Chicago 76 54 .584 ---
Seattle 76 59 .563 2.5
California 66 65 .504 10.5
Kansas City 67 66 .504 10.5
Cleveland 67 68 .496 11.5
Montreal 61 70 .466 16.5
Philadelphia 58 73 .443 18.5
San Diego 59 75 .440 19
Saturday's games
Kansas City (Bunker) at Montreal (Wegener)
San Diego (Kirby and Sisk) at Chicago (Horlen and Bell), 2
Cleveland (Ellsworth) at Seattle (Pattin)
Philadelphia (Wise) at California (Messersmith)
Cleveland 4, Seattle 2: Eddie Leon's two-run homer in the top of the eighth broke the tie. Sam McDowell went the distance for the win. He allowed eight hits, one a homer by Ray Oyler, and struck out five. Garry Roggenburk took the loss. The Pilots were charged with four errors. Tony Horton was injured (three days) and may play again beginning Sept. 9.
Seattle 5, Cleveland 2: Consecutive doubles by Tommy Harper and Mike Hegan ignited a three-run sixth inning that lifted the Pilots to the win. Rich Rollins homered for Seattle, Jose Cardenal for Cleveland. Gene Brabender went seven innings for the win. He allowed two runs on five hits and two walks with nine strikeouts. Luis Tiant went all eight innings for Cleveland. John O'Donoghue threw two scoreless innings for the save.
San Diego 7, Chicago 4: Ollie Brown opened the scoring with a solo homer in the first and drove in two more runs on his 4-for-5 night. Dick Kelley, supported by four double plays, threw eight scoreless innings before weakening in the ninth. Tommy John took the loss. Al Ferrara was injured (one day).
Player of the Day: Ollie Brown, San Diego.
Sunday, October 29, 2017
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Games of Thursday, Sept 4
Chicago 76 53 .589 ---
Seattle 75 58 .564 3
California 66 65 .504 11
Kansas City 67 66 .504 11
Cleveland 66 67 .496 12
Montreal 61 70 .466 17
Philadelphia 58 73 .443 19
San Diego 58 75 .436 20
Friday's games
Cleveland (McDowell and Tiant) at Seattle (Gelnar and Brabender), 2
San Diego (Kelley) at Chicago (John)
Montreal 5, Kansas City 3: Ron Fairly pinch-hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning. Bill Butler was the hard luck loser; two of the four runs charged against him were unearned as the Royals were charged with three errors. Claude Raymond was credited with the win, and Dan McGinn picked up the save.
California 7, Philadelphia 1: Rudy May allowed one unearned run in eight innings, scattering five hits while walking two and striking out six. Loser Grant Jackson was knocked out in the first inning, allowing five runs on three hits, three walks and an error. Rich Reichardt tripled home three runs in the inning; he scored twice in the game.
Player of the Day: Ron Fairly, Montreal
Seattle 75 58 .564 3
California 66 65 .504 11
Kansas City 67 66 .504 11
Cleveland 66 67 .496 12
Montreal 61 70 .466 17
Philadelphia 58 73 .443 19
San Diego 58 75 .436 20
Friday's games
Cleveland (McDowell and Tiant) at Seattle (Gelnar and Brabender), 2
San Diego (Kelley) at Chicago (John)
Montreal 5, Kansas City 3: Ron Fairly pinch-hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning. Bill Butler was the hard luck loser; two of the four runs charged against him were unearned as the Royals were charged with three errors. Claude Raymond was credited with the win, and Dan McGinn picked up the save.
California 7, Philadelphia 1: Rudy May allowed one unearned run in eight innings, scattering five hits while walking two and striking out six. Loser Grant Jackson was knocked out in the first inning, allowing five runs on three hits, three walks and an error. Rich Reichardt tripled home three runs in the inning; he scored twice in the game.
Player of the Day: Ron Fairly, Montreal
Monday, October 23, 2017
Games of Wednesday, Sept. 3
Chicago 76 53 .589 ---
Seattle 75 58 .564 3
Kansas City 67 65 .508 10.5
California 65 65 .500 11.5
Cleveland 66 67 .496 12
Montreal 60 70 .461 17.5
Philadelphia 58 72 .446 18.5
San Diego 58 75 .436 20
Thursday's games
Philadelphia (Jackson) at California (May)
Kansas City (Butler) at Montreal (Robertson)
Chicago 4, Seattle 3: Tom McCraw capped a string of ninth-inning singles to plate the winning run off Jim Bouton. Ray Oyler of the Pilots and Bobby Knoop of the White Sox each had two-run doubles, and pinch-hitter Danny Walton hit a solo homer for Seattle. Dan Osinski threw two scoreless innings for the win.
