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Wednesday June 27, 1979
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Sports headlines for Wednesday June 27, 1979:




Today's baseball transactions:

   • Astros sold Jack Lazorko to Rangers
   • Yankees activated Reggie Jackson
   • Phillies activated Warren Brusstar
   • Blue Jays released Bob Robertson




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   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

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Cleveland Indians (32-40) 1 4 0 4
Baltimore Orioles (50-23) 3 7 0 8
Win: Jim Palmer (7-3)   Loss: Mike Paxton (4-4)
T: 2:23   Att: 20,209 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore

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Boston Red Sox (45-26) 3 5 2 7
Detroit Tigers (33-36) 1 8 0 8
Win: Bob Stanley (8-5)   Loss: Dave Tobik (1-3)
T: 2:39   Att: 32,381 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore

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Oakland A's (22-54) 3 8 1 11
Kansas City Royals (41-33) 10 11 1 6
Win: Steve Busby (3-5)   Loss: Mike Morgan (0-1)
T: 2:37   Att: 31,101 at Royals Stadium Boxscore

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Milwaukee Brewers (42-32) 9 17 0 8
Minnesota Twins (37-33) 8 13 1 9
Win: Mike Caldwell (8-5)   Loss: Gary Serum (0-2)   Save: Jerry Augustine (4)
T: 3:02   Att: 18,602 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore

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Chicago White Sox (32-41) 3 11 1 11
Seattle Mariners (33-43) 4 11 0 9
Win: Shane Rawley (5-6)   Loss: Ken Kravec (8-6)
T: 2:50   Att: 8,106 at The Kingdome Boxscore

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California Angels (42-34) 2 4 1 6
Texas Rangers (41-33) 4 7 0 7
Win: Steve Comer (7-6)   Loss: Nolan Ryan (9-5)   Save: Jim Kern (13)
T: 2:25   Att: 28,899 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore

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Philadelphia Phillies (37-35) 4 5 1 5
Chicago Cubs (36-32) 11 17 0 10
Win: Mike Krukow (5-5)   Loss: Randy Lerch (4-6)
T: 2:44   Att: 29,858 at Wrigley Field Boxscore

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Cincinnati Reds (39-36) 9 14 1 12
Los Angeles Dodgers (33-43) 1 6 0 4
Win: Fred Norman (4-7)   Loss: Jerry Reuss (2-7)
T: 2:17   Att: 40,768 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore

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New York Mets (29-39) 12 15 2 11
Pittsburgh Pirates (36-32) 9 13 3 11
Win: Wayne Twitchell (2-0)   Loss: Grant Jackson (4-1)
T: 3:24   Att: 13,168 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

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Atlanta Braves (28-46) 1 7 1 6
San Diego Padres (34-43) 2 6 2 9
Win: Rollie Fingers (7-5)   Loss: Phil Niekro (9-10)
1st game of doubleheader T: 1:57 Boxscore

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Atlanta Braves (29-46) 5 10 1 9
San Diego Padres (34-44) 2 5 2 5
Win: Joey McLaughlin (1-1)   Loss: Bob Owchinko (3-4)   Save: Gene Garber (14)
2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:49   Att: 16,032 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore

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Houston Astros (46-31) 3 6 1 6
San Francisco Giants (37-37) 6 9 1 3
Win: Greg Minton (1-0)   Loss: Tom Dixon (1-2)   Save: Dave Roberts (3)
T: 2:23   Att: 11,563 at Candlestick Park Boxscore

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Montreal Expos (42-26) 0 1 0 2
St. Louis Cardinals (35-32) 5 8 1 6
Win: Silvio Martinez (6-2)   Loss: Steve Rogers (7-5)
T: 2:10   Att: 14,864 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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