Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Games of Tuesday, May 27

The standings

Chicago             17     13       .567     ---
San Diego         17     14        .548    0.5
Kansas City       16     14       .533     1
Philadelphia      16     14        .533    1
Seattle               18     16        .529    1
California          15     15       .500     2
Montreal           14     17        .451    3.5
Cleveland          10     20       .333    7


Wednesday's games
Chicago (Ellis and Peters) at Cleveland (Williams and Hargan)
Kansas City (Drago and Rooker) at Philadelphia (Jackson and Fryman)
California (Messersmith and McGlothlin) at Montreal (Waslewski and Robertson)
San Diego (Niekro and Sisk) at Seattle (Pattin and Marshall)

Chicago 8, Cleveland 6: A solid pitching matchup between Tommy John and Luis Tiant disintegrated after Tiant left with an injury after four innings. Relievers Mike Paul (two runs), Larry Burchart (three runs) and Horacio Pina (two runs) couldn't hold the White Sox at bay. John was constantly in trouble and was pulled after getting an out in the seventh; he was charged with four runs, three earned, on 11 hits. Gary Bell vultured the win with one inning of two run relief. Wilbur Wood tossed a perfect ninth, the only 1-2-3 inning of the game, for the save. Gail Hopkins was 4-for-5 with four runs, a double and an RBI, and Don Pavletich was 3-for-3 with two runs, two RBIs and a homer for the White Sox. Tony Horton homered for Cleveland; he scored twice and drove in a pair. Tiant will make his next scheduled start.

Seattle 14, San Diego 0: George Brunet not only threw a five-hit shutout, he homered, doubled twice and singled and scored three runs. The lefty fanned nine Padres and walked two. Mike Hegan homered twice for Seattle, and Ray Oyler went deep for the second consecutive game. Clay Kirby allowed six runs in six innings for the loss.

Player of the Day: George Brunet, Seattle

Monday, October 3, 2016

Games of Monday, May 26

The standings

San Diego         17     13        .567    ---
Chicago             16     13       .551     0.5
Kansas City       16     14       .533     1
Philadelphia      16     14        .533    1
Seattle               17     16        .515    1.5
California          15     15       .500     2
Montreal           14     17        .451    3.5
Cleveland          10     19       .345    6.5


Tuesday's games
Chicago (John) at Cleveland (Tiant)
San Diego (Kirby) at Seattle (Brunet)

San Diego 6, Philadelphia 2: Ivan Murrell hit a two-run homer and scored another run to help power the Padres past the Phillies. Dick Kelley went seven innings, allowing one run on five hits with eight strikeouts, for the win. Deron Johnson homered off Jack Baldschun in the ninth for the Phillies. Jerry Johnson took the loss for Philadelphia; he pitched 6.1 innings and allowed all six Padres runs.

Montreal 6, Chicago 5: Bob Bailey and Kevin Collins came through as pinch-hitters in the bottom of the eighth, combining to drive in three runs as the Expos overtook the White Sox. The Expos got 3.2 scoreless innings from five relievers, with Steve Renko getting credit for the win. Dan Osinski took the loss. White Sox catcher Ed Herrmann was charged with three passed balls, which helped contribute to two unearned runs. Luis Aparicio scored three runs for the Sox; he was 3-for-5 with a double and a stolen base. Carlos May had a pair of RBI doubles.

Kansas City 4, Cleveland 3: Scott Northey's two-out homer in the seventh tied the game, and the Royals won it in the ninth on Ellie Rodriguez's sac fly. Kansas City got four scoreless innings of relief from Mike Hedlund and Tom Burgmeier, with Burgmeier getting credit for the win. Kansas City starter Roger Nelson allowed two earned runs in five innings, but also threw a pair of wild pitches, one of which put a runner in position to score and the other plated a run. Sam McDowell went eight innings for the Indians; Stan Williams took the loss, allowing a walk, a double and the decisive fly ball.

Seattle 4, California 3: Light-hitting Ray Oyler drove in three runs, including a two-run homer, as the Pilots held off the Angels. Eddie Fisher surrendered three runs in two innings to take the loss. Starter John Gelnar went 6.1 innings, allowing an unearned run, but John O'Donoghue and Bob Locker struggled to get out of the eighth inning, allowing two runs on four singles. Diego Segui worked a perfect ninth for the save.

