Chicago 77 57 .575 ---
Seattle 79 60 .568 0.5
California 68 67 .504 9.5
Kansas City 69 68 .504 9.5
Cleveland 68 69 .496 10.5
Montreal 64 72 .471 15
Philadelphia 60 76 .442 18
San Diego 60 76 .442 18
Thursday's games
California (Messersmith and Wright) at Kansas City (Rooker and Bunker), 2
Cleveland (McDowell and Hargan) at San Diego (Kirby and Santorini), 2
Montreal (Wegener) at Philadelphia (Wise)
Chicago (Horlen) at Seattle (Barber)
Philadelphia 5, Montreal 1: Rick Joseph hit a three-run homer in the first inning and added another RBI with a fourth-inning single to supply Grant Jackson with the lead. Jackson went the distance, allowing six hits, only two after the third inning. Jerry Robertson took the loss for the Expos.
Montreal 7, Philadelphia 1: Rusty Staub homered and drove in four runs to back Gary Waslewski's seven shutout innings. Kevin Collins homered and doubled with a pair of RBIs for the Expos. Bill Champion took the loss for the Phillies.
Seattle 3, Chicago 2: Wayne Comer homered and scored twice for the Pilots, who got 7.1 innings of four-hit ball from John Gelnar. Two of those hits were unlikely leadoff triples, one by Gail Hopkins and the other from Ed Herrmann, that the White Sox turned into runs. John O'Donoghue nailed down the win with 1.2 innings of hitless relief. Tommy John took the loss.
Player of the Day: Rusty Staub, Montreal
Monday, November 20, 2017
Friday, November 17, 2017
Games of Tuesday, Sept. 9
Chicago 77 56 .579 ---
Seattle 78 60 .565 1.5
California 68 67 .504 10
Kansas City 69 68 .504 10
Cleveland 68 69 .496 11
Montreal 63 71 .470 15.5
San Diego 60 76 .442 18.5
Philadelphia 59 75 .440 18.5
Wednesday's games
Montreal (Waslewski and Robertson) at Philadelphia (Jackson and Champion), 2
Chicago (John) at Seattle (Gelnar)
California 1, Kansas City 0: Jim Spencer scored the only run of the game. He came in on a double play grounder in the second inning. Rudy May went 7.1 innings for the win, allowing five hits and three walks. He worked out of jams in the sixth and seventh innings. Hoyt Wilhelm got the final five outs, allowing only a walk, for the save. Bill Butler struck out nine in seven innings for Kansas City, allowing four hits.
Seattle 6, Chicago 4: Wayne Comer drove in three runs as the Pilots tightened the race. George Brunet allowed four unearned runs in 6.2 innings, and Jim Bouton and Bob Locker retired the final seven White Sox hitters to nail down the win. Gary Peters took the loss. Dick Simpson (Seattle) will miss the next two days with an injury.
Player of the Day: Wayne Comer, Seattle
Seattle 78 60 .565 1.5
California 68 67 .504 10
Kansas City 69 68 .504 10
Cleveland 68 69 .496 11
Montreal 63 71 .470 15.5
San Diego 60 76 .442 18.5
Philadelphia 59 75 .440 18.5
Wednesday's games
Montreal (Waslewski and Robertson) at Philadelphia (Jackson and Champion), 2
Chicago (John) at Seattle (Gelnar)
California 1, Kansas City 0: Jim Spencer scored the only run of the game. He came in on a double play grounder in the second inning. Rudy May went 7.1 innings for the win, allowing five hits and three walks. He worked out of jams in the sixth and seventh innings. Hoyt Wilhelm got the final five outs, allowing only a walk, for the save. Bill Butler struck out nine in seven innings for Kansas City, allowing four hits.
Seattle 6, Chicago 4: Wayne Comer drove in three runs as the Pilots tightened the race. George Brunet allowed four unearned runs in 6.2 innings, and Jim Bouton and Bob Locker retired the final seven White Sox hitters to nail down the win. Gary Peters took the loss. Dick Simpson (Seattle) will miss the next two days with an injury.
Player of the Day: Wayne Comer, Seattle
Monday, November 13, 2017
Games of Monday, Sept. 8
Chicago 77 55 .583 ---
Seattle 77 60 .562 2.5
Kansas City 69 67 .507 10
California 67 67 .500 11
Cleveland 68 69 .496 11.5
Montreal 63 71 .470 16
Philadelphia 59 75 .440 19
San Diego 60 76 .442 19
Tuesday's games
California (May) at Kansas City (Butler)
Chicago (Peters) at Seattle (Brunet)
Montreal 5, Philadelphia 3: Adolpho Phillips hit a two-run homer and scored twice, and Bobby Wine also scored a pair of runs for the Expos. Howie Reed allowed three runs in five innings for the win, with Don Shaw throwing 3.2 scoreless innings before Claude Raymond entered with two on in the bottom of the ninth to strike out Dick Allen. Allen was 3-for-5 with a homer and two runs scored. Larry Hisle also homered. Jerry Johnson was the losing pitcher.
