1) 2019 Los Angeles Dodgers. 106-56, lost NLCS
2) 1973 San Diego Padres. 60-102
8) 2009 Seattle Mariners. 85-77
9) 1973 California Angels. 79-83
5) 2009 Colorado Rockies. 92-70. Lost NLDS
12) 2019 Colorado Rockies. 71-91
4) 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers. 95-66
13) 2019 San Diego Padres. 70-92
3) 2019 Oakland Athletics. 97-65
14) 2009 Arizona Diamondbacks. 70-92
6) 1973 San Francisco Giants. 88-74
11) 2019 Los Angeles Angels. 72-90
7) 2019 Arizona Diamondbacks. 85-77
10) 2019 San Francisco Giants. 77-85
2) 1973 Oakland Athletics. 94-68, won World Series
15) 2019 Seattle Mariners. 68-94
Saturday, February 15, 2020
Thursday, February 13, 2020
Dixie seeds and pairings
1) 2019 Houston Astros. 107-55. Lost World Series
2) 1973 Texas Rangers. 57-105
8) 1961 St. Louis Cardinals. 80-74
9) 1924 St. Louis Browns. 74-78
5) 1973 Kansas City Royals. 88-74
12) 2019 Texas Rangers. 78-84
4) 2019 St. Louis Cardinals. 91-71. Lost NLCS
13) 1973 Atlanta Braves. 76-85
3) 2019 Tampa Bay Rays. 96-66. Lost ALDS
14) 2019 Kansas City Royals. 59-103
6) 2009 Florida Marlins. 87-75
11) 1973 St. Louis Cardinals. 81-81
7) 2009 Tampa Bay Rays. 84-78
10) 1973 Houston Astros. 82-80
2) 2019 Atlanta Braves. 97-65. Lost NLDS
15) 2019 Miami Marlins. 57-105
2) 1973 Texas Rangers. 57-105
8) 1961 St. Louis Cardinals. 80-74
9) 1924 St. Louis Browns. 74-78
5) 1973 Kansas City Royals. 88-74
12) 2019 Texas Rangers. 78-84
4) 2019 St. Louis Cardinals. 91-71. Lost NLCS
13) 1973 Atlanta Braves. 76-85
3) 2019 Tampa Bay Rays. 96-66. Lost ALDS
14) 2019 Kansas City Royals. 59-103
6) 2009 Florida Marlins. 87-75
11) 1973 St. Louis Cardinals. 81-81
7) 2009 Tampa Bay Rays. 84-78
10) 1973 Houston Astros. 82-80
2) 2019 Atlanta Braves. 97-65. Lost NLDS
15) 2019 Miami Marlins. 57-105
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Great Lakes seeds and pairings
1) 2019 Minnesota Twins. 101-61, lost ALDS
16) 2019 Detroit Tigers. 47-114
8) 1973 Chicago Cubs. 77-84
9) 1973 Chicago White Sox. 77-85
5) 1973 Detroit Tigers. 85-77
12) 1973 Milwaukee Brewers. 74-88
4) 2019 Milwaukee Brewers. 89-73
13) 2019 Chicago White Sox. 72-89
3) 2019 Cleveland Indians. 93-69
14) 1973 Cleveland Indians. 71-91
6) 2019 Chicago Cubs. 84-78
11) 2019 Toronto Blue Jays. 75-87
7) 1973 Minnesota Twins. 81-81
10) 2019 Cincinnati Reds. 75-87
2) 1973 Cincinnati Reds. 99-63, lost NLCS
15) 2019 Toronto Blue Jays. 67-95
16) 2019 Detroit Tigers. 47-114
8) 1973 Chicago Cubs. 77-84
9) 1973 Chicago White Sox. 77-85
5) 1973 Detroit Tigers. 85-77
12) 1973 Milwaukee Brewers. 74-88
4) 2019 Milwaukee Brewers. 89-73
13) 2019 Chicago White Sox. 72-89
3) 2019 Cleveland Indians. 93-69
14) 1973 Cleveland Indians. 71-91
6) 2019 Chicago Cubs. 84-78
11) 2019 Toronto Blue Jays. 75-87
7) 1973 Minnesota Twins. 81-81
10) 2019 Cincinnati Reds. 75-87
2) 1973 Cincinnati Reds. 99-63, lost NLCS
15) 2019 Toronto Blue Jays. 67-95
Metroplex seeds and pairings
1) 2019 New York Yankees. 103-59, lost ALCS
16) 2019 Baltimore Orioles. 54-108.
8) 1969 New York Yankees. 80-81
9) 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates. 75-79
5) 1973 Boston Red Sox. 89-73
12) 1973 New York Yankees. 80-82
4) 1973 New York Mets. 82-79, lost World Series
13) 1973 Montreal Expos. 79-83
3) 1973 Baltimore Orioles. 97-65, lost ALCS
14) 1973 Philadelphia Phillies. 71-91
6) 2019 New York Mets. 86-76
11) 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates. 80-82
7) 2019 Boston Red Sox. 84-78
10) 2019 Philadelphia Phillies. 81-81
2) 2019 Washington Nationals. 93-69, won World Series
15) 2019 Pittsburgh Pirates. 69-93
16) 2019 Baltimore Orioles. 54-108.
8) 1969 New York Yankees. 80-81
9) 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates. 75-79
5) 1973 Boston Red Sox. 89-73
12) 1973 New York Yankees. 80-82
4) 1973 New York Mets. 82-79, lost World Series
13) 1973 Montreal Expos. 79-83
3) 1973 Baltimore Orioles. 97-65, lost ALCS
14) 1973 Philadelphia Phillies. 71-91
6) 2019 New York Mets. 86-76
11) 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates. 80-82
7) 2019 Boston Red Sox. 84-78
10) 2019 Philadelphia Phillies. 81-81
2) 2019 Washington Nationals. 93-69, won World Series
15) 2019 Pittsburgh Pirates. 69-93
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Welcome to Tournament Three
Sixty-four teams:
The wild card teams were selected to center around .500 or a little below, and will be seeded 8th and 9th. One will, therefore, be eliminated in the first round, and the winner will be headed to a date with a 100-plus win powerhouse.
Other rules, largely copied from Tournament Two:
Active rosters: 25-man rosters.
Schedule: All series are best of seven. They will use the standard TV-era format: 2 games at Team A, an off day, three games (as needed) at Team B, an off day, two games (as needed) at Team A. There will be one off day to follow. For purposes of calculating pitcher rest, assume that all seven games were needed. For example, if a team sweeps a series, it has five off days (Game 5, off day, Game 6 Game 7, off day.)
In bracket play, the higher seeded team gets home field.
Once to the round of four, I will re-seed. One plays Four with home field, Two plays Three with home field.
Pitching use rules: Pitchers with an asterisk on the roster may pitch on three days rest, but will be penalized one inning on their weakness factor on short rest. Those pitchers from 162-game seasons with 40 starts and/or 300 innings are exempt from that penalty; pitchers from 154-game seasons are exempt with 38 starts and/or 285 innings.
In the round of four, the penalties are lifted for 35 starts/250 innings. There are no penalties for short rest in the championship series, although existing penalties will be enforced.
Injuries: Will be enforced. A five-day disabled list will be available. Once on the DL, a player cannot come off in that series.
- 30 from the 2019 season, set presumably to arrive late this week;
- 24 from the 1973 season;
- 6 from the 2009 season (the six expansion teams that I did not use in the first tournament, the 40 Years Tourney)
- 4 wild-card teams, to be explained.
- The West has the 16 teams from the Pacific and Mountain time zones: 2009 and 2019 Mariners, 2009 and 2019 Rockies, 2009 and 2019 Diamondbacks, 1973 and 2019 Giants, 1973 and 2019 A's, 1973 and 2019 Dodgers, 1973 and 2019 Angels, 1973 and 2019 Padres.
- The Dixie has 1973 and 2019 Cardinals, 1973 and 2019 Royals, 1973 and 2019 Rangers, 1973 and 2019 Astros, 1973 and 2019 Braves, 2009 and 2019 Marlins, 2009 and 2019 Rays plus two wild-card teams, 1961 Cardinals and 1924 Browns.
- The Great Lakes has 2009 and 2019 Blue Jays, 1973 and 2019 Indians, 1973 and 2019 Reds, 1973 and 2019 Tigers, 1973 and 2019 White Sox, 1973 and 2019 Cubs, 1973 and 2019 Brewers, 1973 and 2019 Twins.
