W L Pct. GB
New York 19 13 594 ---
Atlanta 14 12 .538 2
St. Louis 15 13 .536 2
Houston 16 14 .533 2
Chicago 18 16 .529 2
Montreal 14 17 .452 4.5
Philadelphia 11 15 .423 5
Pittsburgh 13 19 .406 6
Saturday's games
Atlanta (Harrison) at Chicago (Hooton)
Philadelphia (Carlton) at St. Louis (Gibson)
New York (Stone) at Houston (Forsch)
Montreal 14, Pittsburgh 6: The Expos knocked Bob Moose out of the box with a six-run first, then tacked on two more in the second and five in the third as they ran through the Pittsburgh pitching staff. Boots Day, fresh off the injured list, scored three times for Montreal. Bob Bailey, Mike Jorgensen and Bob Stinson each had three RBIs. Richie Zisk hit a grand slam in the seventh. Balor Moore got the win; he allowed one earned runs and five unearned in seven innings as the Expos committed four errors, three of them by second baseman Larry Lintz. Al Oliver homered twice for Pittsburgh, and Ron Fairly homered for Montreal.
New York 4, Houston 0: Jim McAndrew combined with three relievers on a four-hit shutout. McAndrew allowed all four singles in five innings and was credited with the win. Harry Parker pitched a perfect sixth, Tug McGraw retired all six Astros he faced in the seventh and eighth innings, and Buzz Capra walked one man but struck out two in the ninth.Dave Roberts took the loss, allowing four runs, three earned, in eight innings.
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