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MAY 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
SCOREBOARD : MAY 1, 1977Chicago Cubs 4, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium Montreal Expos 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Houston Astros 3 at Three Rivers Stadium New York Mets 8, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 7, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 8, Atlanta Braves 0 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 3, California Angels 2 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 6, Oakland Athletics 4 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 12, Texas Rangers 4 at Comiskey Park I Kansas City Royals 8, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Royals Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 7, Cleveland Indians 3 at County Stadium Cleveland Indians 8, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 6, Detroit Tigers 5 at Metropolitan Stadium New York Yankees 5, Seattle Mariners 2 at Yankee Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
PLAYERS BORN ON MAY 2, 1977 » Luke Hudson in Fountain Valley, CA
SCOREBOARD : MAY 3, 1977Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Atlanta Braves 7 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 9, Houston Astros 0 at Wrigley Field Los Angeles Dodgers 4, New York Mets 1 at Dodger Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 8, San Diego Padres 7 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Montreal Expos 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park Seattle Mariners 10, Boston Red Sox 8 at Fenway Park Minnesota Twins 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium Texas Rangers 13, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium Chicago White Sox 8, Kansas City Royals 4 at Royals Stadium New York Yankees 8, California Angels 1 at Yankee Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 6, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Exhibition Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : MAY 4, 1977Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Atlanta Braves 0 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Houston Astros 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field St. Louis Cardinals 8, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 3, New York Mets 1 at Dodger Stadium San Diego Padres 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 5, Montreal Expos 1 at Candlestick Park Baltimore Orioles 9, Oakland Athletics 2 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 5, Seattle Mariners 2 at Fenway Park Cleveland Indians 6, Minnesota Twins 5 at Cleveland Stadium Chicago White Sox 6, Kansas City Royals 3 at Royals Stadium Toronto Blue Jays 10, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Exhibition Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Nolan Ryan strikes out 15 in beating the Red Sox, 84.
PLAYERS BORN ON MAY 6, 1977 » Benito Baez in Bonao, D.R.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 6, 1977Chicago Cubs 7, Atlanta Braves 2 at Wrigley Field Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Dodger Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Three Rivers Stadium San Diego Padres 6, Montreal Expos 4 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 5, New York Mets 3 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 4, Houston Astros 1 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 4, Seattle Mariners 1 at Memorial Stadium California Angels 8, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 7, Cleveland Indians 5 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 5, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Tiger Stadium New York Yankees 4, Oakland Athletics 1 at Yankee Stadium Texas Rangers 5, Kansas City Royals 2 at Arlington Stadium Minnesota Twins 7, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Exhibition Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Pete Rose has two hits to run his hitting streak to 20 games. Pete will go hitless tomorrow, then rack up another 20-game hit streak later in the season.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 7, 1977Chicago Cubs 11, Atlanta Braves 4 at Wrigley Field Philadelphia Phillies 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Dodger Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 12, Cincinnati Reds 10 at Three Rivers Stadium Montreal Expos 7, San Diego Padres 6 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium New York Mets 6, San Francisco Giants 0 at Candlestick Park Houston Astros 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 4, Seattle Mariners 2 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 3, California Angels 0 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 5, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 6, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Tiger Stadium New York Yankees 11, Oakland Athletics 2 at Yankee Stadium Kansas City Royals 6, Texas Rangers 5 at Arlington Stadium Minnesota Twins 4, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Exhibition Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : MAY 8, 1977Chicago Cubs 6, Atlanta Braves 3 at Wrigley Field Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Three Rivers Stadium San Francisco Giants 4, New York Mets 2 at Candlestick Park San Francisco Giants 10, New York Mets 0 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 2, Houston Astros 1 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 6, Seattle Mariners 4 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 4, California Angels 3 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 8, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 7, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium New York Yankees 10, Oakland Athletics 5 at Yankee Stadium Texas Rangers 5, Kansas City Royals 2 at Arlington Stadium Minnesota Twins 5, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Exhibition Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Jim Rooker is the winner in game 1, with Larry Demery the victor in game 2.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 10, 1977Chicago Cubs 11, Houston Astros 5 at Astrodome Montreal Expos 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Stade Olympique Philadelphia Phillies 3, San Francisco Giants 0 at Veteran's Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Atlanta Braves 0 at Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Atlanta Braves 1 at Three Rivers Stadium Cincinnati Reds 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II Cleveland Indians 1, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Cleveland Stadium Cleveland Indians 7, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Cleveland Stadium Minnesota Twins 7, Detroit Tigers 5 at Tiger Stadium California Angels 6, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium Texas Rangers 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Arlington Stadium Toronto Blue Jays 9, Seattle Mariners 3 at Exhibition Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Ted Turner gives manager Dave Bristol a 10-day paid leave and takes over as field manager. After the Braves lose againfor the 17th straightto the Pirates 21, with Phil Niekro going to 07, Turner is relieved of his new job by NL president Chub Feeney . A league rule prohibits a manager from owning a financial interest in his club. Turner then makes a public plea claiming harassment, but names 3B coach Vern Benson the manager for the May 12th game.
