Niekro, Joe

Niekro, Joe
▪ 2007
Joseph Franklin Niekro 
      American baseball player (b. Nov. 7, 1944, Martins Ferry, Ohio—d. Oct. 27, 2006, Tampa, Fla.), won 221 games in 22 seasons as a major league pitcher. He made his big-league debut in 1967 with the Chicago Cubs and went on to play with six other teams. Niekro scored his greatest success pitching for the Houston Astros (1975–85); he posted back-to-back 20-win seasons in 1979–80. His best pitch was his knuckleball, which was also the featured pitch of his brother, Hall of Fame pitcher Phil Niekro. Joe and Phil combined for 539 career wins, a major league record for brothers.

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