Sports news and scores from Thursday April 19, 1979

`Sports headlines for Thursday April 19, 1979:`

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

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Atlanta Braves (4-8)	0	2	0	5
Cincinnati Reds (7-6)	2	6	0	4
Win: Tom Seaver (2-2) Loss: Phil Niekro (1-3) T: 1:58 Att: 16,182 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Baltimore Orioles (4-8)	6	9	2	5
New York Yankees (7-5)	3	8	0	7
Win: Jim Palmer (2-1) Loss: Paul Mirabella (0-1) T: 2:38 Att: 21,201 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
California Angels (10-3)	6	10	1	7
Minnesota Twins (7-5)	4	8	1	10
Win: Don Aase (2-0) Loss: Mike Marshall (2-1) Save: Dave LaRoche (2) T: 2:37 Att: 3,537 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Milwaukee Brewers (7-4)	3	5	3	4
Boston Red Sox (6-4)	5	10	0	9
Win: Chuck Rainey (1-0) Loss: Jim Slaton (0-1) Save: Dick Drago (2) T: 2:16 Att: 20,485 at Fenway Park Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
San Francisco Giants (8-6)	14	12	3	6
San Diego Padres (6-8)	10	12	2	7
Win: Vida Blue (4-0) Loss: Mickey Lolich (0-1) T: 3:08 Att: 27,366 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
St. Louis Cardinals (5-5)	2	7	2	6
Chicago Cubs (3-6)	3	8	1	5
Win: Dennis Lamp (1-0) Loss: Bob Forsch (0-2) Save: Bruce Sutter (2) T: 2:01 Att: 9,117 at Wrigley Field Boxscore

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