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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 %)

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	E	OPS	OBP	SLG	AVG
1954	CLE	17	70	9	21	3	1	0	6	4	12	2	2	1	.709	.338	.371	.300
1955	CLE	65	203	26	51	10	0	0	13	27	26	9	2	3	.642	.342	.300	.251
1956	CLE	39	71	10	18	3	0	0	3	11	6	1	0	2	.649	.354	.296	.254
1957	CLE	19	62	7	15	5	2	1	5	10	11	0	0	3	.783	.347	.435	.242
1958	CLE	48	168	14	42	6	0	0	11	22	27	1	1	6	.628	.342	.286	.250
1959	CLE	20	57	10	18	2	0	0	4	9	4	0	0	0	.760	.409	.351	.316
1960	CLE	44	148	14	33	4	0	1	7	17	17	2	0	2	.573	.303	.270	.223
Total		252	779	90	198	33	3	2	49	100	103	15	5	17	.653	.341	.312	.254

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.