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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