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AUGUST 1977
1977 Teams
Atlanta Braves Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox California Angels Chicago White Sox Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers Houston Astros Kansas City Royals Los Angeles Dodgers Milwaukee Brewers Minnesota Twins Montreal Expos New York Yankees New York Mets Oakland Athletics Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates San Diego Padres Seattle Mariners San Francisco Giants St. Louis Cardinals Texas Rangers Toronto Blue Jays
IN THE NEWS :Willie McCovey hits two home runs, including his 18th career grand slam, as the Giants beat Montreal, 92.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 1, 1977St. Louis Cardinals 6, Atlanta Braves 5 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 7, Chicago Cubs 6 at Riverfront Stadium Houston Astros 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Astrodome San Francisco Giants 9, Montreal Expos 2 at Stade Olympique New York Mets 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 7 at Shea Stadium California Angels 4, New York Yankees 1 at Anaheim Stadium Texas Rangers 11, Chicago White Sox 6 at Comiskey Park I Minnesota Twins 9, Kansas City Royals 5 at Metropolitan Stadium Baltimore Orioles 5, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Toronto Blue Jays 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Exhibition Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 2, 1977St. Louis Cardinals 6, Atlanta Braves 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 5, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome Montreal Expos 10, San Francisco Giants 2 at Stade Olympique Los Angeles Dodgers 7, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium San Diego Padres 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Veteran's Stadium New York Yankees 9, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium Texas Rangers 9, Chicago White Sox 8 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 9, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium Cleveland Indians 7, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 9, Kansas City Royals 4 at Metropolitan Stadium Boston Red Sox 3, Seattle Mariners 2 at Kingdome Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Eddie Murray homers from both sides of the plate in a 10-inning 86 win over Oakland.
The Cubs place Bruce Sutter and his injured arm on the 21-day disables list.
Dennis Leonard pitches the Royals to a 122 win over the White Sox. John Mayberry leads the offense by hitting for the cycle.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 3, 1977St. Louis Cardinals 5, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 5, Chicago Cubs 3 at Riverfront Stadium Houston Astros 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Astrodome Montreal Expos 4, San Francisco Giants 2 at Stade Olympique New York Mets 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 8, San Diego Padres 1 at Veteran's Stadium California Angels 5, New York Yankees 3 at Anaheim Stadium Texas Rangers 12, Chicago White Sox 10 at Comiskey Park I Kansas City Royals 7, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Royals Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 7, Cleveland Indians 4 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 11, Detroit Tigers 1 at Metropolitan Stadium Baltimore Orioles 8, Oakland Athletics 6 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Boston Red Sox 12, Seattle Mariners 4 at Kingdome Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 5, 1977Montreal Expos 6, Atlanta Braves 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium San Diego Padres 11, Chicago Cubs 8 at Wrigley Field Pittsburgh Pirates 12, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Cincinnati Reds 6 at Riverfront Stadium Houston Astros 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Astrodome New York Mets 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Veteran's Stadium California Angels 5, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Anaheim Stadium Texas Rangers 4, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium Texas Rangers 6, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 12, Chicago White Sox 2 at Royals Stadium Toronto Blue Jays 6, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 14, Cleveland Indians 10 at Metropolitan Stadium Boston Red Sox 1, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Seattle Mariners 5, New York Yankees 3 at Kingdome Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Gene Garber picks up his 2nd win in two days over the Dodgers.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 6, 1977Atlanta Braves 3, Montreal Expos 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 10, San Diego Padres 5 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Riverfront Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 3, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome Houston Astros 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Astrodome San Francisco Giants 7, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Veteran's Stadium California Angels 9, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Anaheim Stadium Detroit Tigers 6, Texas Rangers 5 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 6, Chicago White Sox 3 at Royals Stadium Toronto Blue Jays 5, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 6, Cleveland Indians 5 at Metropolitan Stadium Boston Red Sox 2, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Seattle Mariners 9, New York Yankees 2 at Kingdome Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Mike Torrez snaps a 3-game Yankee losing streak with his 3rd straight victory. The Yankees will win 20 of their next 23 games over Western Division opponents.
