Philip Henry Niekro (Knucksie)
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 180 lb.
Born: April 1, 1939 in Blaine, OH
High School: Bridgeport HS (Bridgeport, OH)
Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent in 1958.
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Debut: April 15, 1964 (Age 25)
vs. SFG 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER
Teams (by GP): Braves/Yankees/Indians/BlueJays 1964-1987
Agents: Bruce Church [*]
Final Game: September 27, 1987 (Age 48)
vs. SFG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1997 (380/473 ballots).
View Phil Niekro Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
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 | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | |||
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| 1 | 772 | 1 | Apr 8 | NYY | @ | BOS | L,2-9 | GS-4 | L(0-1) | 99 | 4.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11.25 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.28 | -0.324 | -2.87 | 1b start tie | 4b 3 out d3 | ||||||
| 2 | 773 | 5 | Apr 14 | NYY | @ | CLE | W,2-1 | GS-8 | W(1-1) | 5 | 7.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4.63 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .93 | 0.326 | 2.94 | 1b start tie | 8b --- 2 out a1 | ||||||
| 3 | 774 | 9 | Apr 20 | NYY | CLE | W,5-2 | GS-5 | W(2-1) | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.32 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.20 | 0.084 | 0.50 | 1t start tie | 5t 3 out a2 | |||||||
| 4 | 775 | 13 | Apr 25 | NYY | BOS | W,5-1 | GS-8 | W(3-1) | 4 | 7.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3.33 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.28 | 0.294 | 2.51 | 1t start tie | 8t 1-3 2 out a4 | |||||||
| 5 | 776 | 18 | Apr 30 | NYY | @ | TEX | L,4-8 | GS-7 | L(3-2) | 4 | 6.0 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.04 | 29 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .56 | -0.369 | -5.25 | 1b start tie | 7b 1-3 0 out d4 | ||||||
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 6 | 777 | 22 | May 5 | NYY | KCR | W,6-2 | GS-8 | W(4-2) | 4 | 7.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4.54 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .96 | 0.186 | 1.48 | 1t start tie | 8t 1-- 1 out a3 | |||||||
| 7 | 778 | 27 | May 12 | NYY | @ | KCR | L,5-6 | GS-6 | 6 | 6.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.74 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.34 | -0.115 | -0.97 | 1b start tie | 6b 3 out a1 | |||||||
| 8 | 779 | 32 | May 17 | NYY | @ | CAL | W,6-0 | GS-8 | W(5-2) | 4 | 7.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.03 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.21 | 0.487 | 3.31 | 1b start tie | 8b 123 2 out a6 | ||||||
| 9 | 780 | 37 | May 23 | NYY | @ | SEA | L,4-6 | CG(8) | L(5-3) | 5 | 8.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4.40 | 34 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .77 | -0.354 | -1.91 | 1b start a 1 | 8b 3 out d2 | ||||||
| 10 | 781 | 42 | May 29 | NYY | CAL | W,7-2 | GS-8 | W(6-3) | 5 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.88 | 30 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .51 | 0.202 | 4.01 | 1t start tie | 8t 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 | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 11 | 782 | 47 | Jun 3 | NYY | OAK | W,5-2 | GS-8 | W(7-3) | 4 | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.58 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 72 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .84 | 0.331 | 3.01 | 1t start tie | 8t 3 out a4 | |||||||
| 12 | 783 | 52 | Jun 9 | NYY | @ | MIL | L,4-9 | GS-6 | L(7-4) | 5 | 5.2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4.00 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .75 | -0.259 | -3.41 | 1b start a 1 | 6b 12- 2 out d5 | ||||||
| 13 | 784 | 57 | Jun 15 | NYY | DET | L,8-10 | GS-3 | L(7-5) | 5 | 2.1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.54 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .88 | -0.516 | -6.07 | 1t start tie | 3t 123 1 out d2 | |||||||
| 14 | 785 | 63 | Jun 21 | NYY | @ | DET | L,4-6 | GS-8 | L(7-6) | 5 | 7.1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4.76 | 35 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.25 | -0.431 | -2.87 | 1b start a 1 | 8b 12- 1 out d2 | ||||||
| 15 | 786 | 70 | Jun 29 | NYY | MIL | L,0-6 | GS-4 | L(7-7) | 7 | 3.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.98 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .83 | -0.213 | -2.57 | 1t start tie | 4t 123 1 out d3 | |||||||
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 16 | 787 | 74 | Jul 3 | NYY | @ | TOR | L,2-3 | GS-8 | 3 | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4.81 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.04 | 0.136 | 1.33 | 1b start tie | 8b 1-- 0 out tie | |||||||