- The Metroplex has 1973 and 2019 Red Sox, 1973 and 2019 Mets, 1973 and 2019 Yankees, 1973 and 2019 Pirates, 1973 and 2019 Phillies, 1973 and 2019 Orioles, 1973 Expos, 2019 Nationals plus two wild card teams, 1969 Yankees and 1961 Pirates.
The wild card teams were selected to center around .500 or a little below, and will be seeded 8th and 9th. One will, therefore, be eliminated in the first round, and the winner will be headed to a date with a 100-plus win powerhouse.
Other rules, largely copied from Tournament Two:
Active rosters: 25-man rosters.
Schedule: All series are best of seven. They will use the standard TV-era format: 2 games at Team A, an off day, three games (as needed) at Team B, an off day, two games (as needed) at Team A. There will be one off day to follow. For purposes of calculating pitcher rest, assume that all seven games were needed. For example, if a team sweeps a series, it has five off days (Game 5, off day, Game 6 Game 7, off day.)
In bracket play, the higher seeded team gets home field.
Once to the round of four, I will re-seed. One plays Four with home field, Two plays Three with home field.
Pitching use rules: Pitchers with an asterisk on the roster may pitch on three days rest, but will be penalized one inning on their weakness factor on short rest. Those pitchers from 162-game seasons with 40 starts and/or 300 innings are exempt from that penalty; pitchers from 154-game seasons are exempt with 38 starts and/or 285 innings.
In the round of four, the penalties are lifted for 35 starts/250 innings. There are no penalties for short rest in the championship series, although existing penalties will be enforced.
No pitchers from 2019 come close to even the 35 start/250 exemption. I think 14 pitchers from 1973 meet the 40/300 exemption.
The "Pascual Perez rule" will be enforced: No pitcher with less than 100 innings pitched may start more than once in a series.
Injuries: Will be enforced. A five-day disabled list will be available. Once on the DL, a player cannot come off in that series.
Monday, February 10, 2020
Going into hiatus
This is a prime time for me to put the 73 Least League into its planned hiatus. Strat-O-Matic is to begin shipping the new set of cards tomorrow, and I have plans for Tournament Three, which I will detail later in the week.
And the schedule fits for a long break here. I have finished the games of May 7. No games are played May 8; only one game for May 9. I will set aside the pitching rotation plans and the injury details. And I am declaring a bullpen reset when I resume the league. There are, honestly, one or two relievers who by my normal usage rules would need to sit a day or two, but ... we're talking the early 70s, and pitchers were routinely "abused" by today's standards. Yes, i used Geoge Culver for five innings on May 7. The Phillies don't play May 8, 9 or 10. Ideally he won't pitch May 11 either, but so what if he does?
I will here list the players on the 73 Least emergency squad, since I will have to return them to their teams for Tournament Three:
Pitchers: Lloyd Allen, David Clyde, Don Durham, Don Stanhouse (Texas); Dick Pole (Boston); Jim McGlothlin (Cincinnati); Jerry Johnson, Mike Kekich, Milt Wilcox (Cleveland); Bill Parsons, Gary Ryerson, Chris Short (Milwaukee); Eddie Bane (Minnesota); Don Carrithers, Charlie Williams (San Francisco); Goose Gossage (White Sox); Bruce Dal Canton, Wayne Simpson, Ken Wright (Kansas City)
Catchers: Hal King (Cincinnati); Dick Billings (Texas); Elrod Hendricks (Baltimore); Pat Corrales (San Diego); Mike Sadek (San Francisco); Art Kusnyer (California)
Infielders: Ed Crosby (Cincinnati); Pete Mackanin Texas); Joe Lis, Dan Monzon (Minnesota); Frank Baker (Baltimore); Dwain Anderson (San Diego); Tim Johnson (Milwaukee)
Outfielders: Terry Crowley (Baltimore); Ben Oglivie (Boston); Danny Walton (Minnesota)
And the schedule fits for a long break here. I have finished the games of May 7. No games are played May 8; only one game for May 9. I will set aside the pitching rotation plans and the injury details. And I am declaring a bullpen reset when I resume the league. There are, honestly, one or two relievers who by my normal usage rules would need to sit a day or two, but ... we're talking the early 70s, and pitchers were routinely "abused" by today's standards. Yes, i used Geoge Culver for five innings on May 7. The Phillies don't play May 8, 9 or 10. Ideally he won't pitch May 11 either, but so what if he does?
I will here list the players on the 73 Least emergency squad, since I will have to return them to their teams for Tournament Three:
Pitchers: Lloyd Allen, David Clyde, Don Durham, Don Stanhouse (Texas); Dick Pole (Boston); Jim McGlothlin (Cincinnati); Jerry Johnson, Mike Kekich, Milt Wilcox (Cleveland); Bill Parsons, Gary Ryerson, Chris Short (Milwaukee); Eddie Bane (Minnesota); Don Carrithers, Charlie Williams (San Francisco); Goose Gossage (White Sox); Bruce Dal Canton, Wayne Simpson, Ken Wright (Kansas City)
Catchers: Hal King (Cincinnati); Dick Billings (Texas); Elrod Hendricks (Baltimore); Pat Corrales (San Diego); Mike Sadek (San Francisco); Art Kusnyer (California)
Infielders: Ed Crosby (Cincinnati); Pete Mackanin Texas); Joe Lis, Dan Monzon (Minnesota); Frank Baker (Baltimore); Dwain Anderson (San Diego); Tim Johnson (Milwaukee)
Outfielders: Terry Crowley (Baltimore); Ben Oglivie (Boston); Danny Walton (Minnesota)
Sunday, February 9, 2020
Games of Wednesday, May 7
W L Pct. GB
St. Louis 11 6 .647 ---
Atlanta 10 6 .625 0.5
New York 11 8 .579 1
Chicago 11 11 .500 2.5
Houston 9 10 .474 3
Philadelphia 7 9 .438 3.5
Pittsburgh 9 12 .429 4
Montreal 7 12 .368 5
Thursday's schedule
no games
Friday's schedule
Atlanta (Morton) at Pittsburgh (Briles)
Atlanta 6, Montreal 5 (15 innings)
John Boccabella's throwing error allowed Paul Casanova to score the winning run in the top of the 15th. Montreal held a 5-0 lead after four innings, but the Braves got back-to-back homers in the sixth from Darrell Evans and Dave Johnson and a two-run homer from Hank Aaron in the seventh before scratching out a run in the ninth off Mike Marshall. Pat Jarvis worked the final four inning for the Expos and took the loss. Tom House got the win. John Oates was injured for Atlanta for eight days; he is demoted and Larry Howard activated. Boots Day is out 15 days for Montreal; he is demoted and Clyde Mashore activated.
Philadelphia 9, New York 6
Bill Robinson hit two homers for the Phillies, the second a grand slam in their seven-run third inning. Del Unser also homered for Philadelphia. George Culver threw six scoreless innings in relief of Ken Brett, who allowed five runs in the third, including a two-run homer by Cleon Jones. Jim McAndrew took the loss.
Pittsburgh 4, Chicago 0
Dock Ellis threw a four-hitter for the Buccos and Willie Stargell and Richie Hebner homered. Ellis struck out eight and did not walk a man. Rick Rueschel took the loss. Jim Hickman was injured and is eligible to play again on May 11.
St. Louis 11 6 .647 ---
Atlanta 10 6 .625 0.5
New York 11 8 .579 1
Chicago 11 11 .500 2.5
Houston 9 10 .474 3
Philadelphia 7 9 .438 3.5
Pittsburgh 9 12 .429 4
Montreal 7 12 .368 5
Thursday's schedule
no games
Friday's schedule
Atlanta (Morton) at Pittsburgh (Briles)
Atlanta 6, Montreal 5 (15 innings)
John Boccabella's throwing error allowed Paul Casanova to score the winning run in the top of the 15th. Montreal held a 5-0 lead after four innings, but the Braves got back-to-back homers in the sixth from Darrell Evans and Dave Johnson and a two-run homer from Hank Aaron in the seventh before scratching out a run in the ninth off Mike Marshall. Pat Jarvis worked the final four inning for the Expos and took the loss. Tom House got the win. John Oates was injured for Atlanta for eight days; he is demoted and Larry Howard activated. Boots Day is out 15 days for Montreal; he is demoted and Clyde Mashore activated.
Philadelphia 9, New York 6
Bill Robinson hit two homers for the Phillies, the second a grand slam in their seven-run third inning. Del Unser also homered for Philadelphia. George Culver threw six scoreless innings in relief of Ken Brett, who allowed five runs in the third, including a two-run homer by Cleon Jones. Jim McAndrew took the loss.
