Joe Niekro
Baseball
Niekro was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the seventh round of the 1966 amateur draft, but he did not sign with the club. On June 7, he was drafted in the third round of the draft by the Chicago Cubs. Niekro went 10–7 in 1967, throwing 169.2 innings while having a 3.34 ERA and 77 strikeouts. The season after, he went 14–10 while throwing 177.1 innings on a 4.31 ERA while having 65 strikeouts. On April 25, 1969, he was traded to the expansion San Diego Padres along with Frankie Libran and Gary Ross for Dick Selma. His combined total for the season was 8–18, throwing 62 strikeouts in 221.1 innings while having a 3.70 ERA. Along with Al Santorini, he led the Padres in wins with eight. He was traded by the Padres on December 4 to the Detroit Tigers for Dave Campbell and Pat Dobson. In three seasons with Detroit, he went 21–22, having his best season in 1970 by going 12–13, although he h…
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