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SEPTEMBER 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 : SEPTEMBER 2, 1977Los Angeles Dodgers 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Dodger Stadium Houston Astros 5, Montreal Expos 2 at Stade Olympique New York Mets 4, Atlanta Braves 0 at Shea Stadium Atlanta Braves 3, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 3, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Veteran's Stadium San Diego Padres 5, Chicago Cubs 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 6, San Francisco Giants 4 at Candlestick Park Baltimore Orioles 6, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 3, California Angels 1 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 6, Oakland Athletics 4 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 3, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Royals Stadium Kansas City Royals 3, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Royals Stadium New York Yankees 4, Minnesota Twins 0 at Metropolitan Stadium Texas Rangers 6, Boston Red Sox 4 at Arlington Stadium Seattle Mariners 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Exhibition Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Sadaharu Oh hits the 756th home run of his career to surpass Hank Aaron 's total and make him the most prolific home run hitter in professional baseball history.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 3, 1977Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Dodger Stadium Montreal Expos 5, Houston Astros 1 at Stade Olympique New York Mets 9, Atlanta Braves 1 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 9, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Veteran's Stadium San Diego Padres 4, Chicago Cubs 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Candlestick Park Chicago White Sox 6, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Comiskey Park I California Angels 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 10, Oakland Athletics 8 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Royals Stadium New York Yankees 7, Minnesota Twins 4 at Metropolitan Stadium Boston Red Sox 2, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium Seattle Mariners 6, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Exhibition Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 4, 1977Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Dodger Stadium Houston Astros 7, Montreal Expos 1 at Stade Olympique Atlanta Braves 7, New York Mets 5 at Shea Stadium Cincinnati Reds 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Veteran's Stadium Chicago Cubs 2, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 8, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park Baltimore Orioles 7, Chicago White Sox 5 at Comiskey Park I California Angels 7, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium Oakland Athletics 7, Detroit Tigers 5 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 6, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Royals Stadium New York Yankees 4, Minnesota Twins 0 at Metropolitan Stadium Boston Red Sox 8, Texas Rangers 4 at Arlington Stadium Seattle Mariners 7, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Exhibition Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 5, 1977Atlanta Braves 4, San Francisco Giants 0 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Wrigley Field Houston Astros 5, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Astrodome Montreal Expos 4, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Three Rivers Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Three Rivers Stadium San Diego Padres 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 6, California Angels 5 at Anaheim Stadium Cleveland Indians 4, New York Yankees 3 at Cleveland Stadium Cleveland Indians 5, New York Yankees 4 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 8, Baltimore Orioles 7 at Tiger Stadium Baltimore Orioles 5, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium Minnesota Twins 5, Texas Rangers 4 at Metropolitan Stadium Oakland Athletics 8, Chicago White Sox 7 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Chicago White Sox 2, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Kansas City Royals 8, Seattle Mariners 4 at Kingdome Boston Red Sox 8, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Exhibition Stadium Boston Red Sox 6, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Exhibition Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Dave Kingman for cash. Nine days later the Yankees will buy Kingman, making him the first player to wear four uniforms in four divisions in the same year. His 26 home runs will be the most by a player with more than two teams.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 6, 1977San Francisco Giants 12, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field Houston Astros 8, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Astrodome New York Mets 5, Montreal Expos 3 at Shea Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Three Rivers Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 3, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium New York Yankees 8, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium Baltimore Orioles 7, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium Minnesota Twins 7, Texas Rangers 4 at Metropolitan Stadium Chicago White Sox 7, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Kansas City Royals 10, Seattle Mariners 0 at Kingdome Boston Red Sox 11, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Exhibition Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 7, 1977Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Atlanta Braves 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Montreal Expos 4, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field San Francisco Giants 6, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Riverfront Stadium San Diego Padres 9, Houston Astros 5 at Astrodome Philadelphia Phillies 6, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Three Rivers Stadium California Angels 4, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Anaheim Stadium New York Yankees 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium Baltimore Orioles 6, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium Detroit Tigers 12, Baltimore Orioles 5 at Tiger Stadium Texas Rangers 4, Minnesota Twins 3 at Metropolitan Stadium Chicago White Sox 5, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Kansas City Royals 10, Seattle Mariners 7 at Kingdome Toronto Blue Jays 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Exhibition Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Bruce Sutter strikes out the first six men he faces, including three batters (Ellis Valentine , Gary Carter , and Larry Parrish ) on nine pitches in the 9th inning. The Cubs score in the 10th against Montreal's Joe Kerrigan , and Sutter picks up the win, 32.
