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Joe Niekro. Joseph Franklin Niekro ( / ˈniːkroʊ / NEE-kroh; November 7, 1944 – October 27, 2006) was an American professional baseball pitcher. During a 22-year baseball career, he pitched from 1967 to 1988 for seven different teams, primarily for the Houston Astros .
Nov 7, 2011 · Joe Niekro. Position: Bats: Throws: 6-1 185lb. Born: November 7, 1944 in Martins Ferry, OH. Died: October 27 2006 in Tampa, FL. Buried: Draft.
Dec 16, 2020 · Joe Niekro passed away less than a decade after Phil Niekro entered the Hall of Fame. According to The New York Times, Niekro had a brain aneurysm in October 2006. He died at the age of 61 in Tampa, Fla. Joe and Phil combined for an eye-popping 539 victories in their career.
Joseph Franklin Niekro. Born: 11/07/1944 in Martins Ferry, OH. Draft: 1966, Chicago Cubs, Round: 3, Overall Pick: 43. College: West Liberty. Debut: 4/16/1967. Died: 10/27/2006. Relationship (s): brother of Phil Niekro father of Lance Niekro father of J.J. Niekro. Batting.
Joe Niekro, the Major League Baseball player, was born on Tuesday, November 7, 1944, in Martins Ferry, Ohio. Niekro was 22 years old when he broke into the major leagues on April 16, 1967, with the Chicago Cubs. Joe Niekro stats, height, weight, career totals, schools, positions, and more historical research are in the Baseball Almanac.
Oct 28, 2006 · Former major league pitcher Joe Niekro, Houston's career victory leader, died Friday, Astros president Tal Smith said. He was 61. The two-time 20-game winner suffered a brain aneurysm Thursday...
Mar 10, 2022 · Joe Niekro was part of the fabric of Major League Baseball for a very long time. He pitched from 1967 to 1988 (22 seasons), notching 221 wins. He was also one of the most successful knuckleball pitchers of his era. He originally came up with the Chicago Cubs, just as they were starting to become good.
Complete career MLB stats for the Minnesota Twins Relief Pitcher Joe Niekro on ESPN. Includes games played, hits and home runs per MLB season.
Oct 29, 2006 · Joe Niekro, the knuckleballing right-hander who won 221 major league games in 22 seasons and combined with his Hall of Fame brother Phil to win more games than any pair of brothers in major league ...
Joe Niekro helped pitch the Hilltoppers to the 1964 NAIA World Series championship and also excelled on the basketball court before embarking on a 22-year professional baseball career with seven different teams. He posted a 221-204 record with a 3.59 ERA and 1,747 career strikeouts.
