1970 Topps - Joe Niekro #508 (Pitcher) (b. 7 Nov 1944 - d. 27 Oct 2006 at age 61) - Autographed Baseball Card (Detroit Tigers)

Joseph Franklin Niekro (b. November 7, 1944 – d. October 27, 2006 at age 61) was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He was the younger brother of pitcher Phil Niekro, and the father of Major League pitcher and first baseman Lance Niekro. Born in Martins Ferry, Ohio, Niekro attended Bridgeport High School in Bridgeport, Ohio and attended West Liberty University in West Liberty, West Virginia. During a 22-year baseball career, he pitched from 1967–1988 for seven different teams, primarily for the Houston Astros.

Statistics and records:
- His 221 career wins make him one of the most successful knuckleball pitchers of all time. The Niekro brothers combined for 539 total wins, making them the most successful brother combination of pitchers in major league history (at least by wins).
- On May 29, 1976, Niekro hit the only big league home run of his career (973 lifetime at bats), and it came off his brother Phil.
- In the 1987 World Series with Minnesota, Niekro set a record for the longest period of time between a major league debut and a first appearance in the Series.
- On July 2, 1970, while with the Tigers, Niekro had a no-hitter broken up with one out in the ninth by a Horace Clarke single; this would be the only hit Niekro allowed in defeating the New York Yankees, 5–0. With his brother Phil pitching a no-hitter in 1973, the Niekros would have been the first brothers to pitch Major League no-hitters. (The Forsch brothers would eventually become the first, and the only ones as of 2014, to have that distinction, Bob pitching two, in 1978 and 1983, and Ken in 1979.)
- The Minnesota Twins released a bobblehead set of the 1987 World Series team; Niekro's included a nail file in his back pocket.

MLB debut - April 16, 1967, for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance - April 29, 1988, for the Minnesota Twins

MLB statistics:
Win–loss record 221–204
ERA - 3.59
Strikeouts - 1,747

Teams:
Chicago Cubs (1967–1969)
San Diego Padres (1969)
Detroit Tigers (1970–1972)
Atlanta Braves (1973–1974)
Houston Astros (1975–1985)
New York Yankees (1985–1987)
Minnesota Twins (1987–1988)

Career highlights and awards:
All-Star (1979)
World Series champion (1987)
NL wins leader (1979)

Link to all of his issued baseball cards - www.tradingcarddb.com/Person.cfm/pid/4270/col/1/yea/0/Joe...

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