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Wednesday May 9, 1979
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Sports headlines for Wednesday May 9, 1979:




Today's baseball transactions:

   • Royals activated Jerry Terrell
   • Royals placed Al Cowens and Frank White on the disabled list
   • Cardinals released Tom Grieve




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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

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Oakland A's (12-18) 4 5 2 5
Baltimore Orioles (19-11) 2 1 1 4
Win: Mike Norris (3-1)   Loss: Jim Palmer (4-2)
T: 2:28   Att: 11,147 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore

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California Angels (17-13) 8 17 1 12
Boston Red Sox (18-10) 9 11 1 7
Win: Bill Campbell (1-1)   Loss: Dave LaRoche (2-4)
T: 3:19   Att: 24,815 at Fenway Park Boxscore

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Chicago White Sox (13-15) 5 7 0 8
Detroit Tigers (11-13) 4 13 0 12
Win: Ross Baumgarten (3-0)   Loss: Milt Wilcox (2-2)   Save: Ken Kravec (1)
T: 2:52   Att: 13,167 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore

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Cleveland Indians (9-18) 8 14 1 4
Milwaukee Brewers (18-12) 7 7 1 9
Win: Rick Waits (3-3)   Loss: Mike Caldwell (4-3)   Save: Sid Monge (4)
T: 2:51   Att: 10,829 at County Stadium Boxscore

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Seattle Mariners (10-21) 0 5 0 7
New York Yankees (15-14) 5 9 0 6
Win: Ed Figueroa (3-3)   Loss: Glenn Abbott (1-4)
T: 2:01   Att: 14,738 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore

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Kansas City Royals (16-13) 4 7 0 7
Texas Rangers (15-13) 3 13 4 10
Win: Rich Gale (2-2)   Loss: Fergie Jenkins (4-1)   Save: Renie Martin (1)
T: 2:54   Att: 18,324 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore

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Pittsburgh Pirates (11-15) 17 14 2 6
Atlanta Braves (9-19) 9 12 3 10
Win: Jim Bibby (2-1)   Loss: Gene Garber (1-5)   Save: Kent Tekulve (2)
T: 3:42   Att: 6,855 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore

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Cincinnati Reds (17-12) 7 9 1 5
Chicago Cubs (12-12) 4 9 0 8
Win: Paul Moskau (2-0)   Loss: Lynn McGlothen (3-3)   Save: Doug Bair (5)
T: 2:46   Att: 10,922 at Wrigley Field Boxscore

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St. Louis Cardinals (14-13) 4 12 1 12
Houston Astros (18-12) 5 14 0 17
Win: Bo McLaughlin (1-0)   Loss: Tom Bruno (1-2)
T: 4:52   Att: 11,566 at The Astrodome Boxscore

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New York Mets (9-17) 2 3 0 2
Los Angeles Dodgers (14-18) 7 11 0 11
Win: Don Sutton (4-3)   Loss: Neil Allen (0-4)
T: 2:37   Att: 23,313 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore

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Philadelphia Phillies (20-7) 2 10 1 9
San Diego Padres (12-19) 0 1 1 3
Win: Dick Ruthven (6-0)   Loss: Eric Rasmussen (0-3)
T: 2:03   Att: 15,606 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore

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Montreal Expos (18-8) 2 10 3 8
San Francisco Giants (14-16) 9 10 1 7
Win: Vida Blue (6-2)   Loss: Ross Grimsley (3-1)
T: 2:35   Att: 6,811 at Candlestick Park Boxscore

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Toronto Blue Jays Game postponed due to rain. Made up on July 21.
Minnesota Twins

at Metropolitan Stadium

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