John Curtis pitched the second game of a doubleheader on May 8, 1977. He pitched 6 1/3 innings, with one walk and two strikeouts. This game was rain shortened, in fact, this game was played entirely in the rain, with the umpires ending the game in the top of the seventh inning. The game was protested by the New York Mets and the protest was upheld, then later withdrawn.