Saturday August 4, 1979
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Sports headlines for Saturday August 4, 1979:




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Atlanta Braves (45-66) 3 6 3 6
Houston Astros (64-47) 4 12 1 16
Win: Joe Sambito (6-3)   Loss: Gene Garber (5-12)
1st game of doubleheader T: 3:15 Boxscore

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Atlanta Braves (45-67) 2 5 1 6
Houston Astros (65-47) 6 8 0 6
Win: Frank LaCorte (1-0)   Loss: Phil Niekro (14-14)   Save: Joe Sambito (13)
2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:23   Att: 45,110 at The Astrodome Boxscore

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Baltimore Orioles (74-34) 5 11 1 9
New York Yankees (58-50) 4 6 0 8
Win: Dave Ford (1-0)   Loss: Jim Kaat (2-2)   Save: Tippy Martinez (3)
T: 3:14   Att: 46,407 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore

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Boston Red Sox (65-41) 8 8 1 4
Milwaukee Brewers (64-46) 6 12 1 9
Win: Allen Ripley (2-0)   Loss: Reggie Cleveland (1-5)   Save: Dick Drago (7)
T: 2:34   Att: 48,664 at County Stadium Boxscore

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California Angels (62-48) 7 10 0 6
Minnesota Twins (56-50) 1 6 1 6
Win: Dave Frost (10-7)   Loss: Dave Goltz (10-8)   Save: Mark Clear (10)
T: 2:30   Att: 26,084 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore

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Chicago White Sox (47-61) 2 10 0 7
Toronto Blue Jays (33-76) 5 8 0 6
Win: Tom Buskey (5-5)   Loss: Rich Wortham (11-11)
T: 2:32   Att: 15,130 at Exhibition Stadium Boxscore

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Kansas City Royals (54-54) 2 5 2 6
Detroit Tigers (55-52) 5 10 0 6
Win: Mike Chris (1-0)   Loss: Larry Gura (7-8)   Save: John Hiller (8)
T: 2:28   Att: 39,402 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore

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New York Mets (46-59) 3 9 0 4
Montreal Expos (60-44) 2 8 1 4
Win: Craig Swan (10-9)   Loss: Bill Lee (10-8)   Save: Neil Allen (3)
T: 2:22   Att: 32,108 at Olympic Stadium Boxscore

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Oakland A's (32-78) 5 11 0 8
Seattle Mariners (47-64) 3 11 1 11
Win: Mike Morgan (2-6)   Loss: Mike Parrott (9-8)   Save: Dave Hamilton (2)
T: 2:49   Att: 10,009 at The Kingdome Boxscore

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Philadelphia Phillies (56-53) 0 6 1 8
Pittsburgh Pirates (61-46) 4 10 0 10
Win: John Candelaria (10-7)   Loss: Nino Espinosa (11-9)
T: 2:28   Att: 34,754 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

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San Diego Padres (50-62) 1 4 1 4
Cincinnati Reds (60-52) 7 11 0 6
Win: Fred Norman (9-8)   Loss: John D'Acquisto (7-9)
T: 2:27   Att: 37,453 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore

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San Francisco Giants (52-58) 3 8 0 11
Los Angeles Dodgers (47-62) 4 14 1 10
Win: Dave Patterson (2-0)   Loss: Gary Lavelle (7-6)
T: 3:14   Att: 44,818 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore

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St. Louis Cardinals (52-52) 6 12 2 9
Chicago Cubs (56-48) 8 11 0 10
Win: Mike Krukow (9-6)   Loss: John Denny (5-9)   Save: Bruce Sutter (25)
T: 2:57   Att: 29,720 at Wrigley Field Boxscore

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Texas Rangers (57-50) 8 9 1 3
Cleveland Indians (54-54) 12 12 0 7
Win: Rick Waits (11-9)   Loss: John Henry Johnson (4-13)   Save: Dan Spillner (1)
T: 2:39   Att: 12,693 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore


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