1939 - Phil Niekro is born in Belmont County, Ohio. He made his major league debut in 1964 with the Milwaukee Braves and won 318 games over a 24-year career before being inducted into the Hall of ...

The year he missed happened to be when he lost out to Braves teammate Mike Hampton. Along with Maddux, Sale and Hampton; Phil Niekro won the award five times, and Max Fried won three in a row.

The likes of Phil Niekro, the only knuckleball pitcher in Baseball’s 300-win / 3,000-strikeout club; Tim Wakefield, whose signature knuckleball allowed him to pitch for 19 seasons; or R.A ...

He will miss the upcoming season and will play only 23 games the next season. 1988 - The Yankees waive Phil Niekro four days shy of his 47th birthday. 1901 - Phillies owner John Rogers files for ...