American League - August 18

Player of the Day: Chris Chambliss hit two home runs and went 3 for 4 with 5 RBI as the Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 8-6.

Pitcher of the Day: Al Fitzmorris pitched a 4-hit shutout to help the Royals cool off the  Cleveland Indians. The Indians have dropped back to four games behind the New York  Yankees in the AL East.

A total of six future Hall of Famers pitched today: Nolan Ryan (started and lost), Fergie Jenkins (started and won), Jim Palmer (started and won), Dennis Eckersley (started and lost), Rich Gossage (started and lost), and Rollie Fingers (earned a save)

Baltimore 12, Minnesota 3

 Boston 2, Chicago 1

 Detroit 6, California 1

 Kansas City 5, Cleveland 0

 Oakland 5, Milwaukee 2

 New York 8, Texas 6

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American League - August 17

Player of the Day: Dwight Evans homered twice and had six RBI in a 9-5 Red Sox win over the Chicago White Sox

Pitcher of the Day: Doug Bird allowed only an unearned run and pitched a complete game as the Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Indians 5-1.

Minnesota 8, Baltimore 1

 Boston 9, Chicago 5 (game 1)

 Chicago 6, Boston 4 (game 2)

Detroit 2, California 1

 Kansas City 5, Cleveland 1

 Oakland 6, Milwaukee 4

 New York 9, Texas 4

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National League - August 17

Player of the Day: Rowland Office had three hits, homered twice, and scored three runs to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 5-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds

Pitcher of the Day: Skip Lockwood pitched five scoreless innings and struck out ten batters as the Mets beat the LA Dodgers 3-2 in 13 innings. Lockwood didn’t figure in the decision.

Cincinnati 4, Atlanta 3

 Chicago 6, Houston 3

 Philadelphia 5, Montreal 4

 New York 3, Los Angeles 2 (13 innings)

 San Francisco 5, Pittsburgh 0

San Diego 13, St. Louis 10

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National League - August 16

Player of the Day: Willie Crawford went 4 for 4 with a home run and four runs scored as the Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 7-6

Pitcher of the Day: Fred Norman allowed three hits and struck out six in a shutout of the Atlanta Braves.

 Cincinnati 15, Atlanta 0

 Chicago 4, Houston 3

 St. Louis 7, San Diego 6

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American League - August 16

Player of the Day: Reggie Jackson was 3 for 5 with a home run, a stolen base, two runs scored, and two RBI in the Orioles’ 7-6 victory over the Minnesota Twins

 

Pitchers of the Day: Gaylord Perry pitched a 3-hit shutout against the New York Yankees and Jackie Brown managed the same feat against the Kansas City Royals.

Baltimore 7, Minnesota 6

 Chicago 4, Boston 3 (13 innings)

 Cleveland 4, Kansas City 0

 Milwaukee 6, Oakland 3

 Texas 6, New York 0

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American League - August 15

Player of the Day: Jim Rice went 3 for 5 with 4 RBI in Boston’s 9-5 win over the Oakland A’s.

Pitcher of the Day: Bert Blyleven shut out the Cleveland Indians for 10 innings and earned the 1-0 win in game one of a doubleheader.

Boston 9, Oakland 5

Chicago 3, Baltimore 2 (11 innings)

Detroit 4, Kansas City 3

California 6, Milwaukee 3

New York 7, Minnesota 1

Texas 1, Cleveland 0 (10 innings) (game 1)

Cleveland 3, Texas 2 (game 2)