At Toronto, Red Sox sluggers Carlton Fisk and George Scott club back-to-back homers in the 2nd inning, setting a record. It is the 16th time this season that Sox hitters have hit back-to-back homers, breaking the record of 15 set by the 1964 Twins . Boston wins, 72.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 8, 1977Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Atlanta Braves 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 3, Montreal Expos 2 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 6, San Francisco Giants 5 at Riverfront Stadium Houston Astros 7, San Diego Padres 1 at Astrodome Philadelphia Phillies 8, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 9, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Three Rivers Stadium California Angels 2, Chicago White Sox 0 at Anaheim Stadium California Angels 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Anaheim Stadium New York Yankees 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium Baltimore Orioles 4, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 7, Seattle Mariners 2 at Kingdome Boston Red Sox 7, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Exhibition Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Lou Whitaker and Alan Trammell debut together. They will hold down the 2B and SS jobs in Detroit for a record 19 years. Boston prevails today, 51 and 86.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 9, 1977Atlanta Braves 8, San Diego Padres 6 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 10, New York Mets 8 at Wrigley Field Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium Houston Astros 6, San Francisco Giants 1 at Astrodome Philadelphia Phillies 11, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Veteran's Stadium Montreal Expos 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Three Rivers Stadium Baltimore Orioles 7, Cleveland Indians 1 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 1 at Fenway Park Boston Red Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 6 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 4, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium Kansas City Royals 6, Minnesota Twins 3 at Metropolitan Stadium New York Yankees 2, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Yankee Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 3, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Seattle Mariners 8, Texas Rangers 3 at Kingdome Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Roy Howell knocks in nine runs with a single, two doubles, and two home runs, as the Blue Jays crush the Yankees 193. Catfish Hunter takes the loss to finish the season at 9-9. He will not pitch again till the World Series .
White Sox knuckleballer Wilbur Wood hits three batters in the first inning on the way to a 61 loss to the Angels. All of Wilbur's plunks are consecutive, tying a record set by Dock Ellis three years ago.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 10, 1977Atlanta Braves 9, San Diego Padres 6 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium New York Mets 7, Chicago Cubs 2 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Riverfront Stadium Houston Astros 2, San Francisco Giants 0 at Astrodome Philadelphia Phillies 3, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Veteran's Stadium Montreal Expos 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium Baltimore Orioles 6, Cleveland Indians 5 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 1 at Fenway Park California Angels 6, Chicago White Sox 1 at Anaheim Stadium Kansas City Royals 10, Minnesota Twins 1 at Metropolitan Stadium Toronto Blue Jays 19, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium Oakland Athletics 4, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Texas Rangers 5, Seattle Mariners 2 at Kingdome Texas Rangers 7, Seattle Mariners 1 at Kingdome Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Gary Matthews , Biff Pocaroba, and Pat Rockett.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 11, 1977Atlanta Braves 7, San Diego Padres 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium New York Mets 7, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Riverfront Stadium San Francisco Giants 2, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome Philadelphia Phillies 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Veteran's Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 10, Montreal Expos 4 at Three Rivers Stadium Baltimore Orioles 9, Cleveland Indians 5 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 2 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 6, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium California Angels 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Anaheim Stadium Kansas City Royals 4, Minnesota Twins 1 at Metropolitan Stadium New York Yankees 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Yankee Stadium Toronto Blue Jays 6, New York Yankees 4 at Yankee Stadium Oakland Athletics 5, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Seattle Mariners 6, Texas Rangers 4 at Kingdome Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 12, 1977Houston Astros 7, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 7, San Diego Padres 6 at Dodger Stadium New York Mets 4, Montreal Expos 3 at Stade Olympique Philadelphia Phillies 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Veteran's Stadium Atlanta Braves 3, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 11, Chicago Cubs 9 at Busch Stadium II Chicago White Sox 7, Minnesota Twins 3 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 8, Detroit Tigers 1 at Cleveland Stadium Texas Rangers 3, California Angels 2 at Arlington Stadium Baltimore Orioles 6, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Exhibition Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Dusty Baker drives in a team-record five runs in one inning, the 2nd, as Los Angeles whips the Padres 184. LA leads the West by 13 1/2 games.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 13, 1977Houston Astros 13, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Riverfront Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 18, San Diego Padres 4 at Dodger Stadium Montreal Expos 8, New York Mets 5 at Stade Olympique Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Veteran's Stadium San Francisco Giants 8, Atlanta Braves 7 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago Cubs 1 at Busch Stadium II Chicago White Sox 6, Minnesota Twins 1 at Comiskey Park I New York Yankees 4, Boston Red Sox 2 at Yankee Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 6, Seattle Mariners 5 at Kingdome California Angels 12, Texas Rangers 7 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Ken McMullen hits a pinch homer for the Brewers in the 8th inning against Seattle's Tom House . The homer, McMullen's 156th, comes on his last ML at bat. He'll be released in December and retire.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 14, 1977Cincinnati Reds 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 8 at Dodger Stadium Montreal Expos 3, Chicago Cubs 2 at Stade Olympique New York Mets 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Veteran's Stadium San Diego Padres 6, Atlanta Braves 4 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 3, Houston Astros 2 at Candlestick Park Minnesota Twins 7, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 2, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium Kansas City Royals 5, Oakland Athletics 2 at Royals Stadium Kansas City Royals 6, Oakland Athletics 0 at Royals Stadium New York Yankees 2, Boston Red Sox 0 at Yankee Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 8, Seattle Mariners 5 at Kingdome Texas Rangers 2, California Angels 1 at Arlington Stadium Baltimore Orioles 6, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Exhibition Stadium Baltimore Orioles 4, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Exhibition Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Earl Weaver pulls his team off the field in the 5th inning citing a hazardous conditiona small tarpaulin held down by bricks on the bullpen mound. The Jays are ahead 40 when the forfeit is called. The O's will end the season tied with the Red Sox at 9764.
