American League - August 17

Player of the Day: Dwight Evans homered twice and had six RBI in a 9-5 Red Sox win over the Chicago White Sox

Pitcher of the Day: Doug Bird allowed only an unearned run and pitched a complete game as the Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Indians 5-1.

Minnesota 8, Baltimore 1

 Boston 9, Chicago 5 (game 1)

 Chicago 6, Boston 4 (game 2)

Detroit 2, California 1

 Kansas City 5, Cleveland 1

 Oakland 6, Milwaukee 4

 New York 9, Texas 4

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National League - August 17

Player of the Day: Rowland Office had three hits, homered twice, and scored three runs to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 5-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds

Pitcher of the Day: Skip Lockwood pitched five scoreless innings and struck out ten batters as the Mets beat the LA Dodgers 3-2 in 13 innings. Lockwood didn’t figure in the decision.

Cincinnati 4, Atlanta 3

 Chicago 6, Houston 3

 Philadelphia 5, Montreal 4

 New York 3, Los Angeles 2 (13 innings)

 San Francisco 5, Pittsburgh 0

San Diego 13, St. Louis 10

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