Drop and give me 20 - that's baseball games

According to the Elias Sports Bureau and they would know, today is the first time since August 4, 1974 that at least 20 major league games are being played.

Here's a look back at those games:

1 - Los Angeles 2, Houston 1 - Geoff Zahn allowed one and five hits with seven strikeouts over eight innings. Bill Russell had an RBI single in the first and scored on Jimmy Wynn's single in the fifth. Lee May had an RBI single and Robin Roberts took the loss, allowing two runs and six hits in six innings.

2 - Chicago 4, Pittsburgh 3 (Game 1) - Andre Thornton's two-run homer in the fifth inning was the difference in Chicago's victory. Bill Bonham allowed three runs and eight hits for the complete game and also had a two-run single in the fourth as the Cubs overcame a 3-0 deficit. Jim Rooker also went the distance, allowing four runs and nine hits.

3 - Pittsburgh 7, Chicago 1 (Game 2)- Dave Parker hit a three-run home run in the fifth inning and Bruce Kison pitched eight innings and allowed one run and five hits. Herb Huston lasted just 2 2/3 innings for the Cubs, who made three errors.

4 - Cincinnati 7, San Diego 2 (Game 1) - Pete Rose and Joe Morgan each went 2-for-5 for the Reds. Dick Baney pitched 4 2/3 scoreless innings for the win. Randy Jones fell to 7-15 after allowing five runs and seven hits in seven-plus innings.

5 - San Diego 1, Cincinnati 0 (Game 2) - Nate Colbert scored on Fred Kendall's sacrifice fly in the 14th inning as the Padres split a doubleheader. Catcher Johnny Bench and manager Sparky Anderson were both ejected for the Reds.

6 - Atlanta 4, San Francisco 2 (Game 1) - Johnny Lum hit a solo home run and Dusty Baker had a two-run shot in the ninth inning off John D'Acquisto. Gary Matthews and Chris Speier hit solo home runs off Ron Reed.

7 - San Francisco 5, Atlanta 2 - Dave Kingman homered off Joe Niekro as the Giants split their doubleheader. Don Caldwell held the Braves to two runs and four hits in 8 1/3 innings.

8 - Philadelphia 6, St. Louis 1 - Mike Schmidt homered twice and Ron Schueler fired a five-hitter.

9 - St. Louis 11, Philadelphia 0 - Joe Torre and Jose Cruz had two RBI apiece as the Cardinals split a doubleheader. John Curtis fired a five-hitter for the Cardinals. Dick Ruthven lasted just 2 2/3 innings for the Phillies.

10 - Chicago 6, Texas 3 - Dick Allen and Ken Henderson homered off David Clyde in the fourht inning. Bart Johnson improved to 4-0 by firing a nine-hitter. Toby Harrah drove in a run but also made two errors for Texas.

11 - Chicago 13, Texas 10 - Jorge Orta homered and drove in five runs for the White Sox, who had 18 hits. Orta and Lee May also collected four hits apiece. Jeff Burroughs homered twice and drove in four runs for Texas.

12 - Detroit 6, Baltimore 1 - Joe Coleman fired a two-hitter for the Tigers and Dick Sharon homered. Mike Cuellar fell to 13-8 after allowing six runs and eight hits in just 4 1/3 innings.

13 - Baltimore 9, Detroit 3 - Frank Robinson hit a three-run home run and drove in four runs for the Orioles. Dave McNally fired a seven-hitter for his 10th victory. Aurelio Rodriguez hit a pair of home runs for the Tigers.

14 - Kansas City 10, California 4 - Freddie Patek and John Mayberry drove in two runs apiece for the Royals, who had 13 hits. Steve Busby allowed four runs and seven hits in six innings for the victory. Dick Lange fell to 3-7 after allowing five runs and five hits in 5 1/3 innings.

15 - Kansas City 3, California 0 - Al Fitzmorris allowed five hits in 6 1/3 innings and catcher Fran Healy drove in two runs. Frank Tanana started for the Angels and allowed three runs and six hits in 6 1/3 innings.

16 - Cleveland 4, Milwaukee 3 - Luis Alvarado drove in two runs for the Indians and Dick Bosman improved to 5-0 after allowing two runs and six hits in 6 2/3 innings.
Don Money drove in two runs for the Brewers.

17 - Milwaukee 8, Cleveland 3 - Don Money homered and Ken Berry drove in three runs for the Brewers. Kevin Kobel allowed three runs and 10 hits over 8 1/3 innings. Gaylord Perry fell to 15-6 after allowing eight runs and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings.

18 - Oakland 10, Minnesota 4 - Catfish Hunter fired a nine-hitter and allowed four runs for Oakland.Angel Mangual and Joe Rudi homered for Oakland. Rod Carew had an RBI but also made two of Minnesota's four errors.

19 - Minnesota 2, Oakland 1 - Bill Butler fired a six-hitter and Jim Holt had a go-ahead RBI single in the sixth inning. Glenn Abbott went the distance for Oakland, allowing two runs and seven hits.

20 - Boston 7, New York 3 - Bill Miller homered and Rico Petrocelli drove in two runs as the Red Sox won at Shea Stadium. Luis Tiant went the distance for the Red Sox and allowed three runs and 10 hits. Doc Medich took the loss for the Yankees, allowing five runs and seven hits in seven innings.