Frank Tanana applies the calcimine in California's 60 win over Baltimore and teammates Bobby Bonds , Don Baylor , and Ron Jackson provide the offense with consecutive homers in the 2nd inning.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 11, 1977Houston Astros 8, Chicago Cubs 2 at Astrodome Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Montreal Expos 1 at Stade Olympique San Diego Padres 6, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium San Diego Padres 4, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium San Francisco Giants 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Veteran's Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Atlanta Braves 1 at Three Rivers Stadium Cincinnati Reds 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II California Angels 6, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Anaheim Stadium Cleveland Indians 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 8, Minnesota Twins 3 at Tiger Stadium Oakland Athletics 3, Boston Red Sox 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Seattle Mariners 5, New York Yankees 2 at Kingdome Chicago White Sox 4, Texas Rangers 3 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Vern Benson as manager, the Braves winfinallybeating the Pirates in Pittsburgh, 61. Tomorrow, the team will return home and Benson will return to coaching 3B. Dave Bristol will cut short his 10 day leave and once again take the helm. The team will resume their play under Bristol with a shutout loss to the Cardinals.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 12, 1977Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Montreal Expos 2 at Stade Olympique San Diego Padres 5, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 3, San Francisco Giants 0 at Veteran's Stadium Atlanta Braves 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Three Rivers Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 10, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Busch Stadium II California Angels 7, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Anaheim Stadium Texas Rangers 2, Kansas City Royals 0 at Royals Stadium Detroit Tigers 9, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium Seattle Mariners 8, New York Yankees 6 at Kingdome Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Ed Figueroa pitches his 4th straight complete game, and Thurman Munson cracks a 7th inning homer to lead New York to a 30 win over the Angels.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 13, 1977St. Louis Cardinals 3, Atlanta Braves 0 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 6, San Francisco Giants 4 at Riverfront Stadium Houston Astros 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Astrodome Chicago Cubs 5, Montreal Expos 3 at Stade Olympique New York Mets 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 5, San Diego Padres 4 at Veteran's Stadium New York Yankees 3, California Angels 0 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 5, Cleveland Indians 3 at Comiskey Park I Kansas City Royals 3, Texas Rangers 2 at Royals Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 9, Detroit Tigers 3 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Metropolitan Stadium Baltimore Orioles 5, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Boston Red Sox 7, Seattle Mariners 5 at Kingdome Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Jim Colborn hurls a no-hit game as Kansas City beats Texas, 60. It is the first no-hitter at Royals Stadium by a KC hurler. Darrell Porter , who came to the Royals in the trade with Colborn, has a double and triple to back his batterymate. Tom Poquette has a pair of hits and a pair of sparkling catches.
Jim Spencer ties the club mark of eight RBI as the White Sox scalp the Indians 182 at Comiskey Park . Four come home on a grand slam,
Don Gullett outduels Nolan Ryan to give New York a 41 victory over California.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 14, 1977St. Louis Cardinals 7, Atlanta Braves 6 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium San Francisco Giants 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Riverfront Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome Chicago Cubs 6, Montreal Expos 3 at Stade Olympique Los Angeles Dodgers 5, New York Mets 4 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 9, San Diego Padres 5 at Veteran's Stadium New York Yankees 4, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 18, Cleveland Indians 2 at Comiskey Park I Kansas City Royals 6, Texas Rangers 0 at Royals Stadium Detroit Tigers 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 13, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Metropolitan Stadium Baltimore Orioles 2, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Boston Red Sox 8, Seattle Mariners 4 at Kingdome Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : MAY 15, 1977Atlanta Braves 15, St. Louis Cardinals 12 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 6, San Francisco Giants 2 at Riverfront Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome Chicago Cubs 4, Montreal Expos 3 at Stade Olympique Chicago Cubs 4, Montreal Expos 2 at Stade Olympique Los Angeles Dodgers 4, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 5, San Diego Padres 2 at Veteran's Stadium California Angels 8, New York Yankees 2 at Anaheim Stadium Cleveland Indians 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I Texas Rangers 7, Kansas City Royals 3 at Royals Stadium Detroit Tigers 5, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at County Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 3, Detroit Tigers 2 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 5, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Metropolitan Stadium Baltimore Orioles 3, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Boston Red Sox 5, Seattle Mariners 4 at Kingdome Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Larry Biittner , Jerry Morales , and Bobby Murcer . With a lead of 222, starter Bill Bonham is yanked after six frames and Ramon Hernandez finishes, allowing up four earned runs in three innings. But he 'earns' his first and only save as a Cub. He goes from Cubman to Hubman in 11 days when Chicago swaps him for Boston's Bobby Darwin .