The Reds come back from an 83 deficit to beat the Dodgers, 98. Cincy scores four in the 8th and two more in the 9th on Ken Griffey 's homer.
The Kansas City Royals sweep their 2nd doubleheader in two days to run their win streak to 16 games, the 6th longest win streak this century. Oakland again falls, 76 and 54. The Royals now lead by 10 1/2 games.
PLAYERS BORN ON SEPTEMBER 15, 1977 » Damian Rolls in Manhattan, KS
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 15, 1977Cincinnati Reds 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium Montreal Expos 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at Stade Olympique Philadelphia Phillies 8, New York Mets 2 at Veteran's Stadium Atlanta Braves 8, San Diego Padres 7 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Houston Astros 6, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park Pittsburgh Pirates 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Busch Stadium II St. Louis Cardinals 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Busch Stadium II Minnesota Twins 7, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I Kansas City Royals 7, Oakland Athletics 6 at Royals Stadium Kansas City Royals 5, Oakland Athletics 4 at Royals Stadium Boston Red Sox 7, New York Yankees 3 at Yankee Stadium Texas Rangers 6, California Angels 4 at Arlington Stadium Toronto Blue Jays 4, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Exhibition Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Doc Medich beat Kansas City 41 to end the Royals' winning streak at 16 gamesthe longest in the majors in 24 years.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 16, 1977Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Atlanta Braves 2 at Dodger Stadium Montreal Expos 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Stade Olympique San Diego Padres 4, Houston Astros 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Cincinnati Reds 5, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park Philadelphia Phillies 12, St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 6, Boston Red Sox 1 at Memorial Stadium California Angels 4, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium Seattle Mariners 4, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium Oakland Athletics 8, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 9, Texas Rangers 7 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Max Carey had been the Pirates' theft leader.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 17, 1977Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Atlanta Braves 3 at Dodger Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Montreal Expos 3 at Stade Olympique New York Mets 5, Chicago Cubs 4 at Shea Stadium Chicago Cubs 4, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium Houston Astros 11, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Cincinnati Reds 8, San Francisco Giants 6 at Candlestick Park Philadelphia Phillies 8, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 11, Boston Red Sox 2 at Memorial Stadium California Angels 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 6, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Cleveland Stadium Toronto Blue Jays 6, Cleveland Indians 5 at Cleveland Stadium New York Yankees 9, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 7, Seattle Mariners 5 at Royals Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 8, Oakland Athletics 1 at County Stadium Texas Rangers 5, Minnesota Twins 4 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Ted Cox goes 4-for-4 in his first ML game, a 104 win over the Orioles. Cox will get two more hits tomorrow before making an out against the Yankees, setting a major-league record for straight hits at the start of a career.
After losing five of his last six decisions, Chicago's Rick Reuschel notches his 20th victory beating the Mets, 65. Reuschel leaves after six innings because of a blister, but racks up two hits and three ribbies at the plate.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 18, 1977Atlanta Braves 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 8 at Dodger Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Montreal Expos 5 at Stade Olympique Chicago Cubs 6, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium New York Mets 6, Chicago Cubs 0 at Shea Stadium San Francisco Giants 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 12, Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Busch Stadium II Boston Red Sox 10, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Memorial Stadium Chicago White Sox 6, California Angels 3 at Comiskey Park I Chicago White Sox 7, California Angels 3 at Comiskey Park I Toronto Blue Jays 7, Cleveland Indians 4 at Cleveland Stadium New York Yankees 6, Detroit Tigers 5 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 8, Seattle Mariners 3 at Royals Stadium Oakland Athletics 3, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium Texas Rangers 5, Minnesota Twins 4 at Arlington Stadium Texas Rangers 10, Minnesota Twins 8 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Paddy Livingston dies at age 97, in Cleveland, OH. He was the last surviving player from the American League 's first season (1901).