At Oakland, the Red Sox win their 9th straight on the road, beating the A's, 52. It is Boston's 10th win in a row.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 7, 1977Atlanta Braves 6, Montreal Expos 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium San Diego Padres 8, Chicago Cubs 6 at Wrigley Field Chicago Cubs 9, San Diego Padres 4 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Riverfront Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 5, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome San Francisco Giants 7, New York Mets 4 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Veteran's Stadium California Angels 6, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Anaheim Stadium Texas Rangers 4, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Royals Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 6, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at County Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 7, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 11, Cleveland Indians 1 at Metropolitan Stadium Boston Red Sox 5, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium New York Yankees 7, Seattle Mariners 1 at Kingdome Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 8, 1977Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Dodger Stadium Montreal Expos 6, San Diego Padres 5 at Stade Olympique St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Chicago Cubs 6 at Three Rivers Stadium Baltimore Orioles 6, Cleveland Indians 3 at Memorial Stadium Chicago White Sox 5, Seattle Mariners 4 at Comiskey Park I Detroit Tigers 6, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Tiger Stadium California Angels 6, Kansas City Royals 4 at Royals Stadium California Angels 7, Kansas City Royals 2 at Royals Stadium Texas Rangers 5, Oakland Athletics 2 at Arlington Stadium Texas Rangers 3, Oakland Athletics 0 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Comiskey Park . Eric Soderholm has 2, with Chet Lemon , Oscar Gamble , Jim Essian , and Royle Stillman contributing.
Reds pitchers Doug Capilla and Pedro Borbon combine on a one-hitter, stopping the Dodgers, 40. The only LA hit is Ron Cey 's infield single to SS with two out in the 7th. Cey is called safe on a close and disputed play at 1B. Capilla is lifted with two on in the 8th.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 9, 1977Cincinnati Reds 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium San Diego Padres 8, Montreal Expos 3 at Stade Olympique New York Mets 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Shea Stadium Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Three Rivers Stadium San Francisco Giants 4, Houston Astros 3 at Candlestick Park San Francisco Giants 5, Houston Astros 0 at Candlestick Park Baltimore Orioles 3, Cleveland Indians 1 at Memorial Stadium Chicago White Sox 13, Seattle Mariners 3 at Comiskey Park I Detroit Tigers 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Tiger Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 6, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium Toronto Blue Jays 6, Minnesota Twins 2 at Exhibition Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Billy Martin installs Reggie Jackson as the Yankees' regular clean-up hitter. The Yanks beat the A's 63, as Ron Guidry outpitches Vida Blue . Graig Nettles belts his 26th homer of the season. New York will win 40 of final 53 games, with Jackson contributing 13 home runs and 49 RBIs.
For the 2nd times in two years a doubleheader at the Vet goes past three a.m. The Phils top the Expos in game one, 61, in a game that starts an hour late because of the rain. A 2:27 delay in the 3rd takes its toll on the 46,664 fans in attendance. The 2nd game gets underway at 11:50 p.m. and lasts until 3:23 a.m. with the same results as game one. Lonborg and Christianson are the winners.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 10, 1977Los Angeles Dodgers 1, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Dodger Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 3, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 6, Montreal Expos 1 at Veteran's Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 6, Montreal Expos 1 at Veteran's Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Three Rivers Stadium San Diego Padres 8, Atlanta Braves 6 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego Padres 2, Atlanta Braves 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Houston Astros 8, San Francisco Giants 6 at Candlestick Park Baltimore Orioles 5, Seattle Mariners 4 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 11, California Angels 10 at Fenway Park Cleveland Indians 6, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I Detroit Tigers 5, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Tiger Stadium New York Yankees 6, Oakland Athletics 3 at Yankee Stadium Kansas City Royals 4, Texas Rangers 3 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 11, 1977Cincinnati Reds 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Dodger Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 10, Montreal Expos 5 at Veteran's Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 9, New York Mets 1 at Three Rivers Stadium San Diego Padres 2, Atlanta Braves 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Houston Astros 7, San Francisco Giants 5 at Candlestick Park Baltimore Orioles 4, Seattle Mariners 3 at Memorial Stadium California Angels 7, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park Cleveland Indians 3, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I New York Yankees 3, Oakland Athletics 0 at Yankee Stadium Texas Rangers 8, Kansas City Royals 3 at Arlington Stadium Minnesota Twins 7, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Exhibition Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Manny Sanguillen foils a no-hit bid. Today's single is off the Orioles Jim Palmer , who settles for a 2-hit 60 victory. Yesterday's hit was off the Yankees Mike Torrez , who finished with a 30 two-hitter.
