Seattle 59 46 .562 ---
Chicago 57 45 .558 0.5
Kansas City 57 47 .548 1.5
Montreal 51 56 .477 9
California 51 56 .477 9
Philadelphia 50 56 .471 9.5
Cleveland 49 56 .467 10
San Diego 47 58 .478 12
Friday's games
California (McGlothlin) at Cleveland (Tiant)
Kansas City (Butler) at Seattle (Brabender)
Philadelphia (Johnson) at San Diego (Podres)
Philadelphia 7, San Diego 1: Rick Wise went the distance, allowing one unearned run on six hits. Don Money homered, doubled and singled in four at-bats, driving in three runs and scoring a pair. Tommy Sisk took the loss for the Padres.
Philadelphia 10, San Diego 8: Rick Joseph drove in four runs with two singles and a triple as the Phillies secured the doubleheader sweep. The Padres committed three errors and a passed ball afield. Bill Champion went eight innings for the win, allowing five runs on six hits and seven walks. Gary Ross took the loss. Cookie Rojas was injured for the Phillies (6 days); he will be replaced on the roster by Rick Barry and is eligible to return Aug. 17.
Cleveland 2, California 1: Errors by Jim Fregosi and Aurelio Rodriguez resulted in a pair of unearned Cleveland runs in the bottom of the eighth. Winner Dick Ellsworth allowed one run in eight innings on four hits. Loser Rudy May allowed the two unearned runs in 7.2 innings on six hits. Mike Paul faced three hitters in the ninth for the save.The Angels have returned Tom Tischinski to the emergency list and activated Vic Davalillo.
Chicago 3, Montreal 2, 10 innings: Luis Aparicio had a walk-off bunt and Tommy John went all 10 innings for the win. Bill Melton hit a two-run homer off Mark Wegener, who went nine innings himself, allowing just the two runs on two hits. Dan McGinn took the loss in relief. Gary Sutherland went 4-for-5 with a double and a run scored for the Expos.
Seattle 11, Kansas City 3: Greg Goossen hit for the cycle as the Pilots overpowered the Royals. George Brunet went eight innings for the win, allowing a pair of homers (Pat Kelly and Bob Oliver) but only three other hits. Tommy Davis drove in three runs for Seattle, and Ron Clark went 3-for-5, including a double, with two RBIs and a run scored. Jim Rooker took the loss.
Player of the Day: Greg Goossen, Seattle
Thursday, June 22, 2017
Monday, June 19, 2017
Games of Wednesday, Aug. 6
Seattle 58 46 .558 ---
Chicago 56 45 .554 0.5
Kansas City 57 46 .553 0.5
California 51 55 .481 8
Montreal 51 55 .481 8
Cleveland 48 56 .462 10
Philadelphia 48 56 .462 10
San Diego 47 56 .456 10.5
Thursday's games
Philadelphia (Wise and Champion) at San Diego (Sisk and Ross), 2
California (May) at Cleveland (Ellsworth)
Montreal (Wegener) at Chicago (John)
Kansas City (Rooker) at Seattle (Brunet)
Kansas City 7, Cleveland 4, 19 innings: The Royals broke their losing streak with a marathon. Relievers Horacio Pina and Mike Hedlund each worked the equivalent of an extra-inning game themselves. Hedlund shut out the Tribe for 11 innings, allowing seven hits and one walk while striking out 10 and got the win. Pina threw nine scoreless inning before the Royals broke through for three runs in the top of the 19th. Ken Harrelson homered for Cleveland; Moe Drabowsky got the save for Kansas City.
San Diego 3, Montreal 1: Jack Baldschun entered for the Padres with runners on second and third, no outs in the top of the ninth and didn't allow a ball out of the infield to secure the victory. San Diego took the lead with two runs in the eighth, both charged to reliever Dan McGinn. Jerry Robertson shut out the Padres on four hits through six innings, but the Padres chased him with three straight singles in the seventh to tie the game. Joe Niekro got the win; he allowed five hits in eight innings, walking three and striking out two.
