Sports headlines for Friday September 8, 1978:

• Jim Bouton's Dream Finally Comes True

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   1978 MLB team and player statistics as of this date:

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Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (84-56) 13 17 1 9 Boston Red Sox (86-54) 2 6 7 5 Win: Jim Beattie (4-7)   Loss: Jim Wright (8-3) T: 2:55   Att: 33,134 at Fenway Park Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (77-61) 9 12 0 8 California Angels (75-66) 7 11 1 10 Win: Doug Bird (5-6)   Loss: Dave LaRoche (9-7) T: 3:25   Att: 26,507 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Seattle Mariners (52-86) 2 8 1 5 Chicago White Sox (60-81) 3 6 0 7 Win: Rich Wortham (2-2)   Loss: Jim Colborn (4-11) T: 2:08   Att: 30,270 at Comiskey Park Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (60-79) 3 10 1 9 Detroit Tigers (76-64) 6 13 0 13 Win: Jim Slaton (15-10)   Loss: David Clyde (6-10)   Save: John Hiller (12) T: 2:59   Att: 13,624 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers (81-60) 3 9 1 8 Minnesota Twins (62-79) 0 3 2 3 Win: Andy Replogle (8-2)   Loss: Gary Serum (8-7) T: 1:53   Att: 9,262 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (68-70) 4 10 4 8 Oakland A's (65-76) 11 11 1 5 Win: Alan Wirth (3-4)   Loss: Jon Matlack (12-13) T: 2:39   Att: 9,841 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (79-62) 5 10 0 7 Toronto Blue Jays (56-87) 4 12 1 6 Win: Nelson Briles (4-4)   Loss: Tom Underwood (6-13)   Save: Don Stanhouse (22) T: 2:24   Att: 14,155 at Exhibition Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (81-60) 8 12 0 6 Atlanta Braves (61-80) 5 7 1 5 Win: John Montefusco (11-6)   Loss: Eddie Solomon (4-5)   Save: Jim Barr (1) T: 2:28   Att: 6,063 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (73-69) 3 8 0 8 Cincinnati Reds (76-64) 2 9 2 7 Win: Gaylord Perry (17-6)   Loss: Mike LaCoss (3-7)   Save: Rollie Fingers (32) T: 2:37   Att: 27,205 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (84-57) 0 2 2 2 Houston Astros (65-75) 5 11 0 7 Win: Ken Forsch (9-5)   Loss: Bob Welch (5-3) T: 1:45   Att: 12,905 at The Astrodome Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (70-71) 4 7 0 5 Montreal Expos (67-75) 2 8 0 5 Win: Bruce Sutter (8-7)   Loss: Mike Garman (4-7) T: 2:46   Att: 11,621 at Olympic Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (74-66) 2 8 0 8 New York Mets (57-85) 3 9 0 7 Win: Dale Murray (8-5)   Loss: Bert Blyleven (12-9) T: 2:13   Att: 4,749 at Shea Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (61-80) 0 3 2 4 Philadelphia Phillies (76-63) 1 3 0 6 Win: Dick Ruthven (13-10)   Loss: Tom Bruno (4-2) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:05 Boxscore	Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (61-81) 1 6 0 4 Philadelphia Phillies (77-63) 2 8 0 9 Win: Ron Reed (2-2)   Loss: Dan O'Brien (0-1) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 1:56   Att: 35,160 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore

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