Phil Niekro
Phil Niekro
Philip Henry "Phil" Niekro, nicknamed "Knucksie", is a former Major League Baseballpitcher. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1997. Niekro's 318 career victories are the most by a knuckleball pitcher and he ranks 16th on the overall all-time wins list. He also won the National LeagueGold Glove Award five times. Niekro pitched for 20 seasons for the Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves. During his tenure in Atlanta, Niekro was selected for five All-Star teams, led the league...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth1 April 1939
CityBlaine, OH
CountryUnited States of America
No doubt about it (before) 500 home runs, 3,000 hits one out of two is good enough. But right now? The jury is still out for me until I evaluate everything.
I think it just shows you how many great athletes and their great achievements we have here in Northeast Georgia.
I don't want anybody to panic. I'm not pitching. I'm just throwing out the first ball.
I never knew how to throw a fastball, never learned how to throw a curveball, a slider, split-finger, whatever they're throwing nowadays. I was a one-pitch pitcher.