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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