AL Scores/Sums 5/2, starring Brent Strom and Nolan Ryan

 Brent nearly did it... Cleveland 10-13-1 Minnesota 1-3-1 Brent Strom no-hitter for 7 innings. Strom 9 IP, 10 strikeouts, 3 walks, lost no hit bid on lead-off home run in the 8th by Minnesota's Danny Thompson. Indians scored 3 runs in the 2nd, 4 in the 5th, 3 in the 6th, Dave Duncan homered for Cleveland in the 3rd. 

The fearless Nolan Ryan... California 4-10-0 Detroit 3-5-1 Nolan Ryan 9 IP, 14 strikeouts, 8 walks, 2 hit batters, bases loaded jams in the 8th and 9th. Struck out Willie Horton to end the thriller. Mickey Lolich took loss for Detroit. Billy Grabarkewitz homered for Angels.

Chicago 5-9-1 Baltimore 4-9-0 (12 innings) Buddy Bradford PH single in bottom of the 12th won thriller for the Pale Hose. Bill Melton hit 3-run homer in 2nd off Jim Palmer for Sox, Tommy Davis slugged 3-run shot in 8th to cut Sox lead to 1 run. Brooks Robinson reached on 2-base error by Sox LF Carlos May in 9th and scored on Boog Powell single off Wilbur Wood to tie score in the 9th. WP-Acosta LP-Pena

Boston 6-16-0 Texas 2-6-1 WP-Tiant LP-Broberg Doug Griffin 4-4, Tommy Harper 3-4 to pace Sawx.

New York 6-10-0 Kansas City 0-4-2 WP-Medich LP-Splittorff Roy White 3-4 to pace Yanks.

Oakland 4-7-0 Milwaukee 2-8-0 WP-Holtzman LP-Bell Joe Rudi, Angel Mangual homer for A's, Johnny Briggs homered for Brewers. 

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