American League - August 12

Player of the Day: Tony Solaita went 2 for 4 with a 2-run homer to help the Angels beat the Boston Red Sox 3-0.

Pitcher of the Day: Nolan Ryan 2-hit the Boston Red Sox and had ten strikeouts. Ryan is now 15-11 with a 2.73 ERA

California 3, Boston 0

Oakland 17, Milwaukee 1

Minnesota 5, New York 3

Cleveland 2, Texas 1 (10 innings)

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National League - August 12

Player of the Day: Joe Torre had four hits and scored the winning run in the bottom of the 9^th as the red-hot Mets beat the San Diego Padres 7-6.

Pitcher of the Day: Pedro Borbon improved his record to 12-4 as the Reds scored the go-ahead runs in the 8^th inning. Pedro allowed one run in 1 1/3 innings of work.

Phillies 6, Braves 5 (10 innings)

Reds 8, Cubs 7

Mets 7, Padres 6

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National League - August 11

Player of the Day: Jim Wynn went 4 for 4 with a home run, 2 RBI, and 2 runs scored in the Braves’ 4-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies

Pitcher of the Day: John Denny allowed three runs (one earned) as he pitched a complete game and beat the Houston Astros. Denny now has a record of 10-4 on the season.

Atlanta 4, Philadelphia 2

Cincinnati 12, Chicago 4

St. Louis 7, Houston 3

Los Angeles 5, Pittsburgh 2

New York 5, San Diego 4

Montreal 9, San Francisco 8 (10 innings)

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National League - August 10

Player of the Day: Dave May of the Atlanta Braves homered twice (including a game tying 2-run homer in the top of the 9^th) and knocked in three runs but it wasn’t enough as the Braves lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4.

Pitcher of the Day: Jerry Koosman had a complete game victory over the San Diego Padres. Koosman allowed three runs as he won his 13^th game. He still leads the NL with a 1.72 ERA.

Have  you ever gotten a newspaper and it mistakenly had the wrong boxscores in it? That's what happened here. I had the player stories and standings right, but I put in the boxscores from the 9th instead of the 10th. Here is the corrected entry. :)

Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 4

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Cincinnati 6, Chicago 2

Houston 6, St. Louis 2

Pittsburgh 8, Los Angeles 2

New York 4, San Diego 3

San Francisco 4, Montreal 3

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American League - August 11

Player of the Day: Graig Nettles went 4 for 5 with two HR and 3 RBI as the Yankees hammered the Kansas City Royals 9-3

Pitcher of the Day: Rick Wise (10-9) pitched a six-hit shutout against the California Angels.

Boston 6, California 0

Cleveland 4, Chicago 2

Oakland 3, Milwaukee 2

Baltimore 4, Minnesota 3

New York 9, Kansas City 3

Detroit 10, Texas 1

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American League - August 10

Player of the Day: John Mayberry hit a 2-run double in the bottom of the 11^th to propel the Kansas City Royals to a 6-5 win over the New York Yankees. The Royals are now 6 ½ games ahead of the second-place Oakland A’s in the AL West.

Pitcher of the Day: Fergie Jenkins pitched a 5-hit shutout against the California Angels. Jenkins is now 12-7 on the season.

Honorable mention for Pitcher of the Day: Jim Slaton had a no-hitter going into the 9th inning but he tired and almost lost the game. Slaton allowed singles to Bill North and Don Baylor in the 9th inning. Danny Frisella came in, allowed a Joe Rudi single that scored North, and then was able to get Sal Bando out to preserve the 2-1 win.

Boston 5, California 0

Milwaukee 2, Oakland 1

Minnesota 7, Baltimore 1

Kansas City 5, New York 4 (11 innings)

Texas 7, Detroit 1 (game 1)

Texas 8, Detroit 2 (game 2)

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