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Phil Niekro
Sign in to saveAlso known as Philip Henry Niekro, Philip Niekro, Knucksie
American baseball player (1939–2020)
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Vinony's link graph records 1,010 inbound references to Phil Niekro, and connects out to win–loss record, Albert Spalding and Baseball Reference.
Vinony files it under 1939 births, 2020 deaths and 20th-century American sportsmen.
Vinony links it to 13 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1939
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Knuckle balls
- The Niekro files
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Known for
- Generations of the Game2018
- Knuckleball! — Himself2012
- Studio 42 with Bob Costas — Self2009
via TMDB
Sports profile
- Sport
- Baseball
- Position
- Pitcher
- Nationality
- United States
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Henry
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Blaine
- Place of death
- Flowery Branch
- Sibling
- Joe Niekro
- Occupation
- baseball player
- Sport
- baseball
- Member of team
- Toronto Blue Jays
- Position played
- starting pitcher
- League
- Major League Baseball
- Country for sport
- United States
- Image
- Phil Niekro 2013.jpg
- Residence
- Blaine
Show 6 more facts
- date of birth
- 1939-04-01
- Commons category
- Phil Niekro
- date of death
- 2020-12-26
- end of work period
- 1987-09-27
- start of work period
- 1964-04-15
- nickname
- Knucksie
Sources (8)
via Wikidata · CC0
Categories
1939 births2020 deaths20th-century American sportsmenAmerican expatriate baseball players in CanadaAmerican League All-StarsAmerican people of Polish descentAmerican sportsmenAtlanta Braves playersAustin Senators playersBaseball players from Belmont County, OhioCleveland Indians playersDeaths from cancer in Georgia (U.S. state)Denver Bears playersGold Glove Award winnersJacksonville Braves playersKnuckleball pitchersLouisville Colonels (minor league) playersMajor League Baseball pitchersMajor League Baseball players with retired numbersMcCook Braves playersMilwaukee Braves playersNational Baseball Hall of Fame inducteesNational League All-StarsNational League (baseball) wins champions