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Thursday June 8, 1978
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Sports headlines for Thursday June 8, 1978:




Today's baseball transactions:

   • Mariners activated Dan Meyer
   • Cardinals traded Frank Riccelli to Astros for Bob Coluccio




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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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Chicago White Sox (23-29) 2 10 0 8
Minnesota Twins (21-32) 1 7 0 9
Win: Wilbur Wood (6-5)   Loss: Dave Goltz (2-4)   Save: Jim Willoughby (5)
T: 2:25   Att: 11,071 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore

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California Angels (28-26) 10 13 1 5
Oakland A's (32-23) 7 11 1 6
Win: Dave LaRoche (4-2)   Loss: Elias Sosa (4-2)
T: 3:30   Att: 2,612 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore

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Kansas City Royals (27-23) 4 7 2 9
Texas Rangers (27-24) 5 11 1 7
Win: Doyle Alexander (5-3)   Loss: Andy Hassler (0-3)   Save: Reggie Cleveland (6)
1st game of doubleheader T: 2:26 Boxscore

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Kansas City Royals (27-24) 2 9 1 8
Texas Rangers (28-24) 3 5 2 10
Win: Steve Comer (2-1)   Loss: Al Hrabosky (1-1)
2nd game of doubleheader T: 4:06   Att: 32,886 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore

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Cincinnati Reds (34-22) 1 7 4 6
Chicago Cubs (30-21) 10 14 0 8
Win: Rick Reuschel (7-4)   Loss: Fred Norman (6-3)
T: 2:18   Att: 21,137 at Wrigley Field Boxscore

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Los Angeles Dodgers (28-26) 1 1 1 1
Montreal Expos (30-24) 4 7 1 8
Win: Steve Rogers (7-5)   Loss: Don Sutton (4-6)
T: 2:03   Att: 20,004 at Olympic Stadium Boxscore

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Atlanta Braves (20-32) 0 7 0 7
St. Louis Cardinals (22-36) 2 7 1 8
Win: Pete Vuckovich (3-4)   Loss: Preston Hanna (4-1)   Save: Mark Littell (1)
T: 2:19   Att: 11,576 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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Houston Astros Game postponed due to rain. Made up on August 20.
Pittsburgh Pirates

at Three Rivers Stadium

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