Chicago 8, Seattle 7: Pinch-hitter Gail Hopkins doubled in the tying and go-ahead runs in the bottom of the eighth as the White Sox again beat up the Seattle bullpen to sweep the doubleheader and tighten their grip on first place. Jack Hamilton got the win despite allowing two runs in two innings of work, Wilbur Wood the save and Bob Locker took the loss. Carlos May hit a two-run homer for Chicago. Tommy Harper had a solo shot for the Pilots. Duane Josephson (Chicago) was injured and cannot play until Sept. 19. Gary Kolb has been activated off the emergency list to give the White Sox a second catcher with Ed Herrmann also injured.
Cleveland 8, San Diego 1: Mike Paul threw a four-hitter while striking out nine for the Tribe, and Dave Nelson went 3-for-3 with a run, two RBIs, two steals, a double and a walk. Loser Al Santorini wild-pitched in two runs and yielded five steals in five innings. Roberto Pena homered for the sole San Diego run.
Cleveland 4, San Diego 2: Steve Hargan allowed two runs on one hit and four walks on short rest, Tony Horton went 4-for-5 with an RBI and a double, and Ken Harrelson scored twice. Joe Niekro took the loss, and Ron Law got the save.
Kansas City 5, California 3: Mike Fiore drove in three runs with a homer and a triple for Kansas City, and Mike Hedlund allowed three runs in seven innings for the win. Moe Drabowsky got the final out for the save. The Angels left the bases loaded in their three-run fivth inning and left men in scoring position in each of the next three. Vic Davalillo was injured and cannot play until Sept. 11.
Player of the Day: Gail Hopkins, Chicago
Seattle 75 58 .564 3
Kansas City 67 65 .508 10.5
California 65 65 .500 11.5
Cleveland 66 67 .496 12
Montreal 60 70 .461 17.5
Philadelphia 58 72 .446 18.5
San Diego 58 75 .436 20
Thursday's games
Philadelphia (Jackson) at California (May)
Kansas City (Butler) at Montreal (Robertson)
Chicago 4, Seattle 3: Tom McCraw capped a string of ninth-inning singles to plate the winning run off Jim Bouton. Ray Oyler of the Pilots and Bobby Knoop of the White Sox each had two-run doubles, and pinch-hitter Danny Walton hit a solo homer for Seattle. Dan Osinski threw two scoreless innings for the win.
Chicago 8, Seattle 7: Pinch-hitter Gail Hopkins doubled in the tying and go-ahead runs in the bottom of the eighth as the White Sox again beat up the Seattle bullpen to sweep the doubleheader and tighten their grip on first place. Jack Hamilton got the win despite allowing two runs in two innings of work, Wilbur Wood the save and Bob Locker took the loss. Carlos May hit a two-run homer for Chicago. Tommy Harper had a solo shot for the Pilots. Duane Josephson (Chicago) was injured and cannot play until Sept. 19. Gary Kolb has been activated off the emergency list to give the White Sox a second catcher with Ed Herrmann also injured.
Cleveland 8, San Diego 1: Mike Paul threw a four-hitter while striking out nine for the Tribe, and Dave Nelson went 3-for-3 with a run, two RBIs, two steals, a double and a walk. Loser Al Santorini wild-pitched in two runs and yielded five steals in five innings. Roberto Pena homered for the sole San Diego run.
Cleveland 4, San Diego 2: Steve Hargan allowed two runs on one hit and four walks on short rest, Tony Horton went 4-for-5 with an RBI and a double, and Ken Harrelson scored twice. Joe Niekro took the loss, and Ron Law got the save.
Kansas City 5, California 3: Mike Fiore drove in three runs with a homer and a triple for Kansas City, and Mike Hedlund allowed three runs in seven innings for the win. Moe Drabowsky got the final out for the save. The Angels left the bases loaded in their three-run fivth inning and left men in scoring position in each of the next three. Vic Davalillo was injured and cannot play until Sept. 11.
Player of the Day: Gail Hopkins, Chicago
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Games of Tuesday, Sept. 2
Chicago 74 53 .582 ---
Seattle 75 56 .572 1
California 65 64 .504 10
Kansas City 66 65 .504 10
Cleveland 64 67 .489 12
Montreal 60 70 .461 16.5
Philadelphia 58 72 .446 17.5
San Diego 58 73 .442 18
Wednesday's games
Seattle (Barber and Brunet) at Chicago (Peters and Ellis), 2
Cleveland (Paul and Hargan) at San Diego (Niekro and Santorini), 2
Kansas City (Hedlund) at California (Kealey)
Seattle 9, Chicago 6: Don Mincher hit a three-run homer and an RBI single to power the Pilots. Diego Segui allowed three runs in seven innings for the win. Mike Hegan scored three runs. Bobby Knopp hit a three-run homer for Chicago. Joel Horlen allowed five runs in three innings for the loss, Ed Herrmann (Chicago) was injured and may play again on Sept. 7.
Chicago 6, Seattle 5: Pinch-hitter Don Pavelitch doubled home two runs with two out in the bottom of the ninth to cap a four-run inning and keep the White Sox in first place. Jack Hamilton got the win with a scoreless inning of relief, and John O'Donoghue was charged with the loss. Mike Hegan, who went 5-for-5, hit a two-run homer for the Pilots, and Bob Christian hit a solo shot for the White Sox.
Kansas City 7, California 2: Steve Jones, making a spot start for the injured Dick Drago, allowed two runs in five innings, while Mike Fiore went 4-for-4 and Lou Piniella hit a two-run homer. Fiore walked, doubled in a run and scored twice. Tom Murphy took the loss for California, which stranded 13 baserunners.
California 4, Kansas City 0: Vern Geishert and a pair of relievers combined for a three-hit shutout, and Geishert drove in two runs with a single in the second inning. The teams combined for six errors, three of them by Angels pitchers (Geishert 2, Eddie Fisher 1), and two of the four runs charged to Jim Rooker were unearned.
San Diego 4, Cleveland 3 (10 innings): The bats awoke in the 10th inning of what had been a pitchers duel. Ken Harrelson hit a two-run homer in the top of the 10th off Bill McCool, who was in his third inning of relief. But Horacio Pina allowed five straight singles in the bottom of the inning, the last sneaking through the drawn-in infield to plate Ollie Brown with the game-winner. Brown also had a home run in the third inning off Cleveland starter Stan Williams, who went nine innings allowing one run on seven hits.
Player of the Day: Mike Hegan, Seattle
Seattle 75 56 .572 1
California 65 64 .504 10
Kansas City 66 65 .504 10
Cleveland 64 67 .489 12
Montreal 60 70 .461 16.5
Philadelphia 58 72 .446 17.5
San Diego 58 73 .442 18
Wednesday's games
Seattle (Barber and Brunet) at Chicago (Peters and Ellis), 2
Cleveland (Paul and Hargan) at San Diego (Niekro and Santorini), 2
Kansas City (Hedlund) at California (Kealey)
Seattle 9, Chicago 6: Don Mincher hit a three-run homer and an RBI single to power the Pilots. Diego Segui allowed three runs in seven innings for the win. Mike Hegan scored three runs. Bobby Knopp hit a three-run homer for Chicago. Joel Horlen allowed five runs in three innings for the loss, Ed Herrmann (Chicago) was injured and may play again on Sept. 7.
Chicago 6, Seattle 5: Pinch-hitter Don Pavelitch doubled home two runs with two out in the bottom of the ninth to cap a four-run inning and keep the White Sox in first place. Jack Hamilton got the win with a scoreless inning of relief, and John O'Donoghue was charged with the loss. Mike Hegan, who went 5-for-5, hit a two-run homer for the Pilots, and Bob Christian hit a solo shot for the White Sox.
Kansas City 7, California 2: Steve Jones, making a spot start for the injured Dick Drago, allowed two runs in five innings, while Mike Fiore went 4-for-4 and Lou Piniella hit a two-run homer. Fiore walked, doubled in a run and scored twice. Tom Murphy took the loss for California, which stranded 13 baserunners.