Player of the Day: Ivan Murrell, San Diego

Sunday, October 2, 2016

Games of Sunday, May 25

The standings

Chicago             16     12       .571     ---
Philadelphia      16     13        .551   0.5
San Diego         16     13        .551    0.5
California          15     14       .517     1.5
Kansas City       15     14       .517     1.5
Seattle               16     16       .500     2
Montreal           13     17        .433    4
Cleveland          10     18        .357    6


Monday's games
Chicago (Edmondson) at Montreal (Stoneman)
San Diego (Kelley) at Philadelphia (Johnson)
Cleveland (McDowell) at Kansas City (Nelson)
Seattle (Gelnar) at California (Wright)

Chicago 11, Montreal 4: Don Pavelitch drove in four runs, three on a pinch-hit double, and Carlos May added three more RBIs on a homer and triple for the White Sox. Daniel Murphy got the win in relief; Dan McGinn took the loss. May also walked twice and scored three runs. The Expos reactivated Bob Bailey before the game and deactivated John Boccabella; Bocabella will be eligible to return June 4. Ken Berry of the White Sox was injured (8 games); he comes off the roster and is replaced by Angel Bravo and is eligible to return June 5.

Seattle 5, California 3: Greg Goossen hit a three-run homer and Wayne Comer a solo shot, while Steve Barber struck out nine Angels in 7.1 innings. California got homers from Jay Johnstone and Billy Cowan. Bob Locker got the final five outs for the save. 

Player of the Day: Carlos May, Chicago

Friday, September 30, 2016

Games of Saturday, May 24

The standings

Chicago             15     12        .556     ---
Philadelphia      16     13        .551    ---
San Diego         16     13        .551    ---
California          15     13       .535     0.5
Kansas City       15     14       .517     1
Seattle               15     16       .584     2
Montreal           13     16        .448     3
Cleveland          10     18        .357    5.5


Sunday's games
Chicago (Horlen) at Montreal (Wegener)
Seattle (Barber) at California (May)

Philadelphia 6, San Diego 4 (10 innings): Dick Allen's pinch-hit two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th lifted the Phillies to the win. The Phillies had led since the second inning until Ed Spiezio pinch-hit a solo shot off Bill Wilson with two outs in the ninth to even the score. Johnny Callison also homered for the Phillies. Wilson vultured the win after Rick Wise allowed three runs on eight hits in eight innings. Johnny Podres took the loss. The Padres' Nate Colbert was injured (3 days) and will be eligible to play after May 27. He will remain on the active roster.

Kansas City 8, Cleveland 6: Bob Oliver drove in five runs on a pair of triples and a single for the victorious home team. Tony Horton drove in three runs on a homer and double for Cleveland, and Jose Cardenal also homered for the Indians. Tom Burgmeier was credited with the win despitel allowing four runs in two innings; Larry Burchart was charged with the loss. Max Alvis was injured (seven days) and replaced on the active list by Richie Scheinblum; Alvis is eligible to return  June 4.

California 6, Seattle 5: Rick Reichardt hit a grand slam in the second inning off Mike Marshall, and the Angels held off the Pilots. Hoyt Wilhelm entered with the tying runs in scoring position to get the final out of the seventh for winner Tom Murphy and finished the game for the save. Jime Bouton threw four innings of scoreless relief to keep Seattle in the game. The Pilots got solo homers from Jim Pagliaroni and Don Mincher. Rich Rollins of Seattle was injured for one day; he will come off the active roster and may return for games of June 4. Garry Roggenburk is activated in his stead.

Player of the Day: Bob Oliver, Kansas City

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Games of Friday, May 23

The standings

San Diego        16     12        .571    ---
Chicago            15     12      .556     0.5
Philadelphia     15     13        .536    1
California         14     13       .519     1.5
Kansas City      14     14       .500     2
Seattle              15     15       .500     2
Montreal          13     16        .448     3.5
Cleveland         10     17        .370    5.5


Saturday's games
San Diego (Santorini) at Philadelphia (Wise)
Cleveland (Ellsworth) at Kansas City (Bunker)
Seattle (Marshall) at California (Murphy)

Montreal 10, Chicago 9: John Bateman's two-out, two-run homer off Wilbur Wood in the bottom of the ninth lifted the Expos to a stunning comeback win over the White Sox. Montreal scored nine times in the final four frames and won despite being charged with three errors. Don Shaw, who allowed one run in his sole inning of work, was the winner. Ron Fairly and Coco Laboy each homered and drove in three runs for the winners; Ken Berry scored four runs for Chicago, one on a homer.

San Diego 3, Philadelphia 2 (12 innings): Ollie Brown homered in the 12th inning off Turk Ferrell to break the tie and make a winner of Jack Baldschun, who threw 3.1 scoreless innings of two-hit relief. Nate Colbert was 4-for-6 for the Padres, doubling home a run and scoring another. Johnny Callison homered and tripled for the Phillies. Frank Reberger got the save.

