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Title: Hall of Fame knuckleballer Phil Niekro dead at 81 Post by: pmull on December 27, 2020, 02:23:43 PM Quote Niekro passed away while sleeping on Saturday night. He had battled cancer over the past few years. Niekro was inducted into Baseball’s Hall of Fame in 1997. The iconic knuckleballer collected 318 wins over a 24-year career that included stints with the Braves, Indians, Yankees and Blue Jays. He was a five-time All-Star who finished within the top six in National League Cy Young Award balloting five times from '69-82. https://www.mlb.com/news/phil-niekro-dies-at-81 RIP Knucksie! (https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Zw_Lq3j6WHk/VPcOYsUqSeI/AAAAAAAAFxw/Q-i-YEMxras/s1600/1974-KNUCKSIE-NICKNAME-CARD.jpg) Title: Re: Hall of Fame knuckleballer Phil Niekro dead at 81 Post by: ricky023 on December 27, 2020, 02:34:16 PM Awwwww man RIP Phil. I always loved watching him pitch. RTR!
Title: Re: Hall of Fame knuckleballer Phil Niekro dead at 81 Post by: Chechem on December 27, 2020, 04:39:30 PM :(
Title: Re: Hall of Fame knuckleballer Phil Niekro dead at 81 Post by: 2Stater on December 27, 2020, 05:03:06 PM He was a good one. Sad to hear of his passing.
Title: Re: Hall of Fame knuckleballer Phil Niekro dead at 81 Post by: Marshal Dillon on December 29, 2020, 12:10:42 PM Started listening to Braves in 1968 when they went 81-81 on the season with Hank Aaron, Joe Torre, Pat Jarvis, Felipe Alou, and others. In 1969, Braves won Division and Niekro was 23-13. Great times for a young teenager.
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