Sports news and scores from Saturday October 8, 1977

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MLB standings as of this date
MLB team and player statistics as of this date: American League Batting / American League Pitching

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Los Angeles Dodgers (3-1)	4	5	0	6
Philadelphia Phillies (1-3)	1	7	0	9
Win: Tommy John (1-0) Loss: Steve Carlton (0-1) T: 2:39 Att: 64,924 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
New York Yankees (2-2)	6	13	0	8
Kansas City Royals (2-2)	4	8	2	6
Win: Sparky Lyle (1-0) Loss: Larry Gura (0-1) T: 3:08 Att: 41,135 at Royals Stadium Boxscore

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