Chicago 78 57 .578 ---
Seattle 79 61 .564 1.5
California 69 68 .504 10
Cleveland 70 69 .504 10
Kansas City 70 69 .504 10
Montreal 64 73 .467 15
Philadelphia 61 76 .445 18
San Diego 60 78 .435 19.5
Friday's game
Cleveland (Tiant) at San Diego (Niekro)
Kansas City 5, California 3: Ed Kirkpatrick hit three doubles for the Royals, and Jim Rooker settled down after allowing three runs in the first to toss eight innings. Billy Cowan hit a two-run homer for the Angels in the first, and Bob Oliver homered for Kansas City. Andy Messersmith was the loser, nd Moe Drabowsky threw a perfect ninth for the save.
California 7, Kansas City 4: Jay Johnstone, Jim Fregosi and Aurelio Rodriguez each drove in two runs as the Angels salvaged at split at Kansas City. Clyde Wright shut out the Royals for six innings before weakening with two outs in the seventh; all four runs were charged to him, but he still earned the win. Fregosi homered off loser Wally Bunker. Ken Tatum worked two scoreless innings for the save.
Cleveland 4, San Diego 3: Sam McDowell struck out 12 in the complete game win, and Eddie Leon and Lou Klimchock each hit two-run homers in the fifth inning for Cleveland. Chris Cannizzaro and Ed Spiezio each hit solo homers for the Padres. Clay Kirby was the losing pitcher.
Cleveland 5, San Diego 4, 14 innings: Ken Harrelson doubled to open the top of the 14th and scored on Larry Brown's two-out single. The Cleveland bullpen threw 11 scoreless innings, five of them by Mike Paul, after Steve Hargan allowed four runs in the first three innings. Larry Burchart (three innings) got the win, and Stan Williams picked up the save. Dave Roberts took the loss for the Padres. Jose Cardenal went 3-for-5 with two steals, a run, an RBI and two walks, and Brown had four hits but also had a two-base error that plated a pair of runs in the second inning.
Philadelphia 12, Montreal 4: The Phillies blew the game open with a seven-run seventh and added three more in the eighth. Deron Johnson hit a three-run homer off loser Claude Raymond and Mike Ryan a two-run homer off Dick Radatz in the seventh; Dick Allen and Cookie Rojas hit back-to-back homers in the eighth off Larry Jaster. John Boozer allowed one run in two innings of relief for the win.
Chicago 4, Seattle 3: Luis Aparicio hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning to put the White Sox ahead, and Joel Horlen scattered five hits in eight innings as Chicago protected its narrow lead in the standings. Tommy Davis pinch-hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth off Wilbur Wood, who still got the save. Steve Barber was the loser. Tommy Harper stole three bases and scored a run for Seattle.
Player of the Day: Luis Aparicio, Chicago
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