Sports headlines for Tuesday May 1, 1979:

• Threat Fails To Stop Federation Cup Play
• Baseball Attendance Mark Set
• Win No. 200 Eases Niekro's Pain
• Pro Golfers Propose Major, Minor Tours

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Tigers activated Mark Fidrych and Rusty Staub
•	Rangers activated Jon Matlack

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   1979 MLB team and player statistics as of this date:

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Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (11-11) 12 17 1 6 California Angels (15-9) 8 15 2 8 Win: Tommy John (5-0)   Loss: Dave LaRoche (2-3) T: 3:46   Att: 38,858 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (8-9) 5 7 1 5 Chicago White Sox (9-12) 2 7 0 6 Win: Steve Baker (1-2)   Loss: Ken Kravec (0-3)   Save: Jack Billingham (1) T: 2:19   Att: 16,470 at Comiskey Park Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers (13-10) 1 8 2 11 Cleveland Indians (7-14) 3 8 0 5 Win: Mike Paxton (1-1)   Loss: Lary Sorensen (3-3)   Save: Sid Monge (3) T: 2:20   Att: 3,583 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (12-8) 3 7 1 4 Kansas City Royals (12-10) 9 11 1 4 Win: Paul Splittorff (4-2)   Loss: Jon Matlack (0-1)   Save: Marty Pattin (1) T: 2:19   Att: 20,767 at Royals Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (13-8) 5 17 0 18 Oakland A's (9-14) 7 11 0 4 Win: Steve McCatty (1-0)   Loss: Bob Stanley (2-2)   Save: Bob Lacey (2) T: 2:56   Att: 5,689 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (15-9) 3 5 0 6 Seattle Mariners (8-16) 1 6 0 6 Win: Dennis Martinez (2-2)   Loss: Byron McLaughlin (1-1) T: 2:30   Att: 4,015 at The Kingdome Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (14-7) 3 9 0 9 Toronto Blue Jays (7-16) 2 9 0 12 Win: Jerry Koosman (5-0)   Loss: Jesse Jefferson (0-2)   Save: Mike Marshall (8) T: 3:02   Att: 10,155 at Exhibition Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (9-9) 5 11 0 7 Cincinnati Reds (11-11) 1 6 1 8 Win: Ken Holtzman (2-1)   Loss: Fred Norman (1-3) T: 2:22   Att: 15,378 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (10-15) 3 9 2 6 Montreal Expos (15-5) 7 11 0 6 Win: Bill Lee (3-0)   Loss: Bob Welch (2-1)   Save: Elias Sosa (3) T: 2:18   Att: 11,621 at Olympic Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (10-14) 10 11 0 10 New York Mets (8-11) 5 13 1 11 Win: Gaylord Perry (3-1)   Loss: Dale Murray (1-3)   Save: Rollie Fingers (3) T: 3:09   Att: 5,614 at Shea Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (10-14) 7 7 0 2 Philadelphia Phillies (14-6) 0 5 2 8 Win: Bob Knepper (2-2)   Loss: Nino Espinosa (3-1) T: 2:25   Att: 29,048 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (8-13) 5 7 1 4 Pittsburgh Pirates (7-12) 2 7 0 11 Win: Phil Niekro (3-4)   Loss: Kent Tekulve (1-4) T: 2:37   Att: 5,122 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (15-7) 6 9 0 7 St. Louis Cardinals (10-10) 7 10 0 8 Win: Darold Knowles (1-0)   Loss: Joe Sambito (2-1) T: 3:09   Att: 6,349 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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