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 - August 18

Player of the Day: Joe Torre went 4 for 5 with two RBI and a run scored as the Mets beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-2. The Mets now lead the Philadelphia Phillies by nine games in the NL East.

Pitcher of the Day: Don Stanhouse allowed one run and three hits in eight innings of work in the Expos’ 3-1 win over the Phillies.

 Cincinnati 5, Atlanta 4

 Montreal 3, Philadelphia 1

 New York 7, Los Angeles 2

 San Francisco 3, Pittsburgh 2

 St. Louis 8, San Diego 3

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American League - August 20

Player of the Day: Bill Melton came into the game as a pinch hitter in the top of the 8^th with the Angels losing 4-3. Melton hit a 3-run homer to lift the Angels to a 6-4 victory.

Pitcher of the Day: Francisco Barrios pitched a 2-hit shutout against the Baltimore Orioles.

 Chicago 1, Baltimore 0

 California 6, New York 4

 Texas 2, Cleveland 1

 Kansas City 9, Milwaukee 0

 Detroit 9, Minnesota 2 (game 1)

 Minnesota 4, Detroit 3 (game 2)

 Oakland 4, Boston 0

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American League - August 19

Player of the Day: Roy Smalley walked four times and didn’t have an official at bat in Minnesota’s 5-4 win over Baltimore.

Pitcher of the Day: Bill Laxton pitched 3 1/3 innings of shutout relief to earn the win as Detroit beat California 3-2 in 12 innings.

 Minnesota 5, Baltimore 4

 Boston 5, Chicago 4

 Detroit 3, California 2 (12 innings)

 Texas 5, Cleveland 2

 Milwaukee 4, Kansas City 3

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American League - August 18

Player of the Day: Chris Chambliss hit two home runs and went 3 for 4 with 5 RBI as the Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 8-6.

Pitcher of the Day: Al Fitzmorris pitched a 4-hit shutout to help the Royals cool off the  Cleveland Indians. The Indians have dropped back to four games behind the New York  Yankees in the AL East.

A total of six future Hall of Famers pitched today: Nolan Ryan (started and lost), Fergie Jenkins (started and won), Jim Palmer (started and won), Dennis Eckersley (started and lost), Rich Gossage (started and lost), and Rollie Fingers (earned a save)

Baltimore 12, Minnesota 3

 Boston 2, Chicago 1

 Detroit 6, California 1

 Kansas City 5, Cleveland 0

 Oakland 5, Milwaukee 2

 New York 8, Texas 6

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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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