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Friday July 6, 1979
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Sports headlines for Friday July 6, 1979:




Today's baseball transactions:

   • Angels released Keith Comstock
   • White Sox traded Rich Hinton to Mariners for Juan Bernhardt
   • Royals placed Jerry Terrell on the disabled list
   • Yucatan (Mex.) sold Fernando Valenzuela to Dodgers




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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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Baltimore Orioles (54-28) 3 8 1 9
California Angels (49-36) 7 13 1 9
Win: Jim Barr (5-4)   Loss: Steve Stone (6-7)
T: 2:54   Att: 24,679 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore

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Minnesota Twins (43-37) 5 8 1 9
Cleveland Indians (37-44) 6 10 2 6
Win: Dan Spillner (2-2)   Loss: Paul Hartzell (4-6)   Save: Sid Monge (9)
T: 2:51   Att: 13,348 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore

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Chicago White Sox (36-45) 4 6 2 8
Kansas City Royals (42-40) 1 8 2 6
Win: Steve Trout (2-3)   Loss: Paul Splittorff (9-7)
T: 2:12   Att: 22,509 at Royals Stadium Boxscore

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Detroit Tigers (38-40) 7 12 1 5
Milwaukee Brewers (47-35) 4 12 1 7
Win: Jack Morris (7-4)   Loss: Moose Haas (5-6)   Save: Aurelio Lopez (3)
1st game of doubleheader T: 2:55 Boxscore

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Detroit Tigers (39-40) 5 9 1 8
Milwaukee Brewers (47-36) 4 8 1 5
Win: Milt Wilcox (7-4)   Loss: Jim Slaton (8-4)   Save: Dave Tobik (3)
2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:45   Att: 54,630 at County Stadium Boxscore

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New York Yankees (45-38) 4 9 1 13
Oakland A's (24-61) 3 10 1 7
Win: Ron Davis (8-0)   Loss: Steve McCatty (5-3)
1st game of doubleheader T: 2:45 Boxscore

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New York Yankees (46-38) 3 8 0 5
Oakland A's (24-62) 0 7 0 5
Win: Tommy John (13-3)   Loss: Dave Hamilton (2-4)
2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:04   Att: 19,538 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore

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Boston Red Sox (50-30) 3 7 2 8
Seattle Mariners (37-49) 5 11 2 12
Win: Floyd Bannister (4-7)   Loss: Dennis Eckersley (8-5)   Save: Byron McLaughlin (6)
T: 2:56   Att: 16,612 at The Kingdome Boxscore

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Toronto Blue Jays (27-58) 5 6 1 3
Texas Rangers (47-35) 1 8 2 5
Win: Tom Underwood (3-11)   Loss: John Henry Johnson (4-9)   Save: Tom Buskey (2)
T: 2:11   Att: 19,539 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore

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St. Louis Cardinals (40-37) 9 13 1 6
Atlanta Braves (35-48) 5 8 2 7
Win: John Denny (4-6)   Loss: Eddie Solomon (4-4)
1st game of doubleheader T: 2:25 Boxscore

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St. Louis Cardinals (41-37) 5 10 0 6
Atlanta Braves (35-49) 4 12 1 10
Win: George Frazier (1-1)   Loss: Craig Skok (1-3)
2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:58   Att: 24,701 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore

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Houston Astros (53-32) 4 14 0 10
Chicago Cubs (40-36) 2 8 1 9
Win: Joe Niekro (13-3)   Loss: Lynn McGlothen (9-7)   Save: Joe Sambito (10)
T: 2:50   Att: 25,612 at Wrigley Field Boxscore

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Pittsburgh Pirates (40-36) 1 7 0 7
Cincinnati Reds (43-41) 2 5 0 6
Win: Doug Bair (5-4)   Loss: Grant Jackson (4-2)
T: 2:20   Att: 32,264 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore

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Los Angeles Dodgers (34-50) 4 8 0 7
Montreal Expos (46-29) 6 14 0 11
Win: Dan Schatzeder (4-1)   Loss: Jerry Reuss (2-8)   Save: Elias Sosa (9)
T: 2:30   Att: 37,460 at Olympic Stadium Boxscore

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San Diego Padres (38-48) 6 9 0 11
New York Mets (32-45) 5 15 3 10
Win: Mark Lee (1-1)   Loss: Tom Hausman (0-4)
T: 2:49   Att: 10,021 at Shea Stadium Boxscore

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San Francisco Giants (40-43) 1 11 1 10
Philadelphia Phillies (43-39) 6 9 0 9
Win: Nino Espinosa (8-7)   Loss: John Curtis (4-5)
T: 2:27   Att: 36,097 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore

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