Phil Niekro

Elected to the Board in 2008, Phil Niekro was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1997, following a 24-year career as a Major League pitcher, spent mostly with the Atlanta Braves. Named for his prowess with the knuckleball, "Knucksie" recorded 318 wins and 3,342 strikeouts, pitching for the Milwaukee Braves (1964-65), Atlanta Braves (1966-83, 1987), New York Yankees (1984-85), Cleveland Indians (1986-87) and Toronto Blue Jays (1987).