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10 memorable moments from Phil Niekro's remarkable baseball career - Battery Power
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Tim Wakefield, knuckleballer who made his pitches dance, dies at 57 - The Washington Post
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With Phil Niekro's Death, Baseball Has Lost the Knuckleball and Its Master - The New York Times
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Baseball Hall of Famer, Knuckleballer Phil Niekro Dies at 81 – NBC Los Angeles
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What they said: The death of Phil Niekro
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Phil Niekro, Baseball Wiki
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Obituary: Phil Niekro (1939-2020) – RIP Baseball
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With Phil Niekro's Death, Baseball Has Lost the Knuckleball and Its Master - The New York Times
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Learnings from Baseball Knuckleballer Phil Niekro
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1968 Topps Phil Niekro
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Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Phil Niekro dies at 81
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Hall of Famer, knuckleballer Niekro dies at 81, Sports