California 4, Kansas City 0: Vern Geishert and a pair of relievers combined for a three-hit shutout, and Geishert drove in two runs with a single in the second inning. The teams combined for six errors, three of them by Angels pitchers (Geishert 2, Eddie Fisher 1), and two of the four runs charged to Jim Rooker were unearned.
San Diego 4, Cleveland 3 (10 innings): The bats awoke in the 10th inning of what had been a pitchers duel. Ken Harrelson hit a two-run homer in the top of the 10th off Bill McCool, who was in his third inning of relief. But Horacio Pina allowed five straight singles in the bottom of the inning, the last sneaking through the drawn-in infield to plate Ollie Brown with the game-winner. Brown also had a home run in the third inning off Cleveland starter Stan Williams, who went nine innings allowing one run on seven hits.
Player of the Day: Mike Hegan, Seattle
Friday, October 13, 2017
Games of Monday, Sept. 1
Chicago 73 52 .584 ---
Seattle 74 55 .574 1
California 64 63 .504 10
Kansas City 65 64 .504 10
Cleveland 64 66 .492 11.5
Montreal 60 70 .461 16.5
Philadelphia 58 72 .446 16.5
San Diego 57 73 .438 18.5
Tuesday's games
Seattle (Marshall and Segui) at Chicago (Horlen and Edmondson), 2
Kansas City (Rooker and Drago) at California (Murphy and Geishert), 2
Cleveland (Williams) at San Diego (Kirby)
Montreal 2, Philadelphia 1: Adolpho Phillips and Bob Bailey hit solo homers, and Gary Waslewski and Dan McGinn combined for a four-hitter. McGinn got seven outs for the save, striking out three and not allowing a ball out of the infield. Woodie Fryman took the loss.
Montreal 14, Philadelphia 8: The Expos knocked out Rick Wise in the second inning and piled on against Turk Farrell. Ty Cline and Mack Jones each scored three runs, Rusty Staub drove in three, and Coco Laboy went 4-for-5. Jones had a triple and two doubles. Ron Fairly and Kevin Collins homered. Bill Stoneman staggered through six innings, allowing all eight Phillies runs, but got the win.
Seattle 5, Chicago 3: Tommy Davis doubled in a pair of runs in the seventh inning as the Pilots overtook the White Sox. Carlos May hit a three-run homer in the first to give Chicago all its runs before Marty Pattin retired a hitter, but the White Sox got only one more hit the rest of the way. Jim Bouton got the win with two innings of relief, and Bob Locker got the save. Tommy Harper reached base four times, scoring two runs. Davis had a pair of doubles. Tommy John took the loss. Bill Melton (Chicago) was injured and may play again on Sept. 4.
Chicago 3, Seattle 2: Pete Ward, filling in for the injured Bill Melton at third base, doubled home a pair of runs and scored another after drawing a leadoff walk, and Jerry Nyman threw six scoreless innings before allowing a two-run homer in the seventh to Jim Pagliaroni. The Sox won despite being held to six hits by loser Bob Meyer and Jim Bouton. Wilbur Wood got the save.
California 6, Kansas City 4: Jim Spencer's second homer of the game came with a man on in the bottom of the ninth and made a winner of Hoyt Wilhelm, who threw two scoreless frames. Spencer also doubled, singled, scored three runs and drove in three. Royals starter Wally Bunker wild pitched two runners home in the fourth inning. Tom Burgmeier took the loss for Kansas City. Jerry Adair (Royals) was injured and is eligible to return Sept. 3.
California 2, Kansas City 1 (13 innings): Jim Fregosi's short fly to center plated Sandy Alomar with the winning run. Pedro Borbon loaded the bases in the top of the 13th but wriggled out of the jam without allowing a run; Dave Wickersham wasn't as fortunate in the bottom half of the inning. Aurelio Rodriguez went 4-for-6 with a pair of doubles and an RBI for the Angels. Clyde Wright went nine innings, allowing only an unearned run on five hits.
Cleveland 5, San Diego 4 (11 innings): Frank Reberger wild-pitched the go-ahead run home in the 11th, the second inning in a row that he allowed the Tribe to take the lead after the Padres tied the game in the ninth with a two-run rally against Luis Tiant. Horacio Pina, who coughed up the 10th inning lead, vultured the win, and Ron Law got the save. Ollie Brown homered for the Padres in the first inning.
