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Thursday June 28, 1979
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Sports headlines for Thursday June 28, 1979:




Today's baseball transactions:

   • White Sox activated Mike Proly
   • Reds sold Ken Henderson to Cubs
   • Reds traded Pedro Borbon to Giants for Hector Cruz
   • Tigers activated Lou Whitaker
   • A's placed Dave Revering on the disabled list
   • A's activated Jim Essian
   • Pirates traded Ed Whitson, Fred Breining and Al Holland to Giants for Bill Madlock, Lenny Randle and Dave Roberts
   • Padres activated Steve Mura




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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 (33-40) 6 11 1 6
Baltimore Orioles (50-24) 3 5 0 6
Win: Rick Wise (7-5)   Loss: Dennis Martinez (10-4)   Save: Sid Monge (6)
T: 3:07   Att: 11,795 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore

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Boston Red Sox (45-27) 3 7 0 6
Detroit Tigers (34-36) 6 8 0 5
Win: Jack Billingham (7-4)   Loss: Steve Renko (5-3)   Save: Aurelio Lopez (1)
T: 2:22   Att: 32,755 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore

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Oakland A's (22-55) 6 8 1 7
Kansas City Royals (42-33) 7 9 2 9
Win: Al Hrabosky (6-3)   Loss: Dave Heaverlo (3-8)
T: 2:28   Att: 22,307 at Royals Stadium Boxscore

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Milwaukee Brewers (43-32) 6 8 1 6
Minnesota Twins (37-34) 5 18 4 15
Win: Bill Castro (2-0)   Loss: Mike Marshall (9-7)
T: 0:00   Att: 22,224 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore

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Chicago White Sox (33-41) 2 7 0 4
Seattle Mariners (33-44) 1 9 0 8
Win: Ross Baumgarten (6-5)   Loss: Mike Parrott (6-3)   Save: Steve Trout (4)
T: 2:13   Att: 7,687 at The Kingdome Boxscore

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California Angels (42-35) 4 5 1 2
Texas Rangers (42-33) 14 20 0 10
Win: Fergie Jenkins (8-4)   Loss: Jim Barr (3-4)
T: 2:24   Att: 29,101 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore

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New York Yankees (41-34) 5 10 0 9
Toronto Blue Jays (24-53) 3 11 1 9
Win: Ron Davis (6-0)   Loss: Mark Lemongello (1-8)
T: 2:37   Att: 39,347 at Exhibition Stadium Boxscore

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Cincinnati Reds (40-36) 2 10 1 9
Los Angeles Dodgers (33-44) 1 6 0 6
Win: Tom Hume (6-5)   Loss: Burt Hooton (7-5)   Save: Doug Bair (11)
T: 2:03   Att: 38,873 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore

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New York Mets (30-39) 3 11 0 11
Pittsburgh Pirates (36-33) 2 10 0 6
Win: Neil Allen (2-5)   Loss: Jim Bibby (3-2)   Save: Ed Glynn (3)
T: 3:24   Att: 10,137 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

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Atlanta Braves (29-47) 5 9 0 9
San Diego Padres (35-44) 6 13 0 8
Win: John D'Acquisto (4-5)   Loss: Tony Brizzolara (2-3)   Save: Rollie Fingers (11)
T: 2:32   Att: 11,148 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore

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Houston Astros (47-31) 6 9 2 10
San Francisco Giants (37-38) 5 7 1 8
Win: Rick Williams (3-3)   Loss: John Curtis (3-4)   Save: Randy Niemann (1)
T: 2:48   Att: 15,624 at Candlestick Park Boxscore

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