1987 Event Phil Niekro final appearance and is pounded for 5 runs in 3 innings 1987 Event Twins Joe Niekro is caught with a file on the mound and is ejected 1987 Event Phil Niekro 314th combines with Joe to have most wins by bros (530) 1987 Event Yank Phil Niekro is 3rd pitcher to make 700th start (Young and Sutton) 1986 Event Indian pitcher Phil Niekro wins his 307th game tying him with 1985 Event Yankee Phil Niekro becomes 18th pitcher to win 300 games and also at 46 becomes oldest to pitch a shut-out beating Toronto 8-0 1985 Event Yankees trade Jim Deshaies to Astros for 40-year-old Joe Niekro 1984 Event New York Yankee Phil Niekro is 9th to strikeout 3,000 1976 Event Only home run of Joe Niekro's 22-year career, comes off brother Phil 1973 Event Atlanta Braves Phil Niekro no-hits San Diego Padres, 9-0 1944 Birthday Joe Niekro, baseball knuckler, New York Yankees 1939 Birthday Phil Niekro, knuckleball pitcher, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves
