Sports headlines for Wednesday May 17, 1978:

• West Virginia Official Appologizes

Today's baseball transactions:

•	A's released Marty Perez and Earl Williams
•	A's traded Bill North to Dodgers for Glenn Burke
•	Rangers sold Dave May to Brewers

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   1978 MLB team and player statistics as of this date:

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   National League Batting / National League Pitching

Team R H E LOB California Angels (19-14) 6 9 1 7 Chicago White Sox (10-20) 9 10 0 7 Win: Steve Stone (2-2)   Loss: Nolan Ryan (2-3) T: 2:28   Att: 13,676 at Comiskey Park Boxscore	Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (19-13) 4 7 1 7 Cleveland Indians (16-16) 5 12 2 13 Win: Sid Monge (1-0)   Loss: Sparky Lyle (2-1) T: 3:09   Att: 10,370 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (21-9) 5 16 0 10 Milwaukee Brewers (15-18) 3 10 0 6 Win: Jack Billingham (4-1)   Loss: Jerry Augustine (4-6)   Save: John Hiller (3) T: 2:31   Att: 10,004 at County Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Oakland A's (22-12) 3 8 0 5 Texas Rangers (16-15) 4 8 0 5 Win: Jon Matlack (4-4)   Loss: John Henry Johnson (3-2) T: 2:15   Att: 15,635 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (17-14) 1 5 1 7 Houston Astros (16-16) 2 5 1 4 Win: Joaquin Andujar (3-2)   Loss: Randy Lerch (3-3)   Save: Tom Dixon (1) T: 2:14   Att: 11,856 at The Astrodome Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (15-19) 1 4 2 4 Los Angeles Dodgers (21-14) 10 11 1 5 Win: Tommy John (6-1)   Loss: Jim Rooker (2-2) T: 2:30   Att: 33,097 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (20-15) 4 11 1 11 Montreal Expos (18-15) 5 15 1 13 Win: Darold Knowles (2-0)   Loss: Dale Murray (1-1) T: 3:15   Att: 11,826 at Olympic Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (13-18) 2 7 1 6 New York Mets (14-21) 1 4 2 2 Win: Phil Niekro (3-6)   Loss: Jerry Koosman (2-4) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:11 Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (13-19) 1 6 0 4 New York Mets (15-21) 3 5 0 5 Win: Nino Espinosa (3-2)   Loss: Tommy Boggs (1-4) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:16   Att: 4,054 at Shea Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (14-23) 2 5 2 4 San Diego Padres (16-18) 5 11 1 11 Win: Bob Shirley (1-4)   Loss: Eric Rasmussen (2-5)   Save: Rollie Fingers (9) T: 2:00   Att: 13,732 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (16-17) 5 13 0 10 San Francisco Giants (22-12) 9 11 1 7 Win: Vida Blue (6-1)   Loss: Ray Burris (2-3) T: 2:34   Att: 12,922 at Candlestick Park Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Toronto Blue Jays Game postponed due to rain. Made up on July 5. Baltimore Orioles at Memorial Stadium

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