Sports headlines for Friday June 30, 1978:

• Veeck Selects Doby As Chisox Manager
• McCovey Hits 500th But S.F. Drops A Pair

• Orioles placed Billy Smith on the disabled list
• Pirates released Kim Allen

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Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (52-23) 2 11 0 8 Baltimore Orioles (41-35) 3 7 1 6 Win: Don Stanhouse (2-5)   Loss: Luis Tiant (7-1) T: 3:01   Att: 33,034 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox Game postponed due to rain. Made up on July 2. Minnesota Twins at Metropolitan Stadium

Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (35-39) 3 10 1 10 Toronto Blue Jays (26-48) 0 4 0 7 Win: Rick Wise (6-10)   Loss: Jerry Garvin (2-8) T: 2:32   Att: 16,129 at Exhibition Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (36-38) 2 10 1 6 New York Yankees (43-32) 10 17 0 12 Win: Don Gullett (4-0)   Loss: Steve Baker (1-2) T: 2:29   Att: 33,894 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (38-36) 1 7 0 8 Oakland A's (38-38) 2 5 1 2 Win: Matt Keough (5-4)   Loss: Rich Gale (7-3) T: 2:21   Att: 16,506 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (43-32) 5 8 1 4 Cincinnati Reds (44-32) 3 9 0 8 Win: Tommy John (9-6)   Loss: Doug Bair (1-3)   Save: Lance Rautzhan (2) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:20 Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (44-32) 5 7 3 4 Cincinnati Reds (44-33) 2 11 0 9 Win: Bob Welch (2-0)   Loss: Manny Sarmiento (6-4)   Save: Charlie Hough (3) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:24   Att: 50,370 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers (44-31) 13 15 1 10 Seattle Mariners (27-51) 3 9 3 11 Win: Bill Travers (4-3)   Loss: Mike Parrott (1-1)   Save: Eduardo Rodriguez (2) T: 2:53   Att: 7,772 at The Kingdome Boxscore

Team R H E LOB New York Mets (33-45) 6 14 0 9 Pittsburgh Pirates (35-38) 5 11 2 8 Win: Dale Murray (4-3)   Loss: Dave Hamilton (0-2) T: 2:53   Att: 31,947 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (39-31) 0 3 1 3 Chicago Cubs (38-34) 2 5 0 4 Win: Mike Krukow (1-0)   Loss: Larry Christenson (5-7) 1st game of doubleheader T: 1:45 Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (40-31) 6 10 0 7 Chicago Cubs (38-35) 5 12 2 9 Win: Tug McGraw (7-3)   Loss: Bruce Sutter (5-3) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:40   Att: 29,525 at Wrigley Field Boxscore

Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (37-39) 5 12 0 12 Houston Astros (33-39) 2 6 2 6 Win: Bob Shirley (5-9)   Loss: J.R. Richard (6-9)   Save: Rollie Fingers (17) T: 2:34   Att: 9,194 at The Astrodome Boxscore

Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (47-28) 9 11 1 4 Atlanta Braves (30-43) 10 14 0 6 Win: Gene Garber (3-1)   Loss: Gary Lavelle (5-7) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:27 Boxscore

Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (47-29) 5 8 0 7 Atlanta Braves (31-43) 10 14 1 11 Win: Mickey Mahler (2-4)   Loss: Ed Halicki (4-2) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:26   Att: 14,429 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (30-47) 2 3 0 5 Montreal Expos (37-38) 1 7 0 9 Win: Bob Forsch (9-6)   Loss: Ross Grimsley (11-5)   Save: Roy Thomas (1) T: 2:24   Att: 22,829 at Olympic Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (39-35) 2 7 3 8 California Angels (40-36) 4 11 2 10 Win: Don Aase (5-4)   Loss: Jim Umbarger (3-6)   Save: Dave LaRoche (10) T: 3:04   Att: 21,654 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore