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Friday July 20, 1979
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Sports headlines for Friday July 20, 1979:




Today's baseball transactions:

   • Red Sox placed Chuck Rainey on the disabled list
   • Indians activated Bo Diaz
   • Expos traded cash and Randy Shafer (acquired 12/3/1979) to Tigers for Rusty Staub
   • Yankees activated Mickey Rivers




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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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California Angels (56-40) 1 5 0 4
Baltimore Orioles (61-32) 2 5 0 4
Win: Scott McGregor (4-3)   Loss: Jim Barr (7-5)
T: 2:01   Att: 25,682 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore

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Seattle Mariners (41-55) 8 9 1 7
Boston Red Sox (57-33) 0 6 0 8
Win: Mike Parrott (7-7)   Loss: Mike Torrez (9-6)
T: 2:31   Att: 33,397 at Fenway Park Boxscore

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Cleveland Indians (43-49) 1 4 1 5
Kansas City Royals (45-48) 9 10 0 5
Win: Rich Gale (7-8)   Loss: Rick Waits (9-9)
T: 2:31   Att: 38,461 at Royals Stadium Boxscore

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Toronto Blue Jays (29-66) 0 7 0 6
Milwaukee Brewers (56-38) 2 6 0 5
Win: Jim Slaton (10-4)   Loss: Tom Underwood (3-13)
T: 2:14   Att: 27,010 at County Stadium Boxscore

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Detroit Tigers (46-46) 6 11 0 4
Minnesota Twins (49-42) 14 17 1 5
Win: Gary Serum (1-3)   Loss: Kip Young (2-2)
T: 2:30   Att: 14,509 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore

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Oakland A's (26-70) 5 9 0 6
New York Yankees (50-44) 1 8 3 8
Win: Brian Kingman (1-2)   Loss: Tommy John (13-5)   Save: Dave Hamilton (1)
T: 2:09   Att: 30,481 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore

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Chicago White Sox (44-50) 2 6 1 4
Texas Rangers (52-42) 1 7 0 6
Win: Rich Wortham (10-9)   Loss: John Henry Johnson (4-11)   Save: Guy Hoffman (2)
T: 2:17   Att: 21,901 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore

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Atlanta Braves (40-54) 2 7 1 4
Chicago Cubs (49-39) 10 14 0 8
Win: Rick Reuschel (9-6)   Loss: Tony Brizzolara (5-4)
T: 2:20   Att: 22,646 at Wrigley Field Boxscore

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Montreal Expos (50-37) 5 15 0 11
Los Angeles Dodgers (38-57) 6 5 1 10
Win: Dave Patterson (1-0)   Loss: Woodie Fryman (2-5)
T: 3:43   Att: 48,825 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore

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Houston Astros (54-43) 3 8 0 8
Pittsburgh Pirates (49-39) 9 12 2 6
Win: John Candelaria (9-7)   Loss: J.R. Richard (7-11)
T: 2:40   Att: 23,585 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

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New York Mets (38-51) 1 4 0 3
San Diego Padres (45-53) 2 4 1 3
Win: Gaylord Perry (10-6)   Loss: Craig Swan (8-9)
T: 2:08   Att: 16,381 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore

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Philadelphia Phillies (51-42) 6 13 3 10
San Francisco Giants (46-49) 4 4 1 3
Win: Randy Lerch (6-8)   Loss: Tom Griffin (4-5)   Save: Ron Reed (3)
T: 2:32   Att: 21,110 at Candlestick Park Boxscore

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Cincinnati Reds (50-46) 3 6 4 5
St. Louis Cardinals (44-44) 0 6 1 7
Win: Tom Seaver (10-5)   Loss: John Denny (4-8)
T: 2:09   Att: 30,280 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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