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Friday April 7, 1978
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Sports headlines for Friday April 7, 1978:




Today's baseball transactions:

   • Braves signed Tom Paciorek as a free agent
   • Twins activated Rob Wilfong




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   1978 MLB team and player statistics as of this date:

   American League Batting / American League Pitching            MLB standings as of this date
   National League Batting / National League Pitching

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Oakland A's (0-1) 0 6 0 7
California Angels (1-0) 1 4 0 3
Win: Frank Tanana (1-0)   Loss: Rick Langford (0-1)
T: 1:56   Att: 28,194 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore

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Boston Red Sox (0-1) 5 10 1 4
Chicago White Sox (1-0) 6 15 3 12
Win: Lerrin LaGrow (1-0)   Loss: Dick Drago (0-1)
T: 2:54   Att: 50,754 at Comiskey Park Boxscore

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Toronto Blue Jays (0-1) 2 5 0 5
Detroit Tigers (1-0) 6 10 1 7
Win: Mark Fidrych (1-0)   Loss: Dave Lemanczyk (0-1)
T: 2:04   Att: 52,528 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore

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Baltimore Orioles (0-1) 3 9 2 6
Milwaukee Brewers (1-0) 11 9 0 4
Win: Jerry Augustine (1-0)   Loss: Mike Flanagan (0-1)
T: 2:18   Att: 47,824 at County Stadium Boxscore

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Minnesota Twins (1-2) 3 4 0 5
Seattle Mariners (2-1) 6 6 0 3
Win: Rick Honeycutt (1-0)   Loss: Pete Redfern (0-1)   Save: Enrique Romo (2)
T: 2:29   Att: 11,530 at The Kingdome Boxscore

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Los Angeles Dodgers (1-0) 13 14 0 5
Atlanta Braves (0-1) 4 9 2 5
Win: Don Sutton (1-0)   Loss: Phil Niekro (0-1)
T: 2:33   Att: 42,866 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore

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Houston Astros (0-2) 4 10 0 8
Cincinnati Reds (2-0) 5 8 0 9
Win: Bill Bonham (1-0)   Loss: Joe Niekro (0-1)   Save: Pedro Borbon (1)
T: 2:25   Att: 22,883 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore

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Montreal Expos (0-1) 1 8 1 6
New York Mets (1-0) 3 7 0 6
Win: Jerry Koosman (1-0)   Loss: Steve Rogers (0-1)
T: 2:08   Att: 11,736 at Shea Stadium Boxscore

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St. Louis Cardinals (1-0) 5 13 0 9
Philadelphia Phillies (0-1) 1 7 1 7
Win: Bob Forsch (1-0)   Loss: Steve Carlton (0-1)
T: 2:20   Att: 47,791 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore

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Chicago Cubs (0-1) 0 7 0 5
Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0) 1 3 1 5
Win: John Candelaria (1-0)   Loss: Rick Reuschel (0-1)
T: 1:52   Att: 39,028 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

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San Diego Padres (1-0) 3 10 0 10
San Francisco Giants (0-1) 2 5 0 3
Win: Mickey Lolich (1-0)   Loss: Gary Lavelle (0-1)   Save: Rollie Fingers (1)
T: 2:49   Att: 36,131 at Candlestick Park Boxscore

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