San Diego 2, Cleveland 0: Johnny Podres threw a three-hit shutout and faced one batter over the minimum. Dick Ellsworth was nearly as good; he also threw a three-hitter (eight innings), but he walked two men ahead of Ollie Brown's two-out triple in the third inning.
Player of the Day: Johnny Podres, San Diego
Seattle 74 55 .574 1
California 64 63 .504 10
Kansas City 65 64 .504 10
Cleveland 64 66 .492 11.5
Montreal 60 70 .461 16.5
Philadelphia 58 72 .446 16.5
San Diego 57 73 .438 18.5
Tuesday's games
Seattle (Marshall and Segui) at Chicago (Horlen and Edmondson), 2
Kansas City (Rooker and Drago) at California (Murphy and Geishert), 2
Cleveland (Williams) at San Diego (Kirby)
Montreal 2, Philadelphia 1: Adolpho Phillips and Bob Bailey hit solo homers, and Gary Waslewski and Dan McGinn combined for a four-hitter. McGinn got seven outs for the save, striking out three and not allowing a ball out of the infield. Woodie Fryman took the loss.
Montreal 14, Philadelphia 8: The Expos knocked out Rick Wise in the second inning and piled on against Turk Farrell. Ty Cline and Mack Jones each scored three runs, Rusty Staub drove in three, and Coco Laboy went 4-for-5. Jones had a triple and two doubles. Ron Fairly and Kevin Collins homered. Bill Stoneman staggered through six innings, allowing all eight Phillies runs, but got the win.
Seattle 5, Chicago 3: Tommy Davis doubled in a pair of runs in the seventh inning as the Pilots overtook the White Sox. Carlos May hit a three-run homer in the first to give Chicago all its runs before Marty Pattin retired a hitter, but the White Sox got only one more hit the rest of the way. Jim Bouton got the win with two innings of relief, and Bob Locker got the save. Tommy Harper reached base four times, scoring two runs. Davis had a pair of doubles. Tommy John took the loss. Bill Melton (Chicago) was injured and may play again on Sept. 4.
Chicago 3, Seattle 2: Pete Ward, filling in for the injured Bill Melton at third base, doubled home a pair of runs and scored another after drawing a leadoff walk, and Jerry Nyman threw six scoreless innings before allowing a two-run homer in the seventh to Jim Pagliaroni. The Sox won despite being held to six hits by loser Bob Meyer and Jim Bouton. Wilbur Wood got the save.
California 6, Kansas City 4: Jim Spencer's second homer of the game came with a man on in the bottom of the ninth and made a winner of Hoyt Wilhelm, who threw two scoreless frames. Spencer also doubled, singled, scored three runs and drove in three. Royals starter Wally Bunker wild pitched two runners home in the fourth inning. Tom Burgmeier took the loss for Kansas City. Jerry Adair (Royals) was injured and is eligible to return Sept. 3.
California 2, Kansas City 1 (13 innings): Jim Fregosi's short fly to center plated Sandy Alomar with the winning run. Pedro Borbon loaded the bases in the top of the 13th but wriggled out of the jam without allowing a run; Dave Wickersham wasn't as fortunate in the bottom half of the inning. Aurelio Rodriguez went 4-for-6 with a pair of doubles and an RBI for the Angels. Clyde Wright went nine innings, allowing only an unearned run on five hits.
Cleveland 5, San Diego 4 (11 innings): Frank Reberger wild-pitched the go-ahead run home in the 11th, the second inning in a row that he allowed the Tribe to take the lead after the Padres tied the game in the ninth with a two-run rally against Luis Tiant. Horacio Pina, who coughed up the 10th inning lead, vultured the win, and Ron Law got the save. Ollie Brown homered for the Padres in the first inning.
San Diego 2, Cleveland 0: Johnny Podres threw a three-hit shutout and faced one batter over the minimum. Dick Ellsworth was nearly as good; he also threw a three-hitter (eight innings), but he walked two men ahead of Ollie Brown's two-out triple in the third inning.
Player of the Day: Johnny Podres, San Diego
Sunday, October 8, 2017
Games of Sunday, Aug. 31
Chicago 72 51 .585 ---
Seattle 73 54 .575 1
Kansas City 65 62 .512 9
California 62 63 .496 11
Cleveland 63 65 .492 11.5
Montreal 58 70 .453 16.5
Philadelphia 58 70 .453 16.5
San Diego 56 72 .438 18
Monday's games
Philadelphia (Fryman and Wise) at Montreal (Stoneman and Waslewski), 2
Seattle (Pattin and Meyer) at Chicago (John and Nyman), 2
Kansas City (Bunker and Nelson) at California (McGlothlin and Wright), 2
Cleveland (Tiant and Ellsworth) at San Diego (Sisk and Podres) 2
Cleveland 14, Chicago 2: Sam McDowell allowed five hits and struck out nine in the complete game. The Indians scored six runs in the fifth and had a pair of three-run innings. Vern Fuller scored three runs, and Jose Cardenal and Max Alvis scored twice apiece, while Larry Brown drove in three runs. The White Sox had a brutal day afield, committing four errors and failing to make other plays they usually make. Gary Bell took the loss. Cardenal homered for the Tribe.
California 3, Montreal 1: Andy Messersmith threw a five-hitter and the Angels pieced together three runs despite leaving 11 men on base. Mark Wegener took the loss; he allowed two runs on seven hits in six innings. Ty Cline doubled twice for Montreal but was caught napping on the hidden ball trick in the first inning.
Seattle 10, San Diego 6: Mike Hegan put the Pilots ahead to stay with a two-run pinch-hit double in the eighth inning. The win was awarded to Mike Marshall, who faced three hitters and got three outs in the ninth to protect a four-run lead, as pitcher of record John O'Donoghue allowed two runs in two innings. Wayne Comer scored three runs and drove in one. The Padres return Gary Kolb to the emergency list.
Player of the Day: Wayne Comer, Seattle
Roster note: Roster limits are lifted for September, so all players are now active. Injuries still apply.
Seattle 73 54 .575 1
Kansas City 65 62 .512 9
California 62 63 .496 11
Cleveland 63 65 .492 11.5
Montreal 58 70 .453 16.5
Philadelphia 58 70 .453 16.5
San Diego 56 72 .438 18
Monday's games
Philadelphia (Fryman and Wise) at Montreal (Stoneman and Waslewski), 2
Seattle (Pattin and Meyer) at Chicago (John and Nyman), 2
Kansas City (Bunker and Nelson) at California (McGlothlin and Wright), 2
Cleveland (Tiant and Ellsworth) at San Diego (Sisk and Podres) 2
Cleveland 14, Chicago 2: Sam McDowell allowed five hits and struck out nine in the complete game. The Indians scored six runs in the fifth and had a pair of three-run innings. Vern Fuller scored three runs, and Jose Cardenal and Max Alvis scored twice apiece, while Larry Brown drove in three runs. The White Sox had a brutal day afield, committing four errors and failing to make other plays they usually make. Gary Bell took the loss. Cardenal homered for the Tribe.
California 3, Montreal 1: Andy Messersmith threw a five-hitter and the Angels pieced together three runs despite leaving 11 men on base. Mark Wegener took the loss; he allowed two runs on seven hits in six innings. Ty Cline doubled twice for Montreal but was caught napping on the hidden ball trick in the first inning.
Seattle 10, San Diego 6: Mike Hegan put the Pilots ahead to stay with a two-run pinch-hit double in the eighth inning. The win was awarded to Mike Marshall, who faced three hitters and got three outs in the ninth to protect a four-run lead, as pitcher of record John O'Donoghue allowed two runs in two innings. Wayne Comer scored three runs and drove in one. The Padres return Gary Kolb to the emergency list.
Player of the Day: Wayne Comer, Seattle
Roster note: Roster limits are lifted for September, so all players are now active. Injuries still apply.
Friday, October 6, 2017
Games of Saturday, Aug. 30
Chicago 72 50 .590 ---
Seattle 72 54 .571 2
Kansas City 65 62 .512 9.5
California 61 63 .491 12
Cleveland 62 65 .488 12
Montreal 58 69 .457 16.5
Philadelphia 58 70 .453 16.5
San Diego 56 71 .441 18
Sunday's games
Chicago (Bell) at Cleveland (McDowell)
Montreal (Wegener) at California (Messersmith)
Seattle (Brabender) at San Diego (Kelley)
Philadelphia 10, Kansas City 3: Grant Jackson went the distance in a sloppy contest. The Royals fielders were charged with four errors, and the Royals pitchers walked 10, four of them with the bases loaded. Jackson scattered 10 hits and walked two. Dave Morehead took the loss for the Royals.
