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Name	Team	Age
Phil Niekro	Retired (1955, Age 29)	Died (1990, Age 65)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 42, Pick 669 (1950)	SP	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Amos Otis League	0	1 years (6 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	B+	C
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D	C-	C-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
F	F	C+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B+	B+	D+
Leadership	Mentor Value
C-	D+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C+	0	12/12/1925
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Last pitched 44 or more days ago.

Date	Batters Faced
2139-05-09	0
2139-05-08	0
2139-05-07	0
2139-05-06	0
2139-05-05	0

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1955-11-01	Phil Niekro has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1954-05-02	The New York Hurricanes have waived Phil Niekro.
1953-05-11	The New York Hurricanes have promoted Dennis Eckersley to the major league team. The New York Hurricanes have designated Phil Niekro for assignment.
1952-05-04	The New York Hurricanes have promoted Phil Niekro to the major league team. The New York Hurricanes have designated Dave Stewart for assignment.
1952-04-06	The New York Hurricanes have renamed Jim Sparks to Phil Niekro.
1952-04-06	The New York Hurricanes have acquired Jim Sparks from the waiver wire.
1952-04-01	The Brooklyn Bombers have waived Jim Sparks.
1951-05-02	The Brooklyn Bombers have promoted Charlie Schanz to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bombers have promoted Danny Pinson to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bombers have sent Fred Smith to the minors. The Brooklyn Bombers have sent Jim Sparks to the minors.
1951-04-20	The Brooklyn Bombers have promoted Jim Sparks to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bombers have promoted Fred Smith to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bombers have sent Jack Fuller to the minors. The Brooklyn Bombers have sent Danny Pinson to the minors.
1951-04-18	The Brooklyn Bombers have promoted Jack Fuller to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bombers have promoted Danny Pinson to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bombers have sent Fred Smith to the minors. The Brooklyn Bombers have sent Jim Sparks to the minors.