Seattle 6, California 4: Steve Whitaker and Wayne Comer homered for the Pilots, and Bob Meyer allowed two earned runs in six innings for the win. Seattle left nine men in scoring position against Angels starter and loser Andy Messersmith. Ray Oyler of the Pilots will miss one game with a minor injury. The Pilots demoted Meyer after the game and reactivated George Brunet.
Player of the Day: Mike Hedlund, Kansas City.
Chicago 56 45 .554 0.5
Kansas City 57 46 .553 0.5
California 51 55 .481 8
Montreal 51 55 .481 8
Cleveland 48 56 .462 10
Philadelphia 48 56 .462 10
San Diego 47 56 .456 10.5
Thursday's games
Philadelphia (Wise and Champion) at San Diego (Sisk and Ross), 2
California (May) at Cleveland (Ellsworth)
Montreal (Wegener) at Chicago (John)
Kansas City (Rooker) at Seattle (Brunet)
Kansas City 7, Cleveland 4, 19 innings: The Royals broke their losing streak with a marathon. Relievers Horacio Pina and Mike Hedlund each worked the equivalent of an extra-inning game themselves. Hedlund shut out the Tribe for 11 innings, allowing seven hits and one walk while striking out 10 and got the win. Pina threw nine scoreless inning before the Royals broke through for three runs in the top of the 19th. Ken Harrelson homered for Cleveland; Moe Drabowsky got the save for Kansas City.
San Diego 3, Montreal 1: Jack Baldschun entered for the Padres with runners on second and third, no outs in the top of the ninth and didn't allow a ball out of the infield to secure the victory. San Diego took the lead with two runs in the eighth, both charged to reliever Dan McGinn. Jerry Robertson shut out the Padres on four hits through six innings, but the Padres chased him with three straight singles in the seventh to tie the game. Joe Niekro got the win; he allowed five hits in eight innings, walking three and striking out two.
Seattle 6, California 4: Steve Whitaker and Wayne Comer homered for the Pilots, and Bob Meyer allowed two earned runs in six innings for the win. Seattle left nine men in scoring position against Angels starter and loser Andy Messersmith. Ray Oyler of the Pilots will miss one game with a minor injury. The Pilots demoted Meyer after the game and reactivated George Brunet.
Player of the Day: Mike Hedlund, Kansas City.
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Games of Tuesday, Aug. 5
Chicago 56 45 .554 ---
Seattle 57 46 .553 ---
Kansas City 56 46 .549 0.5
California 51 54 .486 7
Montreal 51 54 .486 7
Cleveland 48 55 .466 9
Philadelphia 48 56 .462 9.5
San Diego 46 56 .451 11
Wednesday's games
Kansas City (Drago) at Cleveland (Hargan)
Montreal (Robertson) at San Diego (Niekro)
California (Messersmith) at Seattle (Meyer)
Cleveland 9, Kansas City 1: Sam McDowell allowed just four hits and Ken Harrelson doubled, tripled and homered for the Indians. The Hawk scored three runs and drove in three. The Royals have lost seven in a row. Max Alvis also homered for Cleveland.
Chicago 4, Philadelphia 3 (11 innings): Buddy Bradford singled home the game winner after Wilbur Wood worked around a leadoff triple in the previous half-inning. Don Pavleitch hit a two-run homer for the White Sox in the fourth. Bill Melton was injured and has to miss the second game of the doubleheader.
Philadelphia 6, Chicago 2: Grant Jackson allowed one run in eight innings while Tony Taylor and Johnny Callison each scored twice. Gary Peters struck out nine men in six innings for the Sox, but the two runs he allowed still made him the loser. The Phillies broke the game open in the top of the ninth, scoring three runs off Jerry Nyman. Carlos May was injured for the White Sox (eigth days); he will be replaced on the roster by Bob Christian and is eligible to return Aug 16.
Montreal 3, San Diego 1: Rusty Staub homered and doubled to power the Expos. Howie Reed went seven innings for the win, allowing one run on five hits, and Claude Raymond, Don Shaw and Roy Face combined to get the final six outs. Al Santorini took the loss.
Montreal 5, San Diego 4: Bob Bailey homered and Rusty Staub drove in a pair of runs as the Expos swept the Padres. Steve Renko went eight innings for the win; he allowed four runs on six hits. Roy Face got his second save of the day with a scoreless ninth. Cito Gaston tripled and doubled for San Diego, scoring two runs.