Kansas City 3, California 2: The Royals scored twice in the bottom of the ninth, with Ed Kirkpatrick tripling home Lou Piniella for the tying run and scoring the winner on Jerry Adair's grounder through the drawn-in infield. Ken Tatum took the loss; Tom Burgmeier was the winner. Pat Kelly was injured for the Royals and is eligible to return Sept. 19.
Player of the Day: Don Shaw, Montreal
Seattle 77 60 .562 2.5
Kansas City 69 67 .507 10
California 67 67 .500 11
Cleveland 68 69 .496 11.5
Montreal 63 71 .470 16
Philadelphia 59 75 .440 19
San Diego 60 76 .442 19
Tuesday's games
California (May) at Kansas City (Butler)
Chicago (Peters) at Seattle (Brunet)
Montreal 5, Philadelphia 3: Adolpho Phillips hit a two-run homer and scored twice, and Bobby Wine also scored a pair of runs for the Expos. Howie Reed allowed three runs in five innings for the win, with Don Shaw throwing 3.2 scoreless innings before Claude Raymond entered with two on in the bottom of the ninth to strike out Dick Allen. Allen was 3-for-5 with a homer and two runs scored. Larry Hisle also homered. Jerry Johnson was the losing pitcher.
Kansas City 3, California 2: The Royals scored twice in the bottom of the ninth, with Ed Kirkpatrick tripling home Lou Piniella for the tying run and scoring the winner on Jerry Adair's grounder through the drawn-in infield. Ken Tatum took the loss; Tom Burgmeier was the winner. Pat Kelly was injured for the Royals and is eligible to return Sept. 19.
Player of the Day: Don Shaw, Montreal
Saturday, November 11, 2017
Games of Sunday, Sept. 7
Chicago 77 55 .583 ---
Seattle 77 60 .562 2.5
California 67 66 .504 10.5
Kansas City 68 67 .504 10.5
Cleveland 68 69 .496 11.5
Montreal 62 71 .466 16.5
Philadelphia 59 74 .443 18.5
San Diego 60 76 .442 19
Monday's games
Montreal (Reed) at Philadelphia (Fryman)
California (Murphy) at Kansas City (Drago)
Kansas City 6, Montreal 0: Roger Nelson threw a four-hit shutout for the Royals, walking three and striking out 2. Jackie Hernandez scored twice and drove in a run; he had a single, a walk and a stolen base. The Expos committed four errors. Bill Stoneman took the loss; three of the five runs he allowed were unearned.
Philadelphia 13, California 5: Mike Ryan homered twice and drove in seven runs to cap a pair of big innings for the Phillies. Philadelphia plated six runs in the first inning to drive Jim McGlothlin from the box early, with Ryan hitting a three-run shot, and raked Eddie Fisher for five more in the seventh, with Ryan contributing a grand slam. Dick Allen and Johnny Callison also homered for the Phillies. Woodie Fryman allowed three earned runs in seven innings for the win.
Seattle 2, Cleveland 1, 10 innings: Wayne Comer singled home the winning run in the 10th off Larry Burchart. Duke Sims homered in the fourth for the only Cleveland run, off Diego Segui. Stan Williams, the Cleveland starter, left with a minor injury after the first inning, and Mike Paul threw five scoreless innings with nine strikeouts. Burchart took the loss; John O'Donoghue, who retired the only man he faced, was credited with the win.
Player of the Day: Mike Ryan, Philadelphia.
Seattle 77 60 .562 2.5
California 67 66 .504 10.5
Kansas City 68 67 .504 10.5
Cleveland 68 69 .496 11.5
Montreal 62 71 .466 16.5
Philadelphia 59 74 .443 18.5
San Diego 60 76 .442 19
Monday's games
Montreal (Reed) at Philadelphia (Fryman)
California (Murphy) at Kansas City (Drago)
Kansas City 6, Montreal 0: Roger Nelson threw a four-hit shutout for the Royals, walking three and striking out 2. Jackie Hernandez scored twice and drove in a run; he had a single, a walk and a stolen base. The Expos committed four errors. Bill Stoneman took the loss; three of the five runs he allowed were unearned.
