National League - September 11

Player of the Day: Mike Schmidt went 3 for 4 with a home run and six RBI to help the Phillies to a win over the Chicago Cubs. The Phillies are now five games behind the sliding Mets in the NL East.

Pitcher of the Day: For the second day in a row a Giants’ pitcher made his debut and handcuffed the powerful Cincinnati Reds. This time it was Frank Riccelli who pitched eight innings of one-run baseball. Frank allowed four hits and two walks and struck out nine batters in the win.

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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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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

National League - August 19

Player of the Day: Mike Schmidt had three hits in three at bats (1B, 2B, HR), scored three runs, and knocked in three runs to lead the Phillies to a win over the Houston Astros

Pitcher of the Day: Steve Carlton earned his 17^th win by allowing one run in eight innings.

 Atlanta 6, Cincinnati 1

 Philadelphia 9, Houston 2

 New York 5, Los Angeles 4 (14 innings)

 San Francisco 3, Pittsburgh 1

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National League - July 2

Player of the Day: Mike Schmidt was 3 for 4 with a double, 2 homers, and 4 RBI as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2.

Pitcher of the Day: Don Sutton pitched a 1-hitter against the San Diego Padres.