Sunday August 20, 1978
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Sports headlines for Sunday August 20, 1978:




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Atlanta Braves (56-67) 4 5 1 7
St. Louis Cardinals (52-72) 6 11 0 9
Win: Tom Bruno (3-0)   Loss: Phil Niekro (15-13)
T: 2:21   Att: 35,531 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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Baltimore Orioles (64-58) 0 7 0 4
California Angels (69-57) 1 7 0 7
Win: Tom Griffin (3-4)   Loss: Don Stanhouse (5-6)
T: 3:43   Att: 20,773 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore

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Boston Red Sox (78-45) 4 6 1 5
Oakland A's (62-64) 2 9 0 8
Win: Dennis Eckersley (14-5)   Loss: Matt Keough (7-11)
T: 2:32   Att: 13,411 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore

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Chicago White Sox (51-71) 1 5 2 5
Cleveland Indians (54-68) 10 13 0 7
Win: Rick Waits (8-13)   Loss: Steve Stone (9-10)
T: 2:07   Att: 8,233 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore

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Cincinnati Reds (70-54) 1 3 1 7
Chicago Cubs (63-59) 2 9 1 7
Win: Willie Hernandez (7-2)   Loss: Mike LaCoss (3-3)
T: 2:22   Att: 39,242 at Wrigley Field Boxscore

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Detroit Tigers (67-54) 1 6 0 6
Milwaukee Brewers (69-53) 2 9 1 7
Win: Mike Caldwell (16-7)   Loss: Kip Young (4-3)
T: 2:22   Att: 46,791 at County Stadium Boxscore

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Houston Astros (56-67) 6 11 1 8
Pittsburgh Pirates (59-62) 7 14 3 6
Win: Jim Rooker (8-8)   Loss: Tom Dixon (6-10)   Save: Kent Tekulve (23)
1st game of doubleheader T: 2:45 Boxscore

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Houston Astros (56-68) 1 9 1 7
Pittsburgh Pirates (60-62) 3 9 1 9
Win: Jerry Reuss (1-2)   Loss: Joe Niekro (10-10)
2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:27   Att: 21,851 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

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Los Angeles Dodgers (73-51) 5 9 1 4
New York Mets (50-73) 4 12 1 12
Win: Charlie Hough (4-3)   Loss: Skip Lockwood (7-11)   Save: Terry Forster (16)
T: 2:37   Att: 34,745 at Shea Stadium Boxscore

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New York Yankees (69-53) 4 7 1 3
Seattle Mariners (47-77) 5 9 0 9
Win: Enrique Romo (10-4)   Loss: Rich Gossage (8-10)
T: 2:37   Att: 21,834 at The Kingdome Boxscore

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San Diego Padres (65-59) 5 9 0 7
Montreal Expos (58-66) 4 8 0 3
Win: Mark Lee (4-1)   Loss: Hal Dues (5-5)   Save: Rollie Fingers (29)
T: 2:22   Att: 20,094 at Olympic Stadium Boxscore

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San Francisco Giants (71-53) 3 6 1 4
Philadelphia Phillies (65-55) 5 14 0 13
Win: Dick Ruthven (11-9)   Loss: Jim Barr (6-10)   Save: Ron Reed (10)
T: 2:22   Att: 51,088 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore

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Texas Rangers (60-61) 1 8 2 4
Kansas City Royals (67-55) 2 6 0 5
Win: Paul Splittorff (15-10)   Loss: Jon Matlack (11-10)
T: 1:56   Att: 38,423 at Royals Stadium Boxscore

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Toronto Blue Jays (47-76) 6 16 2 12
Minnesota Twins (56-68) 2 6 1 8
Win: Don Kirkwood (2-1)   Loss: Stan Perzanowski (2-5)   Save: Tom Murphy (7)
T: 2:50   Att: 11,685 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore


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