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Atlanta are Phil Niekro survived two Cardinal uprisings in his 4-1-3 innings of shutout ball. Niekro escaped a two-out, bases loaded jam in the first when he retired George Hendrick on a fly ball. Lonnie Smith tripled with two down in the third, but Niekro got Keith Hernandez on a grounder to end the threat...
...latter has proven correct. George Hendrick leads the team with a mere 18 home runs; the team as a whole has clubbed only 59, fewest in either league...
...whole, the team has not hit well. Starters Herr (.258), Hendrick (.278), Darrell Porter (.228), and Ken Oberkfell (.271) have all had disappointing seasons at the plate. First basemen Keith Hemandez was also mired in mediocrity most of the year, but has finally pulled his act together, raising his average thirty points in the last month...
...quasi records: Pete Rose of the Philadelphia Phillies walked and then stole his way around the bases a few games ago, becoming the first National League player to do that since Harvey Hendrick of Brooklyn...
...addition to freshmen, Coach Dave Fish's squad also features sophomore Paul Lennon, a fringe varsity player last year who has made the big jump to number five. Lennon, however, met defeat in his first outing, 6-4, 6-4, to Brent Hendrick...