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Sunday July 8, 1979
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Sports headlines for Sunday July 8, 1979:




Today's baseball transactions:

   • Tigers placed Phil Mankowski on the disabled list
   • Expos placed Chris Speier on the disabled list




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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 (55-29) 3 7 2 4
California Angels (50-37) 2 5 0 6
Win: Scott McGregor (3-2)   Loss: Don Aase (7-7)   Save: Don Stanhouse (11)
T: 2:24   Att: 29,062 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore

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Minnesota Twins (43-39) 4 11 2 10
Cleveland Indians (39-44) 5 10 2 6
Win: Victor Cruz (2-6)   Loss: Mike Marshall (9-8)
1st game of doubleheader T: 2:45 Boxscore

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Minnesota Twins (44-39) 7 13 0 8
Cleveland Indians (39-45) 2 7 1 6
Win: Dave Goltz (7-6)   Loss: Rick Waits (9-8)
2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:15   Att: 19,592 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore

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Chicago White Sox (37-46) 4 13 2 7
Kansas City Royals (43-41) 2 8 0 9
Win: Francisco Barrios (8-3)   Loss: Marty Pattin (3-2)   Save: Randy Scarbery (3)
T: 2:38   Att: 24,501 at Royals Stadium Boxscore

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Detroit Tigers (40-41) 4 10 2 4
Milwaukee Brewers (48-37) 5 11 0 11
Win: Mike Caldwell (10-5)   Loss: John Hiller (3-7)
1st game of doubleheader T: 2:44 Boxscore

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Detroit Tigers (40-42) 1 4 1 5
Milwaukee Brewers (49-37) 3 10 1 6
Win: Bill Travers (6-4)   Loss: Dan Petry (0-1)
2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:15   Att: 39,141 at County Stadium Boxscore

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New York Yankees (48-38) 2 5 0 2
Oakland A's (24-64) 0 1 0 1
Win: Luis Tiant (6-3)   Loss: Brian Kingman (0-2)
T: 2:03   Att: 13,483 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore

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Boston Red Sox (52-30) 8 14 0 9
Seattle Mariners (37-51) 2 6 0 8
Win: Steve Renko (7-3)   Loss: Byron McLaughlin (5-3)
T: 2:36   Att: 26,450 at The Kingdome Boxscore

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Toronto Blue Jays (27-60) 3 6 1 3
Texas Rangers (49-35) 4 6 0 3
Win: Steve Comer (9-6)   Loss: Balor Moore (2-1)   Save: Sparky Lyle (9)
T: 1:51   Att: 17,489 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore

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St. Louis Cardinals (41-39) 5 9 0 6
Atlanta Braves (37-49) 6 10 2 6
Win: Gene Garber (5-10)   Loss: Mark Littell (6-3)
T: 2:12   Att: 4,160 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore

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Houston Astros (53-35) 0 7 1 7
Chicago Cubs (43-36) 10 17 0 13
Win: Mike Krukow (6-5)   Loss: Ken Forsch (5-4)   Save: Donnie Moore (1)
T: 2:35   Att: 37,614 at Wrigley Field Boxscore

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Pittsburgh Pirates (40-38) 2 8 0 8
Cincinnati Reds (45-41) 4 9 2 4
Win: Fred Norman (5-7)   Loss: John Candelaria (7-7)
1st game of doubleheader T: 2:04 Boxscore

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Pittsburgh Pirates (41-38) 2 7 0 4
Cincinnati Reds (45-42) 1 5 0 5
Win: Grant Jackson (5-2)   Loss: Dave Tomlin (2-2)   Save: Kent Tekulve (11)
2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:15   Att: 43,099 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore

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Los Angeles Dodgers (35-51) 8 12 2 6
Montreal Expos (47-30) 6 9 1 8
Win: Rick Sutcliffe (8-7)   Loss: Ross Grimsley (8-5)   Save: Lerrin LaGrow (2)
T: 2:48   Att: 46,601 at Olympic Stadium Boxscore

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San Diego Padres (40-48) 5 9 0 9
New York Mets (32-47) 3 8 3 5
Win: Gaylord Perry (9-6)   Loss: Kevin Kobel (3-4)
1st game of doubleheader T: 2:31 Boxscore

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San Diego Padres (40-49) 1 4 0 5
New York Mets (33-47) 4 11 0 8
Win: Andy Hassler (2-2)   Loss: Bob Shirley (4-9)   Save: Tom Hausman (1)
2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:24   Att: 17,320 at Shea Stadium Boxscore

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San Francisco Giants (41-44) 3 9 1 8
Philadelphia Phillies (44-40) 5 8 0 8
Win: Steve Carlton (10-8)   Loss: Bob Knepper (6-3)
T: 2:30   Att: 41,387 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore

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