National League - May 17

Players of the Day: Pete Rose and George Foster. With the Reds trailing the LA Dodgers 4-1 with 2 out in the top of the 9th, Rose hit a 3-run homer off of Don Sutton to tie the game.
In the top of the 10th Foster hit a 3-run homer to win the game for the Reds. Cincinnati is now 3 1/2 games ahead of Los Angeles in the NL West.

Pitcher of the Day: Randy Jones pitched a complete game 9-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants.

American League - May 17

The Yankees and A's continue to play great baseball and lead their divisions. The Royals had a bad week and are only 13-13 after 26 games. As a team, the A's are only batting .234 but they lead the league in runs scored thanks to their wide margin in stolen bases (they have 74 and the next highest team has 34) and their 26 home runs in 30 games.