Baseball standings and results from a midweek schedule
The standings show Baltimore leading with 76 53 and a .589 percentage.Kansas City and Milwaukee post notable wins in recent games while Chicago and Boston struggle in division play. Upcoming schedules include key matchups across Cleveland Detroit New York Oakland and Texas with several doubleheaders and noted pitchers performances.
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Boston
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New York
Milwaukee
Cleveland
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Kansas City
California
Chicago
Minnesota
Texas
Baltimore
Oakland
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Coleman
Curtis
Slayton
Blyleven
Bibby
Baltimore Orioles
Texas Rangers
Kansas City Royals
Cleveland Indians
Boston Red Sox
Oakland A’s
Detroit Tigers
Expos Rally Nips LA as Bailey Drives Five Runs
Montreal slugger Bob Bailey homered and doubled to drive in five in a 6-5 comeback win over Los Angeles. Other NL games saw Houston beat St Louis 3-2 on Jimmy Stewart’s ninth inning single, Mets top San Diego 3-0, Giants top Phillies 3-1, and Reds edge Pirates 5-3 behind Jack Billingham’s three-hitter.
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New York
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Atlanta
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Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Houston
St. Louis
Renko
Philadelphia
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Seaver
Cleveland
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Downing
San Francisco
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Hal Rock
Associated Press
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Bob Bailey
Los Angeles Dodgers
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Mauch
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Cardinals
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Jimmy Wynn
Stewart
Ing
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Wynn
Joe Torre
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Padres
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Buzz Capra
Koosman
Willie Mays
Cleon Jones
Giants
Phillies
Dave Kingman
Bobby Bonds
Reds
Pirates
Jack Billingham
Billingham
Steele's wins east division clinches regular season ahead
Steele's Laundry closed the season 22-1 with a 6 0 win over Werden's Top 6-0 and a 3-2 victory against H and S Construction. Denny Steele went 3-for-3, Jay Roth had a triple, Jim Olson a double as Steele's totaled 12 hits and held Werden's to three singles. John Clemmons took the loss for H and S. Roger Reinie lost the Werden's game.
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Werden
H & S Construction
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Denny Steele
Jay Roth
Jim Olson
Steele
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Denny Knapp
RBI
Chuck Olson
Dave Olson
Charlie Clemmens
Steve Wills
John Clemmons
Johnsons blast crushes Cubs in Braves win
Atlanta’s Dave Johnson hit his 37th homer of the season to break the month record for August and move within five of Roger Hornsby’s second base HR mark. The Braves beat the Cubs 7-4 as Aaron collected three hits and Johnson drove in another run.
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Atlanta
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Braves
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Roger Hornsby
Baltimore Orioles
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Baltimore
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Weaver
Orioles
Aaron
Babe Ruth
Marty Perez
Chuck Goggin
Ralph Garr
Mike Lum
Cubs
Paul Popovich
Randy Hundley
Don Kessinger
Billy Williams
Williams
Tom House
Cubs trade Bourque for A's Marquez
The Oakland A’s traded pinch hitter Gonzalo Marquez to the Chicago Cubs for infielder Pat Bourque. Marquez batted .381 as a pinch hitter last year and tied World Series records by appearing five times and getting three hits. Bourque, 26, hits .210 this season with seven homers and 20 RBIs, after MVP honors with Wichita in the prior year.
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Oakland A’s
Gonzalo Marquez
Chicago Cubs
Pat Bourque
Marquez
Bourque
American Association
Wichita Aeros
Colburn and Brewers Dominate White Sox in Chicago
Jim Colborn pitched a complete eight hit shutout as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago White Sox 9 to 0 in Chicago heat. Briggs May and Coluccio hit homers for Milwaukee while Stan Bahnsen took the loss.
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White Sox
Chicago
Jim Colburn
Milwaukee Brewers
Colburn
Chicago Cub
Leo Durocher
Chicago White Sox
Milwaukee
Johnny Briggs
Davey May
Bob Coluccio
Stan Bahnsen
Freak play robs Ryan of no hitter in Angels win
In Anaheim, Thurman Munson's misplayed fly ball became a single as Sandy Alomar and Rudy Meoli failed to haul it in. Nolan Ryan rode to a 5-0 victory, still riding a trio of one-hitters this season. Meoli called it a near catch. Other AL scores followed: Orioles 6 Rangers 1, Royals 3 Indians 2, Red Sox 6 A's 4.
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Associated Press
California Angels
New York Yankees
New York
Thurman Munson
Angels
Sandy Alomar
Rudy Meoli
Anaheim Stadium
Nolan Ryan
Ryan
Meoli
Minnesota Twins
Orioles
Rangers
Doyle Alexander
Royals
Indians
Cleveland
Walter Williams
Rusty Torres
Steve Busby
Torres
Red Sox
A’s
Carl Yastrzemski
Oakland
Tigers
Aurelio Rodriguez
Minnesota
Phil Roof
Sox Trade Fisher for McGlothlin From Reds
The Chicago White Sox sold pitcher Eddie Fisher to the St. Louis Cardinals and received pitcher Jim McGlothlin from the Cincinnati Reds in a player to be named later deal. Fisher, 37, had a 6 7 record with a 4.88 ERA this season. McGlothlin, 29, recently sidelined by illness, is 3 3 with 21 starts in 31 appearances.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Eddie Fisher
Chicago White Sox
Fisher
Sox
Jim McGlothlin
Cincinnati Reds
McGlothlin
Reds
White Sox
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San Francisco Giants
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