Pittsburgh 4, Chicago 0
Dock Ellis threw a four-hitter for the Buccos and Willie Stargell and Richie Hebner homered. Ellis struck out eight and did not walk a man. Rick Rueschel took the loss. Jim Hickman was injured and is eligible to play again on May 11.
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Games of Tuesday, May 6
W L Pct. GB
St. Louis 11 6 .647 ---
New York 11 7 .611 0.5
Atlanta 9 6 .600 1
Chicago 11 10 .524 2
Houston 9 10 .474 3
Philadelphia 6 9 .400 4
Pittsburgh 8 12 .400 4.5
Montreal 7 11 .389 4.5
Wednesday's schedule
Atlanta (Niekro) at Montreal (Renko)
New York (McAndrew) at Philadelphia (Brett)
Chicago (Reuschel) at Pittsburgh (Briles)
Atlanta 7, Montreal 4
Ralph Garr homered and scored three runs for the Braves. Roric Harrison went seven innings for the win, allowing three runs on three hits and four walks. He struck out nine. Darrell Evans drove in two runs for Atlanta, which benefited from three Montreal errors. Balor Moore took the loss.
New York 5, Philadelphia 0
Jon Matlack allowed just four hits, while the Mets scored five times in the first two innings off Steve Carlton. Carlton threw six scoreless innings after that and struck out 10 for the game, but his teammates never had two men on at any point against Matlack, who struck out eight men. Cleon Jones and George Theodore each drove in two runs for the Mets.
Pittsburgh 4, Chicago 1
Willie Stargell blasted a three-run homer in the eighth inning off Ferguson Jenkins to break up a strong pitchers duel. Bob Moose allowed one run on four hits -- one a homer by Pat Borque -- in eight innings for the win. Dave Giusti allowed a hit and hit a batter in the ninth but got the save. Bob Robertson also homered for the Pirates.
St. Louis 11 6 .647 ---
New York 11 7 .611 0.5
Atlanta 9 6 .600 1
Chicago 11 10 .524 2
Houston 9 10 .474 3
Philadelphia 6 9 .400 4
Pittsburgh 8 12 .400 4.5
Montreal 7 11 .389 4.5
Wednesday's schedule
Atlanta (Niekro) at Montreal (Renko)
New York (McAndrew) at Philadelphia (Brett)
Chicago (Reuschel) at Pittsburgh (Briles)
Atlanta 7, Montreal 4
Ralph Garr homered and scored three runs for the Braves. Roric Harrison went seven innings for the win, allowing three runs on three hits and four walks. He struck out nine. Darrell Evans drove in two runs for Atlanta, which benefited from three Montreal errors. Balor Moore took the loss.
New York 5, Philadelphia 0
Jon Matlack allowed just four hits, while the Mets scored five times in the first two innings off Steve Carlton. Carlton threw six scoreless innings after that and struck out 10 for the game, but his teammates never had two men on at any point against Matlack, who struck out eight men. Cleon Jones and George Theodore each drove in two runs for the Mets.
Pittsburgh 4, Chicago 1
Willie Stargell blasted a three-run homer in the eighth inning off Ferguson Jenkins to break up a strong pitchers duel. Bob Moose allowed one run on four hits -- one a homer by Pat Borque -- in eight innings for the win. Dave Giusti allowed a hit and hit a batter in the ninth but got the save. Bob Robertson also homered for the Pirates.
Monday, February 3, 2020
Games of Monday, May 5
W L Pct. GB
St. Louis 11 6 .647 ---
New York 10 7 .588 1
Atlanta 8 6 .571 1.5
Chicago 11 9 .550 1.5
Houston 9 10 .474 3
Philadelphia 6 8 .428 3.5
Montreal 7 10 .412 4
Pittsburgh 7 12 .368 5
Tuesday's schedule
Atlanta (Harrison) at Montreal (Moore)
New York (Matlack) at Philadelphia (Carlton)
Chicago (Jenkins) at Pittsburgh (Moose)
Atlanta 11, Montreal 5
Paul Casanova, catching because of an injury to Johnny Oates, homered and drove in three runs to help spoil the debut of Steve Rogers. Ron Schueler got the win for the Braves, allowing five runs in seven innings. Joe Pepitone pinch-hit a homer for the Braves, who pulled away late with six runs in the final three innings.
