Sports news and scores from Sunday September 3, 1978

`Sports headlines for Sunday September 3, 1978:`

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MLB standings as of this date
MLB team and player statistics as of this date: American League Batting / American League Pitching

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Atlanta Braves (59-77)	3	8	0	12
Pittsburgh Pirates (70-64)	6	4	1	3
Win: Kent Tekulve (6-6) Loss: Gene Garber (3-4) T: 3:00 Att: 8,594 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
California Angels (73-63)	3	13	0	13
Toronto Blue Jays (55-83)	1	1	0	0
Win: Chris Knapp (14-7) Loss: Tom Underwood (6-12) T: 2:19 Att: 20,054 at Exhibition Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Chicago White Sox (57-79)	4	8	1	3
Baltimore Orioles (76-61)	2	7	0	9
Win: Lerrin LaGrow (4-4) Loss: Mike Flanagan (17-12) T: 2:40 Att: 7,101 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Cincinnati Reds (74-62)	2	10	0	6
St. Louis Cardinals (59-77)	10	13	1	5
Win: Pete Falcone (2-6) Loss: Mike LaCoss (3-6) T: 2:18 Att: 22,051 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Cleveland Indians (58-77)	3	6	1	4
Minnesota Twins (60-76)	12	14	1	8
Win: Gary Serum (8-6) Loss: Rick Wise (9-18) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:35 Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Cleveland Indians (58-78)	3	9	1	9
Minnesota Twins (61-76)	4	5	1	7
Win: Mike Marshall (8-11) Loss: Jim Kern (8-9) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:32 Att: 10,240 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Detroit Tigers (74-61)	2	5	1	3
Kansas City Royals (73-61)	6	6	0	1
Win: Larry Gura (13-4) Loss: Dave Rozema (6-10) T: 1:56 Att: 27,217 at Royals Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Houston Astros (63-72)	2	10	1	5
Chicago Cubs (68-66)	3	10	0	7
Win: Dennis Lamp (6-13) Loss: Ken Forsch (8-5) Save: Willie Hernandez (2) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:20 Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Houston Astros (63-73)	2	6	2	8
Chicago Cubs (69-66)	4	11	2	9
Win: Donnie Moore (9-6) Loss: Vern Ruhle (2-2) Save: Willie Hernandez (3) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 3:17 Att: 29,528 at Wrigley Field Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
New York Mets (55-81)	8	13	1	3
Los Angeles Dodgers (81-56)	5	9	2	6
Win: Tom Hausman (3-3) Loss: Tommy John (16-10) T: 2:44 Att: 26,983 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Oakland A's (64-73)	6	11	1	6
Boston Red Sox (85-50)	11	13	1	7
Win: Bob Stanley (13-2) Loss: Pete Broberg (9-11) T: 3:01 Att: 29,029 at Fenway Park Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Philadelphia Phillies (72-61)	1	7	0	4
San Francisco Giants (79-57)	4	9	0	4
Win: Bob Knepper (15-9) Loss: Dick Ruthven (12-10) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:04 Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Philadelphia Phillies (72-62)	2	7	0	2
San Francisco Giants (80-57)	3	7	0	5
Win: John Montefusco (10-6) Loss: Warren Brusstar (4-3) Save: John Curtis (1) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 1:50 Att: 39,596 at Candlestick Park Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Seattle Mariners (50-84)	3	8	1	7
New York Yankees (79-55)	4	12	0	9
Win: Jim Beattie (3-7) Loss: Rick Honeycutt (5-8) Save: Rich Gossage (21) T: 2:22 Att: 22,386 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Texas Rangers (66-67)	3	8	0	8
Milwaukee Brewers (78-58)	4	12	1	9
Win: Ed Farmer (1-0) Loss: Jon Matlack (12-12) T: 2:33 Att: 14,014 at County Stadium Boxscore

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