Kansas City 6, Philadelphia 5: Mike Fiore hit a two-run homer in the fourth to put the Royals in front for good, and Kansas City survived two homers by John Briggs and one from Cookie Rojas. Winner Bill Butler allowed just six hits in 7.2 innings, but three of them were the home runs. Joe Keough tripled home two runs for the Royals. Lowell Palmer took the loss, and Moe Drabowsky retired the last two hitters for the save. Joe Foy was injured for four days and will remain on the active list. He's eligible to play Sept. 4.
Cleveland 11, Chicago 9: The Indians scored eight runs in the bottom of the eighth to stun the first-place Pale Hose. The Tribe got six hits and four walks in the inning and benefited from a Luis Aparicio error. Dan Osinski took the loss. Ron Law, who allowed two runs in two innings, was credited with the win. Bobby Knoop hit a three-run homer in the ninth to make the final score close. Aparicio homered to lead off the game. Ken Berry went 4-for-5 with a homer, a doubled, two runs and an RBI.
San Diego 5, Seattle 3: Chris Cannizzaro hit a two-run homer, and Jose Arcia had a pair of RBI hits for the Podres. Bill McCool retired all four Pilots he faced for the win, and Frank Reberge navigated a pair of two-out hits in the ninth for the save. Bob Locker took the loss. Wayne Comer homered for Seattle.
California 4, Montreal 3: Aurelio Rodriguez broke the tie with an eighth-inning homer off Don Shaw. Jay Johnstone homered in the third for the Angels, and Jim Fregosi and Jim Spencer hit consecutive RBI doubles in the fifth. Rusty Staub had a two-run homer off Rudy May and drove in the other Expo run with a sac fly in the seventh. May gets the win, Ken Tatum the save.
Player of the Day: Aurelio Rodiguez, California
Seattle 72 54 .571 2
Kansas City 65 62 .512 9.5
California 61 63 .491 12
Cleveland 62 65 .488 12
Montreal 58 69 .457 16.5
Philadelphia 58 70 .453 16.5
San Diego 56 71 .441 18
Sunday's games
Chicago (Bell) at Cleveland (McDowell)
Montreal (Wegener) at California (Messersmith)
Seattle (Brabender) at San Diego (Kelley)
Philadelphia 10, Kansas City 3: Grant Jackson went the distance in a sloppy contest. The Royals fielders were charged with four errors, and the Royals pitchers walked 10, four of them with the bases loaded. Jackson scattered 10 hits and walked two. Dave Morehead took the loss for the Royals.
Kansas City 6, Philadelphia 5: Mike Fiore hit a two-run homer in the fourth to put the Royals in front for good, and Kansas City survived two homers by John Briggs and one from Cookie Rojas. Winner Bill Butler allowed just six hits in 7.2 innings, but three of them were the home runs. Joe Keough tripled home two runs for the Royals. Lowell Palmer took the loss, and Moe Drabowsky retired the last two hitters for the save. Joe Foy was injured for four days and will remain on the active list. He's eligible to play Sept. 4.
Cleveland 11, Chicago 9: The Indians scored eight runs in the bottom of the eighth to stun the first-place Pale Hose. The Tribe got six hits and four walks in the inning and benefited from a Luis Aparicio error. Dan Osinski took the loss. Ron Law, who allowed two runs in two innings, was credited with the win. Bobby Knoop hit a three-run homer in the ninth to make the final score close. Aparicio homered to lead off the game. Ken Berry went 4-for-5 with a homer, a doubled, two runs and an RBI.
San Diego 5, Seattle 3: Chris Cannizzaro hit a two-run homer, and Jose Arcia had a pair of RBI hits for the Podres. Bill McCool retired all four Pilots he faced for the win, and Frank Reberge navigated a pair of two-out hits in the ninth for the save. Bob Locker took the loss. Wayne Comer homered for Seattle.
California 4, Montreal 3: Aurelio Rodriguez broke the tie with an eighth-inning homer off Don Shaw. Jay Johnstone homered in the third for the Angels, and Jim Fregosi and Jim Spencer hit consecutive RBI doubles in the fifth. Rusty Staub had a two-run homer off Rudy May and drove in the other Expo run with a sac fly in the seventh. May gets the win, Ken Tatum the save.
Player of the Day: Aurelio Rodiguez, California
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