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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 |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
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 | Vs | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1954 | LHP | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.029 | .429 | .600 | .200 |
| 1954 | RHP | 16 | 65 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 11 | .682 | .328 | .354 | .308 |
| 1955 | LHP | 16 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | .619 | .361 | .258 | .258 |
| 1955 | RHP | 62 | 172 | 43 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 21 | .647 | .338 | .308 | .250 |
| 1956 | LHP | 17 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .631 | .370 | .261 | .261 |
| 1956 | RHP | 25 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | .658 | .345 | .312 | .250 |
| 1957 | LHP | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.750 | .750 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 1957 | RHP | 19 | 60 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | .740 | .324 | .417 | .233 |
| 1958 | LHP | 16 | 45 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | .393 | .216 | .178 | .111 |
| 1958 | RHP | 43 | 123 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 18 | .713 | .387 | .325 | .301 |
| 1959 | LHP | 9 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .782 | .407 | .375 | .333 |
| 1959 | RHP | 19 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | .744 | .410 | .333 | .303 |
| 1960 | LHP | 21 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | .691 | .341 | .350 | .275 |
| 1960 | RHP | 38 | 108 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | .530 | .289 | .241 | .204 |
| Total | LHP | 87 | 170 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 23 | .631 | .337 | .294 | .235 |
| Total | RHP | 222 | 609 | 158 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 75 | 80 | .659 | .342 | .317 | .259 |
| Total | 252 | 779 | 198 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 100 | 103 | .653 | .341 | .312 | .254 |
| 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. |