Sports headlines for Wednesday August 9, 1978:

• Mitchell Files Racial Grievance

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Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (62-48) 2 5 0 4 Baltimore Orioles (60-52) 0 4 0 6 Win: Larry Gura (10-2)   Loss: Scott McGregor (11-10) T: 2:11   Att: 12,859 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (52-58) 5 10 1 8 Boston Red Sox (70-41) 1 6 2 6 Win: Rick Wise (9-14)   Loss: Bill Lee (10-8)   Save: Jim Kern (9) T: 2:38   Att: 33,285 at Fenway Park Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (53-57) 2 6 1 4 Detroit Tigers (61-50) 5 11 1 7 Win: Kip Young (4-1)   Loss: Jim Umbarger (4-7) T: 2:20   Att: 30,167 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Seattle Mariners (42-73) 4 10 1 7 Minnesota Twins (47-64) 1 6 2 7 Win: Glenn Abbott (5-9)   Loss: Roger Erickson (11-7)   Save: Jim Todd (2) T: 2:15   Att: 6,814 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers (61-48) 7 14 3 11 New York Yankees (63-49) 8 10 0 10 Win: Larry McCall (1-1)   Loss: Bob McClure (2-3) T: 2:53   Att: 27,172 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (46-65) 0 3 1 6 Toronto Blue Jays (43-69) 8 9 1 2 Win: Jesse Jefferson (7-9)   Loss: Steve Stone (9-8) T: 2:04   Att: 24,282 at Exhibition Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (51-58) 4 8 2 2 Chicago Cubs (58-54) 5 8 0 11 Win: Dave Roberts (5-7)   Loss: Ed Whitson (3-5) T: 2:37   Att: 23,310 at Wrigley Field Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (53-60) 0 4 1 5 Cincinnati Reds (66-47) 10 11 1 10 Win: Paul Moskau (3-2)   Loss: Tommy Boggs (2-8) T: 2:24   Att: 34,090 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (57-57) 0 5 0 7 Los Angeles Dodgers (66-48) 3 8 1 7 Win: Doug Rau (11-7)   Loss: Eric Rasmussen (10-9) T: 2:09   Att: 41,597 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB New York Mets (48-66) 10 19 0 10 Montreal Expos (54-61) 3 7 1 5 Win: Craig Swan (5-5)   Loss: Wayne Twitchell (3-11) T: 2:45   Att: 16,910 at Olympic Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (52-60) 6 10 0 6 San Francisco Giants (67-47) 5 8 4 7 Win: Mark Lemongello (8-10)   Loss: Jim Barr (6-9)   Save: Ken Forsch (5) T: 2:30   Att: 13,757 at Candlestick Park Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (60-50) 6 12 0 11 St. Louis Cardinals (45-69) 3 10 1 6 Win: Jim Kaat (6-4)   Loss: Bob Forsch (9-13)   Save: Ron Reed (9) T: 2:16   Att: 16,172 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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