Sparky Lyle , in relief of Ron Guidry , pitches six scoreless innings and the Yanks push across three runs in the 15th to defeat Oakland, 52.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 17, 1977Atlanta Braves 9, Montreal Expos 6 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 23, San Diego Padres 6 at Wrigley Field Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Riverfront Stadium Houston Astros 5, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Astrodome New York Mets 8, San Francisco Giants 1 at Shea Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Veteran's Stadium California Angels 6, Boston Red Sox 2 at Anaheim Stadium Toronto Blue Jays 3, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 10, Cleveland Indians 4 at Metropolitan Stadium New York Yankees 5, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Seattle Mariners 10, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Kingdome Texas Rangers 3, Detroit Tigers 1 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : MAY 19, 1977Atlanta Braves 6, Chicago Cubs 0 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Houston Astros 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Astrodome San Diego Padres 5, Montreal Expos 2 at Stade Olympique New York Mets 4, San Francisco Giants 3 at Shea Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Three Rivers Stadium California Angels 5, Minnesota Twins 3 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 8, Kansas City Royals 3 at Comiskey Park I Milwaukee Brewers 5, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at County Stadium New York Yankees 9, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Yankee Stadium Seattle Mariners 3, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Jerry Augustine goes the distance for his 5th win.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 20, 1977Chicago Cubs 13, Atlanta Braves 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 6, New York Mets 2 at Riverfront Stadium Houston Astros 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Astrodome San Diego Padres 12, Montreal Expos 4 at Stade Olympique Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Three Rivers Stadium San Francisco Giants 7, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Busch Stadium II Milwaukee Brewers 15, Boston Red Sox 7 at Fenway Park California Angels 3, Minnesota Twins 0 at Anaheim Stadium Detroit Tigers 7, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I Kansas City Royals 4, Cleveland Indians 0 at Royals Stadium Baltimore Orioles 6, New York Yankees 5 at Yankee Stadium Oakland Athletics 14, Seattle Mariners 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Toronto Blue Jays 4, Texas Rangers 3 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Merv Rettenmund hits a 3-run home run in the 21st inning to give the Padres an 118 win over the Expos. The two teams combine for a ML-record nine intentional passes (Mtl 5, SD 4) in an effort to end the game earlier, but to no avail.
The Reds trade P Santo Alcala , 114 in his rookie year last season, to the Expos for two minor leaguers, Shane Rawley and Angel Torres .
SCOREBOARD : MAY 21, 1977Chicago Cubs 9, Atlanta Braves 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 8, New York Mets 7 at Riverfront Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 7, Houston Astros 4 at Astrodome San Diego Padres 11, Montreal Expos 8 at Stade Olympique Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Three Rivers Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 8, San Francisco Giants 5 at Busch Stadium II Boston Red Sox 10, Milwaukee Brewers 9 at Fenway Park California Angels 5, Minnesota Twins 1 at Anaheim Stadium Detroit Tigers 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 12, Kansas City Royals 7 at Royals Stadium Baltimore Orioles 4, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium Seattle Mariners 7, Oakland Athletics 6 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Toronto Blue Jays 9, Texas Rangers 6 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Dwight Evans clocks one of the homers over the new upper section of the CF wall, about 20 feet to the right of the flagpole. In the past three games, the two teams hit 23 homers. Eddie Rodriguez stops the slugging in game 2, allowing two Boston hits to win, 60.
