Phil Niekro Statue

This bronze statue of Braves Hall of Famer Phil Niekro shows the grip he used on his famous knuckle ball (see detail). Located outside the northern entrance to Turner Field in Atlanta, the statue includes a plaque that states:

PHIL "KNUCKSIE" NIEKRO

Five times an All-star, Phil was always an All Star to Atlanta and

baseball fans everwhere. He won 318 games in a 24 year Major

League career, including a 9-0 no-hit victory in Atlanta-Fulton

County Stadium on August 5, 1973. He struck out 3,342 batters in

864 games. Led N.L. in games started 4 times, in complete games 4

times, and in victories twice. Phile and brother Joe, the winningest

brothers in Major League history, won a combined record total

539 M.L. games.

"There's no better Braves fan anywhere than I."

-- Phil Niekro

Photo: Ed Jackson

© Carl Vinson Institute of Government, The University of Georgia

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