Chicago 72 49 .595 ---
Seattle 72 53 .576 2
Kansas City 64 61 .512 10
California 60 63 .487 13
Cleveland 61 65 .484 13
Montreal 58 68 .460 16.5
Philadelphia 57 69 .452 17
San Diego 55 71 .437 19
Saturday's games
Chicago (Peters) at Cleveland (Hargan)
Philadelphia (Jackson and Palmer) at Kansas City (Butler and Morehead), 2
Seattle (Gelnar) at San Diego (Niekro)
Montreal (Robertson) at California (May)
San Diego 5, Seattle 1: John Sipin homered twice off Steve Barber and drove in four runs, while Clay Kirby threw a three-hit complete game for the Padres. Kirby walked one and fanned four. Ollie Brown also homered for San Diego.
Seattle 3, San Diego 2: George Burnet tossed seven shutout innings for the Pilots for the win, allowing just three hits but walking five with eight strikeouts. John O'Donoghue got the last out with the tying run on after the Padres stung Diego Segui for three hits and two runs in the ninth. Tommy Davis drew three walks and tripled in four trips to the plate against loser Al Santorini, who walked eight in seven innings.
Chicago 2, Cleveland 1: Ken Berry singled home two runs in the eighth inning, and Joel Horlen allowed one run on five hits in seven innings for the win. Wilbur Wood induced a double play grounder to end the game. Mike Paul stranded 10 baserunners in the first seven innings but couldn't escape the eighth and took the loss. Walt Williams was injured (3 days) and will remain on the roster. He's eligible to play Sept. 2.
Kansas City 7, Philadelphia 5: Ed Kirkpatrick hit a pair of two-run homers, but it took RBI doubles in the eighth inning from Pat Kelly and Lou Piniella to lift the Royals to the win. Steve Jones got the win with two scoreless innings of relief; Turk Farrell took the loss. Rick Joseph hit a three-run homer off Mike Hedlund in the fifth for Philadelphia.
California 6, Montreal 1: Aurelio Rodriguez drove in two runs and scored a pair to support Tom Murphy's complete game five-hitter. Lose Steve Renko walked four men in a three-run fourth. Jose Azcue was injured and will miss the next two days.
Player of the day: Clay Kirby, San Diego
Friday, September 29, 2017
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Games of Thursday, Aug. 28
Chicago 71 49 .592 ---
Seattle 71 52 .577 1.5
Kansas City 63 61 .508 10
Cleveland 61 64 .488 12.5
California 59 63 .483 13
Montreal 58 67 .464 15.5
Philadelphia 57 68 .456 16
San Diego 54 70 .435 18.5
Friday's games
Seattle (Gelnar and Barber) at San Diego (Kirby and Santorini), 2
Chicago (Horlen) at Cleveland (Paul)
Philadelphia (James) at Kansas City (Hedlund)
Montreal (Renko) at California (Murphy)
Chicago 8, Cleveland 2: The White Sox broke open the game with a seven-run seventh, Tommy McCraw drove in two with a pinch-hit triple and Carlos May hit a two-run homer. Paul Edmondson threw seven scoreless innings for the Sox, allowing three hits but walking four and hitting one. Luis Tiant took the loss.
Cleveland 4, Chicago 1: Stan Williams threw a two-hitter and struck out 13. Larry Brown went 3-for-4 and scored twice and Jose Cardenal drove in a pair. Ken Harrelson homered. Tommy John allowed all four runs in eight innings.
Philadelphia 4, Kansas City 2: Terry Harmon went 3-for-3 with two walks, two runs and an RBI to help power the Phillies. Rick Wise allowed two runs in seven innings. Four of the five hits he allowed came in the Royals' two-third. Tom Burgmeier took the loss; Al Raffo got the save. Dick Allen was injured (10 games) and is eligible to play Sept. 7.
Philadelphia 13, Kansas City 9: The Phillies scored 11 runs in the final two innings to get the doubleheader sweep. Rick Joseph hit a bases-loaded triple in the ninth to put the Phillies ahead. A two-base error by Joe Foy with two out in the ninth made the final five runs unearned. Steve Jones took the loss, and Turk Farrell got the win. Ellie Rodriguez hit a grand slam for the Royals in the seventh.
