National League - August 26

Player of the Day: Greg Luzinski was 4 for 6 with a home run and six RBI in the Phillies’ 14-5 romp over the Cincinnati Reds.

Pitcher of the Day: Rick Reuschel allowed one run in seven innings to earn his 11^th win. 

 Chicago 2, Houston 1

 Philadelphia 14, Cincinnati 9

National League - August 25

Player of the Day: Mike Schmidt had a single, a double, a home run, and a sacrifice fly. Schmidt knocked in three runs and scored twice as the Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 7-5. The Phillies are now seven games behind the New York Mets in the NL East.

Pitcher of the Day: Doug Rau shut out the Montreal Expos. Rau allowed six hits and didn’t walk anyone.

 Chicago 4, Houston 2

 Los Angeles 5, Montreal 0

 San Francisco 7, New York 3

 Philadelphia 8, Atlanta 5

 Pittsburgh 4, San Diego 0

American League - August 26

Player of the Day: Cecil Cooper. The Boston Red Sox were behind 5-4 in the bottom of the 9th inning. After Carlton Fisk singled, Cooper hit a 2-run homer to win the game for the Red Sox.

Pitcher of the Day: Jim Willoughby got the win, so he gets the nod for Pitcher of the Day

 Boston 6, Kansas City 5

American League - August 27

Player of the Day: Larry Hisle went 3 for 4 with a home run and three stolen bases in Minnesota’s 5-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians

Pitcher of the Day: Jim Palmer had a no-hitter against the Texas Rangers going into the 9^th inning. Mike Hargrove singled with one out in the 9^th to break up the no-hitter. Palmer ended up with a one-hit shutout to improve his record to 19-11.

Milwaukee 5, Chicago 3

 Oakland 4, Detroit 3

 Boston 7, Kansas City 1

 Minnesota 5, Cleveland 0

 California 3, New York 0

 Baltimore 1, Texas 0

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American League - August 25

Player of the Day: Reggie Jackson hit a 3-run homer in the bottom of the 7^th and singled in the winning run in the bottom of the 9^th as Baltimore beat the Oakland A’s 5-4.

Pitcher of the Day: Pete Redfern allowed three runs in 7 1/3 innings and the Twins held on to beat the New York Yankees 5-3. Redfern improved his record to 3-12.

California 4, Boston 2 (10 innings)

 Chicago 5, Detroit 4

 Kansas City 4, Cleveland 2

 Milwaukee 5, Texas 3

 Minnesota 5, New York 3

 Baltimore 5, Oakland 4

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American League - August 24

.Player of the Day: Sal Bando hit a 2-run homer in the top of the 4^th inning to lead the Oakland A’s to a 3-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. The A’s remain 5.5 games behind the Kansas City Royals in the AL West.

Pitcher of the Day: Mike Torrez allowed one run in eight innings in the A’s win over the Orioles.

 California 4, Boston 3

 Chicago 4, Detroit 3

 Kansas City 4, Cleveland 2

 Milwaukee 6, Texas 2

 New York 4, Minnesota 3

 Oakland 3, Baltimore 1

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National League - August 24

Player of the Day: Greg Luzinski was 3 for 5 with a single, a double, a home run, and five RBI as the Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 7-3.

Pitcher of the Day: Jim Barr shut out the New York Mets 4-0 to improve his record to 13-14. Tom Seaver took the loss and is now 14-10.

 Houston 2, Chicago 1

 Los Angeles 4, Montreal 2

 San Francisco 4, New York 0

 Philadelphia 7, Atlanta 3

 Pittsburgh 6, San Diego 1

 Cincinnati 4, St. Louis 3

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