American League - August 5

Player of the Day: Willie Horton homered twice and went 4 for 4 to help the Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 7-1.

Pitcher of the day: Bill Singer pitched a complete game and allowed only one 9^th inning run as the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 8-1.

Cleveland 3, Baltimore 2

Detroit 7, Boston 1

Texas 4, California 1

Minnesota 8, Kansas City 1

New York 7, Milwaukee 5

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National League - August 5

Player of the Day: Dave Concepcion hit two home runs and went 3 for 5 to help the Reds beat the LA Dodgers 10-3.

Pitcher of the Day: Phil Niekro allowed one run and struck out seven batters in a complete-game 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants.

Chicago 4, Montreal 3

Cincinnati 10, Los Angeles 3

Houston 5, San Diego 2

New York 6, Pittsburgh 2 (13 innings)

Philadelphia 18, St. Louis 9

Atlanta 2, San Francisco 1

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National League - August 4

Player of the Day: Larry Christenson was 2 for 3 with a 2-run homer. The home run in the top of the 5th inning was the eventual game-winning hit as the Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2.

Pitcher of the Day: Doug Rau pitched a 5-hit shutout against the Houston Astros. Rau outdueled J.R. Richard, who only allowed one run in 7.2 innings.

Cincinnati 6, San Francisco 4 (11 innings)

Los Angeles 1, Houston 0

Montreal 5, New York 4

Philadelphia 3, Chicago 2

San Diego 5, Atlanta 0

Pittsburgh 9, St. Louis 2

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American League - August 4

Player of the Day: George Hendrick homered twice off of Jim Palmer and had 3 RBI to help the Indians to a 6-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles.

Pitcher of the Day: Rick Waits allowed one run in 8 1/3 innings as the Indians beat the Orioles 6-1. The Indians are now 3 ½ games out of first place in the AL East

Cleveland 6, Baltimore 1

Boston 8, Detroit 0

Texas 5, California 3

Minnesota 4, Kansas City 1

Milwaukee 3, New York 1

New York 6, Milwaukee 1 (game 2)

Chicago 6, Oakland 5

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American League - August 3

Player of the Day: Ken Singleton was 4 for 4 with two runs and 3 RBI. The Orioles beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-3.

Pitcher of the Day: Mark Fidrych pitched a shutout against the New York Yankees. Fidrych outdueled Ed Figueroa, who lost for only the fourth time this season and is now 17-4. The Yankees are now only four games in front of the surprising Cleveland Indians in the AL East.

Baltimore 6, Milwaukee 3

Cleveland 2, Boston 1

Texas 2, California 0

Detroit 2, New York 0

Minnesota 3, Kansas City 2

Chicago 6, Oakland 2

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American League - August 2

Player of the Day: Hank Aaron went 2 for 4 with a RBI and a run scored to help Milwaukee beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2.

Pitcher of the Day: Dave Roberts allowed two runs in a complete game victory over the New York Yankees

Milwaukee 5, Baltimore 2

Cleveland 4, Boston 3

Detroit 7, New York 2

Minnesota 7, Oakland 3

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