Sports headlines for Friday July 21, 1978:

• The Rose Streak Is At 34; Holmes, 4 Others Ahead
• Payton Takes A Big Gamble: $66,000 To?
• Fight Reported Between Expos' GM And His Ace

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Brewers activated Cecil Cooper
•	Expos sold Wayne Garrett to Cardinals
•	Rangers placed Richie Zisk 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 New York Yankees (50-42) 7 12 1 9 Chicago White Sox (39-53) 4 8 0 7 Win: Sparky Lyle (7-1)   Loss: Rich Hinton (1-4)   Save: Rich Gossage (13) T: 2:48   Att: 30,348 at Comiskey Park Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Seattle Mariners (33-63) 0 2 1 6 Cleveland Indians (44-49) 11 13 0 9 Win: Mike Paxton (7-6)   Loss: Mike Parrott (1-2) T: 2:32   Att: 13,908 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB California Angels (51-43) 4 15 0 16 Detroit Tigers (46-46) 2 6 0 6 Win: Dave LaRoche (7-4)   Loss: Kip Young (0-1) 1st game of doubleheader T: 3:29 Boxscore	Team R H E LOB California Angels (51-44) 0 7 1 9 Detroit Tigers (47-46) 5 10 0 8 Win: Jack Billingham (9-5)   Loss: Dave Frost (2-3) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:15   Att: 33,699 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (62-30) 0 6 0 5 Kansas City Royals (51-41) 9 15 0 5 Win: Paul Splittorff (11-8)   Loss: Dennis Eckersley (11-3) T: 2:18   Att: 39,841 at Royals Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (52-42) 5 7 0 6 Minnesota Twins (39-51) 4 11 1 9 Win: Don Stanhouse (4-5)   Loss: Mike Marshall (4-8) T: 2:52   Att: 14,702 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers (55-37) 4 9 0 6 Texas Rangers (46-47) 3 8 1 7 Win: Bill Travers (7-4)   Loss: Doc Medich (4-5)   Save: Bob McClure (6) T: 2:35   Att: 28,419 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Oakland A's (49-46) 7 10 1 2 Toronto Blue Jays (33-60) 2 4 2 6 Win: Steve Renko (4-4)   Loss: Balor Moore (4-2) 1st game of doubleheader T: 1:57 Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Oakland A's (49-47) 4 7 0 7 Toronto Blue Jays (34-60) 5 13 1 12 Win: Tom Murphy (4-7)   Loss: Bob Lacey (6-5)   Save: Victor Cruz (5) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:33   Att: 21,050 at Exhibition Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (38-59) 5 9 0 8 Los Angeles Dodgers (55-41) 7 8 0 4 Win: Burt Hooton (10-7)   Loss: Silvio Martinez (4-4)   Save: Terry Forster (12) T: 2:16   Att: 51,911 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (55-40) 10 14 2 8 Montreal Expos (47-50) 3 7 0 7 Win: Mike LaCoss (1-0)   Loss: Ross Grimsley (12-7) T: 2:46   Att: 25,825 at Olympic Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (42-52) 3 7 0 7 New York Mets (42-56) 12 13 2 9 Win: Nino Espinosa (8-8)   Loss: Preston Hanna (7-7) T: 2:48   Att: 10,636 at Shea Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (41-53) 1 11 0 9 Philadelphia Phillies (50-39) 6 10 0 9 Win: Dick Ruthven (7-8)   Loss: Joe Niekro (6-8) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:35 Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (41-54) 2 6 2 4 Philadelphia Phillies (51-39) 8 12 0 6 Win: Larry Christenson (7-8)   Loss: Rick Williams (1-2) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:07   Att: 35,389 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (48-45) 5 9 3 8 San Diego Padres (46-51) 4 8 1 15 Win: Rick Reuschel (9-7)   Loss: Bob Shirley (5-11)   Save: Bruce Sutter (17) T: 3:03   Att: 22,982 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (47-44) 3 6 1 3 San Francisco Giants (58-39) 0 6 0 8 Win: Jim Bibby (6-4)   Loss: Bob Knepper (11-6) T: 2:34   Att: 23,882 at Candlestick Park Boxscore

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