W L Pct. GB
Houston 85 65 .567 ---
Atlanta 81 70 .536 4.5
Chicago 78 69 .531 4.5
New York 74 74 .500 10
Pittsburgh 73 74 .497 10.5
Montreal 74 76 .493 11
St. Louis 70 79 .469 14.5
Philadelphia 59 86 .407 24.5
Thursday's games
Pittsburgh (Ellis) at New York (Matlack)
St. Louis (Gibson) at Philadelphia (Twitchell)
Houston 19. Atlanta 5: Bob Watson drove in six runs with a grand slam, a single and a sac fly in the first three innings as the Astros pummeled Roric Harrison for six runs in the first two innings and Gary Gentry for five more in the third. The Astros scored in seven innings. Ken Forsch allowed two runs in the first on a Darrell Evans homer, then shut out the Braves until the eighth.
Houston 6, Atlanta 4: Lee May drove in four runs with a single in the third and a homer in the fifth to help the Astros sweep the doubleheader and eliminate the Braves. The Astros could not immediately celebrate, however, as the third-place Cubs, playing later in Montreal, still had a chance to tie. Don Wilson went eight innings for the win, and Jim Crawford pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for the save despite allowing a pair of deep fly balls. Carl Morton took the loss.
Chicago 4, Montreal 1: Rick Reuschel held the Expos to one run on five hits in his complete game, while Don Kessinger drove in three runs out of the leadoff spot to keep the Cubs mathematically in the race. Losing pitcher Balor Moore went five innings, allowing all four runs on five hits and six walks.
Pttsburgh 2, New York 1: Jim Rooker threw a six-hit complete game and Willie Stargell drove in both Pirates runs with a first-inning single and a third-inning home run. Jerry Koosman allowed eight hits in seven innings.
St. Louis 10, Philadelphia 2: Joe Torre hit a two-run homer and Reggie Cleveland allowed six hits in seven innings. Torre had three hits and three RBIs while scoring twice. Steve Carlton allowed five runs in seven innings for the loss.
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