Phil Niekro goes the distance (August 5, 1973)

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1973, Atlanta Braves, August 5, No Hitter, Phil Niekro, San Diego Padres

Phil Niekro

You have to love the knuckle ball. No one could throw it like Phil.

Phil Niekro goes the distance on August 5, 1973,  holding the Padres hitless in a 9-0 rout at home. It’s the first no-hitter thrown by a Braves hurler since the team shifted to Atlanta in 1966.