Chicago 86 62 .581 ---
Seattle 86 65 .570 1.5
Kansas City 79 72 .523 8.5
Cleveland 77 73 .513 10
California 74 74 .500 12
Montreal 66 82 .446 20
San Diego 67 84 .443 20.5
Philadelphia 63 85 .426 22.5
Wednesday's games
California (Wright) at Cleveland (Ellsworth)
Montreal (Robertson) at Chicago (John)
Philadelphia (Jackson) at San Diego (Kirby)
Cleveland 3, California 1: Russ Snyder tripled home a run and scored the other in the Indians' decisive sixth-inning rally. He had two singles as well. Steve Hargan went 7.2 innings for the win, allowing three hits and five walks. Mike Paul got the final four outs for the save. Steve Kealey took the loss for the Angels.
Chicago 8, Montreal 4: Pinch-hitter Bob Christian had the go-ahead RBI for the second straight day as the White Sox battered the Expos bullpen for six runs in the seventh inning. Ed Herrmann capped the rally with a three-run double. Billy Wynne allowed two runs in seven innings for the win, and Dan McGinn was the loser.
Kansas City 7, Seattle 3: Jerry Adair drove in three runs and Jackie Hernandez hit a two-run homer to put the pennant-seeking Pilots in perilous straits. Roger Nelson went eight innings for the win. Mike Hegan went 4-for-4 for Seattle. Bob Meyer took the loss.
San Diego 3, Philadelphia 2: Dick Kelley allowed five hits in eight innings for the win; two of the hits were homers by Johnny Callison and Dick Allen. Al Ferrara doubled, walked and scored twice for the Padres. Two of the three runs allowed by loser Lowell Palmer were unearned.
Player of the Day: Jerry Adair, Kansas City
Chicago's magic number: 4
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