Ron Guidry stops a 3-game Yankee losing streak with a 4-hitter to defeat the Orioles, 82.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 22, 1977Atlanta Braves 5, Chicago Cubs 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 8, New York Mets 1 at Riverfront Stadium New York Mets 4, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Riverfront Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 6, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome Montreal Expos 3, San Diego Padres 1 at Stade Olympique Pittsburgh Pirates 11, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Three Rivers Stadium San Francisco Giants 2, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Busch Stadium II Boston Red Sox 14, Milwaukee Brewers 10 at Fenway Park Milwaukee Brewers 6, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park Minnesota Twins 8, California Angels 5 at Anaheim Stadium Detroit Tigers 14, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 7, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium Baltimore Orioles 5, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium New York Yankees 8, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Yankee Stadium Seattle Mariners 6, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Texas Rangers 7, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Carlos May and Graig Nettles hit back-to-back homers in the 6th as the Yankees come from behind to defeat the Red Sox, 65.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 24, 1977Montreal Expos 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Houston Astros 2 at Dodger Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 5, New York Mets 2 at Three Rivers Stadium San Diego Padres 4, Atlanta Braves 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 8, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Memorial Stadium Cleveland Indians 7, Seattle Mariners 5 at Cleveland Stadium California Angels 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium New York Yankees 6, Boston Red Sox 5 at Yankee Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Lyman Bostock has 12 putouts in the 2nd game of a doubleheader, tying the ML mark, as the Twins sweep the Red Sox, 135 and 9-4. Bostock is only the 3rd big leaguer to do it in nine innings and just the 2nd CF in this century. His 17 putouts in the twinbill is also an AL record. Carlton Fisk and George Scott hit back-to-back homers for Boston, the 5th time this year the Red Sox have done it.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 25, 1977Chicago Cubs 7, Montreal Expos 3 at Wrigley Field Houston Astros 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 6 at Dodger Stadium San Diego Padres 6, Atlanta Braves 5 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 6, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Candlestick Park Philadelphia Phillies 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II Kansas City Royals 4, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium Baltimore Orioles 7, Kansas City Royals 2 at Memorial Stadium Minnesota Twins 13, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park Minnesota Twins 9, Boston Red Sox 4 at Fenway Park Cleveland Indians 2, Seattle Mariners 1 at Cleveland Stadium California Angels 4, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 7, Chicago White Sox 4 at County Stadium New York Yankees 3, Texas Rangers 2 at Yankee Stadium Texas Rangers 1, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium Oakland Athletics 6, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Exhibition Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Rickey Henderson of the Modesto A's (California League) steals seven bases to tie the minor league record. Henderson will steal 95 in 134 games.
PLAYERS BORN ON MAY 27, 1977 » Mike Caruso in Queens, NY
SCOREBOARD : MAY 27, 1977Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Wrigley Field Los Angeles Dodgers 10, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Dodger Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 5, New York Mets 4 at Veteran's Stadium Houston Astros 4, San Diego Padres 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 4, Atlanta Braves 3 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 7, Montreal Expos 3 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 6, Minnesota Twins 0 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 10, Kansas City Royals 1 at Fenway Park Cleveland Indians 3, Oakland Athletics 1 at Cleveland Stadium Seattle Mariners 2, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 6, Texas Rangers 5 at County Stadium New York Yankees 8, Chicago White Sox 6 at Yankee Stadium California Angels 4, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Exhibition Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Alvin Dark replaces John McNamara as the Padres manager.
A Stadium crowd of 54,881, on hand for Jacket Day, watch as the White Sox cuff Ron Guidry for 16 hits, enroute to a 94 win over the Yankees.
The Red Sox swap Danny Darwin to the Cubs for P Ramon Hernandez and sell P Tom House to the Mariners.
The Cubs move into first place, beating the Pirates, 63. Bruce Sutter earns the save with three scoreless innings.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 28, 1977Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 4, New York Mets 2 at Veteran's Stadium San Diego Padres 6, Houston Astros 5 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Atlanta Braves 2, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 7, Montreal Expos 5 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 3, Minnesota Twins 1 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 17, Kansas City Royals 12 at Fenway Park Oakland Athletics 5, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium Seattle Mariners 3, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 3, Texas Rangers 1 at County Stadium Chicago White Sox 9, New York Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium Toronto Blue Jays 6, California Angels 4 at Exhibition Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Johnny Bench 's 1st-inning grand slam off Rick Rhoden jump starts the Reds to a 81 win over the Dodgers.
SCOREBOARD : MAY 29, 1977Chicago Cubs 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 7, New York Mets 6 at Veteran's Stadium San Diego Padres 3, Houston Astros 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 3, Atlanta Braves 2 at Candlestick Park Montreal Expos 14, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Busch Stadium II Minnesota Twins 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium Kansas City Royals 3, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park Cleveland Indians 5, Oakland Athletics 4 at Cleveland Stadium Seattle Mariners 6, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium Texas Rangers 5, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at County Stadium New York Yankees 5, Chicago White Sox 2 at Yankee Stadium California Angels 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Exhibition Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Dennis Eckersley (53) fires a no-hitter as the Indians top the Angels, 10. Eck walks one and strikes out 12. Frank Tanana (82) with three shutouts in his last four games, takes the loss. The only run comes in the 1st inning when Duane Kuiper lines a ball to CF Gil Flores that skips under his glove for a triple. Jim Norris ten squeezes Kuiper home.
The Padres sweep a doubleheader from the Giants 128 and 98. San Diego's Mike Ivie ties an NL record with five doubles, while his club ties the ML mark by using 41 players, including 13 pitchers, in the twin bill.
Reggie Jackson and Graig Nettles hit back-to-back homers in the 2nd to lead New York to a 54 win against Boston.
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