The Pirates win twice over the Mets 32 and 65. In the 2nd game, Mets 2B Felix Millan suffers a broken collarbone in a brawl with catcher Ed Ott , ending Millan's 12-year ML career.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 12, 1977Philadelphia Phillies 10, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field Atlanta Braves 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 3, New York Mets 2 at Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 6, New York Mets 5 at Three Rivers Stadium San Diego Padres 5, Houston Astros 4 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 2, Montreal Expos 1 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 6, Oakland Athletics 1 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 7, Seattle Mariners 2 at Fenway Park Cleveland Indians 2, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Cleveland Stadium Cleveland Indians 5, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Cleveland Stadium Minnesota Twins 12, Detroit Tigers 11 at Tiger Stadium New York Yankees 10, California Angels 1 at Yankee Stadium New York Yankees 9, California Angels 3 at Yankee Stadium Texas Rangers 10, Chicago White Sox 7 at Arlington Stadium Kansas City Royals 9, Toronto Blue Jays 8 at Exhibition Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :George Scott , Butch Hobson and Dwight Evans . The Red Sox win, 136.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 13, 1977Philadelphia Phillies 10, Chicago Cubs 7 at Wrigley Field Los Angeles Dodgers 11, Atlanta Braves 0 at Dodger Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 2, New York Mets 0 at Three Rivers Stadium Cincinnati Reds 3, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 1, Montreal Expos 0 at Busch Stadium II Oakland Athletics 9, Baltimore Orioles 6 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 13, Seattle Mariners 6 at Fenway Park Milwaukee Brewers 6, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 2, Minnesota Twins 1 at Tiger Stadium California Angels 6, New York Yankees 5 at Yankee Stadium Chicago White Sox 6, Texas Rangers 5 at Arlington Stadium Kansas City Royals 5, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Exhibition Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Dick Tidrow allows just two hits in six innings for the win.
Yaz leads the Red Sox to an 111 pasting of Seattle by collecting his 506th career double. This moves Yaz past Babe Ruth on the all time list. Boston has now defeated Seattle 10 straight times.
After taking the opener, 125, the Indians light up Milwaukee's Bill Travers for 18 hits and 14 runs to win, 145. It will be 21 years before another pitcherMike Oquist on August 3, 1998 versus the Yankeesallows 14 runs.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 14, 1977Philadelphia Phillies 10, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field Philadelphia Phillies 4, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field Los Angeles Dodgers 1, Atlanta Braves 0 at Dodger Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 6, New York Mets 3 at Three Rivers Stadium Houston Astros 6, San Diego Padres 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 6, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Candlestick Park Cincinnati Reds 9, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park Montreal Expos 6, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 5, Oakland Athletics 4 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 11, Seattle Mariners 1 at Fenway Park Cleveland Indians 12, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Cleveland Stadium Cleveland Indians 14, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 6, Minnesota Twins 5 at Tiger Stadium New York Yankees 15, California Angels 3 at Yankee Stadium Texas Rangers 12, Chicago White Sox 9 at Arlington Stadium Toronto Blue Jays 6, Kansas City Royals 3 at Exhibition Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Mike Torrez throws his 5th straight complete game, a 62 win over the White Sox. New York is now just four 1/2 games in back of Boston.
In a 21 win over Kansas City, Boston's Jim Rice hits a 3rd inning double and becomes the first Boston player since Ted Williams in 1939 to hit 20 homers, 20 doubles and 10 triples in a season. Between Williams and Rice, only Charlie Keller (1946), Joe DiMaggio (1948, '50) and Mickey Mantle (1955) had reached those levels.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 15, 1977Houston Astros 15, Atlanta Braves 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 3, San Diego Padres 0 at Riverfront Stadium San Francisco Giants 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium New York Mets 7, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Busch Stadium II Minnesota Twins 13, Baltimore Orioles 9 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 2, Kansas City Royals 1 at Fenway Park Cleveland Indians 7, Oakland Athletics 2 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 13, Seattle Mariners 1 at Tiger Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 6, Texas Rangers 5 at County Stadium New York Yankees 6, Chicago White Sox 2 at Yankee Stadium California Angels 7, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Exhibition Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Yankee Stadium , New York blows a 94 lead in the top of the 9th when Chicago scores six runs, but a two-run homer by Chris Chambliss in the bottom of the inning gives the Yankees an 1110 win.
