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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Baseball Player
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gptkbp:awardedBy
|
3.59
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gptkbp:bats
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Right
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1944-10-07
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Martins_Ferry,_Ohio
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gptkbp:careerEnd
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113
21 years
540
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gptkbp:careerStart
|
16
37
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gptkbp:college
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gptkb:University_of_Cincinnati
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gptkbp:currentTeam
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gptkb:Atlanta_Braves
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gptkbp:deathDate
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2006-10-27
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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Brain cancer
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gptkbp:family
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Married to his wife, 3 children
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gptkbp:famousFor
|
Knuckleball pitching
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gptkbp:firstAppearance
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2
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gptkbp:firstMatch
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gptkb:Chicago_Cubs
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gptkbp:gameplay
|
1988-10-02
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gptkbp:hallOfFameInduction
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Not inducted
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gptkbp:highSchool
|
gptkb:Martins_Ferry_High_School
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Joe Niekro
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gptkbp:nickname
|
Knuckler
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Led league in strikeouts in 1977
Led league in wins in 1979
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gptkbp:notableFeature
|
gptkb:Nolan_Ryan
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gptkbp:notableGames
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1986 World Series appearance
1977 All-Star Game appearance
1979 All-Star Game appearance
1979 season with 20 wins.
1987 All-Star Game appearance
No-hitter on September 9, 1979
Game_5_of_1980_NLCS
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gptkbp:playoffAppearances
|
5
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gptkbp:position
|
Pitcher
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gptkbp:profession
|
3,500
221-204
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gptkbp:retirementYear
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1988
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gptkbp:sibling
|
gptkb:Phil_Niekro
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gptkbp:strikeouts
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1,745
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gptkbp:team
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gptkb:Detroit_Tigers
gptkb:New_York_Yankees
gptkb:Houston_Astros
gptkb:Atlanta_Braves
gptkb:Minnesota_Twins
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gptkbp:throws
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Right
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gptkbp:winner
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221
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gptkbp:youth_tournaments
|
1
1967-04-14
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