Joe Niekro
Game Log for 1981
Previous Season Next Season Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Apr 09 L, 0-2 at Dodgers Start 7.0 8 29 2 2 0 1 0 1 2.57 L (0-1) HOU Apr 14 W, 8-2 vs Braves Start 1 9.0 7 35 2 2 0 2 0 4 2.25 W (1-1) HOU Apr 19 L, 0-2 vs Pirates Start 2 9.0 6 34 2 2 1 1 0 6 2.16 L (1-2) HOU Apr 24 L, 0-3 vs Reds Start 8.2 10 36 3 3 0 1 1 5 2.41 L (1-3) HOU Apr 30 W, 5-1 at Braves Start 3 9.0 5 33 1 1 0 1 0 2 2.11 W (2-3) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU May 05 W, 4-3 at Cubs Start 6.1 5 27 3 3 0 3 0 4 2.39 HOU May 10 W, 7-5 at Reds Start 5.0 7 22 2 2 1 1 0 2 2.50 W (3-3) HOU May 15 W, 5-0 vs Cubs Start 4 1 9.0 4 32 0 0 0 2 0 2 2.14 W (4-3) HOU May 20 W, 4-3 at Cardinals Start 10.0 10 42 3 3 0 1 2 8 2.22 W (5-3) HOU May 25 W, 6-3 vs Padres Start 6.2 9 31 3 2 0 3 0 1 2.26 W (6-3) HOU May 30 W, 9-8 at Giants Start 8.1 7 35 5 0 0 1 0 5 2.05 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Jun 04 L, 5-7 at Padres Start 3.1 8 20 6 6 1 3 0 0 2.56 L (6-4) HOU Jun 09 L, 3-10 at Phillies Start 4.0 6 20 6 4 0 2 0 6 2.83 L (6-5) Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Aug 11 L, 2-3 at Giants Start 6.1 10 31 3 3 0 1 1 7 2.92 L (6-6) HOU Aug 16 W, 3-0 at Padres Start 7.0 2 24 0 0 0 1 0 1 2.73 W (7-6) HOU Aug 22 L, 4-8 at Phillies Start 4.0 7 18 5 5 2 1 0 0 3.04 L (7-7) HOU Aug 27 L, 2-3 at Mets Start 7.1 5 27 2 2 0 1 0 4 3.00 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Sep 01 W, 3-2 vs Mets Start 6.1 3 23 2 2 0 2 0 5 2.99 HOU Sep 06 W, 4-3 at Expos Start 6.0 7 26 2 2 1 3 0 1 2.99 HOU Sep 12 W, 5-2 vs Giants Start 6.2 4 29 1 1 1 5 0 4 2.91 W (8-7) HOU Sep 17 W, 9-0 at Padres Start 5 2 9.0 5 31 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.74 W (9-7) HOU Sep 23 L, 1-3 vs Braves Start 6.0 6 27 3 3 0 3 0 3 2.81 L (9-8) HOU Sep 28 W, 2-1 vs Padres Start 8.0 5 27 1 1 1 2 0 3 2.72 Team Date Game Result Role CG SHO SV IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO ERA Record HOU Oct 03 L, 2-7 at Dodgers Start 4.0 4 17 3 3 0 2 0 1 2.82 L (9-9)
| Pitcher data: Role: Start, finish or appear in middle relief; CG: Complete game; SHO: Shutout; Sv: Save; IP: Innings pitched; H: Hits allowed; BF: Batters faced; R: Runs allowed; ER: Earned runs; HR: Home runs allowed; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; SO: Strikeouts; ERA: Earned run average |
Team
Role W L ERA G GS CG GF SV SHO IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO Record
As starter 9 9 2.82 24 24 5 0 0 2 166.0 150 676 60 52 8 43 4 77 14-10 3.88 runs/start
L/R G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP OPS
vs LHB 287 17 75 102 14 2 3 15 14 5 27 4 0 30 6 .261 .355 .331 .687
vs RHB 330 34 75 101 7 2 5 32 11 3 16 0 0 47 4 .227 .306 .260 .566
Team
Site W L ERA G GS CG GF SV SHO IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO Record
Home 4 3 2.08 9 9 3 0 0 1 69.1 54 274 17 16 3 21 1 33 6-3 3.33 runs/start
Road 5 6 3.35 15 15 2 0 0 1 96.2 96 402 43 36 5 22 3 44 8-7 4.20 runs/start
Team
Time of Day W L ERA G GS CG GF SV SHO IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO Record
Day 2 5 3.61 11 11 1 0 0 0 67.1 66 279 32 27 6 18 0 25 5-6 3.64 runs/start
Night 7 4 2.28 13 13 4 0 0 2 98.2 84 397 28 25 2 25 4 52 9-4 4.08 runs/start
Team
Month W L ERA G GS CG GF SV SHO IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO Record
April 2 3 2.11 5 5 3 0 0 0 42.2 36 167 10 10 1 6 1 18 2-3 2.60 runs/start
May 4 0 1.99 6 6 1 0 0 1 45.1 42 189 16 10 1 11 2 22 6-0 5.83 runs/start
June 0 2 12.27 2 2 0 0 0 0 7.1 14 40 12 10 1 5 0 6 0-2 4.00 runs/start
August 1 2 3.65 4 4 0 0 0 0 24.2 24 100 10 10 2 4 1 12 1-3 2.75 runs/start
September 2 1 1.93 6 6 1 0 0 1 42.0 30 163 9 9 3 15 0 18 5-1 4.00 runs/start
October 0 1 6.75 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 4 17 3 3 0 2 0 1 0-1 2.00 runs/start
Team
Opponent W L ERA G GS CG GF SV SHO IP H BF R ER HR UW IW SO Record
Braves 2 1 2.25 3 3 2 0 0 0 24.0 18 95 6 6 0 6 0 9 2-1 4.67 runs/start
Cardinals 1 0 2.70 1 1 0 0 0 0 10.0 10 42 3 3 0 1 2 8 1-0 4.00 runs/start
Cubs 1 0 1.76 2 2 1 0 0 1 15.1 9 59 3 3 0 5 0 6 2-0 4.50 runs/start
Dodgers 0 2 4.09 2 2 0 0 0 0 11.0 12 46 5 5 0 3 0 2 0-2 1.00 runs/start
Expos 0 0 3.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 7 26 2 2 1 3 0 1 1-0 4.00 runs/start
Giants 1 1 1.69 3 3 0 0 0 0 21.1 21 95 9 4 1 7 1 16 2-1 5.33 runs/start
Mets 0 0 2.63 2 2 0 0 0 0 13.2 8 50 4 4 0 3 0 9 1-1 2.50 runs/start
Padres 3 1 2.38 5 5 1 0 0 1 34.0 29 133 10 9 2 9 0 7 4-1 5.00 runs/start
Phillies 0 2 10.12 2 2 0 0 0 0 8.0 13 38 11 9 2 3 0 6 0-2 3.50 runs/start
Pirates 0 1 2.00 1 1 1 0 0 0 9.0 6 34 2 2 1 1 0 6 0-1 0.00 runs/start
Reds 1 1 3.29 2 2 0 0 0 0 13.2 17 58 5 5 1 2 1 7 1-1 3.50 runs/start
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