| 17 | 788 | 79 | Jul 8 | NYY | KCR | L,2-5 | CG | L(7-8) | 4 | 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4.75 | 38 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .90 | -0.282 | -0.49 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out d3 | |||||||
| 18 | 789 | 84 | Jul 13 | NYY | TEX | W,3-1 | GS-8 | W(8-8) | 4 | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.54 | 27 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .92 | 0.246 | 2.51 | 1t start tie | 8t 12- 0 out a3 | |||||||
| 19 | 790 | 89 | Jul 21 | NYY | @ | MIN | W,5-2 | CG | W(9-8) | 7 | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4.36 | 35 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .70 | 0.333 | 2.83 | 1b start a 3 | 9b 3 out a3 | ||||||
| 20 | 791 | 94 | Jul 27 | NYY | @ | TEX | W,14-2 | GS-7 | W(10-8) | 5 | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4.20 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .98 | 0.243 | 2.62 | 1b start a 1 | 7b 3 out a5 | ||||||
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 21 | 792 | 100 | Aug 1 | NYY | @ | CLE | L,1-9 | GS-3 | L(10-9) | 4 | 2.2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.31 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.13 | -0.373 | -4.72 | 1b start a 1 | 3b 1-- 2 out d5 | ||||||
| 22 | 793 | 106 | Aug 8(2) | NYY | CLE | W,7-6 | GS-5 | 6 | 4.2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4.49 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .95 | -0.259 | -2.72 | 1t start tie | 5t 1-- 2 out tie | ||||||||
| 23 | 794 | 110 | Aug 12 | NYY | @ | CHW | W,10-4 | CG | W(11-9) | 3 | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4.40 | 34 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .68 | -0.031 | 0.78 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a6 | ||||||
| 24 | 795 | 115 | Aug 18 | NYY | BOS | W,4-2 | GS-7 | 5 | 6.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.34 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.55 | 0.066 | 0.93 | 1t start tie | 7t 123 1 out a1 | ||||||||
| 25 | 796 | 120 | Aug 23 | NYY | @ | SEA | W,3-1 | GS-6 | W(12-9) | 4 | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.23 | 27 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.41 | 0.246 | 2.07 | 1b start tie | 6b 3 out a1 | ||||||
| 26 | 797 | 125 | Aug 29 | NYY | CAL | W,4-0 | GS-8 | W(13-9) | 5 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.06 | 28 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 70 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .86 | 0.298 | 3.12 | 1t start tie | 8t 1-- 0 out a4 | |||||||
| September/October | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 27 | 798 | 130 | Sep 3 | NYY | SEA | W,6-3 | GS-8 | W(14-9) | 4 | 7.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4.03 | 35 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .54 | 0.126 | 1.24 | 1t start tie | 8t 123 2 out a4 | |||||||
| 28 | 799 | 135 | Sep 8 | NYY | OAK | W,9-6 | GS-7 | W(15-9) | 4 | 6.0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4.10 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .76 | -0.073 | -1.38 | 1t start tie | 7t 1-- 0 out a5 | |||||||
| 29 | 800 | 140 | Sep 13 | NYY | TOR | L,2-3 | CG | L(15-10) | 4 | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.90 | 38 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 66 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.09 | 0.095 | 1.51 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out d1 | |||||||
| 30 | 801 | 145 | Sep 18 | NYY | @ | DET | L,2-5 | CG(8) | L(15-11) | 4 | 8.0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3.97 | 38 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.06 | -0.163 | -0.95 | 1b start a 2 | 8b 3 out d3 | ||||||
| 31 | 802 | 150 | Sep 24 | NYY | DET | L,1-9 | GS-5 | L(15-12) | 5 | 4.0 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.25 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .67 | -0.353 | -6.00 | 1t start tie | 5t --- 0 out d8 | |||||||
| 32 | 803 | 155 | Sep 30 | NYY | BAL | W,5-4 | GS-8 | 5 | 7.2 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4.27 | 39 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.23 | -0.196 | -0.76 | 1t start tie | 8t 123 2 out d2 | ||||||||
| 33 | 804 | 161 | Oct 6 | NYY | @ | TOR | W,8-0 | SHO | W(16-12) | 5 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.09 | 32 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .51 | 0.281 | 4.78 | 1b start a 3 | 9b 3 out a8 | ||||||
| NYY | 220.0 | 203 | 110 | 100 | 120 | 149 | 29 | 2 | 4.09 | 955 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Other (days rest listed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 99 days |
| Avg | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Other Game Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.88 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 and 14 runs |
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