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80.3% (fifth ballot) Philip Henry Niekro ( / ˈniːkroʊ / NEE-kroh; April 1, 1939 – December 26, 2020), nicknamed " Knucksie ", [1] was an American baseball pitcher who played 24 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays.
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Dec 27, 2020 · ATLANTA -- Hall of Fame pitcher Phil Niekro has died at the age of 81. Niekro passed away in his sleep on Saturday night. The suburban Atlanta resident had a longtime battle with cancer.
Phil Niekro (born April 1, 1939, Blaine, Ohio, U.S.—died December 26, 2020) was arguably the greatest knuckleball pitcher in the history of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Dec 27, 2020 · Phil Niekro, a pitcher who used his signature knuckleball to fool generations of hitters and craft a Hall of Fame career, died Saturday night in his sleep, the Braves announced Sunday. He was 81.
Dec 27, 2020 · Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Phil Niekro has died at the age of 81 after a battle with cancer, the Atlanta Braves announced on Sunday.
Dec 27, 2020 · Phil Niekro, the Hall of Fame pitcher who confounded batters with his fluttering knuckleballs for 24 seasons, winning 318 games, mostly with mediocre Atlanta Braves teams, before...
During 24 big league seasons, Phil Niekro rode his knuckleball to 5,404 innings pitched – the most of any pitcher who started his career in the live ball era. But Niekro, who pitched for the Braves, Yankees, Indians and Blue Jays for 24 seasons, was more than simply durable.
Philip Henry Niekro. Nickname: Knucksie. Born: 4/01/1939 in Blaine, OH. High School: Bridgeport, Bridgeport, OH. Debut: 4/15/1964. Hall of Fame: 1997. Died: 12/26/2020. Relationship (s): brother of Joe Niekro uncle of Lance Niekro uncle of J.J. Niekro. Batting.
Dec 27, 2020 · Baseball Hall of Famer Phil Niekro, who pitched well into his 40s with a knuckleball that baffled big-league hitters for more than two decades, mostly with Atlanta, has died after a long fight ...
