Sports headlines for Sunday July 9, 1978:

• A Not So Sudden Death Playoff
• Pocoroba And Hisle Added To All-Stars
• The Reds Are Ready, Says A Red-Hot Rose

• Expos activated Fred Holdsworth
• Yankees placed Bucky Dent on the disabled list

Click on a team's logo to see its 1978 roster, stats and more!

Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (45-40) 4 7 0 5 Kansas City Royals (44-40) 10 15 2 6 Win: Dennis Leonard (9-11)   Loss: Mike Flanagan (12-6) T: 2:16   Att: 24,662 at Royals Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (57-26) 1 10 4 9 Cleveland Indians (39-46) 7 11 0 8 Win: Rick Wise (7-11)   Loss: Allen Ripley (2-5) T: 2:35   Att: 41,394 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (43-39) 4 11 0 10 New York Mets (36-50) 1 7 1 8 Win: Mike Krukow (3-0)   Loss: Pat Zachry (10-4)   Save: Bruce Sutter (14) T: 2:35   Att: 14,637 at Shea Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (42-42) 3 11 0 7 Texas Rangers (42-41) 4 6 0 12 Win: Jim Umbarger (4-6)   Loss: Jim Slaton (8-6) T: 3:40   Att: 15,770 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (50-36) 1 4 2 11 Houston Astros (36-46) 5 7 2 8 Win: J.R. Richard (8-9)   Loss: Don Sutton (9-7) T: 2:30   Att: 30,285 at The Astrodome Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (39-42) 7 14 0 9 Oakland A's (43-44) 0 3 4 6 Win: Dave Goltz (8-5)   Loss: Pete Broberg (9-7) T: 2:05   Att: 4,720 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (41-45) 7 14 0 7 Philadelphia Phillies (47-34) 8 14 1 9 Win: Tug McGraw (8-3)   Loss: Darold Knowles (2-2) T: 2:46   Att: 40,949 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (46-38) 4 10 1 7 Milwaukee Brewers (48-35) 8 9 0 7 Win: Bill Travers (5-4)   Loss: Don Gullett (4-2)   Save: Randy Stein (1) T: 2:27   Att: 42,633 at County Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (40-41) 6 8 1 5 St. Louis Cardinals (34-53) 1 6 2 8 Win: Bert Blyleven (9-5)   Loss: Bob Forsch (9-8)   Save: Kent Tekulve (13) T: 2:29   Att: 22,101 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (42-45) 2 6 0 10 Atlanta Braves (37-47) 5 9 1 6 Win: Preston Hanna (7-5)   Loss: Bob Shirley (5-10)   Save: Gene Garber (11) T: 2:29   Att: 8,621 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Seattle Mariners (30-58) 11 12 1 5 California Angels (46-40) 7 13 2 10 Win: Enrique Romo (6-2)   Loss: Nolan Ryan (3-8) T: 2:59   Att: 20,969 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (52-34) 2 10 1 10 Cincinnati Reds (49-37) 8 8 0 8 Win: Tom Hume (3-9)   Loss: Ed Halicki (4-3)   Save: Dave Tomlin (4) T: 2:29   Att: 37,966 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Toronto Blue Jays (32-53) 3 6 2 4 Chicago White Sox (38-46) 5 7 1 7 Win: Steve Stone (7-6)   Loss: Tom Underwood (5-8)   Save: Jim Willoughby (11) T: 2:34   Att: 16,493 at Comiskey Park Boxscore