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Friday August 10, 1979
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

Today's baseball transactions:

   • Angels activated Chris Knapp
   • Royals placed Eduardo Rodriguez on the disabled list




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   1979 MLB team and player statistics as of this date:

   American League Batting / American League Pitching            MLB standings as of this date
   National League Batting / National League Pitching

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New York Yankees (61-53) 6 9 2 6
Baltimore Orioles (76-38) 8 13 0 8
Win: Tippy Martinez (7-2)   Loss: Ron Davis (9-2)
T: 2:58   Att: 44,646 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore

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Milwaukee Brewers (66-50) 4 10 1 7
Boston Red Sox (70-43) 5 14 1 7
Win: Dick Drago (8-3)   Loss: Bob McClure (5-2)
T: 2:35   Att: 32,914 at Fenway Park Boxscore

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Seattle Mariners (49-67) 8 15 0 11
California Angels (65-51) 6 13 0 10
Win: Randy Stein (2-1)   Loss: Dave LaRoche (4-10)
T: 4:23   Att: 28,969 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore

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Detroit Tigers (59-55) 6 6 1 6
Kansas City Royals (58-55) 7 12 0 10
Win: Dan Quisenberry (2-0)   Loss: Aurelio Lopez (6-3)
1st game of doubleheader T: 3:06 Boxscore

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Detroit Tigers (59-56) 3 5 0 4
Kansas City Royals (59-55) 7 11 0 8
Win: Dennis Leonard (8-8)   Loss: Pat Underwood (6-4)   Save: Dan Quisenberry (3)
2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:17   Att: 37,012 at Royals Stadium Boxscore

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Oakland A's (35-80) 6 12 0 7
Minnesota Twins (59-53) 5 13 0 12
Win: Dave Heaverlo (4-9)   Loss: Mike Marshall (10-10)
1st game of doubleheader T: 3:14 Boxscore

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Oakland A's (35-81) 2 11 1 13
Minnesota Twins (60-53) 3 13 2 19
Win: Darrell Jackson (3-3)   Loss: Dave Heaverlo (4-10)
2nd game of doubleheader T: 3:56   Att: 13,742 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore

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Cleveland Indians (58-57) 6 8 0 9
Texas Rangers (59-56) 1 11 1 9
Win: Len Barker (3-4)   Loss: Danny Darwin (3-3)
T: 2:49   Att: 17,832 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore

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Houston Astros (68-49) 2 6 1 3
Atlanta Braves (46-72) 1 7 0 10
Win: Joe Niekro (16-6)   Loss: Eddie Solomon (4-9)   Save: Joe Sambito (15)
T: 2:45   Att: 10,394 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore

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Montreal Expos (61-49) 1 7 1 5
New York Mets (48-64) 7 11 0 6
Win: Craig Swan (11-9)   Loss: Ross Grimsley (8-8)
1st game of doubleheader T: 2:07 Boxscore

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Montreal Expos (62-49) 6 12 0 8
New York Mets (48-65) 5 11 0 8
Win: David Palmer (4-2)   Loss: Dwight Bernard (0-3)   Save: Elias Sosa (13)
2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:56   Att: 9,161 at Shea Stadium Boxscore

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Pittsburgh Pirates (64-49) 3 7 0 6
Philadelphia Phillies (60-55) 4 11 1 11
Win: Rawly Eastwick (2-2)   Loss: Grant Jackson (6-4)
1st game of doubleheader T: 3:14 Boxscore

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Pittsburgh Pirates (65-49) 3 8 0 9
Philadelphia Phillies (60-56) 2 7 0 8
Win: Bruce Kison (7-6)   Loss: Randy Lerch (6-11)   Save: Kent Tekulve (21)
2nd game of doubleheader T: 3:03   Att: 63,346 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore

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Cincinnati Reds (64-54) 2 4 0 2
San Diego Padres (52-65) 3 7 0 6
Win: Randy Jones (9-7)   Loss: Frank Pastore (2-6)
T: 1:55   Att: 25,261 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore

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Los Angeles Dodgers (51-64) 9 14 0 11
San Francisco Giants (55-61) 0 5 2 7
Win: Don Sutton (10-12)   Loss: Bob Knepper (8-7)
T: 2:48   Att: 31,530 at Candlestick Park Boxscore

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Chicago Cubs (59-51) 8 12 1 6
St. Louis Cardinals (58-53) 13 17 0 7
Win: Silvio Martinez (10-5)   Loss: Mike Krukow (9-7)
1st game of doubleheader T: 2:51 Boxscore

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Chicago Cubs (59-52) 3 7 0 4
St. Louis Cardinals (59-53) 5 10 0 7
Win: Bob Forsch (6-10)   Loss: Bill Caudill (0-4)   Save: Mark Littell (7)
2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:33   Att: 49,467 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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Toronto Blue Jays Game postponed due to rain. Made up on August 11.
Chicago White Sox

at Comiskey Park

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