California 9, Seattle 6: The Angels cracked three homers off Steve Barber, highlighted by a three-run first inning shot by Rick Reichardt, and held on to the early lead. Aurelio Rodriguez went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and a pair of runs scored. Jay Johnstone also homered for the Angels, as did Steve Whitaker for Seattle. For the Angels, Joe Azcue was injured and will miss the Wednesday game; Steve Kealey, who started and won this game, will be demoted and Tom Tischinski activated from the emergency squad. Kealey is eligible to return Aug. 16. For the Pilots, Don Mincher was injured (seven days); he will be replaced by Bob Meyer and is eligible to return Aug 16.
Player of the day: Roy Face, Montreal
Seattle 57 46 .553 ---
Kansas City 56 46 .549 0.5
California 51 54 .486 7
Montreal 51 54 .486 7
Cleveland 48 55 .466 9
Philadelphia 48 56 .462 9.5
San Diego 46 56 .451 11
Wednesday's games
Kansas City (Drago) at Cleveland (Hargan)
Montreal (Robertson) at San Diego (Niekro)
California (Messersmith) at Seattle (Meyer)
Cleveland 9, Kansas City 1: Sam McDowell allowed just four hits and Ken Harrelson doubled, tripled and homered for the Indians. The Hawk scored three runs and drove in three. The Royals have lost seven in a row. Max Alvis also homered for Cleveland.
Chicago 4, Philadelphia 3 (11 innings): Buddy Bradford singled home the game winner after Wilbur Wood worked around a leadoff triple in the previous half-inning. Don Pavleitch hit a two-run homer for the White Sox in the fourth. Bill Melton was injured and has to miss the second game of the doubleheader.
Philadelphia 6, Chicago 2: Grant Jackson allowed one run in eight innings while Tony Taylor and Johnny Callison each scored twice. Gary Peters struck out nine men in six innings for the Sox, but the two runs he allowed still made him the loser. The Phillies broke the game open in the top of the ninth, scoring three runs off Jerry Nyman. Carlos May was injured for the White Sox (eigth days); he will be replaced on the roster by Bob Christian and is eligible to return Aug 16.
Montreal 3, San Diego 1: Rusty Staub homered and doubled to power the Expos. Howie Reed went seven innings for the win, allowing one run on five hits, and Claude Raymond, Don Shaw and Roy Face combined to get the final six outs. Al Santorini took the loss.
Montreal 5, San Diego 4: Bob Bailey homered and Rusty Staub drove in a pair of runs as the Expos swept the Padres. Steve Renko went eight innings for the win; he allowed four runs on six hits. Roy Face got his second save of the day with a scoreless ninth. Cito Gaston tripled and doubled for San Diego, scoring two runs.
California 9, Seattle 6: The Angels cracked three homers off Steve Barber, highlighted by a three-run first inning shot by Rick Reichardt, and held on to the early lead. Aurelio Rodriguez went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and a pair of runs scored. Jay Johnstone also homered for the Angels, as did Steve Whitaker for Seattle. For the Angels, Joe Azcue was injured and will miss the Wednesday game; Steve Kealey, who started and won this game, will be demoted and Tom Tischinski activated from the emergency squad. Kealey is eligible to return Aug. 16. For the Pilots, Don Mincher was injured (seven days); he will be replaced by Bob Meyer and is eligible to return Aug 16.
Player of the day: Roy Face, Montreal
Saturday, June 10, 2017
Games of Monday, Aug. 4
Seattle 57 45 .558 ---
Chicago 55 44 .556 0.5
Kansas City 56 45 .554 0.5
California 50 54 .481 8
Montreal 49 54 .476 8.5
Cleveland 47 55 .461 10
Philadelphia 47 55 .461 10
San Diego 46 54 .460 10.5
Tuesday's games
Kansas City (Bunker) at Cleveland (McDowell)
Philadelphia (Jackson and Fryman) at Chicago (Wynn and Peters), 2
Montreal (Reed and Renko) at San Diego (Kirby and Santorini),2
California (Wright) at Seattle (Barber)
Cleveland 4, Kansas City 3: Ken Suarez dropped a pinch-hit single in front of left fielder Bob Oliver to drive in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth and give the Royals their sixth straight loss. Luis Tiant allowed eight hits for Cleveland in the complete-game win; one of the three runs he allowed was unearned. Lou Klimchock hit a two-run homer for the Tribe. Steve Jones took the loss in relief. Tony Horton will miss the Indians' next game.
