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Saturday May 12, 1979
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Sports headlines for Saturday May 12, 1979:




Today's baseball transactions:

   • Astros activated Tom Dixon
   • Pirates placed Rick Rhoden on the disabled list
   • Blue Jays released Tom Murphy
   • Blue Jays placed Jim Clancy 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

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Seattle Mariners (10-24) 2 4 0 4
Baltimore Orioles (22-11) 4 6 1 5
Win: Mike Flanagan (6-2)   Loss: Rick Honeycutt (1-5)
T: 2:02   Att: 16,800 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore

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Oakland A's (12-21) 2 5 2 6
Boston Red Sox (20-11) 8 16 0 11
Win: Mike Torrez (4-1)   Loss: Rick Langford (1-5)
T: 2:32   Att: 30,617 at Fenway Park Boxscore

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Kansas City Royals (17-15) 5 13 2 12
Chicago White Sox (15-16) 4 11 0 7
Win: Marty Pattin (1-0)   Loss: Rich Hinton (0-1)   Save: Renie Martin (2)
T: 2:40   Att: 15,470 at Comiskey Park Boxscore

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Milwaukee Brewers (20-13) 3 9 0 7
Detroit Tigers (11-15) 2 7 0 9
Win: Jerry Augustine (1-0)   Loss: Bruce Taylor (1-2)   Save: Bob McClure (2)
T: 2:32   Att: 19,801 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore

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Cleveland Indians (10-20) 0 4 0 9
Minnesota Twins (22-8) 4 9 1 8
Win: Jerry Koosman (6-0)   Loss: Mike Paxton (2-2)
T: 2:26   Att: 8,090 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore

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California Angels (19-14) 5 11 1 6
New York Yankees (17-15) 6 16 1 9
Win: Dick Tidrow (2-1)   Loss: Dave Frost (2-1)
T: 3:14   Att: 28,783 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore

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Texas Rangers (17-13) 3 8 0 4
Toronto Blue Jays (8-24) 1 7 1 9
Win: Steve Comer (3-3)   Loss: Dave Lemanczyk (2-2)   Save: Sparky Lyle (5)
T: 2:05   Att: 14,109 at Exhibition Stadium Boxscore

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Chicago Cubs (14-13) 3 7 4 3
Houston Astros (19-14) 11 16 1 10
Win: Ken Forsch (4-2)   Loss: Lynn McGlothen (4-4)
1st game of doubleheader T: 2:20 Boxscore

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Chicago Cubs (15-13) 2 12 1 12
Houston Astros (19-15) 0 6 0 6
Win: Ken Holtzman (3-2)   Loss: Rick Williams (0-1)
2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:10   Att: 35,997 at The Astrodome Boxscore

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Montreal Expos (19-10) 3 12 0 12
Los Angeles Dodgers (17-18) 4 10 0 7
Win: Bob Welch (3-1)   Loss: Stan Bahnsen (0-1)
T: 3:19   Att: 39,310 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore

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Cincinnati Reds (18-14) 2 3 0 9
Pittsburgh Pirates (12-16) 3 8 2 6
Win: Jim Bibby (3-1)   Loss: Frank Pastore (1-3)   Save: Grant Jackson (4)
T: 2:55   Att: 18,745 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

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New York Mets (10-19) 1 6 0 9
San Diego Padres (13-21) 2 6 1 7
Win: Bob Owchinko (1-1)   Loss: Neil Allen (0-5)
T: 2:23   Att: 18,409 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore

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Philadelphia Phillies (21-9) 1 2 1 5
San Francisco Giants (16-17) 4 8 1 5
Win: Ed Halicki (3-3)   Loss: Randy Lerch (2-2)
T: 2:08   Att: 23,836 at Candlestick Park Boxscore

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Atlanta Braves (10-20) 6 9 1 6
St. Louis Cardinals (16-14) 7 11 0 11
Win: Buddy Schultz (2-1)   Loss: Gene Garber (1-6)
T: 2:44   Att: 16,011 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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