His Oregon Aggies team lost the championship by a half game.
The Tigers regained first place by a half game.
On Sunday, the Cards 38-27 win over Pittsburgh put them a half game out.
The Sonics moved a half game ahead of the idle Lakers.
They did not as Oakland grabbed a 4-0 victory and Boston crept to within one half game of first.
The Yankees took over first place by a half game.
The Tigers moved back into first place by a half game.
One half game separated them from eighth place in the Eastern Conference.
Big because the second-place Atlanta Braves had already won and moved to within a half game of the lead.
The Mets won both games to close within a half game of the Cubs.