Sports headlines for Tuesday June 26, 1979:

• Cubs Waive Bobby Murcer, $320,000 Salary To Yanks
• Ali Says It's So: He Has Resigned His Share Of Title
• John Lloyd Loses Again In The First Round

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Astros activated Ken Forsch
•	Yankees traded Paul Semall to Cubs for Bobby Murcer
•	Padres placed Barry Evans on the suspended list
•	Giants activated Ed Halicki

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Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (32-39) 3 6 0 8 Baltimore Orioles (49-23) 4 5 0 8 Win: Mike Flanagan (9-5)   Loss: Len Barker (0-1)   Save: Don Stanhouse (8) T: 3:03   Att: 18,171 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (44-26) 4 7 0 5 Detroit Tigers (33-35) 6 7 0 5 Win: Jack Morris (5-4)   Loss: Bill Campbell (2-3) T: 2:32   Att: 36,247 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Oakland A's (22-53) 6 12 3 13 Kansas City Royals (40-33) 7 14 1 16 Win: Al Hrabosky (5-3)   Loss: Jim Todd (2-4) T: 3:46   Att: 24,550 at Royals Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers (41-32) 7 10 1 8 Minnesota Twins (37-32) 8 13 0 7 Win: Mike Marshall (9-6)   Loss: Jerry Augustine (3-3) T: 0:00   Att: 21,711 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (32-40) 2 7 4 11 Seattle Mariners (32-43) 3 5 3 8 Win: Byron McLaughlin (4-2)   Loss: Steve Trout (1-3)   Save: Shane Rawley (9) T: 2:18   Att: 7,740 at The Kingdome Boxscore	Team R H E LOB California Angels (42-33) 1 7 0 6 Texas Rangers (40-33) 2 6 0 8 Win: Jon Matlack (5-4)   Loss: Don Aase (6-6)   Save: Jim Kern (12) T: 2:16   Att: 28,695 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (40-34) 11 16 1 12 Toronto Blue Jays (24-52) 2 8 0 9 Win: Luis Tiant (4-2)   Loss: Dave Lemanczyk (7-5) T: 2:37   Att: 38,696 at Exhibition Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (37-34) 5 10 0 5 Chicago Cubs (35-32) 3 5 0 4 Win: Dick Ruthven (7-4)   Loss: Donnie Moore (1-3)   Save: Tug McGraw (6) T: 2:30   Att: 35,970 at Wrigley Field Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (38-36) 5 5 0 6 Houston Astros (46-30) 6 10 1 7 Win: Bert Roberge (2-0)   Loss: Doug Bair (4-3)   Save: Joe Sambito (7) T: 2:32   Att: 37,114 at The Astrodome Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (33-43) 5 7 1 5 Los Angeles Dodgers (33-42) 1 11 0 11 Win: Bob Shirley (3-7)   Loss: Don Sutton (7-8) T: 2:41   Att: 35,001 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (36-31) 2 5 0 5 New York Mets (28-39) 1 4 1 3 Win: Bert Blyleven (5-2)   Loss: Tom Hausman (0-3)   Save: Grant Jackson (8) T: 2:22   Att: 11,903 at Shea Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (28-45) 5 9 1 10 San Francisco Giants (36-37) 6 6 1 3 Win: Gary Lavelle (6-4)   Loss: Gene Garber (3-10) T: 2:49   Att: 20,430 at Candlestick Park Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (42-25) 5 10 0 8 St. Louis Cardinals (34-32) 3 7 2 6 Win: Ross Grimsley (8-4)   Loss: John Denny (3-6)   Save: Woodie Fryman (4) T: 2:24   Att: 16,791 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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