National League - September 5

Player of the Day: Mike Schmidt went 3 for 4 and hit his league-leading 36^th home run as the Phillies beat the Mets 9-7.

Pitcher of the Day: Jerry Reuss allowed one run in seven innings to earn the win against the Montreal Expos.

The Cincinnati Reds beat the Atlanta Braves 4-2 and clinched the NL West title. Dick Ruthven lost his 20th game.

Chicago 2, St. Louis 1

 Cincinnati 4, Atlanta 2

 Houston 3, Los Angeles 2 (10 innings)

 Philadelphia 9, New York 7

 Pittsburgh 6, Montreal 1

 San Francisco 9, San Diego 5 (game 1)

 San Diego 5, San Francisco 1 (game 2)

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