Tuesday May 15, 1979
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Sports headlines for Tuesday May 15, 1979:




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Baltimore Orioles (22-12) 2 8 0 7
Boston Red Sox (22-11) 3 7 2 6
Win: Dennis Eckersley (4-2)   Loss: Don Stanhouse (2-1)
T: 2:44   Att: 25,222 at Fenway Park Boxscore

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Chicago White Sox (16-17) 2 6 0 6
Oakland A's (12-23) 1 3 1 6
Win: Ross Baumgarten (4-0)   Loss: John Henry Johnson (0-6)   Save: Mike Proly (7)
T: 2:16   Att: 1,855 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore

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Detroit Tigers (13-16) 3 7 1 3
New York Yankees (19-16) 11 16 0 6
Win: Tommy John (8-0)   Loss: Steve Baker (1-3)
T: 2:15   Att: 18,876 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore

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Kansas City Royals (20-15) 7 11 1 8
Seattle Mariners (10-26) 4 10 0 9
Win: Paul Splittorff (5-3)   Loss: Glenn Abbott (1-5)   Save: Renie Martin (3)
1st game of doubleheader T: 2:35 Boxscore

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Kansas City Royals (20-16) 2 5 2 7
Seattle Mariners (11-26) 6 8 0 2
Win: Byron McLaughlin (2-2)   Loss: Larry Gura (1-5)
2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:12   Att: 6,356 at The Kingdome Boxscore

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Los Angeles Dodgers (19-18) 5 12 0 9
Atlanta Braves (10-22) 4 8 0 8
Win: Bob Welch (4-1)   Loss: Adrian Devine (1-1)
T: 2:41   Att: 8,139 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore

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Milwaukee Brewers (20-15) 1 3 0 7
California Angels (20-15) 2 5 1 5
Win: Mark Clear (3-0)   Loss: Mike Caldwell (4-4)
T: 2:23   Att: 21,235 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore

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Montreal Expos (19-12) 0 2 1 3
St. Louis Cardinals (18-14) 1 8 0 8
Win: John Denny (3-2)   Loss: Steve Rogers (3-2)
T: 2:05   Att: 12,515 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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New York Mets (11-20) 3 6 0 11
Pittsburgh Pirates (12-18) 0 6 0 7
Win: Craig Swan (4-3)   Loss: Don Robinson (2-3)   Save: Skip Lockwood (6)
T: 2:39   Att: 6,097 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

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Philadelphia Phillies (22-10) 1 9 0 6
Chicago Cubs (16-14) 7 14 0 8
Win: Lynn McGlothen (5-4)   Loss: Nino Espinosa (5-2)
T: 2:20   Att: 13,834 at Wrigley Field Boxscore

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San Diego Padres (15-22) 2 8 0 7
Cincinnati Reds (20-15) 1 6 0 7
Win: Rollie Fingers (2-2)   Loss: Frank Pastore (1-4)
T: 2:33   Att: 20,090 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore

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San Francisco Giants (17-18) 8 9 1 7
Houston Astros (20-16) 1 5 0 6
Win: Phil Nastu (1-2)   Loss: J.R. Richard (4-3)
T: 2:27   Att: 13,196 at The Astrodome Boxscore

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Texas Rangers (20-14) 9 12 2 2
Minnesota Twins (22-11) 8 14 0 13
Win: Sparky Lyle (3-2)   Loss: Mike Marshall (6-3)   Save: Jim Kern (4)
T: 2:52   Att: 7,499 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore

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Toronto Blue Jays (9-27) 3 5 2 9
Cleveland Indians (13-20) 5 7 1 9
Win: Sid Monge (2-3)   Loss: Jerry Garvin (0-1)
T: 2:54   Att: 3,978 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore


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