California 11, Montreal 1: Jim McGlothlin threw seven scoreless innings while Jim Fregosi and Rick Reichardt each drove in four runs. Fregosi homered, doubled and singled, while Reichardt had a bases-loaded triple. Ron Fairly homered for Montreal. Gary Sutherland (two games) and John Bateman (three games) were each injured for the Expos; they will remain on the roster. Dick Radatz was deactivated after working three innings and John Boccabella activated. The Angels returned Tom Tischinski to the emergency list and reactivated Joe Azcue.
Player of the Day: Terry Harmon, Philadelphia
Seattle 71 52 .577 1.5
Kansas City 63 61 .508 10
Cleveland 61 64 .488 12.5
California 59 63 .483 13
Montreal 58 67 .464 15.5
Philadelphia 57 68 .456 16
San Diego 54 70 .435 18.5
Friday's games
Seattle (Gelnar and Barber) at San Diego (Kirby and Santorini), 2
Chicago (Horlen) at Cleveland (Paul)
Philadelphia (James) at Kansas City (Hedlund)
Montreal (Renko) at California (Murphy)
Chicago 8, Cleveland 2: The White Sox broke open the game with a seven-run seventh, Tommy McCraw drove in two with a pinch-hit triple and Carlos May hit a two-run homer. Paul Edmondson threw seven scoreless innings for the Sox, allowing three hits but walking four and hitting one. Luis Tiant took the loss.
Cleveland 4, Chicago 1: Stan Williams threw a two-hitter and struck out 13. Larry Brown went 3-for-4 and scored twice and Jose Cardenal drove in a pair. Ken Harrelson homered. Tommy John allowed all four runs in eight innings.
Philadelphia 4, Kansas City 2: Terry Harmon went 3-for-3 with two walks, two runs and an RBI to help power the Phillies. Rick Wise allowed two runs in seven innings. Four of the five hits he allowed came in the Royals' two-third. Tom Burgmeier took the loss; Al Raffo got the save. Dick Allen was injured (10 games) and is eligible to play Sept. 7.
Philadelphia 13, Kansas City 9: The Phillies scored 11 runs in the final two innings to get the doubleheader sweep. Rick Joseph hit a bases-loaded triple in the ninth to put the Phillies ahead. A two-base error by Joe Foy with two out in the ninth made the final five runs unearned. Steve Jones took the loss, and Turk Farrell got the win. Ellie Rodriguez hit a grand slam for the Royals in the seventh.
California 11, Montreal 1: Jim McGlothlin threw seven scoreless innings while Jim Fregosi and Rick Reichardt each drove in four runs. Fregosi homered, doubled and singled, while Reichardt had a bases-loaded triple. Ron Fairly homered for Montreal. Gary Sutherland (two games) and John Bateman (three games) were each injured for the Expos; they will remain on the roster. Dick Radatz was deactivated after working three innings and John Boccabella activated. The Angels returned Tom Tischinski to the emergency list and reactivated Joe Azcue.
Player of the Day: Terry Harmon, Philadelphia
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Games of Wednesday, Aug. 27
Chicago 70 48 .593 ---
Seattle 71 52 .577 1.5
Kansas City 63 59 .516 9
Cleveland 60 63 .488 12.5
California 58 63 .479 13.5
Montreal 58 66 .467 15
Philadelphia 55 68 .447 17
San Diego 54 70 .435 18.5
Thursday's games
Chicago (John and Edmondson) at Cleveland (Tiant and Williams), 2
Philadelphia (Wise and Champion) at Kansas City (Rooker and Drago), 2
Montreal (Reed) at California (McGlothlin)
Chicago 6, Philadelphia 5: The Phillies led 5-0 after two innings but frittered the lead away. Buddy Bradford hit a three-run homer off Woodie Fryman in the sixth, and the Sox took the lead in the ninth on a single, a walk, a double and a sac fly. Gary Bell started for Chicago but surrendered four runs in the first, including a three-run homer by Rick Joseph and was hit for in the top of the second. Don Secrist worked five innings, allowing one run. Jerry Nyman got the win, Wilbur Wood the save and Bill Wilson took the loss.
