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Ted Williams League 10-23-2439 |
| George Niekro |  Second BaseRetired (1961, Age 33) |
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CAREER | BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | ||||
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| AVG | .254 | Total Rating |
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Bats/Throws | R/R | |
| OPS | .653 | Status | Deceased (2000) | Option Years | 0
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| H | 198 | Age at Death | 73 | Date of Birth | 11-07-1927 | |
| HR | 2 | Drafted | Round 4, Pick 50 (1950) |
Majors Svc Time | 6 years (23 games) |
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| RBI | 49 | |||||
| SB | 15 | |||||
| OFFENSE | PITCHING | MENTORING | |||||||
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| Contact vs. R | Contact vs. L | Endurance |
Ldrship |
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| Power vs. R | Power vs. L | Velocity |
Mentor vR |
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| Speed | Bunt | Control |
Mentor vL |
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| POSITIONS | DEFENSE/HEALTH | POSTSEASON | |||||||
| C * | --- | SS | (4.9%) | Range | WS Rings | 0 | |||
| 1B | (58.8%) | LF | --- | Arm | WS Appearances | 0 | |||
| 2B | (100%) | CF | --- |
Health |
LCS Appearances | 1 | |||
| 3B | (0.9%) | RF | --- |
Injured Days |
0 | All Star Teams | 0 | ||
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.
| Year | Team | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | PH |
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| 1954 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 1956 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 1957 | CLE | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1958 | CLE | 0 | 15 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1959 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1960 | CLE | 1 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1961-11-01 | George Niekro has retired from the Cleveland Roman Rulers |
| 1961-04-01 | The Cleveland Roman Rulers have promoted Bill Binks to the major league team. The Cleveland Roman Rulers have designated George Niekro for assignment. |
| 1954-09-09 | The Cleveland Roman Rulers have promoted George Niekro to the major league team. The Cleveland Roman Rulers have designated Vic Kloza for assignment. |