National League - June 23

Player of the Day: Rowland Office was 4 for 5 with a home run and 3 RBI in the Braves' 5-2 win over the Montreal Expos.

Pitcher of the Day: J.R. Richard struck out eight batters and allowed only one run as the Houston Astros beat the LA Dodgers 8-1.

National League - June 22

Player of the Day: Ed Kranepool homered twice to supply all of the runs for the New York Mets as they beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1.

Pitcher of the Day: Jim Lonborg was one hit away from a perfect game. He allowed a single to   and did not allow another baserunner in the game. The Phillies won 1-0 on a Bob Boone solo home run.

Here is the boxscore from the Lonborg one-hitter:

National League - June 21

Player of the Day: Greg Luzinski was 3 for 4 with a home run and 4 RBI as the Phillies beat the Montreal Expos 5-3.

Pitcher of the Day: John Montefusco shut out the St. Louis Cardinals 4-0. He allowed 4 hits and didn't walk anyone as the Giants finally climbed out of last place in the NL West.

1976 National League - Week 11 in Review

There hasn't been much movement in the standings. The Dodgers lost a few games at the end of last week and the beginning of this week to drop back a few games, but a good series against the lowly Montreal Expos coupled with a 3-game sweep of the Reds by the Philadelphia Phillies allowed the Dodgers to climb within 9 1/2 games of the lead. The New York Mets continue to play well and maintain a 3 1/2 game lead over the Phillies. Jose Cruz has now hit in 20 straight games -- so far Pete Rose has the longest hitting streak (25 games) of the year.

Ed Kranepool has been red hot (.480 average) over the last ten days and is now third in the NL in batting average. Willie McCovey makes his second straight appearance on the "not hot" list.

National League - June 20

Player of the Day: Darrell Evans homered in the top of the 12th inning vs. the New York Mets to win the game for the San Francisco Giants.

Pitcher of the Day: Burt Hooton pitched a 6-hit shutout against the Montreal Expos.

National League - June 19

Player of the Day: Jerry Grote was 4 for 5 with 3 runs and 2 RBI in the Mets’ 12-2 rout of the San Francisco Giants.

Pitcher of the Day: Brent Strom allowed only two hits in a complete game 2-0 shutout of the St. Louis Cardinals.

National League - June 18

Player of the Day: Pepe Mangual was 2 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBI in the Expos’ 6-2 win over the LA Dodgers.

Pitcher of the Day: Gene Garber pitched three perfect innings and struck out six Cincinnati batters to save the game for Philadelphia Phillies starter Jim Lonborg. Honorable mention for pitcher of the day goes to Tom Seaver, who pitched a complete game victory to become the NL’s first 10-game winner.