Kansas City 9. Cleveland 0: Bill Butler fired a four-hit shutout with one walk, four strikeouts and a pair of double play grounders, and his teammates battered Luis Tiant for six runs in two innings in the rout. Bob Oliver had a bases-loaded triple, and Ellie Rodriguez was 4-for-4 with a run, a double, a walk and two RBIs. Jose Cardenal threw two Kansas City baserunners out at the plate. After the game, Kansas City reactivated Jerry Adair and deactivated Juan Rios.

California 2, Seattle 0: Jim McGlothlin scattered seven hits -- no more than one an inning -- to shut down the Pilots. Seattle starter and loser Gene Brabender allowed two runs, one earned, on three hits in six innings; he didn't allow a baserunner until the fifth inning and struck out 10.

Player of the Day: Nate Colbert, San Diego

Sunday, September 25, 2016

Games of Thursday, May 22

The standings

Chicago            15     11       .577     ---
Philadelphia     15     12        .556    0.5
San Diego        15     12        .556     0.5
Seattle              15     14       .517     1.5
California         13     13       .500     2
Kansas City      13     14       .481     2.5
Montreal          12     16        .429     4
Cleveland         10     16        .385    5


Friday's games
Chicago (Wynne) at Montreal (Robertson)
San Diego (Niekro) at Philadelphia (Jackson)
Cleveland (Tiant) at Kansas City (Butler)
Seattle (Brabender) at California (McGlothlin)

Montreal 10, San Diego 9: Mack Jones' two-run single off Billy McCool in the eight inning capped a series of Expos comebacks, and Roy Face made the lead standup with a perfect ninth inning. The Padres opened the game with a three-run homer by Ed Spezio; the Expos tied it in the fifth on a Jones sac fly. Chris Cannizzaro put San Diego back in front with a solo homer; the Expos scored four in the seventh to take a 7-5 lead, with Coco Laboy hitting a three-run homer off Clay Kirby. The Padres promptly regained the lead, scoring four runs including a two-run homer by Nate Colbert. The Expos bounced back with four singles and a walk. The loss was charged to McCool; Gary Waslewski gets the vultured W. Montreal's Ron Brand has a two-day injury and Gary Sutherland a three-day injury; both will remain on the roster. Montreal deactivates Don Bosch and reactivates John Bateman. Bosch is eligible to return for games of June 1.

Chicago 9, Philadelphia 1: A pair of errors by third baseman Tony Taylor helped create five unearned runs in the second inning, and the White Sox were never threatened the rest of the way. Tommy John shut out the Phillies through eight innings before giving up a run in the ninth; he went the distance, allowing seven hits and two walks while striking out seven. Bill Melton homered and drove in three runs while scoring two.

Seattle 5, Kansas City 0: Ray Oyler doubled, tripled and drove in three runs. and keystone mate John Donaldson went 3-for-4 with two RBIs  for the Pilots. Marty Pattin was the winner, tossing seven shutout innings. Pattin allowed five hits and two walks; he struck out five. Jim Bouton retired all six hitters he faced. Don Mincher stole two bases and scored twice. Dick Drago took the loss.

California 4, Cleveland 0: Andy Messersmith held the Tribe to two hits and Rick Reichardt drove in three runs for the Angels.  Messersmith walked six and struck out nine; he also induced a pair of double play grounders. Frank Baker (one DP, three strikeouts) was particularly ineffective against the right hander. Sam McDowell yielded all four runs in seven innings; he allowed four hits and three walks with six strikeouts. Jim Fregosi and Bubba Morton scored two runs apiece.

Player of the Day: Ray Oyler, Seattle

Thursday, September 22, 2016

Game of Wednesday, May 21

The standings

Philadelphia     15     11        .577    ---
San Diego        15     11        .577     ---
Chicago            14     11       .560     0.5
Kansas City      13     13       .500     2
Seattle              14     14       .500     2
California         12     13       .480     2.5
Montreal          11     16        .407     4.5
Cleveland         10     15        .400    4.5


Thursday's games
Chicago (John) at Philadelphia (Fryman)
San Diego (Kirby) at Montreal (Stoneman)
Seattle (Pattin) at Kansas City (Drago)
Cleveland (McDowell) at California (Messersmith)

Seattle 7. Kansas City 2: Two Kansas City errors opened and concluded a five-run ninth inning for Seattle that also featured a flyball that went for a two-run triple. The victim of the sloppy fielding was reliever Tom Burgmeier. Kansas City starter Jim Rooker allowed two runs in seven innings and hit a solo homer off Seattle's George Brunet. The winning pitcher was John O'Donoghue, who threw two scoreless innings of relief.  Tommy Harper went 3-for-5 with a triple, two runs and an RBI.

Player of the Game: Tommy Harper, Seattle