Sports headlines for Friday June 8, 1979:

• Fullerton Is Name On NCAA Trophy, 2-1
• Celtics Sign Bird For $3.25 Million Over 5 Seasons
• Spectacular Bid Gets Trumped
• Jazz Move To Utah Is Approved By NBA

• Indians placed Bo Diaz on the disabled list

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

Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (21-35) 11 15 2 9 Philadelphia Phillies (29-26) 5 10 2 12 Win: Gene Garber (3-7)   Loss: Ron Reed (5-3) T: 3:24   Att: 41,136 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox Game postponed due to rain. Made up on August 21. Milwaukee Brewers at County Stadium

Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (26-28) 2 4 0 5 Seattle Mariners (23-35) 6 11 0 7 Win: Mike Parrott (4-1)   Loss: Wayne Garland (2-7)   Save: Byron McLaughlin (2) T: 2:08   Att: 7,300 at The Kingdome Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (25-25) 4 4 0 5 California Angels (34-23) 6 10 2 7 Win: Don Aase (5-4)   Loss: Milt Wilcox (4-4)   Save: Mark Clear (6) T: 2:23   Att: 28,298 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (35-24) 5 8 0 7 New York Mets (20-31) 0 4 1 6 Win: Joe Niekro (9-2)   Loss: Pat Zachry (5-1) T: 2:24   Att: 12,196 at Shea Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (28-31) 11 10 1 4 Chicago Cubs (24-28) 4 8 0 6 Win: Burt Hooton (5-3)   Loss: Mike Krukow (2-5) T: 2:03   Att: 21,162 at Wrigley Field Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (30-24) 1 6 0 8 Boston Red Sox (33-21) 2 9 1 8 Win: Bob Stanley (6-4)   Loss: Dave Goltz (5-6) T: 2:20   Att: 33,953 at Fenway Park Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (31-20) 2 7 0 9 Cincinnati Reds (31-26) 3 8 1 5 Win: Mike LaCoss (7-0)   Loss: Dan Schatzeder (1-1) T: 2:32   Att: 27,833 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (31-26) 11 14 1 10 Kansas City Royals (31-26) 10 18 1 9 Win: Ken Clay (1-1)   Loss: Eduardo Rodriguez (4-1) T: 3:33   Att: 35,589 at Royals Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (27-33) 8 12 2 9 St. Louis Cardinals (29-22) 7 16 3 11 Win: Rollie Fingers (6-3)   Loss: Darold Knowles (2-2)   Save: John D'Acquisto (2) T: 3:07   Att: 18,943 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (27-31) 2 6 1 4 Pittsburgh Pirates (28-23) 3 7 2 5 Win: Enrique Romo (3-2)   Loss: John Curtis (1-3)   Save: Grant Jackson (7) T: 2:20   Att: 18,227 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (31-25) 0 4 0 4 Baltimore Orioles (35-21) 3 4 0 6 Win: Mike Flanagan (7-4)   Loss: Doyle Alexander (3-4) T: 2:17   Att: 47,539 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Toronto Blue Jays (15-42) 2 10 0 7 Oakland A's (18-39) 1 6 1 8 Win: Tom Buskey (2-1)   Loss: Dave Heaverlo (2-6) T: 2:19   Att: 2,022 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore