ATLANTA — Phil Niekro threw a pitch that baffled hitters and catchers. Heck, he didn’t even know where it was going most of the time. But the knuckleball carried Niekro to more than 300 wins, earned ...

ATLANTA — The baseball world lost one of its greatest pitchers with the passing of Phil Niekro. The Baseball Hall of Famer died Saturday at the age of 81 following a battle with cancer. Tributes have ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ATLANTA (AP) — Phil Niekro threw a pitch ...

Happy Birthday to the great Philip Henry Niekro, who turned 81 years old Wednesday. Before there was Tom Glavine, John Smoltz and Greg Maddux, there was Phil Niekro. For many of us, he defined Braves ...

(Reuters) – Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Phil Niekro, who was famous for confounding batters with his mystifying knuckleball, died in his sleep at age 81, the Atlanta Braves said on Sunday. Known by ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The book of years was almost closed before one more floater crossed the plate. It was dressed in black and a dirge played because it belonged to knuckleballer Phil Niekro, the last ...

Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Phil Niekro, who was famous for confounding batters with his mystifying knuckleball, died in his sleep at age 81, the Atlanta Braves said on Sunday. Dec 27 (Reuters) - ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ATLANTA (AP) — Phil Niekro threw a pitch ...

National Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Phil Niekro — a longtime pitcher for the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves who was known for his blistering knuckleball — died in his sleep after a long battle with ...

ATLANTA (AP) — Phil Niekro threw a pitch that baffled hitters and catchers. Heck, he didn’t even know where it was going most of the time. But the knuckleball carried Niekro to more than 300 wins, ...