Sports headlines for Saturday July 28, 1979:

• A Day Later, Jackson's Mr. Nice Guy
• Unitas, Butkus, Mix And Lary Are Enshrined
• Ex-Steeler Gilliam Passes For 210 Yards, 5 TDs
• Red Sox Equal Triple Play Record In 1-0 Win

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Braves placed Brian Asselstine on the disabled list
•	White Sox placed Mike Colbern on the disabled list
•	Rangers placed Bump Wills on the disabled list

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   1979 MLB team and player statistics as of this date:

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Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (54-46) 0 5 3 4 California Angels (59-45) 5 8 0 7 Win: Don Aase (8-7)   Loss: Jerry Koosman (11-10) T: 2:23   Att: 41,891 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (49-52) 10 11 1 5 Chicago White Sox (46-56) 5 10 2 12 Win: Mike Paxton (7-5)   Loss: Steve Trout (5-4)   Save: Victor Cruz (8) T: 3:05   Att: 14,466 at Comiskey Park Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (68-34) 3 6 1 7 Kansas City Royals (50-51) 6 9 2 8 Win: Rich Gale (8-8)   Loss: Dennis Martinez (13-8) T: 3:00   Att: 40,448 at Royals Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (55-47) 2 7 0 8 Milwaukee Brewers (62-41) 9 16 0 8 Win: Lary Sorensen (12-10)   Loss: Luis Tiant (7-5) T: 2:39   Att: 51,952 at County Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Seattle Mariners (44-61) 5 9 2 8 Oakland A's (28-76) 6 10 0 7 Win: Dave Hamilton (3-4)   Loss: Odell Jones (3-10) T: 2:39   Att: 1,621 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (61-37) 1 6 1 9 Texas Rangers (54-47) 0 7 0 8 Win: Dennis Eckersley (12-5)   Loss: Fergie Jenkins (10-8) T: 2:32   Att: 35,207 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (51-49) 0 3 1 4 Toronto Blue Jays (32-71) 3 6 0 3 Win: Dave Lemanczyk (8-8)   Loss: Bruce Robbins (0-1) T: 1:57   Att: 30,131 at Exhibition Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (56-49) 8 15 0 11 Atlanta Braves (42-62) 6 9 0 8 Win: Bill Bonham (5-4)   Loss: Tony Brizzolara (5-6)   Save: Tom Hume (4) 1st game of doubleheader T: 3:14 Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (56-50) 5 12 0 11 Atlanta Braves (43-62) 8 11 0 5 Win: Mickey Mahler (3-9)   Loss: Frank Pastore (1-5) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:43   Att: 37,265 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (44-59) 2 3 0 1 Houston Astros (59-46) 5 10 0 4 Win: Ken Forsch (7-6)   Loss: Jerry Reuss (3-9) T: 2:08   Att: 39,747 at The Astrodome Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (56-43) 5 10 1 8 Montreal Expos (54-42) 3 6 2 6 Win: Jim Bibby (7-2)   Loss: Dan Schatzeder (5-4)   Save: Kent Tekulve (17) T: 2:33   Att: 38,661 at Olympic Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (54-43) 4 11 3 7 New York Mets (42-55) 6 12 0 7 Win: Pete Falcone (2-7)   Loss: Ken Holtzman (6-8)   Save: Neil Allen (1) T: 2:43   Att: 11,359 at Shea Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (49-47) 5 12 0 8 Philadelphia Phillies (52-48) 4 11 0 6 Win: Mark Littell (7-3)   Loss: Ron Reed (6-6) T: 2:33   Att: 40,063 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (50-54) 3 10 0 8 San Diego Padres (48-58) 4 10 1 11 Win: Rollie Fingers (9-7)   Loss: Pedro Borbon (5-4) T: 2:53   Att: 22,815 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore

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