Games of Tuesday, Sept. 16

Seattle               83      61       .576     ---
Chicago             80      59      .576     0.5
Kansas City       74      70      .514      9  
Cleveland          73      70      .510      9.5  
California          70      70      .500    11
Montreal           64      77       .454    17.5
Philadelphia      61      79      .435    20
San Diego         62      81       .434    20.5

Wednesday's games
Montreal (Waslewski) at Cleveland (Tiant)
Kansas City (Rooker) at Chicago (Edmondson)
Philadelphia (Wise) at Seattle (Segui)
California (Messersmith and McGlothlin) at San Diego (Niekro and Santorini)

Cleveland 5, Montreal 0: Sam McDowell threw a five-hitter and struck out nine in the complete-game shutout. He also walked four Expos. Tony Horton drove in three runs with a pair of singles and a sac fly. Starter and loser Mark Wegener was knocked out after one inning in which he allowed three runs.

Kansas City 4, Chicago 0: Lou Piniella hit a two-run homer in the first inning for the Royals, and Wally Bunker threw 8.2 scoreless innings for the win. Dave Wickersham entered with two outs and the bases loaded to retire pinch-hitter Tom McCraw for the final out. Mike Fiore went 3-for-3 with walk and a run scored.

Seattle 5, Philadelphia 4: Steve Hovley singled home Tommy Harper with two outs in the bottom of the ninth for the win that moved the Pilots into first place. Harper was 3-for-4 with two runs, an RBI, two steals and a walk. The Phillies got solo homers from Johnny Callison and Deron Johnson, both off Seattle starter George Brunet. Bob Locker, who gave up the tying run in the top of the ninth, vultured the win. Bill Wilson took the loss. Tony Taylor (Phillies) was injured and is eligible to play Sept. 19; Wayne Comer (Pilots) was injured and is eligible to play Sept. 27.

Player of the Day: Tommy Harper, Seattle