Sports headlines for Thursday August 9, 1979:

• Walter O'Malley: Dodgers Are His Legacy

• Orioles placed John Lowenstein on the disabled list
• Red Sox placed Bob Montgomery on the disabled list
• Blue Jays placed Dave Lemanczyk on the disabled list

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Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (46-71) 2 7 0 5 Cincinnati Reds (64-53) 5 8 0 5 Win: Fred Norman (10-8)   Loss: Gene Garber (6-14)   Save: Tom Hume (7) T: 2:14   Att: 28,950 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (50-62) 5 12 0 7 New York Yankees (61-52) 1 2 1 2 Win: Rich Wortham (12-11)   Loss: Catfish Hunter (2-7) T: 2:18   Att: 21,535 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (57-57) 2 9 0 7 Boston Red Sox (69-43) 3 6 1 5 Win: Dennis Eckersley (15-5)   Loss: Rick Waits (11-10) T: 2:11   Att: 31,835 at Fenway Park Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (67-49) 3 12 1 10 Los Angeles Dodgers (50-64) 4 8 0 8 Win: Rick Sutcliffe (10-8)   Loss: Joaquin Andujar (11-8)   Save: Joe Beckwith (1) T: 2:51   Att: 30,973 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (57-55) 10 13 1 3 Toronto Blue Jays (34-79) 3 10 2 8 Win: Larry Gura (8-8)   Loss: Phil Huffman (4-13) T: 2:15   Att: 20,102 at Exhibition Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers (66-49) 2 6 1 8 Baltimore Orioles (75-38) 3 6 2 5 Win: Mike Flanagan (15-7)   Loss: Jerry Augustine (4-5) T: 2:49   Att: 23,504 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (61-48) 4 8 3 4 Philadelphia Phillies (59-55) 6 6 0 5 Win: Nino Espinosa (12-9)   Loss: Bill Lee (10-9)   Save: Rawly Eastwick (4) T: 2:18   Att: 46,233 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (64-48) 3 8 2 4 Chicago Cubs (59-50) 11 17 0 7 Win: Dennis Lamp (8-7)   Loss: John Candelaria (10-8) T: 2:23   Att: 29,645 at Wrigley Field Boxscore

Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (51-65) 4 4 0 7 San Francisco Giants (55-60) 0 4 2 8 Win: John D'Acquisto (8-9)   Loss: Greg Minton (1-2) T: 2:55   Att: 8,556 at Candlestick Park Boxscore

Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (57-53) 4 11 1 9 New York Mets (47-64) 0 2 1 4 Win: John Denny (6-9)   Loss: Dock Ellis (2-5) T: 2:08   Att: 8,327 at Shea Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (59-55) 2 11 1 9 Detroit Tigers (59-54) 3 6 1 7 Win: Mike Chris (2-0)   Loss: Doc Medich (5-6)   Save: Aurelio Lopez (11) T: 2:29   Att: 23,663 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore