Sports news and scores from Wednesday September 20, 1978

`Sports headlines for Wednesday September 20, 1978:`

Today's baseball transactions:

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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 (68-84)	3	9	0	6
Houston Astros (68-83)	2	5	1	6
Win: Gene Garber (6-5) Loss: Joe Niekro (12-14) T: 2:11 Att: 3,950 at The Astrodome Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Boston Red Sox (90-62)	2	6	1	4
Detroit Tigers (81-70)	12	15	0	9
Win: Dave Rozema (9-10) Loss: Mike Torrez (15-12) T: 2:53 Att: 16,689 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Cincinnati Reds (84-68)	4	6	0	4
Los Angeles Dodgers (92-61)	3	6	0	8
Win: Tom Seaver (15-14) Loss: Don Sutton (15-11) Save: Doug Bair (27) T: 2:29 Att: 51,494 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Milwaukee Brewers (87-66)	5	7	0	7
Kansas City Royals (85-66)	4	9	0	6
Win: Jerry Augustine (13-12) Loss: Bill Paschall (0-1) T: 2:31 Att: 15,917 at Royals Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
New York Yankees (91-60)	1	6	1	7
Toronto Blue Jays (58-92)	8	13	1	9
Win: Mike Willis (3-6) Loss: Ron Guidry (22-3) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:09 Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
New York Yankees (92-60)	3	6	0	7
Toronto Blue Jays (58-93)	2	6	1	7
Win: Rich Gossage (10-10) Loss: Victor Cruz (7-3) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:26 Att: 38,080 at Exhibition Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
New York Mets (63-89)	7	9	0	8
St. Louis Cardinals (65-88)	6	10	1	5
Win: Kevin Kobel (4-5) Loss: George Frazier (0-3) Save: Jerry Koosman (1) T: 2:35 Att: 6,030 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Philadelphia Phillies (83-68)	4	7	0	6
Montreal Expos (71-82)	2	8	0	6
Win: Randy Lerch (10-8) Loss: Dan Schatzeder (7-6) Save: Ron Reed (14) T: 1:57 Att: 9,298 at Olympic Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates (81-70)	1	4	0	3
Chicago Cubs (75-76)	5	13	1	12
Win: Mike Krukow (8-2) Loss: Jim Rooker (9-11) T: 2:27 Att: 5,269 at Wrigley Field Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
San Francisco Giants (83-69)	6	12	0	13
San Diego Padres (79-74)	3	11	1	8
Win: Vida Blue (17-9) Loss: Eric Rasmussen (14-14) Save: Gary Lavelle (14) T: 2:39 Att: 13,123 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Texas Rangers (75-74)	3	8	1	5
Minnesota Twins (69-82)	5	8	0	12
Win: Dave Goltz (14-10) Loss: Steve Comer (9-5) T: 2:20 Att: 2,736 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore

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