National League - May 13

Only one game today. I took over managing the Giants in hopes of reversing their awful start, but I didn't do any better than Hal. The Giants lost in the 14th inning after a hit, two errors, and a wild pitch.
Player of the Day: Rick Monday went 3 for 7 with a home run in the Cubs' victory.

Pitcher of the Day: Gary Lavelle pitched five scoreless innings in relief to keep the Giants in the game.

National League - May 12

Player of the Day: Leon Roberts was 2 for 3 with a home run and 3 RBI in Houston's 6-5 win over the Montreal Expos.

Pitcher of the Day: Jerry Koosman pitched a complete game 5-hit shutout against the Atlanta Braves.

National League - May 11

Player of the Day: Bill Plummer continues to fill in ably for Johnny Bench. He was 2 for 3 with a 2-run homer in the Reds' 7-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Pitcher of the Day: Steve Carlton pitched a complete game 10-inning victory over the San Diego Padres.

National League - May 10

Player of the Day: Steve Garvey went 1 for 2 with 2 RBI to raise his batting average to .392 and help the Dodgers to a 3-2 win over the Cardinals.

Burt Hooton pitched a complete game victory over the St. Louis Cardinals

1976 National League - Week 5 in Review

The NL East is really tight with four teams within a game of each other. The Mets are doing it mainly with pitching -- they have a 2.47 team ERA but are batting only .237. Keith Hernandez is carrying the Cardinals (.406, 7 HR, 24 RBI). Ken Griffey and Joe Morgan are leading the NL in batting average and are helping to keep the Cincinnati Reds ahead of the LA Dodgers in the West.

National League - May 9

Player of the Day: Gary Carter was 2 for 5 with a grand slam in the Expos' game 2 victory over the Giants.

Pitcher of the Day: Brent Strom pitched a 3-hit shutout, outpitching Tom Seaver and raising his record to 4-1 in the Padres' 4-0 victory over the New York Mets.

National League - May 8

Player of the Day: Joe Morgan hit 2 homers and had 5 RBI in the Reds' 9-8 loss to the Chicago Cubs.

Pitcher of the Day: Tommy John allowed 1 run in a complete game victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. His record is now 5-0.

Crazy day -- The Giants and Expos played a 16-inning game. The Cincinnati Reds scored five runs in the top of the 9th inning to take a 8-3 lead over the Chicago Cubs only to have the Cubs score six runs in the bottom of the inning to win it 9-8.