Sports headlines for Wednesday August 16, 1978:

• Rams Deal Harold Jackson To Patriots For Draft Picks

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Royals claimed Steve Foucault on waivers from Tigers
•	Blue Jays placed Dave Lemanczyk on the disabled list
•	Blue Jays activated Don Kirkwood

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Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (75-44) 4 4 2 9 California Angels (66-56) 2 6 4 7 Win: Luis Tiant (9-5)   Loss: Nolan Ryan (6-11) T: 3:06   Att: 37,535 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (53-65) 0 7 1 7 Detroit Tigers (65-52) 2 7 1 7 Win: Jack Billingham (13-5)   Loss: David Clyde (5-8) T: 2:11   Att: 15,819 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Toronto Blue Jays (46-72) 1 6 1 3 Milwaukee Brewers (65-52) 8 13 1 9 Win: Mike Caldwell (15-7)   Loss: Jesse Jefferson (7-10) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:10 Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Toronto Blue Jays (46-73) 2 6 3 8 Milwaukee Brewers (66-52) 3 6 1 8 Win: Eduardo Rodriguez (4-5)   Loss: Balor Moore (5-4)   Save: Bob McClure (8) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:41   Att: 16,920 at County Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (64-53) 1 6 3 9 Minnesota Twins (53-66) 5 13 1 11 Win: Geoff Zahn (9-11)   Loss: Doug Bird (4-6) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:30 Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (65-53) 11 15 0 6 Minnesota Twins (53-67) 7 13 1 7 Win: Paul Splittorff (14-10)   Loss: Stan Perzanowski (2-4)   Save: Steve Mingori (7) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:53   Att: 14,640 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (68-51) 5 7 2 6 Oakland A's (61-62) 3 9 2 8 Win: Catfish Hunter (7-4)   Loss: Bob Lacey (8-6)   Save: Rich Gossage (17) T: 2:30   Att: 10,394 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (64-55) 5 7 0 11 Seattle Mariners (45-76) 7 11 0 6 Win: Byron McLaughlin (1-4)   Loss: Mike Flanagan (15-11)   Save: Jim Todd (3) T: 2:47   Att: 6,619 at The Kingdome Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (48-70) 6 14 0 9 Texas Rangers (59-58) 2 7 1 10 Win: Ross Baumgarten (1-0)   Loss: Doyle Alexander (7-9)   Save: Lerrin LaGrow (11) T: 2:52   Att: 16,193 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (55-64) 9 9 0 5 Chicago Cubs (61-57) 0 3 1 4 Win: Phil Niekro (15-12)   Loss: Mike Krukow (5-1) T: 2:06   Att: 19,828 at Wrigley Field Boxscore
Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (69-51) 0 1 1 1 Montreal Expos (58-62) 1 3 0 6 Win: Woodie Fryman (7-7)   Loss: Vida Blue (16-6) T: 1:57   Att: 21,893 at Olympic Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (61-59) 2 9 0 6 New York Mets (49-70) 1 4 0 2 Win: John D'Acquisto (3-3)   Loss: Skip Lockwood (7-10) T: 2:21   Att: 10,263 at Shea Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (70-50) 5 6 0 4 Philadelphia Phillies (63-53) 2 6 0 3 Win: Bob Welch (5-0)   Loss: Jim Kaat (6-5) T: 2:06   Att: 37,660 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (68-52) 2 8 1 7 Pittsburgh Pirates (54-62) 13 16 0 9 Win: John Candelaria (9-11)   Loss: Bill Bonham (9-3)   Save: Grant Jackson (4) T: 2:24   Att: 15,490 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (56-62) 4 9 0 8 St. Louis Cardinals (49-71) 2 6 1 5 Win: Joe Niekro (10-9)   Loss: Silvio Martinez (6-6) T: 2:24   Att: 10,829 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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