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Forkballer Niemann pitched 14 years of pro ball, but never spent a full season in the majors. He signed with the Yankees in 1975 and retired in 1988 to become a Mets minor league coach. He threw shutouts for two of his first three ML wins, with Houston in 1979. Elbow surgery in 1981 damaged his chances. He pitched for the 1986 World Champion Mets, but did not appear in postseason play. (EW)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » June 15, 1977: The Astros send 1B Cliff Johnson to the Yankees for minor leaguers Dave Bergman, Mike Fischlin and Randy Niemann. » June 5, 1999: Mets manager Bobby Valentine reads in a newspaper report that pitching coach Bob Apodaca is out, and, arriving at the park, discovers that, along with Apodaca, GM Phillips has fired coaches Tom Robson and Randy Niemann. Phillips names replacement coaches Dave Wallace, Al Jackson, and Mickey Brantley.