Chicago 10, Philadelphia 5: Bobby Knoop scored three times, once on a homer, as the White Sox led all the the way. Ed Herrmann also homered for Chicago. Jerry Nyman threw 2.2 scoreless innings and is credited with the win. Jerry Johnson takes the loss. Both starters left early with injuries. Billy Wynne is out 10 days and is replaced on the roster by Paul Edmondson; Wynne is eligible to pitch again Sept. 8. Jerry Johnson is out 5 days and is replaced on the roster by Jeff James. Johnson will return with roster expansion and is eligible to pitch Sept. 2. The White Sox also demoted Don Secrest and activated Sammy Ellis; Secrest is eligible to return with roster expansion.
Seattle 7, Kansas City 5 (10 innings): John Kennedy singled home two runs in the top of the 10th as the Pilots overcame a critical two-run misplay by Steve Hovley in the bottom of the ninth. With a man on and one down, Hovley played Pat Kelly's fly ball into a triple, then made a wild throw that allowed Kelly to score the tying run. Don Mincher hit a pair of homers for Seattle and drove in three runs. Mike Fiore homered for Kansas City. Diego Segui vultured the win, and Tom Burgmeier was the loser.
Kansas City 3, Seattle 2: Roger Nelson allowed one earned run in eight innings to salvage a split. Juan Rios homered in the second for Kansas City and drove in the Royals' final run with sixth-inning single. Moe Drabowsky worked a hitless ninth for the save. John Gelnar took the loss.
Cleveland 6, California 0: Sam McDowell fanned 13 in his three-hit shutout of the Angels. The game was scoreless into the sixth, when Larry Brown homered off Andy Messersmith. The Tribe broke the game open with two runs in the eighth and three in the ninth, capped by a two-run homer by Tony Horton off Hoyt Wilhelm.
California 14, Cleveland 6: The Angels batted around twice and pummeled four Cleveland hurlers for 16 hits and eight walks. Sandy Alomar, Jay Johnstone and Lou Johnson each had three RBIs. Clyde Wright allowed four runs in five innings but got the win; Dick Ellsworth took the loss.
San Diego 8, Montreal 7, 12 innings: Larry Stahl pinch-hit the go-ahead homer in the top of the 12, then made a game-saving catch in the bottom of the inning for the Padres. Cito Gaston hit a grand slam for the Padres in the fifth off Bill Stoneman, then committed one of three consective San Diego errors in the bottom of the frame. Bill McCool got the win for San Diego after blowing a save; Frank Reberger converted his opportunity. Dick Radatz took the loss.
Player of the Day: Sam McDowell, Cleveland
Seattle 71 52 .577 1.5
Kansas City 63 59 .516 9
Cleveland 60 63 .488 12.5
California 58 63 .479 13.5
Montreal 58 66 .467 15
Philadelphia 55 68 .447 17
San Diego 54 70 .435 18.5
Thursday's games
Chicago (John and Edmondson) at Cleveland (Tiant and Williams), 2
Philadelphia (Wise and Champion) at Kansas City (Rooker and Drago), 2
Montreal (Reed) at California (McGlothlin)
Chicago 6, Philadelphia 5: The Phillies led 5-0 after two innings but frittered the lead away. Buddy Bradford hit a three-run homer off Woodie Fryman in the sixth, and the Sox took the lead in the ninth on a single, a walk, a double and a sac fly. Gary Bell started for Chicago but surrendered four runs in the first, including a three-run homer by Rick Joseph and was hit for in the top of the second. Don Secrist worked five innings, allowing one run. Jerry Nyman got the win, Wilbur Wood the save and Bill Wilson took the loss.
Chicago 10, Philadelphia 5: Bobby Knoop scored three times, once on a homer, as the White Sox led all the the way. Ed Herrmann also homered for Chicago. Jerry Nyman threw 2.2 scoreless innings and is credited with the win. Jerry Johnson takes the loss. Both starters left early with injuries. Billy Wynne is out 10 days and is replaced on the roster by Paul Edmondson; Wynne is eligible to pitch again Sept. 8. Jerry Johnson is out 5 days and is replaced on the roster by Jeff James. Johnson will return with roster expansion and is eligible to pitch Sept. 2. The White Sox also demoted Don Secrest and activated Sammy Ellis; Secrest is eligible to return with roster expansion.
