 16 | 820 | 71 | Jun 28 | CLE | @ | CAL | L,3-9 | GS-7 | 5 | 6.1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.60 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -0.26 | 1.61 | 1b start tie | 7b 123 1 out tie | |||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 17 | 821 | 76 | Jul 4 | CLE | KCR | W,10-3 | CG | W(5-6) | 5 | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.46 | 36 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.47 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a7 | |||||||
| 18 | 822 | 81 | Jul 9 | CLE | @ | CHW | W,6-3 | CG | W(6-6) | 4 | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4.34 | 33 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 0.97 | 1b start a 2 | 9b 3 out a3 | ||||||
| 19 | 823 | 85 | Jul 13 | CLE | TEX | L,3-5 | GS-8 | 3 | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4.28 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 1.36 | 1t start tie | 8t 3 out tie | ||||||||
| 20 | 824 | 88 | Jul 19 | CLE | @ | KCR | W,6-4 | GS-7 | W(7-6) | 5 | 6.2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.05 | 28 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 0.60 | 1b start a 1 | 7b 1-- 2 out a2 | ||||||
| 21 | 825 | 93 | Jul 24 | CLE | @ | TEX | L,3-7 | GS-4 | L(7-7) | 4 | 3.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.28 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.29 | 0.91 | 1b start tie | 4b 12- 2 out d4 | ||||||
| 22 | 826 | 98 | Jul 29 | CLE | DET | L,3-6 | GS-8 | 4 | 7.1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4.25 | 32 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.02 | 1.30 | 1t start tie | 8t 1-- 1 out tie | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 23 | 827 | 101 | Aug 1(1) | CLE | NYY | W,4-3 | 6-8 | W(8-7) | 2 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.18 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.27 | 2.42 | 6t -2- 2 out tie | 8t 3 out a1 | ||||||
| 24 | 828 | 104 | Aug 3 | CLE | NYY | L,8-12 | GS-5 | L(8-8) | 1 | 4.0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.44 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.30 | 1.00 | 1t start tie | 5t 123 0 out d3 | |||||||
| 25 | 829 | 107 | Aug 7(1) | CLE | @ | DET | L,1-15 | GS-4 | L(8-9) | 3 | 4.0 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.50 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -0.29 | 0.89 | 1b start tie | 4b 3 out d8 | ||||||
| 26 | 830 | 112 | Aug 11 | CLE | @ | NYY | L,5-6 | GS-6 | 3 | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.44 | 27 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 | 1.23 | 1b start tie | 6b 3 out a1 | |||||||
| 27 | 831 | 117 | Aug 16 | CLE | BAL | W,2-1 | GS-9 | W(9-9) | 4 | 8.1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4.27 | 31 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.47 | 1.24 | 1t start tie | 9t --- 1 out a1 | |||||||
| 28 | 832 | 125 | Aug 24 | CLE | BOS | W,5-2 | GS-8 | W(10-9) | 7 | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.20 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.16 | 0.91 | 1t start tie | 8t 12- 0 out a4 | |||||||
| 29 | 833 | 131 | Aug 30 | CLE | @ | BOS | L,3-7 | GS-8 | L(10-10) | 5 | 7.2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.37 | 36 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -0.35 | 0.62 | 1b start tie | 8b 12- 2 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 | 834 | 137 | Sep 5 | CLE | @ | MIL | W,13-5 | GS-7 | W(11-10) | 5 | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4.26 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.16 | 0.52 | 1b start tie | 7b 3 out a11 | ||||||
| 31 | 835 | 143 | Sep 13 | CLE | OAK | W,8-6 | GS-5 | 7 | 5.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.33 | 25 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.17 | 0.99 | 1t start tie | 5t 3 out a2 | ||||||||
| 32 | 836 | 148 | Sep 19 | CLE | @ | OAK | L,1-5 | CG(8) | L(11-11) | 5 | 8.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.39 | 33 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.13 | 0.80 | 1b start tie | 8b 3 out d4 | ||||||
| 33 | 837 | 154 | Sep 25 | CLE | @ | CAL | L,3-6 | GS-7 | 5 | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.32 | 31 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.24 | 1.36 | 1b start tie | 7b 3 out a1 | |||||||
| 34 | 838 | 159 | Sep 30 | CLE | @ | MIN | L,9-10 | GS-7 | 4 | 6.1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.32 | 32 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -0.19 | 1.24 | 1b start tie | 7b -2- 1 out a1 | |||||||
| DH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Other (days rest listed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 99 days |
| Avg | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Other Game Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.00 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 and 13 runs |
| Inn | <-4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | tie | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | >4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4- | 28 | 3 | 1 | 32 | ||||||||
| 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 7 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 10+ | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
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