Sports headlines for Wednesday June 6, 1979:

• NFL Refuses To Impose Ban On 'Chop Block'

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Orioles traded Dennis Blair to Padres for Randy Firebaugh
•	Angels sold Dyar Miller to Blue Jays
•	A's placed Glenn Burke on the disqualified list

---

Click on a team's logo to see its 1979 roster, stats and more!

   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 Kansas City Royals (31-24) 0 4 0 4 Baltimore Orioles (33-21) 3 7 0 4 Win: Dennis Martinez (8-2)   Loss: Paul Splittorff (8-5) T: 2:08   Att: 14,314 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (26-28) 8 13 1 6 Boston Red Sox (31-21) 5 14 1 12 Win: Francisco Barrios (5-3)   Loss: Bob Stanley (5-4)   Save: Steve Trout (2) T: 2:56   Att: 26,356 at Fenway Park Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Toronto Blue Jays (14-42) 5 8 1 8 California Angels (33-23) 4 10 3 5 Win: Jesse Jefferson (1-5)   Loss: Dave LaRoche (2-5) T: 2:21   Att: 18,835 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (30-24) 3 7 0 4 Milwaukee Brewers (32-25) 4 8 1 6 Win: Lary Sorensen (8-5)   Loss: Steve Comer (5-5) T: 2:01   Att: 15,347 at County Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (29-23) 2 5 0 9 New York Yankees (30-25) 3 8 1 7 Win: Ron Guidry (6-4)   Loss: Jerry Koosman (7-4) T: 2:15   Att: 34,075 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (26-27) 6 12 1 10 Oakland A's (18-38) 4 8 3 7 Win: Rick Wise (6-5)   Loss: Dave Heaverlo (2-5)   Save: Victor Cruz (5) T: 3:04   Att: 1,282 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (25-24) 3 6 0 7 Seattle Mariners (22-35) 4 7 0 6 Win: Floyd Bannister (3-5)   Loss: Jack Morris (3-2)   Save: Byron McLaughlin (1) T: 2:13   Att: 6,382 at The Kingdome Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (31-19) 12 15 1 7 Atlanta Braves (20-35) 2 6 5 5 Win: Ross Grimsley (5-4)   Loss: Phil Niekro (6-9) T: 2:35   Att: 5,618 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (26-32) 0 4 2 4 Chicago Cubs (23-27) 3 9 0 7 Win: Rick Reuschel (4-5)   Loss: Randy Jones (5-4)   Save: Bruce Sutter (11) T: 2:05   Att: 12,145 at Wrigley Field Boxscore	Team R H E LOB New York Mets (20-30) 5 12 0 6 Cincinnati Reds (30-26) 3 7 1 6 Win: Dale Murray (3-5)   Loss: Manny Sarmiento (0-2)   Save: Ed Glynn (2) T: 2:42   Att: 28,970 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (29-25) 3 7 0 5 Houston Astros (34-24) 4 8 1 7 Win: Joe Sambito (3-2)   Loss: Ron Reed (5-2)   Save: Bert Roberge (2) T: 2:23   Att: 28,955 at The Astrodome Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (27-31) 4 7 1 3 Pittsburgh Pirates (27-23) 5 7 0 3 Win: Enrique Romo (2-2)   Loss: Bob Welch (4-3)   Save: Kent Tekulve (6) T: 2:25   Att: 16,666 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (26-30) 5 10 0 10 St. Louis Cardinals (29-20) 6 13 0 8 Win: Buddy Schultz (4-2)   Loss: Randy Moffitt (1-4)   Save: Mark Littell (4) T: 2:45   Att: 19,003 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

All logos shown here are the property of their respective leagues and teams.