Seattle 7, Kansas City 5 (10 innings): John Kennedy singled home two runs in the top of the 10th as the Pilots overcame a critical two-run misplay by Steve Hovley in the bottom of the ninth. With a man on and one down, Hovley played Pat Kelly's fly ball into a triple, then made a wild throw that allowed Kelly to score the tying run. Don Mincher hit a pair of homers for Seattle and drove in three runs. Mike Fiore homered for Kansas City. Diego Segui vultured the win, and Tom Burgmeier was the loser.
Kansas City 3, Seattle 2: Roger Nelson allowed one earned run in eight innings to salvage a split. Juan Rios homered in the second for Kansas City and drove in the Royals' final run with sixth-inning single. Moe Drabowsky worked a hitless ninth for the save. John Gelnar took the loss.
Cleveland 6, California 0: Sam McDowell fanned 13 in his three-hit shutout of the Angels. The game was scoreless into the sixth, when Larry Brown homered off Andy Messersmith. The Tribe broke the game open with two runs in the eighth and three in the ninth, capped by a two-run homer by Tony Horton off Hoyt Wilhelm.
California 14, Cleveland 6: The Angels batted around twice and pummeled four Cleveland hurlers for 16 hits and eight walks. Sandy Alomar, Jay Johnstone and Lou Johnson each had three RBIs. Clyde Wright allowed four runs in five innings but got the win; Dick Ellsworth took the loss.
San Diego 8, Montreal 7, 12 innings: Larry Stahl pinch-hit the go-ahead homer in the top of the 12, then made a game-saving catch in the bottom of the inning for the Padres. Cito Gaston hit a grand slam for the Padres in the fifth off Bill Stoneman, then committed one of three consective San Diego errors in the bottom of the frame. Bill McCool got the win for San Diego after blowing a save; Frank Reberger converted his opportunity. Dick Radatz took the loss.
Player of the Day: Sam McDowell, Cleveland
Friday, September 8, 2017
Games of Tuesday, Aug. 26
Chicago 68 48 .586 ---
Seattle 70 51 .578 0.5
Kansas City 62 58 .517 8
Cleveland 59 62 .488 11.5
California 57 62 .479 12.5
Montreal 58 65 .471 13.5
Philadelphia 55 66 .455 15
San Diego 53 70 .431 18.5
Wednesday's games
Chicago (Wynne and Bell) at Philadelphia (Fryman and Johnson), 2
Seattle (Pattin and Meyer) at Kansas City (Bunker and Nelson), 2
Cleveland (McDowell and Ellsworth) at California (Messersmith and Wright), 2
San Diego (Ross) at Montreal (Stoneman)
Montreal 6, San Diego 5: The Expos plated two runs in the bottom of the ninth, with Coco Laboy driving home the winner with his second RBI of the game. Ollie Brown had a three-run homer in the seventh to put the Padres on top in what had been a pitchers duel, but the Expos used back-to-back triples by Rusty Staub and Bob Bailey in the eighth to pull to within one. Dick Radatz gets the win in relief, and Tommy Sisk the loss.
Montreal 9, San Diego 2: The Expos scored in five consecutive innings, while Gary Waslewski allowed five hits and two runs in seven innings for the win. Montreal got homers from Don Bosch and John Bateman, while Bob Bailey drew a pair of bases-loaded walks. Nate Colbert homered for the Padres. John Podres took the loss.
Chicago 4, Philadelphia 1: The White Sox scored three runs in the first and got seven innings of seven-hit, one-run pitching from Gary Peters. Buddy Bradford tripled for two runs and Don Pavletich doubled in another in the first off loser Grant Jackson. Walt Williams and Dick Allen exchanged homers later in the game. Dan Osinski and Wilbur Wood each retired all three men they faced to end the game for the Sox. Pavletich was injured (three days) and will be replaced on the roster by Carlos May; Pavletich is eligible to return when rosters expand.
Player of the Day: Bob Bailey, Montreal
Seattle 70 51 .578 0.5
Kansas City 62 58 .517 8
Cleveland 59 62 .488 11.5
California 57 62 .479 12.5
Montreal 58 65 .471 13.5
Philadelphia 55 66 .455 15
San Diego 53 70 .431 18.5
Wednesday's games
Chicago (Wynne and Bell) at Philadelphia (Fryman and Johnson), 2
Seattle (Pattin and Meyer) at Kansas City (Bunker and Nelson), 2
Cleveland (McDowell and Ellsworth) at California (Messersmith and Wright), 2
San Diego (Ross) at Montreal (Stoneman)
Montreal 6, San Diego 5: The Expos plated two runs in the bottom of the ninth, with Coco Laboy driving home the winner with his second RBI of the game. Ollie Brown had a three-run homer in the seventh to put the Padres on top in what had been a pitchers duel, but the Expos used back-to-back triples by Rusty Staub and Bob Bailey in the eighth to pull to within one. Dick Radatz gets the win in relief, and Tommy Sisk the loss.
