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Tuesday June 5, 1979
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Sports headlines for Tuesday June 5, 1979:




Today's baseball transactions:

   • Braves activated Biff Pocoroba
   • Orioles traded Larry Harlow to Angels for Floyd Rayford and cash
   • Orioles activated Doug DeCinces
   • Angels placed Rod Carew on the disabled list
   • A's activated Tony Armas
   • Mariners placed Julio Cruz 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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Minnesota Twins (29-22) 3 10 0 6
Baltimore Orioles (32-21) 1 5 0 4
Win: Paul Hartzell (3-3)   Loss: Steve Stone (3-5)   Save: Mike Marshall (12)
T: 2:18   Att: 11,036 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore

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Texas Rangers (30-23) 3 11 1 7
Boston Red Sox (31-20) 9 12 1 8
Win: Dennis Eckersley (5-3)   Loss: Jon Matlack (3-3)
T: 2:22   Att: 27,670 at Fenway Park Boxscore

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Toronto Blue Jays (13-42) 0 4 2 6
California Angels (33-22) 3 6 1 8
Win: Frank Tanana (5-3)   Loss: Tom Underwood (0-8)
T: 2:03   Att: 18,862 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore

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Milwaukee Brewers (31-25) 5 12 3 11
Chicago White Sox (25-28) 3 7 3 8
Win: Jim Slaton (5-3)   Loss: Fred Howard (0-2)   Save: Jerry Augustine (2)
T: 2:56   Att: 13,713 at Comiskey Park Boxscore

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Kansas City Royals (31-23) 3 7 1 6
New York Yankees (29-25) 1 3 1 4
Win: Larry Gura (3-5)   Loss: Luis Tiant (1-2)
T: 2:22   Att: 24,968 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore

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Cleveland Indians (25-27) 12 14 0 3
Oakland A's (18-37) 3 9 1 7
Win: Rick Waits (8-3)   Loss: Rick Langford (1-9)
T: 2:17   Att: 1,175 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore

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Detroit Tigers (25-23) 3 11 1 9
Seattle Mariners (21-35) 1 4 0 9
Win: Jack Billingham (6-3)   Loss: Glenn Abbott (2-7)   Save: John Hiller (5)
T: 2:07   Att: 6,156 at The Kingdome Boxscore

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Montreal Expos (30-19) 1 6 0 6
Atlanta Braves (20-34) 4 6 2 6
Win: Rick Matula (3-4)   Loss: Scott Sanderson (4-4)   Save: Gene Garber (12)
T: 2:10   Att: 4,710 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore

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San Diego Padres (26-31) 11 11 0 7
Chicago Cubs (22-27) 3 6 3 4
Win: Eric Rasmussen (3-5)   Loss: Dennis Lamp (4-2)
T: 2:40   Att: 12,675 at Wrigley Field Boxscore

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New York Mets (19-30) 1 6 1 5
Cincinnati Reds (30-25) 6 9 1 11
Win: Fred Norman (3-5)   Loss: Kevin Kobel (2-1)
T: 2:25   Att: 22,209 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore

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Philadelphia Phillies (29-24) 8 17 0 12
Houston Astros (33-24) 0 1 0 4
Win: Steve Carlton (7-6)   Loss: Rick Williams (2-2)
T: 2:25   Att: 28,244 at The Astrodome Boxscore

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Los Angeles Dodgers (27-30) 1 7 1 10
Pittsburgh Pirates (26-23) 3 8 0 8
Win: Bert Blyleven (2-2)   Loss: Don Sutton (6-5)   Save: Kent Tekulve (5)
T: 2:37   Att: 11,088 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

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San Francisco Giants (26-29) 4 9 1 7
St. Louis Cardinals (28-20) 5 13 2 11
Win: Mark Littell (4-1)   Loss: Randy Moffitt (1-3)
T: 2:26   Att: 25,561 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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