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Wednesday May 23, 1979
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Sports headlines for Wednesday May 23, 1979:




Today's baseball transactions:

   • Cubs traded Ray Burris to Yankees for Dick Tidrow
   • Astros placed Ken Forsch on the disabled list
   • Mets activated Pat Zachry
   • Padres placed Steve Mura 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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Boston Red Sox (25-15) 2 9 3 5
Baltimore Orioles (27-14) 5 7 0 3
Win: Tippy Martinez (2-1)   Loss: Bob Stanley (4-3)
T: 2:22   Att: 29,400 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore

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Oakland A's (15-28) 1 10 0 10
Chicago White Sox (20-20) 6 13 0 7
Win: Ken Kravec (4-3)   Loss: John Henry Johnson (1-7)
T: 2:33   Att: 11,881 at Comiskey Park Boxscore

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New York Yankees (23-19) 3 11 0 8
Detroit Tigers (16-20) 4 8 1 9
Win: John Hiller (3-2)   Loss: Ken Clay (0-1)
T: 2:30   Att: 21,671 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore

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California Angels (25-17) 0 6 0 5
Milwaukee Brewers (23-20) 1 6 1 7
Win: Bill Travers (3-2)   Loss: Don Aase (3-4)
T: 2:10   Att: 8,408 at County Stadium Boxscore

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Minnesota Twins (25-15) 2 6 0 6
Texas Rangers (24-17) 7 9 0 2
Win: Fergie Jenkins (5-2)   Loss: Dave Goltz (4-5)
T: 2:01   Att: 17,909 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore

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Cleveland Indians (18-23) 4 7 2 9
Toronto Blue Jays (11-33) 3 4 2 5
Win: Wayne Garland (2-4)   Loss: Dave Freisleben (1-2)
T: 2:08   Att: 20,283 at Exhibition Stadium Boxscore

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Houston Astros (24-21) 5 9 1 6
Atlanta Braves (15-26) 6 6 1 3
Win: Tony Brizzolara (1-0)   Loss: Joaquin Andujar (4-2)   Save: Gene Garber (9)
T: 2:27   Att: 1,623 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore

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Pittsburgh Pirates (18-20) 0 8 1 8
Montreal Expos (25-14) 3 10 0 6
Win: Steve Rogers (4-2)   Loss: John Candelaria (3-3)
T: 2:18   Att: 7,041 at Olympic Stadium Boxscore

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St. Louis Cardinals (21-18) 3 7 0 6
Philadelphia Phillies (26-14) 1 8 0 7
Win: Silvio Martinez (2-1)   Loss: Dick Ruthven (6-2)   Save: Mark Littell (3)
T: 2:15   Att: 32,349 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore

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Los Angeles Dodgers (21-24) 4 14 0 11
San Diego Padres (18-27) 2 6 1 5
Win: Burt Hooton (4-2)   Loss: Randy Jones (4-3)
T: 2:13   Att: 29,158 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore

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Cincinnati Reds (24-17) 5 9 0 4
San Francisco Giants (23-20) 0 3 0 3
Win: Mike LaCoss (5-0)   Loss: Vida Blue (6-5)
T: 1:56   Att: 21,080 at Candlestick Park Boxscore

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Chicago Cubs Game postponed due to rain. Made up on May 24.
New York Mets

at Shea Stadium

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