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In San Diego, Tom Seaver pitches a two hitter as the Reds win, 40.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 20, 1977Houston Astros 6, Atlanta Braves 3 at Astrodome Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 4, Chicago Cubs 2 at Veteran's Stadium Cincinnati Reds 4, San Diego Padres 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 3, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park Baltimore Orioles 5, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Memorial Stadium California Angels 5, Texas Rangers 2 at Anaheim Stadium Chicago White Sox 8, Oakland Athletics 2 at Comiskey Park I Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 4 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 4, Minnesota Twins 2 at Royals Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 5, Seattle Mariners 1 at County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 21, 1977Atlanta Braves 5, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome Montreal Expos 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Stade Olympique St. Louis Cardinals 8, Montreal Expos 2 at Stade Olympique Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Mets 0 at Shea Stadium Chicago Cubs 2, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Veteran's Stadium Cincinnati Reds 3, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Candlestick Park Baltimore Orioles 4, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 3, New York Yankees 2 at Fenway Park Texas Rangers 9, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium Oakland Athletics 8, Chicago White Sox 6 at Comiskey Park I Kansas City Royals 10, Minnesota Twins 5 at Royals Stadium Seattle Mariners 11, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Bert Blyleven pitches a no-hitter as the Rangers beat the Angels 60. Blyleven (14-12) walks one. Blyleven, who grew up two miles from the Angels' Anaheim Stadium and owns a restaurant nearby, fans seven including the side in the 7th inning. Paul Hartzell gives up 12 hits in losing.
IN THE NEWS :George Foster belts home run #50, off Buzz Capra , as the Reds beat the Braves, 51. Foster is the first Reds player to reach 50 homers: Ted Kluszewski held the Reds record with 49 homers in 1954.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 23, 1977Cincinnati Reds 5, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field Houston Astros 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Astrodome Philadelphia Phillies 6, Montreal Expos 1 at Stade Olympique St. Louis Cardinals 10, New York Mets 6 at Shea Stadium San Francisco Giants 6, San Diego Padres 4 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Kansas City Royals 7, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium Cleveland Indians 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Cleveland Stadium Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium Texas Rangers 6, Oakland Athletics 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Seattle Mariners 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Kingdome New York Yankees 5, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Exhibition Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Jack Brohamer becomes the first White Sox player since Ray Schalk in 1922 to hit for the cycle as Chicago whips the Mariners, 83. Brohamer also adds a double.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 24, 1977Cincinnati Reds 8, Atlanta Braves 7 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field Los Angeles Dodgers 1, Houston Astros 0 at Astrodome Philadelphia Phillies 1, Montreal Expos 0 at Stade Olympique San Francisco Giants 3, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Kansas City Royals 4, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium Baltimore Orioles 4, Cleveland Indians 1 at Cleveland Stadium Boston Red Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium Minnesota Twins 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Metropolitan Stadium Texas Rangers 3, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Chicago White Sox 8, Seattle Mariners 3 at Kingdome Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Reggie Cleveland , but they still lose 125. Carlton Fisk , Butch Hobson and Carl Yastrzemski all homer for Boston, giving the Sox a total of 210.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 25, 1977Cincinnati Reds 4, Atlanta Braves 0 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Houston Astros 4 at Astrodome Philadelphia Phillies 8, Montreal Expos 5 at Stade Olympique San Diego Padres 9, San Francisco Giants 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Kansas City Royals 6, California Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium Kansas City Royals 6, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium Cleveland Indians 9, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Cleveland Stadium Boston Red Sox 12, Detroit Tigers 5 at Tiger Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 8, Minnesota Twins 6 at Metropolitan Stadium Minnesota Twins 8, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Metropolitan Stadium Texas Rangers 5, Oakland Athletics 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Texas Rangers 8, Oakland Athletics 6 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Seattle Mariners 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Kingdome New York Yankees 15, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Exhibition Stadium New York Yankees 2, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Exhibition Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
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PLAYERS BORN ON SEPTEMBER 26, 1977 » Aaron Myette in New Westminster, BC
PLAYERS BORN ON SEPTEMBER 27, 1977 » Vicente Padilla in Chinandega, Nicaragua
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 27, 1977Houston Astros 7, Atlanta Braves 5 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 15, Chicago Cubs 9 at Wrigley Field San Diego Padres 3, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 5, San Francisco Giants 2 at Dodger Stadium New York Mets 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Three Rivers Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 5, Montreal Expos 3 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 6, Detroit Tigers 1 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 6, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Fenway Park Boston Red Sox 5, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Fenway Park Milwaukee Brewers 7, California Angels 5 at County Stadium Chicago White Sox 8, Minnesota Twins 6 at Metropolitan Stadium New York Yankees 2, Cleveland Indians 1 at Yankee Stadium Oakland Athletics 4, Kansas City Royals 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Oakland Athletics 3, Kansas City Royals 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
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