Monday, February 22, 2021

Games of Tuesday, May 20

                             W      L        Pct.     GB
Houston               15     12       .556    ---
New York            16     13        551    ---
Atlanta                 13     11       .542   0.5
St. Louis              14     12       .538    0.5
Chicago               17     15       .531    0.5
Pittsburgh            13     16       .448    3
Montreal              12     16       .429    3.5
Philadelphia         10     14       .416    3.5

Wednesday's games
Philadelphia (Brett) at Chicago (Jenkins)
New York (Koosman) at Pittsburgh (Rooker)
Atlanta (Niekro) at St. Louis (Wise)
Montreal (Torrez) at Houston (Reuss)

Chicago 4, Philadelphia 1: Burt Hooton went the distance, allowing five hits, and Randy Hundley hammered a three-run homer off Steve Carlton in the sixth. The Phillies did not score until Bill Robinson's RBI single with two out in the ninth. Rick Monday hit a solo homer for Chicago.

New York 5, Pittsburgh 4: John Milner hit a three-run homer in the Mets' five-run eighth inning to overcome the Pirates. Tom Seaver allowed two runs in seven innings for the win. Tug McGraw allowed two runs in the bottom of the eighth but still managed to collect the save. Nelson Briles, who had a shutout through seven innings, was charged with the loss. After the game, Jim Fregosi was deactivated and Willie Mays returned to the active roster.

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