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| Name | Team | Age |
| George Niekro | Retired (1961, Age 33) | Died (2000, Age 73) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 4, Pick 50 (1950) |
2B | R/R |
| League | Option Years
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Majors Service Time |
| Ted Williams League | 0 | 6 years (23 games) |
| Total Rating
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Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
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Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
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| Health
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Injured Days
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Birthday |
| 0 | 11/7/1927 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alt Pos (1B) | Alt Pos (SS) | Alt Pos (3B) |
| (58.8 %) | (4.9 %) | (0.9 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | PB | SB | CS | CS% | +/- | RF
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FPCT |
| 1954 | 2B | CLE | 16 | 16 | 139.33 | 87 | 47 | 40 | 0 | 11 | -4 | 5.62 | 1.000 | ||||
| 3B | CLE | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.62 | .833 | |||||
| 1955 | 2B | CLE | 42 | 42 | 361.33 | 227 | 96 | 130 | 1 | 42 | -3 | 5.63 | .996 | ||||
| 3B | CLE | 3 | 3 | 27.0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.33 | .875 | |||||
| CF | CLE | 3 | 3 | 27.66 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1.63 | .833 | |||||
| RF | CLE | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.000 | |||||
| 1956 | 2B | CLE | 13 | 13 | 119.0 | 73 | 24 | 48 | 1 | 10 | -2 | 5.45 | .986 | ||||
| 3B | CLE | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.00 | .800 | |||||
| 1957 | 1B | CLE | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.00 | 1.000 | ||||
| 2B | CLE | 13 | 13 | 112.0 | 71 | 29 | 40 | 2 | 10 | +4 | 5.54 | .972 | |||||
| 3B | CLE | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4.00 | .889 | |||||
| SS | CLE | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 7.00 | 1.000 | |||||
| 1958 | 1B | CLE | 15 | 15 | 134.66 | 124 | 118 | 5 | 1 | 14 | -3 | 8.22 | .992 | ||||
| 2B | CLE | 23 | 23 | 204.66 | 134 | 54 | 77 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 5.76 | .978 | |||||
| SS | CLE | 7 | 7 | 61.0 | 30 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.13 | .933 | |||||
| 1959 | 2B | CLE | 13 | 13 | 120.0 | 69 | 28 | 41 | 0 | 12 | -4 | 5.17 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1960 | C | CLE | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 5.00 | 1.000 |
| 1B | CLE | 24 | 24 | 215.66 | 238 | 229 | 8 | 1 | 19 | -4 | 9.89 | .996 | |||||
| 2B | CLE | 11 | 11 | 91.33 | 62 | 35 | 26 | 1 | 8 | +1 | 6.01 | .984 | |||||
| 3B | CLE | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.000 | |||||
| Pos Total | C | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 5.00 | 1.000 | |
| 1B | 40 | 40 | 359.32 | 370 | 355 | 13 | 2 | 35 | -7 | 9.22 | .995 | ||||||
| 2B | 131 | 131 | 1147.65 | 723 | 313 | 402 | 8 | 109 | -8 | 5.61 | .989 | ||||||
| 3B | 8 | 8 | 71.0 | 29 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 3.17 | .862 | ||||||
| SS | 9 | 9 | 79.0 | 44 | 15 | 27 | 2 | 6 | +1 | 4.78 | .955 | ||||||
| CF | 3 | 3 | 27.66 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1.63 | .833 | ||||||
| RF | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.000 | ||||||
| Total | 193 | 193 | 1702.63 | 1178 | 699 | 462 | 17 | 152 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | -17 | 6.14 | .986 |
| 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. |