New York 10, Philadelphia 4
John Milner went 4-for-4 with a homer, a walk, two RBIs and two runs as the Mets dominated the Phillies. Jerry Grote and Rusty Staub each hit two-run triples. Jerry Koosman shut out the Phillies for the first six innings but gave up a three-run homer to Mike Schmidt to make the score somewhat closer in the eighth. Barry Lersch took the loss.
Chicago 5, Houston 3
Jose Cardenal had three hits and scored three times , and Billy Williams collected three RBIs as the Cubs held off the Astros. Milt Pappas allowed one earned run in six innings for the win, and Jack Aker threw a 1-2-3 ninth for the save. Doug Rader homered for Houston. Dave Roberts took the loss.
St. Louis 11 6 .647 ---
New York 10 7 .588 1
Atlanta 8 6 .571 1.5
Chicago 11 9 .550 1.5
Houston 9 10 .474 3
Philadelphia 6 8 .428 3.5
Montreal 7 10 .412 4
Pittsburgh 7 12 .368 5
Tuesday's schedule
Atlanta (Harrison) at Montreal (Moore)
New York (Matlack) at Philadelphia (Carlton)
Chicago (Jenkins) at Pittsburgh (Moose)
Atlanta 11, Montreal 5
Paul Casanova, catching because of an injury to Johnny Oates, homered and drove in three runs to help spoil the debut of Steve Rogers. Ron Schueler got the win for the Braves, allowing five runs in seven innings. Joe Pepitone pinch-hit a homer for the Braves, who pulled away late with six runs in the final three innings.
New York 10, Philadelphia 4
John Milner went 4-for-4 with a homer, a walk, two RBIs and two runs as the Mets dominated the Phillies. Jerry Grote and Rusty Staub each hit two-run triples. Jerry Koosman shut out the Phillies for the first six innings but gave up a three-run homer to Mike Schmidt to make the score somewhat closer in the eighth. Barry Lersch took the loss.
Chicago 5, Houston 3
Jose Cardenal had three hits and scored three times , and Billy Williams collected three RBIs as the Cubs held off the Astros. Milt Pappas allowed one earned run in six innings for the win, and Jack Aker threw a 1-2-3 ninth for the save. Doug Rader homered for Houston. Dave Roberts took the loss.
Sunday, February 2, 2020
Games of Sunday, May 4
W L Pct. GB
St. Louis 11 6 .647 ---
New York 9 7 .563 1
Atlanta 7 6 .538 2
Chicago 10 9 .526 2
Houston 9 9 .500 2.5
Philadelphia 6 7 .461 3
Montreal 7 9 .438 3.5
Pittsburgh 7 12 .368 5
Monday's schedule
Atlanta (Schueler) at Montreal (Rogers)
Philadelphia (Lersch) at New York (Koosman)
Chicago (Pappas) at Houston (Roberts)
New York 2, Philadelphia 1 (Game One)
Don Hahn, who replaced Willie Mays in the leadoff spot after Mays was injured in his first at-bat, singled home two runs in the eighth inning to give Tom Seaver the margin he needed. Seaver threw a five-hitter and struck out four. Loser Jim Lonborg held the Mets to two hits in 7.1 innings but walked five, including the two men who scored in the eighth. Mays' injury has him out six days.
Philadelphia 8, New York 2 (Game Two)
Mike Anderson drove in four runs on a solo homer and a bases-clearing double to back Dick Ruthven, who held the Mets to two runs on four hits in 5.1 innings. Mike Wallace got the last two outs of the sixth, and George Culver spun three scoreless innings for the save. Loser Ray Sadecki allowed three homers, with Anderson and Billy Grabarkewitz going back-to-back in the in fifth and Greg Luzinski hitting a two-run bomb in the sixth. Mays was deactivated after the game with Jim Fregosi activated. Mays is eligible to return May 15.
Atlanta 5, Montreal 1
Darrell Evans homered in the seventh to break the game open, and Carl Morton allowed one run in seven innings, holding the Expos to four singles. Mike Lum and Evans each had a pair of RBIs for the visitors. Mike Torrez took the loss. Johnny Oates is out for Monday's game. The Expos after the game deactivated Terry Humphrey to make room for Steve Rogers; Humphrey is eligible to return May 15.
St. Louis 3, Chicago 1
Ken Reitz hit a two-run homer in the fourth and Alan Foster allowed one run in eight innings, scattering nine hits. Orlando Pena worked a scoreless ninth for the save. Randy Hundley homered for Chicago's only run, and Bill Bonham took the loss.
Pittsburgh 2, Houston 1 (Game One)
Milt May hit the go-ahead homer off lefty reliever Jim Crawford in the top of the ninth after the Pirates tied it in the eight. J.R. Richard threw seven scoreless innings for the Astros before leaving for a pinch-hitter. Luke Walker allowed one unearned runs in his seven innings. John Morlan got the win, Dave Giusti the save.
Houston 5, Pittsburgh 4 (Game Two)
Lee May drove in four runs for the Astros, three of them on a first-inning homer, and Cecil Upshaw retired five straight Pirates to conclude the contest. Dave Parker started in center field for Pittsburgh and hit a pair of RBI doubles, and Willie Stargell hit a solo homer, but the Pirates never caught up to the Astros. Don Wilson got the win; he allowed four runs on nine hits in seven innings. Cesar Cedeno went 4-for-5 with a double and two stolen bases. He scored two runs and drove in one.
St. Louis 11 6 .647 ---
New York 9 7 .563 1
Atlanta 7 6 .538 2
Chicago 10 9 .526 2
Houston 9 9 .500 2.5
Philadelphia 6 7 .461 3
Montreal 7 9 .438 3.5
Pittsburgh 7 12 .368 5
Monday's schedule
Atlanta (Schueler) at Montreal (Rogers)
Philadelphia (Lersch) at New York (Koosman)
Chicago (Pappas) at Houston (Roberts)
New York 2, Philadelphia 1 (Game One)
Don Hahn, who replaced Willie Mays in the leadoff spot after Mays was injured in his first at-bat, singled home two runs in the eighth inning to give Tom Seaver the margin he needed. Seaver threw a five-hitter and struck out four. Loser Jim Lonborg held the Mets to two hits in 7.1 innings but walked five, including the two men who scored in the eighth. Mays' injury has him out six days.
Philadelphia 8, New York 2 (Game Two)
Mike Anderson drove in four runs on a solo homer and a bases-clearing double to back Dick Ruthven, who held the Mets to two runs on four hits in 5.1 innings. Mike Wallace got the last two outs of the sixth, and George Culver spun three scoreless innings for the save. Loser Ray Sadecki allowed three homers, with Anderson and Billy Grabarkewitz going back-to-back in the in fifth and Greg Luzinski hitting a two-run bomb in the sixth. Mays was deactivated after the game with Jim Fregosi activated. Mays is eligible to return May 15.
Atlanta 5, Montreal 1
Darrell Evans homered in the seventh to break the game open, and Carl Morton allowed one run in seven innings, holding the Expos to four singles. Mike Lum and Evans each had a pair of RBIs for the visitors. Mike Torrez took the loss. Johnny Oates is out for Monday's game. The Expos after the game deactivated Terry Humphrey to make room for Steve Rogers; Humphrey is eligible to return May 15.
St. Louis 3, Chicago 1
Ken Reitz hit a two-run homer in the fourth and Alan Foster allowed one run in eight innings, scattering nine hits. Orlando Pena worked a scoreless ninth for the save. Randy Hundley homered for Chicago's only run, and Bill Bonham took the loss.
Pittsburgh 2, Houston 1 (Game One)
Milt May hit the go-ahead homer off lefty reliever Jim Crawford in the top of the ninth after the Pirates tied it in the eight. J.R. Richard threw seven scoreless innings for the Astros before leaving for a pinch-hitter. Luke Walker allowed one unearned runs in his seven innings. John Morlan got the win, Dave Giusti the save.
Houston 5, Pittsburgh 4 (Game Two)
Lee May drove in four runs for the Astros, three of them on a first-inning homer, and Cecil Upshaw retired five straight Pirates to conclude the contest. Dave Parker started in center field for Pittsburgh and hit a pair of RBI doubles, and Willie Stargell hit a solo homer, but the Pirates never caught up to the Astros. Don Wilson got the win; he allowed four runs on nine hits in seven innings. Cesar Cedeno went 4-for-5 with a double and two stolen bases. He scored two runs and drove in one.
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