Philadelphia 13, California 5: Mike Ryan homered twice and drove in seven runs to cap a pair of big innings for the Phillies. Philadelphia plated six runs in the first inning to drive Jim McGlothlin from the box early, with Ryan hitting a three-run shot, and raked Eddie Fisher for five more in the seventh, with Ryan contributing a grand slam. Dick Allen and Johnny Callison also homered for the Phillies. Woodie Fryman allowed three earned runs in seven innings for the win.
Seattle 2, Cleveland 1, 10 innings: Wayne Comer singled home the winning run in the 10th off Larry Burchart. Duke Sims homered in the fourth for the only Cleveland run, off Diego Segui. Stan Williams, the Cleveland starter, left with a minor injury after the first inning, and Mike Paul threw five scoreless innings with nine strikeouts. Burchart took the loss; John O'Donoghue, who retired the only man he faced, was credited with the win.
Player of the Day: Mike Ryan, Philadelphia.
Monday, November 6, 2017
Games of Saturday, Sept. 6
Chicago 77 55 .583 ---
Seattle 76 60 .559 3
California 67 65 .508 10
Kansas City 67 67 .500 11
Cleveland 68 68 .500 11
Montreal 62 70 .470 16
San Diego 60 76 .442 19
Philadelphia 58 74 .439 19
Sunday's games
Kansas City (Nelson) at Montreal (Stoneman)
Cleveland (Williams) at Seattle (Segui)
Philadelphia (Fryman) at California (McGlothlin)
Montreal 4, Kansas City 0: Mark Wegener went eight innings for the win and drove in a pair of runs with a seventh-inning triple. Wegener allowed six hits and walked six, but threw two double-play balls. Ron Fairly hit a solo homer for the Expos. Wally Bunker took the loss.
San Diego 6, Chicago 3: Nate Colbert hit a two-run homer and Ollie Brown scored a pair of runs for the Padres. Tommy Sisk shut out the White Sox for six inning before weakening in the seventh and got the win; Gary Ross retired all six men he faced for the save. Gary Bell took the loss. Luis Aparicio (White Sox) and Larry Stahl (Padres) were each injured and will miss the next three days.
Chicago 4, San Diego 0: Joel Horlen scattered six hits and one walk in his shutout and drove in the first two runs of the game with a sixth-inning single that chased loser Clay Kirby. Horlen fanned five and faced just four men over the minimum.
California 3, Philadelphia 1: Andy Messersmith scattered seven hits in eight innings while striking out eight and also scored a run and drove in another for the Angels. Ken Tatum retired all three men in the ninth for the save. Rick Wise took the loss.
Cleveland 3, Seattle 0: Dick Ellsworth went the distance, scattering seven hits and striking out three without a walk. Ken Harrelson homered for Cleveland, and Eddie Leon singled and drew three walks in four trips to the plate. Marty Pattin allowed one earned run in six innings for the loss.
Player of the Day: Joel Horlen, Chicago
Seattle 76 60 .559 3
California 67 65 .508 10
Kansas City 67 67 .500 11
Cleveland 68 68 .500 11
Montreal 62 70 .470 16
San Diego 60 76 .442 19
Philadelphia 58 74 .439 19
Sunday's games
Kansas City (Nelson) at Montreal (Stoneman)
Cleveland (Williams) at Seattle (Segui)
Philadelphia (Fryman) at California (McGlothlin)
Montreal 4, Kansas City 0: Mark Wegener went eight innings for the win and drove in a pair of runs with a seventh-inning triple. Wegener allowed six hits and walked six, but threw two double-play balls. Ron Fairly hit a solo homer for the Expos. Wally Bunker took the loss.
San Diego 6, Chicago 3: Nate Colbert hit a two-run homer and Ollie Brown scored a pair of runs for the Padres. Tommy Sisk shut out the White Sox for six inning before weakening in the seventh and got the win; Gary Ross retired all six men he faced for the save. Gary Bell took the loss. Luis Aparicio (White Sox) and Larry Stahl (Padres) were each injured and will miss the next three days.
Chicago 4, San Diego 0: Joel Horlen scattered six hits and one walk in his shutout and drove in the first two runs of the game with a sixth-inning single that chased loser Clay Kirby. Horlen fanned five and faced just four men over the minimum.
California 3, Philadelphia 1: Andy Messersmith scattered seven hits in eight innings while striking out eight and also scored a run and drove in another for the Angels. Ken Tatum retired all three men in the ninth for the save. Rick Wise took the loss.
Cleveland 3, Seattle 0: Dick Ellsworth went the distance, scattering seven hits and striking out three without a walk. Ken Harrelson homered for Cleveland, and Eddie Leon singled and drew three walks in four trips to the plate. Marty Pattin allowed one earned run in six innings for the loss.
Player of the Day: Joel Horlen, Chicago
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