At Montreal, the Phillies win their 13th straight a 20th century club record, beating the Expos, 75. Warren Brusstar is the winner over joe Kerrigan.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 16, 1977Houston Astros 4, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 5, San Diego Padres 1 at Riverfront Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Dodger Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 7, Montreal Expos 5 at Stade Olympique New York Mets 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 6, Minnesota Twins 5 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 5, Kansas City Royals 3 at Fenway Park Oakland Athletics 7, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium Seattle Mariners 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium Texas Rangers 11, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at County Stadium New York Yankees 11, Chicago White Sox 10 at Yankee Stadium California Angels 7, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Exhibition Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Mexican League concludes its season. Ironman hurler Aurelio Lopez of the Mexico City Reds racks up his 30th save to go with a record 19 victories in relief. Veteran Tampico 1B Hector Espino hits only 14 home runs, but raises his career total to 435, a new minor league record. Thirty-eight-year-old Vic Davalillo , the league's top hitter at .384, is purchased by the Dodgers.
Montreal ends the Phillies' 13-game win streak with a bang, winning 130. Stan Bahnsen is the winner over Steve Carlton . The 13 games is a club record for this century: three times in the 19th C the club won 16 straight.
PLAYERS BORN ON AUGUST 17, 1977 » Mike Maroth in Orlando, FL
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 17, 1977Atlanta Braves 9, Houston Astros 6 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Wrigley Field San Diego Padres 7, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Riverfront Stadium Montreal Expos 13, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Stade Olympique St. Louis Cardinals 2, New York Mets 0 at Busch Stadium II Kansas City Royals 5, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium New York Yankees 7, Detroit Tigers 5 at Tiger Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 5, Boston Red Sox 3 at County Stadium Seattle Mariners 3, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium Texas Rangers 6, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Don Sutton throws his 5th one-hitter, tying the National League record, as he blanks the Giants, 70. The lone hit is Marc Hill 's two-out single in the 8th.
IN THE NEWS :Reggie Jackson and Bucky Dent , Mike Torrez hurls his 6th complete game in a row and New York beats Texas, 81. The Yanks are now two 1/2 games in back of Boston.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 19, 1977Chicago Cubs 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Wrigley Field Atlanta Braves 5, Montreal Expos 3 at Stade Olympique Montreal Expos 7, Atlanta Braves 2 at Stade Olympique Cincinnati Reds 4, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium Cincinnati Reds 4, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 9, Houston Astros 5 at Veteran's Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 6, San Francisco Giants 1 at Three Rivers Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 12, San Diego Padres 4 at Busch Stadium II Toronto Blue Jays 3, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium Kansas City Royals 9, Boston Red Sox 3 at Royals Stadium Chicago White Sox 3, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium Baltimore Orioles 3, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium Cleveland Indians 2, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Detroit Tigers 6, Seattle Mariners 4 at Kingdome New York Yankees 8, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 20, 1977Chicago Cubs 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Wrigley Field Montreal Expos 6, Atlanta Braves 3 at Stade Olympique Cincinnati Reds 8, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 5, Houston Astros 4 at Veteran's Stadium San Francisco Giants 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Three Rivers Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 7, San Diego Padres 1 at Busch Stadium II Toronto Blue Jays 5, California Angels 4 at Anaheim Stadium Kansas City Royals 5, Boston Red Sox 2 at Royals Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 4, Chicago White Sox 2 at County Stadium Baltimore Orioles 6, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium Cleveland Indians 5, Oakland Athletics 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Detroit Tigers 7, Seattle Mariners 3 at Kingdome New York Yankees 6, Texas Rangers 2 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Rennie Stennett , batting .336 for the season, breaks his right leg sliding into 2B during a 54 loss to San Francisco. He will be out for the yerar, falling 12 plate appearances short of qualifying for the batting title, won by teammate Dave Parker at .338. Stennett will never again hit higher than .244.
Graig Nettles ' home run and double account for both Yankee runs in a 21 win over Texas. Ron Guidry picks up his 10th win of the year and Yankees cut the Red Sox lead to one-half game.
Tom Seaver makes his first appearance in Shea Stadium as a member of the Reds, and pitches a six hitter to beat the Mets, 51. Tom Terrific strikes out 11, has a double at the plate and scores twice.
