 |   Just five days after being brought up from Triple A Iowa, White Sox pitcher Mike Krukow (1-0, 0.00 ERA) shuts out Toronto 6-0 on four hits and six strikeouts while walking none in his first major league start. Little is known just how Krukow came to be in the White Sox organization, but many believe he took the wrong train out of Chicago after spring training and nobody noticed. Sources have quoted the Cubs as saying "Mike who?" |
  With two out in the top of the ninth, the Dodgers Davey Lopes (.361, 4 SB) steals second then scores two pitches later as newly acquired C Bob Boone (.273, 2 RBI) singles to right for the game winner. |
  Expos starter Jackie Brown (2-0, 1.13 ERA) strikes out 11 in eight innings as he leads Montreal to a 3-0 win over the Phillies. Brown allows only five hits, but is pulled for a pinch hitter in the ninth. |
  Jim Colbrun (1-1, 4.11 ERA) holds Detroit to only three hits in a complete game effort and Bob Molinaro (.375, 2 RBI) has three hits and three steals as the Royals beat Detroit 6-1. Kansas City steals six bases as a team off of Tigers catcher Milt May. New starting catcher John Wathan (.400, 5 RBI) has three RBI and hits his first home run of the year. |
  Cubs starter Bill Bonham (0.73 ERA) and New York's Craig Swan (0.00 ERA) both throw shutout baseball for eight innings but both get no-decisions when C John Sterns (.207, 2 RBI) doubles home pinch-runner Pepe Mangual in the bottom of the ninth to give the Mets a 1-0 win over Chicago. |
  Baltimore wins thier first game of the season with a 2-1 squeaker over the Rangers - leaving San Diego as the only winless team so far this season. Mike Flanagan (1-0, 1.13 ERA) gives up seven hits over eight innings while Texas starter Nelson Briles (0-2, 3.24 ERA) throws a complete game in the loss, giving up six hits and striking out eight. |
  Dave Collins (.327, 7 RBI) leads off the top of the 10th inning with a triple off of California reliever Don Kirkwood (0-1), then scores soon after as Kirkwood uncorks a pitch to the screen to give the Mariners a 2-1 victory. Angels starter Frank Tanana (1.05 ERA) goes 8 2/3 innings, giving up an unearned run and striking out eight while scattering six hits. SS Jimmy Sexton (.300) has three hits for Seattle. |
Other Scores
American League
| Boston Cleveland | 2 1 | New York Milwaukee | 1 2 |
National League
| Pittsburgh St. Louis | 7 4 | Houston Atlanta | 2 6 | Cincinnati San Diego | 7 5 |
Trades
| Baltimore trades 34-year-old 1B Lee May ($214,000 over 1 year) to Kansas City in exchange for 25-year-old catcher Darrell Porter ($145,000 over 1 year). |
To Baltimore:
1976 Stats 1977 Stats | .208 .455 | 389 22 | 81 10 | 43 2 | 14 1 | 1 0 | 5 0 | 32 1 | 51 2 | 61 3 | .298 .500 | .288 .500 |
To Kansas City:
1976 Stats 1977 Stats | .258 .222 | 530 9 | 137 2 | 61 0 | 17 0 | 4 0 | 25 0 | 109 0 | 41 0 | 104 2 | .312 .222 | .447 .222 |
Injuries
| SS Alan Trammell is expected to miss about 2-3 months with a torn back muscle. He is placed on the 15-day disabled list. SS Tom Veryzer (.152, 3 RBI - AAA) recalled from Triple A Evansville. Veryzer will take over the everyday SS duties. |
Contract Signings
| RF Ken Singleton (.407) signs a 4-year extension worth a total of $9,408,000. He will earn $2,352,000 a year through 1981. He has a $100,000 Most Valuable Player incentive. |
Major Transactions
| 1B Lee May is placed on the active roster (from trade). 1B Pete LaCock (.167) is designated for assignment and placed on waivers. 3B Cookie Rojas (.000, 1 AB) is designated for assignment and placed on waivers. C Buck Martinez (.360, 2 HR, 12 RBI - AAA) recalled from triple A Omaha. Martinez will backup starting catcher John Wathan. RF Al Cowens assigned to Triple A Omaha (from waivers). LF Joe Lahoud assigned to Triple A Omaha (from waivers). 2B Dave Nelson placed on the active roster (from waivers). |
| C Darrell Porter placed on the active roster (from trade). C Dave Skaggs optioned to Triple A Rochester. Porter will take over as starting catcher with Rick Dempsey as the backup. MR Earl Stephenson optioned to Triple A Rochester. MR Ed Farmer (1-0, 4.05 ERA - AAA) recalled from Triple A Rochester. Farmer will take over for Stephenson in the bullpen. 2B Rich Dauer (.413, 2 HR, 9 RBI - AAA) contract purchased from Triple A Rochester. |
 | SS Rob Picciolo optioned to Triple A San Jose. C Tim Hosley (.100, 1 HR, 4 RBI - AAA) recalled from Triple A San Jose. Hosley will serve no real purpose aside from great comic relief. |
Short Season Single A
Virginia Beach Toreadors (5-6) at Jamestown Expos (7-4)
| Virginia Beach Jamestown | 0 6 |
W: Juan Carlos Garcia (2-0) L: Manny Infante (0-1)
HR – JAM: Robinson Diaz (1)
POG: Juan Carlos Garcia (JAM) 9 IP, 7 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
| While I could say alot about the timely hitting or the three-run blast by Robinson Diaz (.306, 1 HR, 9 RBI), the story tonight was really all about Juan Carlos (1.10 ERA), who once again left me breathe a little easier as a manager. My only fear is that with continued success, he will be shipped up to Single A West Palm Beach soon, leaving me with just three starters - because you know damn well they won't ship any down here. |
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