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Name	Team	Age
Bob Niekro	Retired (1989, Age 33)	Died (2028, Age 73)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 47 (1977)	C	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Orlando Cepeda League (Majors)	0	1 years (98 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C	A-	D-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
C-	B-	C-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
C-	C+	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	F	D-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C	F	C
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C-	0	11/7/1955
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
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F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
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F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
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F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
1984	STL	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1985	STL	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1989-11-01	Bob Niekro has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1989-04-01	The Baltimore Filibusters have waived Bob Niekro.
1988-06-15	The Baltimore Filibusters have acquired Bob Niekro from the waiver wire.
1988-06-05	The Detroit Smitties have waived Bob Niekro.
1988-04-11	The Detroit Smitties have promoted John Bennett to the major league team. The Detroit Smitties have designated Bob Niekro for assignment.
1988-04-01	The Detroit Smitties have promoted Bob Niekro to the major league team.
1988-04-01	The Detroit Smitties have acquired Bob Niekro from the waiver wire.
1985-09-05	The St. Louis Juggernauts have acquired Wayne Eyrich from the waiver wire. The St. Louis Juggernauts have waived Bob Niekro.
1985-07-13	The St. Louis Juggernauts have promoted George Black to the major league team. The St. Louis Juggernauts have designated Bob Niekro for assignment.
1984-04-01	The St. Louis Juggernauts have promoted Bob Niekro to the major league team.