Sports headlines for Tuesday May 8, 1979:

• Tarkenton To Call Plays From TV Booth
• Title IX's Boosters Are Tackling Big-Time Football
• Equal Rights? LPGA Says Turnabout Isn't Fair Play

• Reds signed Paul Blair as a free agent
• Dodgers placed Rick Monday on the disabled list
• Pirates signed Joe Coleman as a free agent

Click on a team's logo to see its 1979 roster, stats and more!

Team R H E LOB California Angels (17-12) 10 9 0 6 Boston Red Sox (17-10) 2 7 1 6 Win: Chris Knapp (2-0)   Loss: Chuck Rainey (1-2) T: 2:29   Att: 21,160 at Fenway Park Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (12-15) 8 15 1 11 Detroit Tigers (11-12) 10 8 0 5 Win: Jack Billingham (3-3)   Loss: Randy Scarbery (1-1) T: 2:57   Att: 13,769 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (16-12) 8 9 1 9 Chicago Cubs (12-11) 7 13 2 9 Win: Mike LaCoss (3-0)   Loss: Ken Holtzman (2-2)   Save: Frank Pastore (4) T: 3:11   Att: 12,254 at Wrigley Field Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (8-18) 5 10 1 10 Milwaukee Brewers (18-11) 9 8 1 4 Win: Moose Haas (2-1)   Loss: Wayne Garland (0-4) T: 2:55   Att: 12,959 at County Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (15-13) 7 8 1 5 Texas Rangers (15-12) 8 9 3 3 Win: Jim Kern (4-0)   Loss: Larry Gura (1-4) T: 2:33   Att: 14,400 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (18-7) 4 7 0 5 San Francisco Giants (13-16) 0 1 1 2 Win: Scott Sanderson (2-2)   Loss: Ed Halicki (2-3) T: 2:11   Att: 7,513 at Candlestick Park Boxscore

Team R H E LOB New York Mets (9-16) 2 6 1 8 Los Angeles Dodgers (13-18) 3 6 0 4 Win: Rick Sutcliffe (3-2)   Loss: Dale Murray (2-4)   Save: Bob Welch (2) T: 2:09   Att: 27,092 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Oakland A's (11-18) 2 6 1 2 Baltimore Orioles (19-10) 8 11 0 11 Win: Mike Flanagan (5-2)   Loss: Jim Todd (2-2) T: 2:28   Att: 7,126 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (19-7) 9 10 1 4 San Diego Padres (12-18) 8 14 2 11 Win: Jim Kaat (1-0)   Loss: John D'Acquisto (2-3) T: 3:10   Att: 12,288 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (10-15) 1 3 0 1 Atlanta Braves (9-18) 4 6 1 4 Win: Eddie Solomon (2-1)   Loss: Rick Rhoden (0-1) T: 2:57   Att: 5,741 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Seattle Mariners (10-20) 3 10 0 8 New York Yankees (14-14) 5 8 1 3 Win: Jim Beattie (1-1)   Loss: Floyd Bannister (1-4)   Save: Ron Guidry (2) T: 2:21   Att: 15,981 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (14-12) 4 9 2 6 Houston Astros (17-12) 1 9 0 10 Win: Pete Vuckovich (3-2)   Loss: Ken Forsch (3-2)   Save: Darold Knowles (3) T: 2:23   Att: 15,645 at The Astrodome Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Toronto Blue Jays (8-22) 6 9 0 5 Minnesota Twins (20-8) 16 19 1 9 Win: Mike Bacsik (1-0)   Loss: Mike Willis (0-2) T: 3:14   Att: 3,126 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore