Topic: Joe Niekro

In the 49-year history of the Houston Astros, eight pitchers have won more than 100 games during their tenures. Most recently, Roy Oswalt won more than 140 games and finished just one victory short of becoming the Houston Astros' all-time wins leader ...
Baseball, like all sports, is a game governed by rules. Pitcher's Using Foreign Objects One of the classic "cheating" moments in baseball history occurred when knuckle-ball pitcher Joe Niekro was caught using a nail file on a baseball during the 1987 ...

Baseballs' Greatest Cheaters

The great American game of baseball!! Home runs, triple plays, and the World Series, make viewing this sport a great pastime. Fans, over generations of time, have come to hold special individual memories of baseball. It's sealed in their minds; baseball ...