Sports news and scores from Thursday May 18, 1978

`Sports headlines for Thursday May 18, 1978:`

Today's baseball transactions:

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MLB standings as of this date

MLB team and player statistics as of this date

American League Batting

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Atlanta Braves (13-20)	7	10	0	6
New York Mets (16-21)	8	12	0	12
Win: Skip Lockwood (2-3) Loss: Eddie Solomon (1-3) T: 3:40 Att: 4,431 at Shea Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
California Angels (20-14)	9	11	1	8
Chicago White Sox (10-21)	5	12	0	9
Win: Chris Knapp (5-3) Loss: Francisco Barrios (1-4) Save: Dave LaRoche (6) T: 2:48 Att: 9,766 at Comiskey Park Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Cincinnati Reds (21-15)	3	7	1	6
Montreal Expos (18-16)	2	3	1	5
Win: Fred Norman (5-0) Loss: Steve Rogers (4-4) Save: Pedro Borbon (3) T: 2:14 Att: 9,435 at Olympic Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Detroit Tigers (21-10)	7	12	2	7
Milwaukee Brewers (16-18)	8	12	1	9
Win: Bill Castro (1-0) Loss: Steve Foucault (1-3) T: 2:52 Att: 15,217 at County Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Minnesota Twins (13-23)	8	9	1	7
Kansas City Royals (18-15)	6	10	0	6
Win: Geoff Zahn (3-2) Loss: Dennis Leonard (3-7) Save: Mike Marshall (1) T: 3:01 Att: 17,459 at Royals Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
New York Yankees (20-13)	5	9	0	7
Cleveland Indians (16-17)	3	6	0	5
Win: Ron Guidry (5-0) Loss: Dennis Kinney (0-2) Save: Rich Gossage (5) T: 2:35 Att: 13,625 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Oakland A's (22-13)	4	9	0	5
Texas Rangers (17-15)	6	9	0	8
Win: Jim Umbarger (2-2) Loss: Matt Keough (2-2) Save: Reggie Cleveland (3) T: 2:35 Att: 21,257 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Philadelphia Phillies (18-14)	8	16	1	8
Houston Astros (16-17)	5	9	0	4
Win: Gene Garber (2-0) Loss: Joe Sambito (2-1) T: 2:36 Att: 10,828 at The Astrodome Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Toronto Blue Jays (13-20)	3	7	1	7
Baltimore Orioles (14-19)	5	9	0	8
Win: Mike Flanagan (4-3) Loss: Jim Clancy (2-3) T: 2:31 Att: 4,255 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore

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