Sports headlines for Wednesday April 25, 1979:

• Soviets Win World Hockey Title Again
• Auto Racing On Collision Course
• Giants Reject Opening Season In Japan, 16-9

• Braves placed Bob Beall on the disabled list
• Phillies placed Pete Mackanin on the disabled list

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   1979 MLB team and player statistics as of this date:

   American League Batting / American League Pitching            MLB standings as of this date
   National League Batting / National League Pitching

Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (10-8) 5 8 0 11 California Angels (12-6) 2 6 1 5 Win: Steve Stone (2-1)   Loss: Frank Tanana (2-3)   Save: Don Stanhouse (3) T: 3:01   Att: 19,939 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (10-6) 4 13 1 7 Cleveland Indians (5-10) 2 6 1 5 Win: Pete Redfern (1-0)   Loss: Sid Monge (1-1)   Save: Mike Marshall (5) T: 2:41   Att: 5,144 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (7-10) 6 10 0 5 Kansas City Royals (8-8) 7 9 0 7 Win: Al Hrabosky (1-0)   Loss: Mike Proly (1-3) T: 2:24   Att: 13,957 at Royals Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (10-7) 0 7 0 6 Oakland A's (6-12) 1 4 1 4 Win: Craig Minetto (1-0)   Loss: Ed Figueroa (2-2)   Save: Jim Todd (1) T: 1:59   Att: 7,135 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (11-4) 4 12 0 6 Seattle Mariners (5-13) 1 7 1 7 Win: Jim Wright (1-0)   Loss: Floyd Bannister (1-3)   Save: Chuck Rainey (1) T: 2:32   Att: 5,985 at The Kingdome Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Toronto Blue Jays (6-11) 3 14 0 10 Texas Rangers (10-5) 4 10 0 8 Win: Sparky Lyle (2-1)   Loss: Jesse Jefferson (0-1) T: 2:23   Att: 15,731 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (12-5) 0 5 0 3 Chicago Cubs (7-6) 4 7 2 5 Win: Dennis Lamp (2-0)   Loss: Vern Ruhle (1-3) T: 2:01   Att: 6,388 at Wrigley Field Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (6-10) 3 6 0 6 Cincinnati Reds (9-9) 2 6 0 7 Win: Kent Tekulve (1-3)   Loss: Dave Tomlin (0-1) T: 3:05   Att: 20,155 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (8-11) 6 11 2 8 Montreal Expos (10-5) 9 14 0 7 Win: Steve Rogers (1-1)   Loss: Bob Shirley (0-3)   Save: David Palmer (2) T: 3:02   Att: 5,812 at Olympic Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (9-10) 0 2 0 2 New York Mets (6-8) 2 3 0 3 Win: Craig Swan (2-2)   Loss: Tom Griffin (1-4) T: 2:00   Att: 5,665 at Shea Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (8-12) 4 10 0 8 Philadelphia Phillies (11-4) 5 10 0 8 Win: Ron Reed (2-1)   Loss: Rick Sutcliffe (1-1) T: 2:28   Att: 34,303 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals Game postponed due to rain. Made up on July 6. Atlanta Braves at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers Game postponed due to rain. Made up on April 26. Milwaukee Brewers at County Stadium