Thursday, March 1, 2012

1977 Topps Baseball #116 - Joe Niekro


  • Joe Niekro started the 1977 season as a reliever. After the All Star break Joe was put in the Houston starting rotation and remained there (for the most part) until his trade to the New York Yankees in 1985.
  • Although Joe died suddenly of a brain aneurysm in 2006, his knuckleball lives on with a girl he coached in little league. She is now 12 years old and has had a lot of success with the knuckleball that  Joe taught her before he passed away.
  • 1977 Stats: 13-8, 5 saves, 3.04 ERA in 44 games (14 starts)
  • 1977 Highlights:
  • Other card blogs: 1971, 1973, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988


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