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