San Diego 3, Montreal 0: Dick Kelley threw a two-hit shutout and Ollie Brown doubled twice, walked twice, stole two bases and scored one run and drove in another for the Padres. Loser Bill Stoneman allowed six hits and three runs in 7.1 innings. Kelley walked four and struck out five. Before the game, the Expos reactivated Adolpho Phillips and deactivated Jim Fairey; Fairey is eligible to return Aug. 14.
Seattle 6, California 4: The Pilots scored five runs in the first and held on in a chaotic ninth to move into first place. The Pilots used five walks, an error, two steals, a wild pitch and a pair of singles to plate five runs off Tom Murphy in the opening frame; only two of the runs were earned. Mike Marshall threw eight shutout innings but was pulled after allowing two hits, a walk and a run to open the ninth. John O'Donoughue walked three men himself and surrendered a double before finally getting the final out on a deep fly by Jim Fregosi.
Player of the Day: Dick Kelley, San Diego
Chicago 55 44 .556 0.5
Kansas City 56 45 .554 0.5
California 50 54 .481 8
Montreal 49 54 .476 8.5
Cleveland 47 55 .461 10
Philadelphia 47 55 .461 10
San Diego 46 54 .460 10.5
Tuesday's games
Kansas City (Bunker) at Cleveland (McDowell)
Philadelphia (Jackson and Fryman) at Chicago (Wynn and Peters), 2
Montreal (Reed and Renko) at San Diego (Kirby and Santorini),2
California (Wright) at Seattle (Barber)
Cleveland 4, Kansas City 3: Ken Suarez dropped a pinch-hit single in front of left fielder Bob Oliver to drive in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth and give the Royals their sixth straight loss. Luis Tiant allowed eight hits for Cleveland in the complete-game win; one of the three runs he allowed was unearned. Lou Klimchock hit a two-run homer for the Tribe. Steve Jones took the loss in relief. Tony Horton will miss the Indians' next game.
San Diego 3, Montreal 0: Dick Kelley threw a two-hit shutout and Ollie Brown doubled twice, walked twice, stole two bases and scored one run and drove in another for the Padres. Loser Bill Stoneman allowed six hits and three runs in 7.1 innings. Kelley walked four and struck out five. Before the game, the Expos reactivated Adolpho Phillips and deactivated Jim Fairey; Fairey is eligible to return Aug. 14.
Seattle 6, California 4: The Pilots scored five runs in the first and held on in a chaotic ninth to move into first place. The Pilots used five walks, an error, two steals, a wild pitch and a pair of singles to plate five runs off Tom Murphy in the opening frame; only two of the runs were earned. Mike Marshall threw eight shutout innings but was pulled after allowing two hits, a walk and a run to open the ninth. John O'Donoughue walked three men himself and surrendered a double before finally getting the final out on a deep fly by Jim Fregosi.
Player of the Day: Dick Kelley, San Diego
Monday, June 5, 2017
Games of Sunday, Aug. 3
Kansas City 56 44 .560 ---
Chicago 55 44 .556 0.5
Seattle 56 45 .554 0.5
California 50 54 .481 8
Montreal 49 53 .480 8
Philadelphia 47 55 .461 10
Cleveland 46 55 .455 10.5
San Diego 45 54 .455 10.5
Monday's games
Kansas City (Nelson) at Cleveland (Tiant)
Montreal (Stoneman) at San Diego (Kelley)
California (Murphy) at Seattle (Marshall)
Cleveland 6, Kansas City 3: The Indians peppered Bill Butler for eight hits and six runs in six innings, with Ken Suarez and Russ Snyder each driving in a pair of runs. Stan Williams allowed three runs in 6-plus innings for the win while striking out six, and Horacio Pina threw a perfect ninth for the save. The Royals have now lost five straight.
Chicago 2, Philadelphia 0: Joel Horlen spun a seven-hit shutout, striking out 11 with one walk. Jerry Johnson allowed six hits in seven innings for the loss. Larry Hisle fanned four times for the Phillies, and Rick Joseph three times.
Montreal 2, San Diego 1: Gary Waselewski allowed just two hits, while Bob Bailey doubled, singled and walked in four trips to the plate and scored both Expos runs. The sole Padres run was unearned as Waslewski faced just four men over the minimum. He walked three and struck out four. John Podres (six innings, seven hits, two runs) took the loss.
California 5, Seattle 1: Sandy Alomar had two hits, two runs, two RBIs and two steals and Jay Johnstone went 4-for-5 with two doubles and two RBIs for the Angels. Jim McGlothlin allowed one run on six hits in eight innings for the win.
Player of the Day: Joel Horlen, Chicago
Chicago 55 44 .556 0.5
Seattle 56 45 .554 0.5
California 50 54 .481 8
Montreal 49 53 .480 8
Philadelphia 47 55 .461 10
Cleveland 46 55 .455 10.5
San Diego 45 54 .455 10.5
Monday's games
Kansas City (Nelson) at Cleveland (Tiant)
Montreal (Stoneman) at San Diego (Kelley)
California (Murphy) at Seattle (Marshall)
Cleveland 6, Kansas City 3: The Indians peppered Bill Butler for eight hits and six runs in six innings, with Ken Suarez and Russ Snyder each driving in a pair of runs. Stan Williams allowed three runs in 6-plus innings for the win while striking out six, and Horacio Pina threw a perfect ninth for the save. The Royals have now lost five straight.
Chicago 2, Philadelphia 0: Joel Horlen spun a seven-hit shutout, striking out 11 with one walk. Jerry Johnson allowed six hits in seven innings for the loss. Larry Hisle fanned four times for the Phillies, and Rick Joseph three times.
Montreal 2, San Diego 1: Gary Waselewski allowed just two hits, while Bob Bailey doubled, singled and walked in four trips to the plate and scored both Expos runs. The sole Padres run was unearned as Waslewski faced just four men over the minimum. He walked three and struck out four. John Podres (six innings, seven hits, two runs) took the loss.
California 5, Seattle 1: Sandy Alomar had two hits, two runs, two RBIs and two steals and Jay Johnstone went 4-for-5 with two doubles and two RBIs for the Angels. Jim McGlothlin allowed one run on six hits in eight innings for the win.
Player of the Day: Joel Horlen, Chicago
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Games of Saturday, Aug. 2
Kansas City 56 43 .566 ---
Seattle 56 44 .560 0.5
Chicago 54 44 .551 1.5
California 49 54 .476 9
Montreal 48 53 .475 9
Philadelphia 47 54 .465 10
San Diego 45 53 .459 10.5
Cleveland 46 55 .455 11.5
Sunday's games
Philadelphia (Johnson) at Chicago (Horlen)
Kansas City (Butler) at Cleveland (Williams)
Montreal (Waslewski) at San Diego (Podres)
California (McGlothlin) at Seattle (Segui)
Cleveland 3, Philadelphia 2 (10 innings): Bill Wilson's wild pitch with one out in the 10th plated Vern Fuller with the winning run. Phillies starter Lowell Palmer allowed two runs in the first inning but just one more hit in the rest of his eight innings. He retired the last 17 men he faced. Mike Paul kept the Phillies scoreless through seven innings before Johnny Callison's triple keyed a two-run rally that tied the game. Larry Burchart went two innings for the win.
Chicago 9, Kansas City 8: The White Sox swept the three-game series with the front-running Royals, and had to come back from a 7-1 deficit to do so. Luis Aparicio capped a two-run bottom of the ninth with a base hit to win it. Gary Peters allowed five runs in the first inning to the Royals and left after that frame, and Sammy Ellis allowed three runs in five innings, but Dan Osinski and Gary Bell combined for three scoreless frames while the Sox put together four two-run innings. Jim Rooker went 5.1 for the Royals, allowing six earned runs (and one unearned) on six hits and six walks. Moe Drabowsky took the loss; Bell got the win. Rooker and Bob Oliver homered for Kansas City. The Royals' Buck Martinez was injured (10 days) and will be replaced on the roster by Jim Campanis; Martinez is eligible to return Aug. 12. The White Sox demoted Ellis and activated Don Secrist; Ellis is eligible to return Aug. 12.
