Catching Hall Of Fame Pitchers Phil Niekro's Battery Mates

Phil Niekro pitched for Milwaukee (NL) 1964-1965; Atlanta (NL) 1966-1983, 1987; New York (AL) 1984-1985; Cleveland (AL) 1986-1987; and Toronto (AL) 1987. He pitched in 864 games, made 716 starts, had 245 complete games, and pitched 45 shutouts. All of Niekro's shutouts were with one catcher.

CATCHERS WHO CAUGHT PHIL NIEKRO'S STARTS Bruce Benedict 145   Joe Nolan 14 Biff Pocoroba 92   Joe Torre 11 Bob Didier 75   Hal King 3 Vic Correll 64   Andy Allanson 2 Earl Williams 56   Marty Martinez 2 Chris Bando 51   Charlie Moore 2 Butch Wynegar 48   Rick Cerone 1 Johnny Oates 37   Rick Dempsey 1 Bob Tillman 35   Mike O'Berry 1 Dale Murphy 23   Gene Oliver 1 Bob Uecker 19   Matt Sinatro 1 Paul Casanova 17   Ernie Whitt 1 Ron Hassey 14         CATCHERS WHO CAUGHT PHIL NIEKRO'S SHUTOUTS Bruce Benedict 9   Johnny Oates 2 Bob Didier 9   Bob Tillman 2 Vic Correll 5   Butch Wynegar 2 Biff Pocoroba 4   Paul Casanova **1 Joe Torre 4   Joe Nolan 1 Earl Williams 3   Bob Uecker 1 Dale Murphy 2

** Indicates 1 Shutout was a NO-HITTER

Source: Walt Wilson, Member of SABR (Society for American Baseball Research)
Coordinator: Lyle Spatz, Chairman SABR's Records Committee
Webpages by: Chuck Rosciam, Member of SABR

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