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...Angeles used six pitchers from its injury riddled staff in trying to halt the Astros, while Joe Niekro went all the way for Houston to collect his 20th win of the season...
...Angeles Dodgers defeated the Houston Astros, 4-3, yesterday, so the two teams finish the regular season tied in the National League West. Joe Niekro (9-12) will pitch for the Astros against Dave Goltz (7-10) in today's one-game playoff in Los Angeles...
December 1978: Meeting Atlanta Braves Pitcher Phil Niekro, he notes: "I didn't know you were a Polack. I thought you were a bastardized...
...Dale Murphy they have two of baseball's finest young hitters. Chris Chambliss (.290) is as solid as ever, and Gary Matthews (.304, 27, 90) is one of baseball's most underrated outfielders. The trick is finding people to play in-between, and a pitcher to help Phil Niekro. Fifth...
Atlanta's Phil Niekro, who helped his brother master the knuckler, now watches his success with wistful pleasure: "It's great that we're both having good years, but I'd like to play on a contending club, feel what it's like to go into a clubhouse every day and know you're going to be in the thick of a pennant race." The experience, Joe says, is so good it's almost like the old days in the backyard. "Pitching for me now," says Joe Niekro, "is just like going...