Sports headlines for Saturday July 9, 1977:

• Watson Wins By 1, Lays Claim To No. 1
• Mets Cut Losses Behind Randle

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Orioles placed Rick Dempsey on the disabled list
•	Cubs activated Jose Cardenal
•	Mariners activated Stan Thomas

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   1977 MLB team and player statistics as of this date:

   American League Batting / American League Pitching            MLB standings as of this date
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Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (48-36) 5 8 2 4 Baltimore Orioles (47-37) 6 9 0 7 Win: Tippy Martinez (2-0)   Loss: Sparky Lyle (7-3)   Save: Dick Drago (4) T: 2:34   Att: 44,193 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Toronto Blue Jays (30-52) 2 11 0 12 Cleveland Indians (39-40) 3 7 0 6 Win: Wayne Garland (6-9)   Loss: Jerry Garvin (7-8) T: 2:13   Att: 19,594 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (49-32) 5 15 0 9 Detroit Tigers (36-46) 2 7 0 7 Win: Ken Kravec (5-2)   Loss: Fernando Arroyo (5-7)   Save: Lerrin LaGrow (14) T: 2:31   Att: 21,526 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Oakland A's (35-47) 7 9 0 7 Kansas City Royals (44-37) 1 8 1 7 Win: Rick Langford (7-7)   Loss: Jim Colborn (10-9) T: 2:39   Att: 35,175 at Royals Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (45-35) 2 6 1 5 Milwaukee Brewers (39-43) 3 7 0 5 Win: Jerry Augustine (10-9)   Loss: Fergie Jenkins (7-6)   Save: Bill Castro (10) T: 2:03   Att: 25,372 at County Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Seattle Mariners (37-50) 5 8 1 4 Minnesota Twins (46-38) 2 6 0 6 Win: Dick Pole (5-5)   Loss: Dave Goltz (9-6)   Save: Enrique Romo (7) T: 2:45   Att: 23,401 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB California Angels (39-41) 2 8 2 8 Texas Rangers (41-41) 7 7 0 8 Win: Gaylord Perry (8-7)   Loss: Wayne Simpson (4-6) T: 2:53   Att: 17,550 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (45-39) 4 6 0 5 Chicago Cubs (51-30) 3 9 1 6 Win: Tom Underwood (5-4)   Loss: Steve Renko (0-1)   Save: Clay Carroll (3) T: 2:39   Att: 33,424 at Wrigley Field Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (46-35) 3 7 0 1 Houston Astros (37-48) 1 7 1 7 Win: Tom Seaver (9-5)   Loss: Joaquin Andujar (9-5) T: 2:09   Att: 40,718 at The Astrodome Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (36-51) 2 6 0 8 Los Angeles Dodgers (56-28) 1 2 0 1 Win: Dave Freisleben (2-5)   Loss: Charlie Hough (4-7)   Save: Rollie Fingers (18) T: 2:34   Att: 39,102 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (38-44) 5 10 2 10 New York Mets (32-52) 7 12 0 7 Win: Paul Siebert (1-0)   Loss: Will McEnaney (2-3) T: 4:17   Att: 10,407 at Shea Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (47-34) 8 15 0 11 Pittsburgh Pirates (44-38) 9 19 2 11 Win: Terry Forster (2-2)   Loss: Gene Garber (4-5) T: 3:14   Att: 19,144 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (30-53) 4 11 0 12 San Francisco Giants (38-48) 5 8 3 9 Win: Randy Moffitt (3-5)   Loss: Jamie Easterly (2-4) T: 3:11   Att: 3,699 at Candlestick Park Boxscore

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