1) 1988 Topps Niekro Record Breakers

2) 1989 Topps Joe Niekro

3) 1981 Topps Joe Niekro

Phil was 5.5 years older than Joe. They hold some cool records individually and collectively

-Most successful pitching bros with 539 combined wins

-Together led the league in wins with 21 in 1979 (Phil w/ Braves & Joe w/ Astros)

-Phil hold MLB record with most wins after turning 40 yrs old with 121

-Phil top 5 all time in both most career innings (5404) pitched & games started (716)

-Joe was popped cheating with an Emory board & Sandpaper on the mound in ‘87

-During Phil’s 300th win he only threw 1 knuckleball which ended the game with a strikeout

-Phil was last pitcher to both win and lose 20+ games in the same season (1979 Braves)

-Joe’s only career HR came off of…Phil in 1976

-Joe won a WS in ‘87 with Twins-Phil never

Here’s a link to all the Niekro brother’s collectibles on eBay: https://ebay.us/gFRLwL

And a cool link to a video of some of the best knuckle ball pitches of all time: https://youtube.com/shorts/ULXznsNyQ88?feature=share

• 5× All-Star (1969, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1984).

• 5× Gold Glove (1978–1980, 1982–1983).

• 2× NL wins leader (1974, 1979), NL strikeout leader (1977).

• Lou Gehrig, Roberto Clemente, and Brian Piccolo Awards for his character and community contributions.

• Braves retired his No. 35 in 1984; inducted into the Braves Hall of Fame in 1999.

• Baseball Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997