W L Pct. GB
Houston 57 36 .613 ---
New York 47 42 .528 8
Atlanta 46 45 .505 10
St. Louis 45 46 .495 11
Pittsburgh 42 46 .477 12.5
Montreal 42 48 .467 13.5
Chicago 42 48 .467 13.5
Philadelphia 40 50 .444 15.5
Saturday's games
Houston (Reuss) at Montreal (Renko)
Pittsburgh (Kison) at Atlanta (Morton)
St. Louis (Cleveland) at New York (Seaver)
Chicago (Bonham) at Philadelphia (Twitchell)
Atlanta 4, Pittsburgh 3: The Braves scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth, with Marty Perez bunting home Joe Pepitone for the winning run. Bob Robertson hit a two-run homer in the seventh to give the Pirates a 3-1 lead, but Perez singled home Pepitone in the bottom of the inning to narrow the margin. Ron Reed got the win for two scoreless frames. Nelson Briles, who went the distance, took the loss.
St. Louis 7, New York 3: Ted Simmons drove in four and and Ken Reitz three. Rick Wise allowed two earned runs in eight innings. Rusty Staub and John Milner homered to account for the Mets' three runs. Simmons singled in a run in the first off loser Jon Matlack, doubled in a pair in the sixth to break a tie, and singled in another in the eighth. Reitz homered in the sixth and singled in a run in the eighth.
Chicago 1, Philadelphia 0: Rick Reuschel threw a five-hitter to outduel Steve Carlton. Rick Monday singled in Glenn Beckert in the sixth inning for the only run of the game. Reuschel walked none and struck out five. Carlton had a no-hitter going into the sixth and allowed just four hits in eight innings, but he walked six with eight strikeouts.
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