Sports news and scores from Thursday August 9, 1979

`Sports headlines for Thursday August 9, 1979:`

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MLB standings as of this date

MLB team and player statistics as of this date

American League Batting

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

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