Sports headlines for Monday August 28, 1978:

• Plunkett Goes 1 For 18, Gets Walking Papers
• Bench Criticizes Sparky For Red Machine Woes

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Team R H E LOB Oakland A's (62-71) 3 13 2 8 Baltimore Orioles (71-58) 7 10 1 6 Win: Jim Palmer (16-12)   Loss: Bob Lacey (8-9) T: 2:35   Att: 6,000 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Seattle Mariners (49-81) 9 14 1 8 Boston Red Sox (82-47) 10 19 2 11 Win: Bob Stanley (12-1)   Loss: Enrique Romo (10-6) T: 3:01   Att: 24,301 at Fenway Park Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers (74-56) 10 13 0 8 Detroit Tigers (72-58) 1 2 1 5 Win: Jerry Augustine (12-12)   Loss: Dave Rozema (6-9) T: 2:29   Att: 23,037 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (55-74) 2 5 3 6 Kansas City Royals (70-59) 3 10 2 8 Win: Al Hrabosky (6-6)   Loss: Ken Kravec (10-12) T: 2:32   Att: 27,562 at Royals Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB California Angels (70-62) 1 3 0 2 New York Yankees (74-54) 4 8 1 10 Win: Ed Figueroa (13-9)   Loss: Frank Tanana (16-9)   Save: Rich Gossage (19) T: 2:43   Att: 22,481 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Toronto Blue Jays (53-79) 3 10 1 9 Texas Rangers (65-64) 11 13 1 6 Win: Steve Comer (7-3)   Loss: Tom Underwood (6-11)   Save: Len Barker (4) T: 2:38   Att: 7,400 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (66-63) 3 9 0 8 Atlanta Braves (57-73) 4 7 0 3 Win: Phil Niekro (16-14)   Loss: Donnie Moore (8-6)   Save: Gene Garber (20) T: 2:24   Att: 4,007 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (65-64) 3 8 1 9 Cincinnati Reds (71-60) 1 2 1 2 Win: John Candelaria (10-11)   Loss: Fred Norman (10-8)   Save: Ed Whitson (4) T: 2:32   Att: 23,612 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (61-70) 0 4 2 4 Los Angeles Dodgers (77-54) 4 9 0 8 Win: Burt Hooton (15-8)   Loss: Steve Rogers (13-10) T: 2:02   Att: 30,984 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (69-59) 6 12 0 10 San Diego Padres (69-63) 1 5 1 4 Win: Jim Kaat (7-5)   Loss: Randy Jones (11-12) T: 2:06   Att: 33,768 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore

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