Sports news and scores from Wednesday April 4, 1979

`Sports headlines for Wednesday April 4, 1979:`

Today's baseball transactions:

Braves placed Biff Pocoroba, Brian Asselstine and Preston Hanna on the disabled list
Reds placed Ken Henderson on the disabled list
Dodgers released Pete Broberg
Yankees placed Don Gullett on the disabled list
Mets signed Wayne Twitchell as a free agent
Giants signed Tom Griffin as a free agent

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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
California Angels (0-1)	4	6	1	4
Seattle Mariners (1-0)	5	10	0	7
Win: John Montague (1-0) Loss: Frank Tanana (0-1) T: 2:23 Att: 37,748 at The Kingdome Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
San Francisco Giants (1-0)	11	11	0	8
Cincinnati Reds (0-1)	5	9	5	7
Win: Vida Blue (1-0) Loss: Tom Seaver (0-1) T: 2:45 Att: 52,115 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore

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