Sports headlines for Tuesday May 9, 1978:

• U.S. Gets Last-Second Tie
• Number Of Blacks In NFL Increases

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   1978 MLB team and player statistics as of this date:

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Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (15-12) 3 7 0 4 Boston Red Sox (19-10) 4 11 1 9 Win: Dennis Eckersley (2-1)   Loss: Jim Colborn (1-2) T: 2:09   Att: 22,369 at Fenway Park Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Seattle Mariners (11-21) 4 7 2 9 Cleveland Indians (11-14) 5 8 2 6 Win: Jim Kern (3-1)   Loss: Shane Rawley (0-2) T: 2:41   Att: 3,515 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB California Angels (18-9) 7 11 1 13 Detroit Tigers (17-7) 5 10 1 7 Win: Dave LaRoche (3-0)   Loss: Steve Foucault (0-2) T: 2:43   Att: 21,089 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (12-12) 7 10 0 6 Milwaukee Brewers (12-14) 1 7 2 7 Win: Fergie Jenkins (3-1)   Loss: Mike Caldwell (2-2) T: 2:10   Att: 4,790 at County Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (10-20) 1 3 1 2 New York Yankees (16-10) 3 6 0 4 Win: Catfish Hunter (2-3)   Loss: Paul Thormodsgard (1-4)   Save: Sparky Lyle (5) T: 2:03   Att: 11,271 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Oakland A's (19-8) 0 5 0 8 Toronto Blue Jays (9-18) 4 6 1 5 Win: Tom Underwood (1-3)   Loss: Pete Broberg (4-1) T: 2:31   Att: 11,339 at Exhibition Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (14-11) 2 10 2 7 Atlanta Braves (11-15) 3 14 2 13 Win: Dave Campbell (2-1)   Loss: Bill Atkinson (1-1) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:41 Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (15-11) 7 13 2 11 Atlanta Braves (11-16) 6 11 3 7 Win: Bill Atkinson (2-1)   Loss: Eddie Solomon (1-2) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:53   Att: 8,636 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB New York Mets (12-18) 6 8 0 3 Cincinnati Reds (17-12) 7 9 1 9 Win: Doug Bair (1-0)   Loss: Skip Lockwood (1-2) T: 2:44   Att: 19,217 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (12-16) 1 8 0 8 Los Angeles Dodgers (17-10) 3 8 0 7 Win: Doug Rau (5-0)   Loss: Eric Rasmussen (2-4)   Save: Terry Forster (4) T: 2:17   Att: 33,262 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (11-15) 5 6 1 3 Philadelphia Phillies (14-9) 1 4 1 6 Win: J.R. Richard (2-3)   Loss: Larry Christenson (2-3) T: 2:15   Att: 18,144 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (13-13) 8 9 1 3 San Diego Padres (10-16) 5 10 1 7 Win: Woodie Fryman (1-3)   Loss: Bob Shirley (0-4) T: 2:35   Att: 15,643 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (13-13) 2 11 1 9 San Francisco Giants (15-11) 3 6 2 5 Win: John Curtis (1-1)   Loss: Kent Tekulve (2-1) T: 2:43   Att: 10,459 at Candlestick Park Boxscore

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