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Kirby Puckett League
4-16-2078
Philly Nekro Starting Pitcher
Retired (1961, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 5.77 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/L
W-L 43-73 Status Deceased (2010) Option Years 0  
SV 0 Age at Death 83 Date of Birth 03-11-1927
K 542 Drafted Round 1, Pick 9
(1952)		 Majors Svc Time 2 years
(12 games)
IP 966.1
WHIP 1.57
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D  Contact vs. L D- Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R D  Power vs. L D- Velocity C+   Mentor Val B-
Speed B- Bunt B- Control B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm D+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1952 CLE-NYN
1
 3
5
3
0
0
0
 0
17.1
 24 20 18 0 10
15
1.96
9.35
1953 NYN-BRO
9
 16
32
32
0
0
0
 0
183.0
 231 138 132 3 75
95
1.67
6.49
1954 BRO
5
 16
30
30
3
1
0
 0
167.0
 227 151 143 4 67
89
1.76
7.71
1955 BRO
10
 12
27
27
3
0
0
 0
164.0
 201 125 114 4 71
113
1.66
6.26
1956 BRO-DET
7
 8
24
24
1
1
0
 0
149.1
 162 74 66 1 55
88
1.45
3.98
1957 DET
6
 11
27
27
2
0
0
 0
174.1
 148 88 82 3 67
90
1.23
4.23
1958 DET
4
 7
29
17
0
0
0
 0
110.0
 131 64 63 5 42
49
1.57
5.15
1959 DET
1
 0
3
0
0
0
0
 0
2.0
 5 2 1 0 0
3
2.50
4.50
2078
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
43
 73
177
160
9
2
0
 0
966.1
 1129 662 619 20 387
542
1.57
5.77
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1961-11-01Philly Nekro has retired from the Detroit Squires
1959-04-17The Detroit Squires have designated Philly Nekro for assignment.
1958-08-19The Detroit Squires have re-claimed Philly Nekro from the waiver wire.
1958-08-16The Detroit Squires have promoted Josh Judd to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have designated Philly Nekro for assignment.
1956-10-03The Detroit Squires have promoted Philly Nekro to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have promoted Beau Smalley to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have promoted Marc Bond to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Marc Corso to the minors. The Detroit Squires have sent Mickey Rivers to the minors. The Detroit Squires have sent Harry Lampkin to the minors.
1956-09-16The Detroit Squires have promoted Tommy West to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Philly Nekro to the minors.
1956-05-20The Detroit Squires have promoted Philly Nekro to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Josh Judd to the minors.
1956-05-18The Detroit Squires have promoted Josh Judd to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Philly Nekro to the minors.
1956-05-18The Detroit Squires have promoted Philly Nekro to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Josh Judd to the minors.
1956-05-17The Detroit Squires have promoted Josh Judd to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Philly Nekro to the minors.
1956-05-09The Detroit Squires have promoted Philly Nekro to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have promoted Harry Lampkin to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Bill Molina to the minors. The Detroit Squires have sent Josh Judd to the minors.
1956-05-08The Detroit Squires have promoted Josh Judd to the major league team. The Detroit Squires have sent Philly Nekro to the minors.
1956-05-08A trade has been completed between the Detroit Squires and the Brooklyn Bumpers. The Brooklyn Bumpers receive Mel Harder, Mel Hume, Leo Brown, Spud Kline, Bill Whitby, Draft Pick - 1957 Round 2 (DET) from the Detroit Squires in exchange for Philly Nekro.
1953-04-25The Brooklyn Bumpers have renamed Phil Niekro to Philly Nekro.
1953-04-03The Brooklyn Bumpers have promoted Phil Niekro to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bumpers have sent Tony Pechous to the minors.
1953-04-01A trade has been completed between the New York Rogues and the Brooklyn Bumpers. The Brooklyn Bumpers receive Brett Reynolds, Bruce Morris, Phil Niekro, Joe Bagadonuts from the New York Rogues in exchange for RC Puerto Jr..
1952-10-03The New York Rogues have promoted Krishna Benson to the major league team. The New York Rogues have sent Phil Niekro to the minors.
1952-09-30The New York Rogues have promoted Phil Niekro to the major league team. The New York Rogues have sent Krishna Benson to the minors.
1952-05-09The New York Rogues have promoted Boris Buchanan to the major league team. The New York Rogues have sent Phil Niekro to the minors.
1952-05-06A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Mullets and the New York Rogues. The New York Rogues receive Phil Niekro, Hal Trotsky from the Cleveland Mullets in exchange for Freddy Hoffman.
1952-04-15The Cleveland Mullets have promoted Bud Black to the major league team. The Cleveland Mullets have sent Phil Niekro to the minors.
1952-04-03The Cleveland Mullets have promoted Phil Niekro to the major league team. The Cleveland Mullets have sent Len Barker to the minors.
1952-04-01The Cleveland Mullets have renamed Tom Geronimo to Phil Niekro.