Sports headlines for Wednesday August 1, 1979:

• Swann Says His Lawsuit Comes Before Football
• Yankees Get Gamble, Complete Rivers Trade

• Braves activated Bob Beall
• Yucatan (Mex.) sold Gil Rondon to White Sox

Click on a team's logo to see its 1979 roster, stats and more!

Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (72-34) 5 15 1 7 Milwaukee Brewers (63-44) 2 8 0 5 Win: Dennis Martinez (14-8)   Loss: Lary Sorensen (12-11) T: 2:22   Att: 30,383 at County Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (63-40) 7 16 3 9 Cleveland Indians (53-53) 4 10 0 10 Win: Dennis Eckersley (13-5)   Loss: David Clyde (3-3) T: 3:06   Att: 17,565 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (54-47) 5 7 2 7 Montreal Expos (58-43) 7 13 1 5 Win: Scott Sanderson (7-6)   Loss: Willie Hernandez (2-1) T: 3:31   Att: 20,922 at Olympic Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (53-51) 3 6 1 5 Texas Rangers (56-49) 4 6 1 5 Win: Steve Comer (12-6)   Loss: Milt Wilcox (8-5)   Save: Jim Kern (18) T: 2:16   Att: 13,803 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (45-62) 5 13 2 10 Cincinnati Reds (59-51) 10 9 1 7 Win: Mike LaCoss (11-4)   Loss: Charlie Hough (2-3)   Save: Tom Hume (6) T: 2:28   Att: 28,409 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (55-49) 1 8 2 5 Oakland A's (31-77) 7 10 0 5 Win: Rick Langford (6-12)   Loss: Paul Hartzell (5-7) T: 2:07   Att: 5,711 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore

Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (58-48) 9 12 0 7 Chicago White Sox (46-60) 1 6 0 6 Win: Don Hood (4-0)   Loss: Ken Kravec (9-10) T: 2:21   Att: 21,109 at Comiskey Park Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (55-49) 9 16 0 10 New York Mets (44-57) 6 10 0 8 Win: Dickie Noles (3-2)   Loss: Dock Ellis (1-4)   Save: Rawly Eastwick (3) T: 2:33   Att: 12,295 at Shea Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (49-60) 4 7 2 3 Atlanta Braves (44-64) 5 9 1 5 Win: Joey McLaughlin (4-1)   Loss: Rollie Fingers (9-8)   Save: Gene Garber (19) T: 2:12   Att: 5,062 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Seattle Mariners (46-63) 7 13 2 5 California Angels (61-47) 6 11 0 9 Win: Randy Stein (1-1)   Loss: Dave LaRoche (3-9) T: 3:00   Att: 29,446 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (52-56) 4 9 0 10 Houston Astros (62-47) 5 8 1 8 Win: Ken Forsch (8-6)   Loss: Vida Blue (8-9)   Save: Bert Roberge (4) T: 2:30   Att: 21,207 at The Astrodome Boxscore

Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (51-50) 3 11 0 8 Pittsburgh Pirates (58-45) 4 7 0 4 Win: Enrique Romo (6-3)   Loss: Bob Forsch (4-10)   Save: Kent Tekulve (19) T: 2:49   Att: 16,124 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Toronto Blue Jays (32-75) 3 10 1 9 Kansas City Royals (53-52) 4 10 0 7 Win: Rich Gale (9-8)   Loss: Phil Huffman (4-12)   Save: Al Hrabosky (10) T: 2:29   Att: 24,077 at Royals Stadium Boxscore