Sports news and scores from Saturday June 23, 1979

`Sports headlines for Saturday June 23, 1979:`

Reggie Jackson On Waivers For Possible Trade
A's Fans Disguised As Empty Seats
Holmes Says He Won't Fight Shavers Sept. 14

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Astros placed Frank Riccelli on the disabled 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
Detroit Tigers (31-34)	6	8	0	2
Baltimore Orioles (46-22)	8	8	0	7
Win: Tippy Martinez (5-1) Loss: John Hiller (3-6) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:46 Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Detroit Tigers (31-35)	5	9	2	7
Baltimore Orioles (47-22)	6	10	0	8
Win: Sammy Stewart (4-2) Loss: Jack Billingham (6-4) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:37 Att: 45,814 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Toronto Blue Jays (23-50)	3	12	1	8
Boston Red Sox (43-25)	4	10	0	8
Win: Dick Drago (6-3) Loss: Tom Buskey (3-2) T: 3:15 Att: 34,130 at Fenway Park Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Kansas City Royals (38-33)	13	18	2	14
California Angels (42-31)	4	8	2	9
Win: Larry Gura (5-6) Loss: Jim Barr (3-3) Save: Eduardo Rodriguez (2) T: 3:16 Att: 41,002 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Minnesota Twins (34-32)	6	10	0	10
Chicago White Sox (32-37)	1	7	1	7
Win: Dave Goltz (6-6) Loss: Ross Baumgarten (5-5) T: 2:41 Att: 20,797 at Comiskey Park Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Cleveland Indians (32-36)	5	10	0	6
New York Yankees (38-33)	6	12	0	11
Win: Tommy John (11-3) Loss: Victor Cruz (0-4) T: 3:00 Att: 35,818 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Texas Rangers (37-33)	8	12	3	6
Oakland A's (22-50)	5	6	1	7
Win: Jim Kern (9-1) Loss: Bob Lacey (1-5) T: 3:00 Att: 2,512 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Milwaukee Brewers (40-31)	3	9	1	6
Seattle Mariners (31-42)	8	10	0	4
Win: Mike Parrott (6-2) Loss: Lary Sorensen (9-7) T: 1:54 Att: 16,733 at The Kingdome Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Los Angeles Dodgers (32-40)	3	7	0	8
Atlanta Braves (26-44)	7	11	1	10
Win: Phil Niekro (9-9) Loss: Jerry Reuss (2-6) T: 2:38 Att: 16,347 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
San Francisco Giants (35-35)	5	10	1	5
Cincinnati Reds (36-34)	2	6	0	4
Win: John Curtis (3-3) Loss: Fred Norman (3-7) Save: Gary Lavelle (9) T: 2:16 Att: 35,293 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
San Diego Padres (32-41)	2	3	0	3
Houston Astros (43-29)	3	6	0	7
Win: Tom Dixon (1-1) Loss: Rollie Fingers (6-4) T: 2:01 Att: 41,429 at The Astrodome Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Philadelphia Phillies (35-33)	0	1	1	3
Montreal Expos (40-24)	3	8	0	3
Win: Steve Rogers (7-4) Loss: Nino Espinosa (6-7) T: 1:58 Att: 24,439 at Olympic Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Chicago Cubs (33-31)	4	5	1	3
Pittsburgh Pirates (34-29)	3	7	2	7
Win: Mike Krukow (4-5) Loss: Don Robinson (5-4) Save: Bruce Sutter (17) T: 2:34 Att: 18,513 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
New York Mets	Game postponed due to rain. Made up on September 28.
St. Louis Cardinals	Game postponed due to rain. Made up on September 28.
at Busch Stadium

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