American League - August 8

Player of the Day: John Mayberry went 3 for 4 with a home run and had 4 RBI in Kansas City’s 9-1 win over the Chicago White Sox.

Pitcher of the Day: Jim Hunter allowed one run in nine innings and earned a complete-game win against the Baltimore Orioles

New York 3, Baltimore 1

California 4, Oakland 3 (game 1)

California 4, Oakland 3 (game 2)

Cleveland 4, Detroit 2 (game 1)

Detroit 12, Cleveland 4 (game 2)

Kansas City 4, Chicago 3 (game 1)

Kansas City 9, Chicago 1 (game 2)

Texas 4, Minnesota 3

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National League - August 7

Player of the Day: Clarence Gaston of the Atlanta Braves hit a grand slam and a 3-run homer in Atlanta’s 16-1 romp over the San Francisco Giants. It was San Francisco’s 12^th straight loss.

Pitcher of the Day: Pat Zachry pitched a shutout against the Los Angeles Dodgers and improved his record to 12-3. Zachry allowed three hits and two walks and struck out eight batters. The Reds have now won 13 straight games.

Montreal 7, Chicago 2 (game 1)

Chicago 7, Montreal 6 (game 2)

Cincinnati 6, Los Angeles 0

Houston 8, San Diego 2

Pittsburgh 7, New York 2 (game 1)

New York 5, Pittsburgh 3 (game 2)

St. Louis 5, Philadelphia 1

Atlanta 14, San Francisco 1

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American League - August 7

Player of the Day: Larry Hisle went 3 for 4 with a double, a home run, two runs scored, and three RBI as the Twins beat the Texas Rangers 10-7.

Pitcher of the Day: Luis Tiant pitched 10 2/3 innings in a game against the Milwaukee Brewers and allowed one run on eight hits while striking out ten batters. The Red Sox eventually won the game in 12 innings.

Baltimore 10, New York 1

Oakland 7, California 5

Detroit 3, Cleveland 2

Kansas City 5, Chicago 3

Boston 2, Milwaukee 1 (12 innings)

Minnesota 10, Texas 7

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Baseball Game of the Week - August 7

This week we travel to Yankee Stadium to see the third place Baltimore Orioles take on the first place New York Yankees. Rudy May starts for the Baltimore Orioles (7-9, ERA) and Doyle Alexander (7-3, 4.22 ERA) will be the starting pitcher for the New York Yankees. Note: these two players had switched teams in a trade so they're pictured in opposite uniforms.

Top of 1^st: Al Bumbry led off the game with a walk, stole second, and scored on a single by Bobby Grich. After Reggie Jackson struck out Lee May hit a long home run to left (#19 on the season) to make the score 3-0 in favor of the Orioles.

Top of 2^nd: Doug DeCinces led off the inning with his sixth home run of the season. Orioles 4, Yankees 0.

Bottom of 3^rd: With two out Sandy Alomar singled. Mickey Rivers hit a double to deep left center to score Alomar. Roy White walked but Thurman Munson flied to center to end the inning. Orioles 4, Yankees 1.

Top of 4^th: DeCinces singled to start the inning. Dave Duncan flied out to left field. Mark Belanger doubled to score DeCinces. Orioles 5, Yankees 1.

Top of 7^th: Jackson hit a solo home run (#26 on the season). May tripled and scored on a single by Ken Singleton. Orioles 6, Yankees 1

Top of 8^th: Dave Duncan singled and went to third on a Bumbry single. Duncan scored on a single by Grich. Orioles 8, Yankees 1

Top of 9^th: DeCinces tripled and scored on a single by Duncan, who then scored on a double by Belanger. Orioles 10, Yankees 1

Rudy May pitched a complete game and allowed one run on seven hits to win the game and improve his record to 8-9. Alexander took the loss and dropped to 7-4.

National League - August 6

Player of the Day: With the score tied 2-2 with one out in the bottom of the 8^th, Hector Cruz hit a grand slam off of Tug McGraw to propel the Cardinals to a 6-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies

Pitcher of the Day: Larry Dierker allowed two runs (one earned) in a complete game 9-2 win over the San Diego Padres.

Chicago 10, Montreal 6 (game 1)

Chicago 12, Montreal 0 (game 2)

Cincinnati 6, Los Angeles 4 (12 innings)

Houston 9, San Diego 2

St. Louis 6, Philadelphia 2

Atlanta 7, San Francisco 6

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American League - August 6

Players of the day: Amos Otis hit a 3-run homer that provided the margin needed for the Royals to win the first game of a doubleheader. John Mayberry hit a 2-run shot in the 1^st inning to game 2 and the Royals were able to hold on and win 2-1 for the sweep.

Pitcher of the day: Frank Tanana pitched a 2-hit shutout against the Oakland A’s. Tanana walked two and struck out nine as he improved his record to 12-8 with a 2.33 ERA.

California 4, Oakland 0

Detroit 3, Cleveland 2

Kansas City 6, Chicago 3 (game 1)

Kansas City 2, Chicago 1 (game 2)

Boston 2, Milwaukee 0

Texas 4, Minnesota 3 (10 innings)

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