Sports headlines for Saturday June 9, 1979:

• Coastal's Bid Is Spectacular Enough To Win
• Chris Wins 10 Straight Games And French Title
• Ali Says 'Farewell' To Boxing By Battering German Fighter
• Fleer Corp. Gums Up The Works With A Suit

• Phillies activated Larry Bowa

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Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (21-36) 3 8 1 6 Philadelphia Phillies (30-26) 9 18 0 12 Win: Larry Christenson (1-3)   Loss: Mickey Mahler (2-6) T: 2:33   Att: 38,035 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (27-29) 6 7 1 3 Milwaukee Brewers (32-27) 2 7 2 6 Win: Fred Howard (1-2)   Loss: Mike Caldwell (6-5)   Save: Steve Trout (3) T: 2:29   Att: 36,941 at County Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (27-28) 4 8 0 9 Seattle Mariners (23-36) 3 8 0 8 Win: Sid Monge (4-5)   Loss: Shane Rawley (2-6) T: 2:49   Att: 40,314 at The Kingdome Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (25-26) 1 4 1 5 California Angels (35-23) 9 14 0 9 Win: Nolan Ryan (7-3)   Loss: Dave Rozema (3-3) T: 2:41   Att: 36,499 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (35-25) 0 7 1 7 New York Mets (21-31) 4 5 0 2 Win: Craig Swan (6-4)   Loss: Joaquin Andujar (5-4) T: 1:57   Att: 10,499 at Shea Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (28-32) 3 8 1 6 Chicago Cubs (25-28) 5 10 0 10 Win: Dennis Lamp (5-2)   Loss: Rick Sutcliffe (6-4)   Save: Dick Tidrow (2) T: 2:46   Att: 25,683 at Wrigley Field Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (30-25) 6 6 0 8 Boston Red Sox (34-21) 12 17 3 7 Win: Mike Torrez (6-3)   Loss: Roger Erickson (0-6) T: 2:43   Att: 34,324 at Fenway Park Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (31-21) 1 3 1 3 Cincinnati Reds (32-26) 7 10 1 5 Win: Tom Seaver (3-5)   Loss: Bill Lee (6-3) T: 2:03   Att: 36,207 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (31-27) 8 12 0 12 Kansas City Royals (32-26) 9 17 2 10 Win: Marty Pattin (3-0)   Loss: Ken Clay (1-2) T: 4:08   Att: 38,025 at Royals Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (27-34) 4 8 0 2 St. Louis Cardinals (30-22) 7 10 0 5 Win: Pete Vuckovich (6-3)   Loss: Eric Rasmussen (3-6) T: 2:17   Att: 26,695 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (28-31) 6 10 0 7 Pittsburgh Pirates (28-24) 2 5 0 6 Win: Vida Blue (7-6)   Loss: Bruce Kison (3-2) T: 2:23   Att: 25,814 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (31-26) 3 9 0 6 Baltimore Orioles (36-21) 4 9 1 6 Win: Steve Stone (4-5)   Loss: Dock Ellis (1-5)   Save: Don Stanhouse (6) T: 2:25   Att: 30,806 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Toronto Blue Jays (16-42) 5 11 0 5 Oakland A's (18-40) 0 5 0 11 Win: Phil Huffman (3-6)   Loss: Matt Keough (0-8) T: 2:15   Att: 1,725 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore