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Name	Team	Age
George Niekro	Retired (1980, Age 33)	Died (2027, Age 81)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 51 (1968)	2B	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Orlando Cepeda League (A)	0	5 years (46 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	C-	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	A	A-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
D	C-	B+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	B	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D	D+	B-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
B-	0	11/7/1946
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (3B)	Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (RF)
F  (2.1 %)	F  (1.0 %)	F  (0.8 %)

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E	OPS	OBP	SLG	AVG
1971	CLE	28	62	4	13	4	2	0	3	5	12	3	0	0	.607	.269	.339	.210
1972	CLE	49	119	21	34	3	1	0	12	16	23	4	3	2	.698	.370	.328	.286
1973	CLE	61	95	12	36	6	2	0	12	8	11	1	0	2	.917	.433	.484	.379
1974	CLE	55	148	22	37	5	1	1	24	21	20	5	3	7	.655	.337	.318	.250
1975	CLE	48	119	16	38	10	1	1	24	11	24	4	0	2	.827	.382	.445	.319
1976	CLE	49	90	12	35	5	2	1	14	12	7	10	0	4	.979	.456	.522	.389
Total		290	633	87	193	33	9	3	89	73	97	27	6	17	.776	.376	.400	.305

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1980-11-01	George Niekro has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1977-04-24	The Cleveland Beat Down have waived George Niekro.
1977-04-03	The Cleveland Beat Down have promoted Orth Brogna to the major league team. The Cleveland Beat Down have designated George Niekro for assignment.
1972-04-03	The New York Beat Down have promoted George Niekro to the major league team. The New York Beat Down have sent Bill Bowman to the minors.
1971-06-20	The New York Beat Down have promoted Johnny Carnett to the major league team. The New York Beat Down have sent George Niekro to the minors.
1971-04-01	The New York Beat Down have promoted George Niekro to the major league team. The New York Beat Down have designated John Clark for assignment.