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Joe Niekro Joseph Franklin Niekro Bats Right, Throws Right Height 6' 1", Weight 190 lb. School West Liberty State MLB Debut April 16, 1967 Final Game April 29, 1988 Born November 7, 1944 in Martins Ferry, OH Died October 27, 2006 (age 61)

• Pitched a one-hitter for ATN vs. SDN on May 28, 1970
• Pitched a one-hitter for ATN vs. SDN on April 8, 1980
• Pitched a one-hitter for ATN vs. PIN on April 16, 1983

 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
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+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      706  973   55  152  26   1   1   72   1   0   38  262  .156  .188  .188  .376         183 147   6   0   1  17
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 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
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+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

 HOF Monitor: Batting - 9.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

Smiley Hall of Fame Voting

Ballot #16 (Class of 1987): 0 of 16 votes, 0.0%
 -- dropped from future ballots

Draft History

• 1970: Round 2 (#31 overall) by ATN
• 1972: Round 10 (#128 overall) by MLA
• 1973: Round 5 (#89 overall) by CIN
• 1975: Round 1 (#3 overall) by ATN
• 1986: Round 5 (#84 overall) by CHN
• 1987: Round 4 (#64 overall) by MLA

Transaction History

• 1971-05: traded by ATN to KCA with Dusty Baker for Mike Hedlund, Joe Keough
• 1971 postseason: released by KCA

Similar Batters No matches for this player. A player must have at least 300 AB or 100 IP for matches to be generated.

Managers Year Tm Record Manager(s) +----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+

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