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Jeff Grate, replacing graduated Tom Bilodeau at shortstop, hit a phenomenal 542 with 13 hits in the first seven games. Bob Welz, who is freeing last year's first baseman Joe O'Donnell for the catching duties, is batting an even .400, with a homer and triple...
Everybody in the power-packed Crimson lineup got into the act to produce the opening win. Third baseman Jim Tobin started the lucky seven-run outburst with a single, then rode home on sophomore Bob Welz's home run. Al Liebgott, catching the second game in place of Joe O'Donnell, walked. Then followed a parade of singles by second baseman Neil Houston, pinch-hitter O'Donnell, captain John Dockery. shortstop Jeff Grate, and right fielder Dan Hootstein...
...Braves have a new home, a new first baseman, and a new lease on life. Just being in Atlanta is bound to be a hypo for Bobby Bragan's team, and with Lee Thomas coming from Boston to take over first base, several problems are solved. Joe Torre can now concentrate on catching, and Gene Oliver can be platooned much more effectively...
...most obvious indication that the team has improved is that Shepard will have his two top pitchers and five of his eight starters back from last year. Gone are shortstop Tom Bilodeau, second baseman Skip Falcone, and catcher Gary Miller, all good defensive players but only fair hitters...
FIRST BASE: A problem spot. Sophomores Bob Welz and Jim Cox are competing for the job, but if neither measures up, O'Donell might shift back into his old position. Welz, if he develops, seems the best bet to be the first baseman by the middle of the season...