Montreal 9, San Diego 2: The Expos scored in five consecutive innings, while Gary Waslewski allowed five hits and two runs in seven innings for the win. Montreal got homers from Don Bosch and John Bateman, while Bob Bailey drew a pair of bases-loaded walks. Nate Colbert homered for the Padres. John Podres took the loss.
Chicago 4, Philadelphia 1: The White Sox scored three runs in the first and got seven innings of seven-hit, one-run pitching from Gary Peters. Buddy Bradford tripled for two runs and Don Pavletich doubled in another in the first off loser Grant Jackson. Walt Williams and Dick Allen exchanged homers later in the game. Dan Osinski and Wilbur Wood each retired all three men they faced to end the game for the Sox. Pavletich was injured (three days) and will be replaced on the roster by Carlos May; Pavletich is eligible to return when rosters expand.
Player of the Day: Bob Bailey, Montreal
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Games of Monday, Aug. 25
Chicago 67 48 .582 ---
Seattle 70 51 .578 ---
Kansas City 62 58 .517 7.5
Cleveland 59 62 .488 11
California 57 62 .479 12
Montreal 56 65 .462 14
Philadelphia 55 65 .458 14.5
San Diego 53 68 .438 17
Tuesday's games
San Diego (Kelley and Podres) at Montreal (Wegener and Waslewski), 2
Chicago (Peters) at Philadelphia (Jackson)
San Diego 2, Montreal 1: Nate Colbert broke the 1-1 tie with a homer leading off the top of the ninth off Roy Face, and Joe Niekro allowed one unearned run in 8.2 innings. Niekro allowed six hits. Loser Jerry Robertson allowed one run on three hit in seven innings with seven strikeouts. Tommy Sisk got the final out with the bases loaded for the save.
Seattle 3, Kansas City 0: Gene Brabender threw a three-hit shutout, and the Pilots took advantage of a Jackie Hernandez error in the first to plate all three runs. Steve Whitaker hit a two-out homer off Bill Butler to cap the scoring. Brabender walked five and struck out eight.
Cleveland 8, California 4: Ken Harrelson and Tony Horton each homered twice, and Eddie Leon added another as the Tribe rocked Rudy May. Steve Hargan went seven innings for the win; he allowed three runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out five. Horton drove in three runs and Harrelson scored three times.
Player of the Day: Gene Brabender, Seattle
Seattle 70 51 .578 ---
Kansas City 62 58 .517 7.5
Cleveland 59 62 .488 11
California 57 62 .479 12
Montreal 56 65 .462 14
Philadelphia 55 65 .458 14.5
San Diego 53 68 .438 17
Tuesday's games
San Diego (Kelley and Podres) at Montreal (Wegener and Waslewski), 2
Chicago (Peters) at Philadelphia (Jackson)
San Diego 2, Montreal 1: Nate Colbert broke the 1-1 tie with a homer leading off the top of the ninth off Roy Face, and Joe Niekro allowed one unearned run in 8.2 innings. Niekro allowed six hits. Loser Jerry Robertson allowed one run on three hit in seven innings with seven strikeouts. Tommy Sisk got the final out with the bases loaded for the save.
Seattle 3, Kansas City 0: Gene Brabender threw a three-hit shutout, and the Pilots took advantage of a Jackie Hernandez error in the first to plate all three runs. Steve Whitaker hit a two-out homer off Bill Butler to cap the scoring. Brabender walked five and struck out eight.
Cleveland 8, California 4: Ken Harrelson and Tony Horton each homered twice, and Eddie Leon added another as the Tribe rocked Rudy May. Steve Hargan went seven innings for the win; he allowed three runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out five. Horton drove in three runs and Harrelson scored three times.
Player of the Day: Gene Brabender, Seattle
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