Sports headlines for Friday May 25, 1979:

• Indy Seeks Closer Finish, Changes Yellow Flag Rule
• Indy Reverses Stand, Will Hold Special Trials

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Braves placed Dale Murphy on the disabled list
•	Braves activated Brian Asselstine
•	Reds traded Champ Summers to Tigers for Sheldon Burnside (acquired 10/25/1979)
•	Reds activated Ken Henderson
•	Astros traded Bo McLaughlin to Braves for Frank LaCorte
•	Dodgers activated Terry Forster
•	Phillies signed Bud Harrelson as a free agent
•	Phillies placed Larry Bowa on the disabled list
•	Mariners placed Bill Stein 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

Team R H E LOB California Angels (25-19) 1 1 0 9 Chicago White Sox (22-20) 6 11 3 5 Win: Ross Baumgarten (5-1)   Loss: Nolan Ryan (5-3) T: 2:47   Att: 20,554 at Comiskey Park Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Oakland A's (15-30) 2 8 1 5 Milwaukee Brewers (25-20) 3 11 0 9 Win: Mike Caldwell (5-4)   Loss: Bob Lacey (1-2) T: 2:12   Att: 22,073 at County Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (24-20) 4 13 1 10 Minnesota Twins (25-16) 3 11 1 9 Win: Paul Splittorff (7-3)   Loss: Mike Marshall (7-4)   Save: Al Hrabosky (5) T: 2:41   Att: 9,606 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Seattle Mariners (16-29) 3 10 0 8 Texas Rangers (24-18) 2 8 0 5 Win: Mike Parrott (2-0)   Loss: Doyle Alexander (2-3)   Save: Shane Rawley (5) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:15 Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Seattle Mariners (17-29) 5 10 1 8 Texas Rangers (24-19) 3 8 2 4 Win: Rick Honeycutt (2-5)   Loss: Dock Ellis (1-3) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:00   Att: 26,765 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (24-19) 6 14 1 8 Los Angeles Dodgers (22-24) 17 20 0 7 Win: Rick Sutcliffe (5-3)   Loss: Tom Seaver (2-3) T: 2:54   Att: 49,372 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (18-20) 3 6 1 4 New York Mets (14-24) 3 8 1 4 T: 2:51   Att: 6,611 at Shea Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (18-21) 3 14 0 12 Philadelphia Phillies (26-15) 0 4 0 6 Win: Lynn McGlothen (6-5)   Loss: Nino Espinosa (5-4)   Save: Bruce Sutter (8) T: 2:20   Att: 34,456 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (24-22) 1 5 3 4 San Diego Padres (19-27) 2 7 1 9 Win: Rollie Fingers (5-3)   Loss: Joe Sambito (2-2) T: 2:44   Att: 15,289 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (15-27) 4 7 1 5 San Francisco Giants (25-20) 6 8 1 3 Win: Bob Knepper (5-2)   Loss: Phil Niekro (5-7)   Save: Gary Lavelle (6) T: 2:12   Att: 11,117 at Candlestick Park Boxscore
Team R H E LOB New York Yankees Game postponed due to rain. Made up on September 17. Cleveland Indians at Municipal Stadium	Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles Game postponed due to rain. Made up on September 20. Detroit Tigers at Tiger Stadium
Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals Game postponed due to rain. Made up on July 30. Montreal Expos at Olympic Stadium	Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox Game postponed due to rain. Made up on September 17. Toronto Blue Jays at Exhibition Stadium

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