Phil Niekro

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Birth Name: Philip Henry Niekro

Born: 1 April 1939 Died: 27 December 2020

Country of origin: United States

Height: 6' 1"

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Description: Phil Niekro (pronounced NEE-kro) was a right-handed pitcher who played 24 seasons of professional baseball, 20 of them with the Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves. He was nicknamed 'Knucksie' and was renowned for his knuckleball. Niekro's 318 career victories are the most by a knuckleballer and rank 16th on MLB's all-time wins list. He won the National League Gold Glove Award five times, was selected to five All-Star teams, and led the league in victories twice and earned run average once. He was a key contributor to the Braves winning their only two division titles before 1991. Niekro and his younger brother Joe amassed 539 wins be ... (more)