Sports news and scores from Friday October 6, 1978

`Sports headlines for Friday October 6, 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
Kansas City Royals (1-2)	5	10	1	6
New York Yankees (2-1)	6	10	0	2
Win: Rich Gossage (1-0) Loss: Doug Bird (0-1) T: 2:13 Att: 55,445 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Philadelphia Phillies (1-2)	9	11	1	7
Los Angeles Dodgers (2-1)	4	8	2	5
Win: Steve Carlton (1-0) Loss: Don Sutton (0-1) T: 2:18 Att: 55,043 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore

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