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Sunday May 27, 1979
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Sports headlines for Sunday May 27, 1979:




Today's baseball transactions:

   • Tigers sold Milt May to White Sox




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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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California Angels (27-19) 4 8 0 7
Chicago White Sox (22-22) 2 6 2 4
Win: Dave Frost (3-2)   Loss: Francisco Barrios (4-2)
1st game of doubleheader T: 2:30 Boxscore

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California Angels (28-19) 9 14 2 6
Chicago White Sox (22-23) 1 4 0 7
Win: Don Aase (4-4)   Loss: Rich Hinton (1-2)
2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:20   Att: 25,025 at Comiskey Park Boxscore

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New York Yankees (23-21) 0 5 2 8
Cleveland Indians (20-23) 5 10 0 8
Win: Rick Wise (4-5)   Loss: Ron Guidry (4-4)
1st game of doubleheader T: 2:18 Boxscore

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New York Yankees (24-21) 5 11 1 9
Cleveland Indians (20-24) 4 11 1 8
Win: Ray Burris (1-0)   Loss: Sid Monge (2-5)
2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:54   Att: 40,648 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore

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Baltimore Orioles (29-15) 1 3 2 4
Detroit Tigers (17-21) 5 8 0 7
Win: Jack Billingham (5-3)   Loss: Scott McGregor (0-2)
1st game of doubleheader T: 2:17 Boxscore

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Baltimore Orioles (29-16) 3 8 1 7
Detroit Tigers (18-21) 10 11 2 3
Win: Dave Rozema (2-2)   Loss: Steve Stone (3-3)
2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:35   Att: 27,425 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore

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Oakland A's (16-31) 2 7 1 5
Milwaukee Brewers (26-21) 1 6 1 6
Win: Steve McCatty (3-0)   Loss: Lary Sorensen (6-5)   Save: Dave Heaverlo (4)
T: 2:08   Att: 22,928 at County Stadium Boxscore

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Kansas City Royals (26-20) 2 7 0 4
Minnesota Twins (25-18) 1 6 0 7
Win: Steve Busby (2-2)   Loss: Jerry Koosman (7-2)
T: 2:06   Att: 35,148 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore

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Seattle Mariners (17-31) 3 9 1 3
Texas Rangers (26-19) 7 12 0 8
Win: Steve Comer (4-4)   Loss: Paul Mitchell (0-4)   Save: Jim Kern (7)
T: 2:18   Att: 17,320 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore

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Boston Red Sox (26-17) 1 7 0 4
Toronto Blue Jays (12-34) 0 6 1 5
Win: Chuck Rainey (3-2)   Loss: Jesse Jefferson (0-4)
T: 2:02   Att: 33,556 at Exhibition Stadium Boxscore

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Cincinnati Reds (25-20) 7 11 1 8
Los Angeles Dodgers (23-25) 8 11 3 7
Win: Lerrin LaGrow (1-0)   Loss: Pedro Borbon (2-1)   Save: Bob Welch (4)
T: 2:45   Att: 44,150 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore

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St. Louis Cardinals (21-19) 3 8 1 6
Montreal Expos (26-14) 8 10 1 4
Win: Scott Sanderson (3-3)   Loss: John Denny (3-4)
1st game of doubleheader T: 2:18 Boxscore

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St. Louis Cardinals (22-19) 11 19 1 7
Montreal Expos (26-15) 3 8 1 8
Win: Bob Forsch (2-4)   Loss: Ross Grimsley (4-3)
2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:50   Att: 52,539 at Olympic Stadium Boxscore

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Pittsburgh Pirates (19-21) 2 8 1 5
New York Mets (15-25) 1 5 0 5
Win: Grant Jackson (3-0)   Loss: Dale Murray (2-5)
T: 2:26   Att: 25,545 at Shea Stadium Boxscore

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Chicago Cubs (19-22) 4 4 2 3
Philadelphia Phillies (27-16) 6 14 1 14
Win: Steve Carlton (6-5)   Loss: Bill Caudill (0-1)
T: 2:37   Att: 47,087 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore

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Houston Astros (26-22) 4 8 1 5
San Diego Padres (19-29) 2 10 2 6
Win: J.R. Richard (5-4)   Loss: Eric Rasmussen (1-5)
T: 2:21   Att: 17,199 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore

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Atlanta Braves (17-27) 10 7 1 6
San Francisco Giants (25-22) 8 11 1 6
Win: Craig Skok (1-1)   Loss: Randy Moffitt (0-2)   Save: Gene Garber (10)
T: 3:07   Att: 18,936 at Candlestick Park Boxscore

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