W L Pct. GB
Houston 31 19 .620 ---
New York 28 23 .549 3.5
Atlanta 23 23 .500 6
Montreal 24 24 .500 6
St. Louis 25 26 .490 6.5
Chicago 25 26 .490 6.5
Pittsburgh 23 25 .479 7
Philadelphia 16 29 .355 12.5
Sunday's games
St. Louis (Cleveland) at Montreal (Moore)
Houston (Roberts) at New York (Koosman)
Montreal 12, St. Louis 3: The Expos won their fifth straight to reach the .500 mark for the first time. Mike Jorgensen hit a bases-loaded triple in the first inning off Bob Gibson, and Boots Day clubbed a grand slam off Ed Sprague in the second. Mike Torrez worked all nine innings, giving up a three-run homer to Bernie Carbo in the sixth but overall holding the Cardinals to six hits. Clyde Mashore was injured and replaced on the Expos roster by Pepe Mangual.
Houston 3, New York 2 (11 innings): Bob Watson homered in the top of the 11 off Buzz Capra to break a tie that had stood for six innings. The Mets scored two runs in the first, but Don Wilson shut them out for the next eight innings. Th Astros tied it in the fourth off Jim McAndrew. Jim Crawford was credited with the win and Jim Ray got the save.
Philadelphia 8, Pittsburgh 6: The Phillies erupted for four runs in the bottom of the seventh to overtake the Pirates. Mike Schmidt homered and doubled twice, scoring three runs and driving in three. Willie Stargell homered twice for the Pirates, who also got a solo homer from Al Oliver. Steve Carlton got the win despite allowing six runs, all earned, in seven innings; relievers Bucky Brandon and Dick Ruthven pitched hitless innings in the eighth and ninth respectively. Bob Johnson took the loss in relief,
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