Sports headlines for Saturday July 1, 1978:

• Dr. Marshall Wields Scalpel
• Ex-Steeler Gilliam Stands Out
• Tarkenton Announces He'll Play '78 Season
• Rogie Vachon Expects To Sign With Detroit In Next 2 Weeks

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Cubs placed Dave Kingman on the disabled list
•	Astros traded Joe Ferguson and cash to Dodgers for Rafael Landestoy (acquired 7/7/1978) and Jeff Leonard (acquired 9/11/1978)
•	Pirates released Gibson Alba
•	Pirates placed Dave Parker on the disabled list

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   1978 MLB team and player statistics as of this date:

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Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (52-24) 2 11 1 12 Baltimore Orioles (42-35) 3 9 1 12 Win: Nelson Briles (2-4)   Loss: Mike Torrez (11-4) T: 3:24   Att: 38,542 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (40-35) 6 10 0 7 California Angels (40-37) 3 9 1 8 Win: Doc Medich (3-3)   Loss: Frank Tanana (11-5)   Save: Jon Matlack (1) T: 2:47   Att: 41,632 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (34-41) 0 6 2 8 Minnesota Twins (31-41) 10 15 0 15 Win: Dave Goltz (6-5)   Loss: Francisco Barrios (5-8) T: 0:00   Att: 7,533 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (37-38) 8 13 1 13 New York Yankees (43-33) 4 11 0 7 Win: Jack Billingham (6-5)   Loss: Andy Messersmith (0-3) T: 2:57   Att: 37,260 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (38-37) 2 5 1 6 Oakland A's (39-38) 4 12 0 9 Win: John Henry Johnson (5-4)   Loss: Dennis Leonard (7-11) T: 2:27   Att: 5,062 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers (45-31) 4 5 1 4 Seattle Mariners (27-52) 0 7 2 6 Win: Lary Sorensen (11-4)   Loss: Paul Mitchell (4-8) T: 0:00   Att: 14,836 at The Kingdome Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (35-40) 3 7 3 10 Toronto Blue Jays (27-48) 9 12 0 9 Win: Tom Underwood (5-7)   Loss: Don Hood (4-4)   Save: Victor Cruz (3) T: 2:50   Att: 19,277 at Exhibition Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (48-29) 15 16 3 7 Atlanta Braves (31-44) 4 10 2 11 Win: Bob Knepper (9-5)   Loss: Adrian Devine (5-4) T: 3:01   Att: 34,654 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (41-31) 2 8 0 6 Chicago Cubs (38-36) 1 5 1 5 Win: Randy Lerch (4-6)   Loss: Dennis Lamp (2-10)   Save: Ron Reed (5) T: 2:14   Att: 26,042 at Wrigley Field Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (45-32) 2 6 1 5 Cincinnati Reds (44-34) 0 6 1 10 Win: Rick Rhoden (7-4)   Loss: Tom Seaver (9-6) T: 2:45   Att: 48,044 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (37-40) 2 7 4 5 Houston Astros (34-39) 9 11 0 7 Win: Mark Lemongello (7-7)   Loss: Bob Owchinko (5-7) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:17 Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (38-40) 9 14 1 10 Houston Astros (34-40) 3 7 1 6 Win: Mark Wiley (1-0)   Loss: Joe Niekro (5-5)   Save: John D'Acquisto (6) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:33   Att: 22,076 at The Astrodome Boxscore
Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (30-48) 2 7 0 4 Montreal Expos (38-38) 3 6 1 2 Win: Steve Rogers (10-7)   Loss: Mark Littell (1-7) T: 1:51   Att: 17,906 at Olympic Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB New York Mets (33-46) 0 4 0 6 Pittsburgh Pirates (36-38) 1 5 1 3 Win: Jim Rooker (3-5)   Loss: Skip Lockwood (7-7)   Save: Kent Tekulve (9) T: 2:01   Att: 7,912 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

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