Sports headlines for Friday May 18, 1979:

• Umpires Due Back Today After Strike Settlement
• Mets Give Torre Vote Of Confidence

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Braves placed Larry McWilliams 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
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Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (21-16) 10 17 0 11 Boston Red Sox (23-13) 0 4 3 4 Win: Jim Beattie (3-1)   Loss: Mike Torrez (4-2) T: 2:39   Att: 33,694 at Fenway Park Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (18-18) 3 7 3 9 California Angels (23-15) 7 8 1 4 Win: Frank Tanana (3-3)   Loss: Ron Schueler (0-1)   Save: Mark Clear (3) T: 2:53   Att: 25,598 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (14-17) 5 11 0 7 Cleveland Indians (14-22) 3 7 1 6 Win: John Hiller (2-1)   Loss: Sid Monge (2-4) T: 2:43   Att: 10,452 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (24-12) 10 12 0 7 Kansas City Royals (21-18) 6 9 2 5 Win: Mike Marshall (7-3)   Loss: Renie Martin (0-1) T: 3:02   Att: 21,475 at Royals Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers (21-17) 8 9 1 12 Oakland A's (12-26) 0 3 2 5 Win: Bill Travers (2-2)   Loss: Mike Norris (3-3) T: 2:39   Att: 2,556 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (21-15) 5 7 1 7 Seattle Mariners (12-27) 13 13 1 7 Win: John Montague (4-0)   Loss: Steve Comer (3-4) T: 2:39   Att: 5,948 at The Kingdome Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (24-13) 7 16 2 11 Toronto Blue Jays (10-29) 6 12 2 10 Win: Don Stanhouse (3-1)   Loss: Dave Freisleben (1-1) T: 3:18   Att: 12,088 at Exhibition Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (19-19) 4 8 1 6 Atlanta Braves (13-22) 6 9 0 7 Win: Mickey Mahler (1-3)   Loss: Vida Blue (6-4)   Save: Gene Garber (7) T: 2:12   Att: 13,896 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (15-18) 9 13 1 7 Chicago Cubs (16-17) 5 10 0 3 Win: John Candelaria (3-2)   Loss: Ken Holtzman (3-3) T: 2:12   Att: 12,578 at Wrigley Field Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (19-21) 6 9 1 4 Cincinnati Reds (22-15) 7 9 0 9 Win: Pedro Borbon (2-0)   Loss: Jerry Reuss (1-3) T: 2:34   Att: 34,192 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (15-24) 2 4 1 6 Houston Astros (21-18) 3 10 2 7 Win: Joe Niekro (4-2)   Loss: Rollie Fingers (2-3) T: 2:32   Att: 9,445 at The Astrodome Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (21-13) 5 10 2 8 Philadelphia Phillies (24-11) 3 8 0 7 Win: Stan Bahnsen (1-1)   Loss: Dick Ruthven (6-1)   Save: Elias Sosa (4) T: 2:33   Att: 31,481 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals Game postponed due to rain. Made up on August 7. New York Mets at Shea Stadium

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