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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	Majors Service Time
Ted Williams League	0	6 years (23 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B-	B	B-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A	A+	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
D	D+	C+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	C-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C	A-	A-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	11/7/1927
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	1
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (SS)	Alt Pos (3B)
B- (58.8 %)	D- (4.9 %)	F  (0.9 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (C)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (RF)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
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

Career Transactions

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.