Commissioner Kuhn States Expansion Not Planned
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| Commissioner Bowie Kuhn |
"After extremely careful consideration, it has been decided that expansion in the foreseeable future is just not a possibility. Despite what has been declared in the press, there has not been deal reached with the city of Seattle and the lawsuit that they have filed is still ongoing."
The move came as quite a surprise to the reporters in attendance, most of whom believed with the construction of the Kingdome, a franchise in Seattle in 1977 was a forgone conclusion.
"Make no mistake, I feel for Seattle. But I believe suing Major League Baseball to grant them another franchise after they were just given a franchise not to many years ago is misguided in their frustration. If there is anyone to be sued, it should be Bud Selig and his organization for taking their team to Milwaukee. Now I am sure that they will counter and say that the league caused their calamity, but when it is all said and done - it was their mismanagement of team funds and promises unfulfilled on their part that lead them to bankruptcy and their ultimate downfall."
When asked whether the other cities that were in the running for possible franchises had been notified, the Commissioner had this to say:
"They were about five minutes ago. Look, the only other real possibility for an expansion club in 1977 was in Toronto and seriously, do we really need another franchise in Canada?"
Around the AL:
No American League Games
Around the NL:
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Chicago Cubs 3
WP: Bruce Kison (3-0, 0.82 ERA) / LP: Steve Stone (0-3, 4.22 ERA) / SV: Kent Tekulve (2, 0.00 ERA)
| PIT PIT PIT CUB CUB | Willie Stargell Al Oliver Bruce Kison Steve Swisher Jerry Morales | 1 for 3 (.279) - 1 Run - 3 Runs Batted In (6) - 3 Run Home Run (1) 1 for 5 (.360) - 1 Run - 1 Run Batted In (9) - Solo Home Run (4) 8.0 Innings - 9 Hits - 3 Runs (2 Earned) - 0 Walks - 7 Strikeouts - Wild Pitch 1 for 4 (.244) - 1 Run - 1 Run Batted In (3) - Solo Home Run (1) 2 for 5 (.362) - Double (3) |
San Diego Padres 6, Cincinnati Reds 4
WP: Rick Sawyer (1-0, 0.00 ERA) / LP: Fred Norman (3-1, 2.17 ERA)
San Diego scores five runs in the top of the 5th inning. Joe Morgan passes Bob Johnson for 33rd on the career leaders list with 1,076 walks.
| SD SD CIN | Jerry Turner Mike Ivie Ken Griffey | 1 for 4 (.196) - 2 Runs - 2 Runs Batted In (4) - Solo Home Run (1) 1 for 4 (.214) - 2 Runs Batted In (6) - 2 Run Double (2) 1 for 4 (.296) - 3 Runs Batted In (11) |
AL Standings:
| AL East | W | L | Pct | GB | AL West | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| Cleveland Baltimore Boston New York Detroit Milwaukee | 6 6 6 5 4 4 | 3 3 4 5 5 6 | .667 .667 .600 .500 .444 .400 | - - .5 1.5 2.0 2.5 | Texas Minnesota Kansas City Chicago Oakland California | 7 6 6 5 4 2 | 4 5 5 7 6 8 | .636 .545 .545 .417 .400 .200 | - 1.0 1.0 2.5 3.5 4.5 |
NL Standings:
| NL East | W | L | Pct | GB | NL West | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| St. Louis Pittsburgh Philadelphia Montreal New York Chicago | 8 8 8 3 3 1 | 1 3 4 5 7 11 | .889 .727 .667 .375 .300 .083 | - 1.0 1.5 4.5 5.5 8.5 | Cincinnati Los Angeles Atlanta San Francisco San Diego Houston | 10 7 5 4 5 4 | 4 3 6 6 8 8 | .714 .700 .455 .400 .385 .333 | - 1.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 |
Free Agent Signings:
 | Signed MR Diego Segui to a 1-year contract worth a total of $68,000. MR Joe Henderson (Did Not Play) was designated for assignment and placed on irrevocable waivers. Look for Segui to provide some veteran leadership to an inexperienced bullpen. |
Transactions:
| 2B Doug Flynn cleared waivers and has been assigned to Triple A Indianapolis. |
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