Rick Dempsey returns to active duty after breaking his finger, and Brooks Robinson goes on the voluntary retired list.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 21, 1977Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field Montreal Expos 10, Atlanta Braves 4 at Stade Olympique Cincinnati Reds 5, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 7, Houston Astros 3 at Veteran's Stadium San Francisco Giants 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Three Rivers Stadium San Diego Padres 7, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Busch Stadium II California Angels 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Anaheim Stadium Kansas City Royals 6, Boston Red Sox 4 at Royals Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 7, Chicago White Sox 1 at County Stadium Chicago White Sox 6, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 9, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Metropolitan Stadium Cleveland Indians 4, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Detroit Tigers 5, Seattle Mariners 4 at Kingdome New York Yankees 2, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 22, 1977Philadelphia Phillies 5, Atlanta Braves 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Wrigley Field Montreal Expos 5, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium New York Mets 2, Houston Astros 1 at Shea Stadium San Diego Padres 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Three Rivers Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 6 at Busch Stadium II Detroit Tigers 5, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 5, New York Yankees 3 at Comiskey Park I Kansas City Royals 8, Baltimore Orioles 7 at Royals Stadium Minnesota Twins 5, Boston Red Sox 4 at Metropolitan Stadium Oakland Athletics 5, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Cleveland Indians 12, Seattle Mariners 1 at Kingdome Seattle Mariners 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Kingdome Texas Rangers 8, Milwaukee Brewers 7 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Mickey Rivers ' 5-for-5 and Torrez's 7th straight CG contributing to an 83 whipping of the White Sox, the Yanks take over first place in the American League East. With the Red Sox losing, the Yankees go ahead by a half game and will stay in first place to the end.
Dave Goltz one-hits the Red Sox to give the Twins a 70 win. Jim Rice hits a single in the 4th for the only safety.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 23, 1977Philadelphia Phillies 3, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium San Francisco Giants 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field Montreal Expos 4, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium New York Mets 2, Houston Astros 1 at Shea Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 7, San Diego Padres 6 at Three Rivers Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Busch Stadium II Detroit Tigers 3, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium New York Yankees 8, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I Kansas City Royals 5, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Royals Stadium Minnesota Twins 7, Boston Red Sox 0 at Metropolitan Stadium Toronto Blue Jays 8, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 4, Texas Rangers 2 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Catfish Hunter notches his final win of the year, an 111 four-hit victory over the Twins. New York supports Hunter with homers outages by Roy White , Mickey Rivers , Chris Chambliss and Bucky Dent.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 24, 1977Atlanta Braves 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 11, New York Mets 4 at Riverfront Stadium Houston Astros 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Astrodome Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Three Rivers Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 10, Chicago White Sox 5 at Memorial Stadium Texas Rangers 3, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park Texas Rangers 6, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park Cleveland Indians 5, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium California Angels 5, Cleveland Indians 2 at Anaheim Stadium Kansas City Royals 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at County Stadium New York Yankees 11, Minnesota Twins 1 at Yankee Stadium Oakland Athletics 3, Detroit Tigers 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Oakland Athletics 6, Detroit Tigers 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Toronto Blue Jays 7, Seattle Mariners 0 at Kingdome Toronto Blue Jays 9, Seattle Mariners 3 at Kingdome Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Mickey Rivers hits a 2-run single in the 7th inning and Reggie Jackson drives home a run in the next inning.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 25, 1977Atlanta Braves 8, Chicago Cubs 6 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 3, New York Mets 2 at Riverfront Stadium Houston Astros 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Astrodome Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Three Rivers Stadium San Francisco Giants 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II Chicago White Sox 6, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 9, Texas Rangers 6 at Fenway Park Kansas City Royals 9, Milwaukee Brewers 6 at County Stadium New York Yankees 6, Minnesota Twins 4 at Yankee Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Graig Nettles triples home two runs in the 9th inning to give the Bombers a 65 win over Texas. With the Red Sox losing, the Yankees move in front by two games.
SCOREBOARD : AUGUST 26, 1977Atlanta Braves 5, New York Mets 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Riverfront Stadium Houston Astros 6, Montreal Expos 5 at Astrodome Los Angeles Dodgers 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Dodger Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 3, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Chicago Cubs 5, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park Kansas City Royals 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium Minnesota Twins 6, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Comiskey Park I Seattle Mariners 4, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium California Angels 7, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium
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