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Tuesday August 15, 1978
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Sports headlines for Tuesday August 15, 1978:




Today's baseball transactions:

   • Braves placed Biff Pocoroba on the disabled list
   • A's traded Willie Horton and Phil Huffman to Blue Jays for Rico Carty




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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

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Boston Red Sox (74-44) 2 6 1 5
California Angels (66-55) 5 5 1 8
Win: Frank Tanana (16-7)   Loss: Dennis Eckersley (13-5)
T: 2:23   Att: 41,144 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore

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Minnesota Twins (52-66) 9 12 0 12
Cleveland Indians (53-64) 8 15 1 10
Win: Mike Marshall (6-11)   Loss: Sid Monge (3-2)   Save: Gary Serum (1)
T: 3:06   Att: 6,971 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore

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Kansas City Royals (64-52) 4 11 0 4
Detroit Tigers (64-52) 2 11 1 11
Win: Dennis Leonard (13-14)   Loss: Kip Young (4-2)   Save: Al Hrabosky (15)
T: 2:50   Att: 33,365 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore

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Toronto Blue Jays (46-71) 1 5 2 6
Milwaukee Brewers (64-52) 9 14 1 9
Win: Jerry Augustine (11-11)   Loss: Dave Lemanczyk (4-14)
T: 2:09   Att: 17,578 at County Stadium Boxscore

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New York Yankees (67-51) 6 10 1 6
Oakland A's (61-61) 0 4 0 7
Win: Ron Guidry (17-2)   Loss: Rick Langford (6-8)
T: 2:06   Att: 13,862 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore

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Baltimore Orioles (64-54) 7 17 1 9
Seattle Mariners (44-76) 4 9 0 9
Win: Dennis Martinez (9-10)   Loss: Glenn Abbott (5-10)   Save: Don Stanhouse (18)
T: 2:53   Att: 7,999 at The Kingdome Boxscore

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Chicago White Sox (47-70) 0 7 1 6
Texas Rangers (59-57) 1 2 0 8
Win: Jon Matlack (11-9)   Loss: Steve Stone (9-9)
T: 2:29   Att: 18,665 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore

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Atlanta Braves (54-64) 8 12 3 8
Chicago Cubs (61-56) 12 14 4 7
Win: Donnie Moore (8-5)   Loss: Rick Camp (2-3)
T: 2:51   Att: 18,497 at Wrigley Field Boxscore

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San Francisco Giants (69-50) 3 5 2 7
Montreal Expos (57-62) 4 11 2 9
Win: Hal Dues (5-4)   Loss: Charlie Williams (1-3)
T: 2:19   Att: 21,414 at Olympic Stadium Boxscore

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San Diego Padres (60-59) 1 5 1 7
New York Mets (49-69) 3 8 2 7
Win: Craig Swan (6-5)   Loss: Randy Jones (10-11)   Save: Skip Lockwood (14)
T: 2:02   Att: 9,956 at Shea Stadium Boxscore

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Los Angeles Dodgers (69-50) 5 10 2 8
Philadelphia Phillies (63-52) 4 4 0 4
Win: Doug Rau (12-7)   Loss: Dick Ruthven (10-9)   Save: Lance Rautzhan (4)
T: 2:07   Att: 38,386 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore

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Cincinnati Reds (68-51) 4 5 1 8
Pittsburgh Pirates (53-62) 3 9 3 10
Win: Doug Bair (6-4)   Loss: Ed Whitson (3-6)
T: 3:05   Att: 16,400 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

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Houston Astros (55-62) 5 9 1 4
St. Louis Cardinals (49-70) 11 17 0 7
Win: Aurelio Lopez (3-1)   Loss: Floyd Bannister (3-7)
T: 2:39   Att: 12,606 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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Toronto Blue Jays Second game postponed due to rain. Made up on August 16.
Milwaukee Brewers

at County Stadium

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