Sports news and scores from Monday August 7, 1978

`Sports headlines for Monday August 7, 1978:`

Pond Breaks Record, Wins Talladega 500
Blazers Offer Fans A Refund
Calvin Hill Retires From Redskins
Three More Join Baseball Hall Of Fame


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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

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Chicago White Sox (46-63)	5	9	0	7
Kansas City Royals (60-48)	3	9	0	7
Win: Lerrin LaGrow (3-4) Loss: Dennis Leonard (12-14) T: 2:35 Att: 39,847 at Royals Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Seattle Mariners (41-72)	6	11	2	11
Minnesota Twins (46-63)	5	10	2	10
Win: Jim Todd (2-3) Loss: Stan Perzanowski (1-3) T: 3:51 Att: 6,657 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
California Angels (61-53)	0	4	1	6
Oakland A's (60-54)	1	8	1	9
Win: Steve Renko (6-6) Loss: Don Aase (8-7) T: 2:17 Att: 17,183 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Baltimore Orioles (60-50)	1	4	1	4
Toronto Blue Jays (41-69)	2	3	0	4
Win: Jim Clancy (8-9) Loss: Dennis Martinez (8-9) T: 2:04 Att: 19,184 at Exhibition Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates (50-57)	4	10	2	9
Chicago Cubs (57-53)	5	7	0	6
Win: Donnie Moore (7-4) Loss: Jerry Reuss (0-2) Save: Bruce Sutter (22) T: 3:02 Att: 18,615 at Wrigley Field Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Atlanta Braves (52-59)	5	8	1	7
Cincinnati Reds (65-46)	3	6	0	5
Win: Mickey Mahler (4-5) Loss: Tom Seaver (11-10) Save: Gene Garber (18) T: 2:27 Att: 33,215 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
San Diego Padres (57-55)	1	6	1	7
Los Angeles Dodgers (64-48)	3	6	1	7
Win: Tommy John (13-8) Loss: Bob Owchinko (8-8) T: 2:20 Att: 37,161 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Philadelphia Phillies (59-48)	3	4	0	7
St. Louis Cardinals (43-68)	6	12	1	5
Win: Aurelio Lopez (1-1) Loss: Randy Lerch (6-7) Save: Mark Littell (6) T: 2:07 Att: 18,671 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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