California 9, San Diego 6: A four-run top of the ninth lifted the Angels to the win. Jim Fregosi singled home a pair of runs and Rick Reichardt homered in the decisive frame, with Gary Ross aborbing the damage. Reichardt went 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBIs. The Padres got two-run homers from Al Ferrara and Roberto Pena. Eddie Fisher, who allowed two runs in one inning, vultured the win, and Ken Tatum got the save.
Seattle 5, Montreal 3: Gene Brabender took a shutout into the eighth inning and Don Mincher hit a three-run homer for the Pilots. Brabender went 7.1 innings, allowing one run on four hits and four walks with four strikeouts. Mark Wegener allowed all five runs in six innings for the Expos. Ron Fairly homered for Montreal.
Player of the Day: Luis Aparicio, Chicago.
Seattle 56 44 .560 0.5
Chicago 54 44 .551 1.5
California 49 54 .476 9
Montreal 48 53 .475 9
Philadelphia 47 54 .465 10
San Diego 45 53 .459 10.5
Cleveland 46 55 .455 11.5
Sunday's games
Philadelphia (Johnson) at Chicago (Horlen)
Kansas City (Butler) at Cleveland (Williams)
Montreal (Waslewski) at San Diego (Podres)
California (McGlothlin) at Seattle (Segui)
Cleveland 3, Philadelphia 2 (10 innings): Bill Wilson's wild pitch with one out in the 10th plated Vern Fuller with the winning run. Phillies starter Lowell Palmer allowed two runs in the first inning but just one more hit in the rest of his eight innings. He retired the last 17 men he faced. Mike Paul kept the Phillies scoreless through seven innings before Johnny Callison's triple keyed a two-run rally that tied the game. Larry Burchart went two innings for the win.
Chicago 9, Kansas City 8: The White Sox swept the three-game series with the front-running Royals, and had to come back from a 7-1 deficit to do so. Luis Aparicio capped a two-run bottom of the ninth with a base hit to win it. Gary Peters allowed five runs in the first inning to the Royals and left after that frame, and Sammy Ellis allowed three runs in five innings, but Dan Osinski and Gary Bell combined for three scoreless frames while the Sox put together four two-run innings. Jim Rooker went 5.1 for the Royals, allowing six earned runs (and one unearned) on six hits and six walks. Moe Drabowsky took the loss; Bell got the win. Rooker and Bob Oliver homered for Kansas City. The Royals' Buck Martinez was injured (10 days) and will be replaced on the roster by Jim Campanis; Martinez is eligible to return Aug. 12. The White Sox demoted Ellis and activated Don Secrist; Ellis is eligible to return Aug. 12.
California 9, San Diego 6: A four-run top of the ninth lifted the Angels to the win. Jim Fregosi singled home a pair of runs and Rick Reichardt homered in the decisive frame, with Gary Ross aborbing the damage. Reichardt went 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBIs. The Padres got two-run homers from Al Ferrara and Roberto Pena. Eddie Fisher, who allowed two runs in one inning, vultured the win, and Ken Tatum got the save.
Seattle 5, Montreal 3: Gene Brabender took a shutout into the eighth inning and Don Mincher hit a three-run homer for the Pilots. Brabender went 7.1 innings, allowing one run on four hits and four walks with four strikeouts. Mark Wegener allowed all five runs in six innings for the Expos. Ron Fairly homered for Montreal.
Player of the Day: Luis Aparicio, Chicago.
Saturday, May 27, 2017
Games of Friday, Aug. 1
Kansas City 56 42 .571 ---
Seattle 55 44 .556 1.5
Chicago 53 44 .546 2.5
Montreal 48 52 .480 9
California 48 54 .470 10
Philadelphia 47 53 .470 10
San Diego 45 52 .464 10.5
Cleveland 45 55 .450 12
Saturday's games
Philadelphia (Palmer) at Cleveland (Paul)
Kansas City (Rooker) at Chicago (Peters)
Montreal (Wegener) at Seattle (Brabender)
California (May) at San Diego (Niekro)
Cleveland 5, Philadelphia 0: Sam McDowell threw a three-hitter and struck out nine Phillies. He did walk four and commit a pair of errors himself, but still got the shutout. Jose Cardenal tripled and doubled twice; he scored two runs and drove in one. Tony Horton was injured (two days) and will remain on the roster.
Chicago 6, Kansas City 3: Carlos May hit a grand slam off Dick Drago in the fifth inning and Jack Hamilton threw three scoreless innings in relief of Tommy John as the White Sox tightened the race. The Royals held a 3-0 lead going into the bottom of the fifth, but the Sox strung together three singles and a walk before May's two-out blast. John was the winner, Drago the loser, and Wilbur Wood got the save.
Seattle 14, Montreal 4: The Pilots scored nine runs in the third inning on seven hits, one walk and a pair of error by Expos shortstop Bobby Wine. Mike Hegan doubled home a pair of runs and Tommy Harper capped the inning with a bases-loaded triple. Garry Roggenburk allowed four runs in five innings, including back-to-back homers from Rusty Staub and Bob Bailey, but got the win, Mrty Pattin threw four shutout innings for the save. Jerry Robertson took the loss. John Kennedy homered for Seattle in the seventh. After the game, the Pilots deactivated Roggenburk and reactived Dick Simpson. Roggenburk is eligible to return Aug 11.
San Diego 3, California 1: Nate Colbert and Ollie Brown hit RBI doubles and four Padre relievers combined for 3.2 innings of three hit relief. The Angels were 0-8 with runners in scoring position agains starter and winner Clay Kirby, who allowed four hits and four walks in 5.1 innings.
Player of the Day: Carlos May, Chicago
Seattle 55 44 .556 1.5
Chicago 53 44 .546 2.5
Montreal 48 52 .480 9
California 48 54 .470 10
Philadelphia 47 53 .470 10
San Diego 45 52 .464 10.5
Cleveland 45 55 .450 12
Saturday's games
Philadelphia (Palmer) at Cleveland (Paul)
Kansas City (Rooker) at Chicago (Peters)
Montreal (Wegener) at Seattle (Brabender)
California (May) at San Diego (Niekro)
Cleveland 5, Philadelphia 0: Sam McDowell threw a three-hitter and struck out nine Phillies. He did walk four and commit a pair of errors himself, but still got the shutout. Jose Cardenal tripled and doubled twice; he scored two runs and drove in one. Tony Horton was injured (two days) and will remain on the roster.
Chicago 6, Kansas City 3: Carlos May hit a grand slam off Dick Drago in the fifth inning and Jack Hamilton threw three scoreless innings in relief of Tommy John as the White Sox tightened the race. The Royals held a 3-0 lead going into the bottom of the fifth, but the Sox strung together three singles and a walk before May's two-out blast. John was the winner, Drago the loser, and Wilbur Wood got the save.
Seattle 14, Montreal 4: The Pilots scored nine runs in the third inning on seven hits, one walk and a pair of error by Expos shortstop Bobby Wine. Mike Hegan doubled home a pair of runs and Tommy Harper capped the inning with a bases-loaded triple. Garry Roggenburk allowed four runs in five innings, including back-to-back homers from Rusty Staub and Bob Bailey, but got the win, Mrty Pattin threw four shutout innings for the save. Jerry Robertson took the loss. John Kennedy homered for Seattle in the seventh. After the game, the Pilots deactivated Roggenburk and reactived Dick Simpson. Roggenburk is eligible to return Aug 11.
San Diego 3, California 1: Nate Colbert and Ollie Brown hit RBI doubles and four Padre relievers combined for 3.2 innings of three hit relief. The Angels were 0-8 with runners in scoring position agains starter and winner Clay Kirby, who allowed four hits and four walks in 5.1 innings.
Player of the Day: Carlos May, Chicago
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