Games of Monday, July 28

Kansas City       55     39      .585     ---
Seattle               52     43       .547     3.5
Chicago             50     44      .532      5
California          47     51       .480   10
Montreal           46     50       .479   10
Philadelphia      45     50       .473   10.5
San Diego         42     50       .457   12
Cleveland          42     53      .442    13.5


Tuesday's games
Montreal (Reed) at Cleveland (Williams)
California (McGlothlin) at Chicago (Horlen)
Philadelphia (Johnson) at Seattle (Gelnar)
Kansas City (Butler) at San Diego (Niekro)

Chicago 5, California 4 (11 innings): Bill Melton's two-out homer in the bottom of the 11th won it for the White Sox. Chicago tied it in the eighth without a hit on a pair of errors and a sac fly. Jim Fregosi and Sandy Alomar each went 4-for-5 for California. Alomar scored a pair of runs and Fregosi drove in three, but each also had one of the crucial errors in the eight. Jerry Nyman got the win, Bob Priddy the loss.

Chicago 4, California 2: Paul Edmondson allowed three hits in eight-plus innings, retiring 13 straight at one point and carrying a shutout into the ninth. His teammates scored three times in the first two innings off loser Rudy May, with Ron Hansen going 4-for-4. Wilbur Wood got three outs from two hitters for the save. After the game, the Whites reactivated Bobby Knoop and deactivated Paul Edmondson.

Montreal 3, Cleveland 2:  Mark Wegener allowed one (unearned) run in 6.1 innings to outduel Cleveland ace Sam McDowell. Gary Sutherland went 3-for-4 with a double, a walk, a run scored and and RBI for the Expos. Roy Face allowed a solo homer to Ken Harrelson in the ninth but got the save.

Philadelphia 4, Seattle 3 (10 innings): Cookie Rojas' hit-and-run double scored Don Money from first base in the top of the 10 to give the Phillies the lead. Rojas also started a triple play, the first of the season for any team, in the seventh, snagging a line off the bat of Merritt Ranew and catching both Steve Whitaker and John Donaldson off base. Rick Wise allow six hits and three runs in nine innings for the win, and Bill Wilson worked the bottom of the 10th for the save. Diego Segui took the loss. After the game, the Pilots reactivated Bob Meyer and Mike Hegan and deactivated George Brunet and Merritt Ranew.

Player of the Day: Bill Melton, Chicago