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Joe Niekro dead after suffering brain aneurysm

Former major league pitcher Joe Niekro, Houston?s career victory leader, died Friday, Astros president Tal Smith said. He was 61.

The two-time 20-game winner suffered a brain aneurysm Thursday and was taken to South Florida Baptist Hospital, then transferred to St. Joseph?s Hospital in Miami, where he died.

Niekro, father of San Francisco Giants first baseman Lance Niekro, won 221 games in his career.

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