Sports headlines for Sunday August 12, 1979:

• Broncos Pull No Punches, Trade Alzado To Browns
• Sugar Ray Displays Punch, A Lot Of Them, In KO Win
• Mets Trade Montanez To Texas For 2 Players To Be Named Later

• Reds activated George Foster
• Mets traded Willie Montanez to Rangers for Ed Lynch (acquired 9/18/1979) and Mike Jorgensen (acquired 10/23/1979)
• Giants activated Randy Moffitt

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Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (61-52) 5 8 1 6 St. Louis Cardinals (59-55) 3 9 2 11 Win: Willie Hernandez (4-1)   Loss: John Fulgham (4-4)   Save: Bruce Sutter (28) T: 2:43   Att: 40,995 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (65-54) 9 13 0 7 San Diego Padres (52-66) 2 7 1 6 Win: Tom Seaver (11-5)   Loss: Gaylord Perry (10-9) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:24 Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (65-55) 4 8 0 5 San Diego Padres (53-66) 5 13 0 9 Win: Mark Lee (2-2)   Loss: Mike LaCoss (12-5)   Save: Eric Rasmussen (2) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:31   Att: 25,049 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (59-58) 6 11 0 13 Texas Rangers (60-57) 3 6 1 6 Win: Dan Spillner (7-2)   Loss: Steve Comer (12-7)   Save: Sid Monge (15) T: 2:46   Att: 14,346 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (59-58) 1 6 0 6 Kansas City Royals (61-55) 7 11 0 6 Win: Craig Chamberlain (1-0)   Loss: Milt Wilcox (9-6) T: 2:27   Att: 32,671 at Royals Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (68-50) 2 8 1 7 Atlanta Braves (47-72) 3 9 0 9 Win: Phil Niekro (15-15)   Loss: Rick Williams (3-5) T: 2:07   Att: 7,557 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (52-65) 1 4 1 5 San Francisco Giants (56-62) 4 7 2 6 Win: Vida Blue (10-9)   Loss: Jerry Reuss (3-10) T: 2:15   Att: 39,914 at Candlestick Park Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers Game postponed due to rain. Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park

Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos Doubleheader postponed due to rain. Made up on September 19. New York Mets at Shea Stadium

Team R H E LOB New York Yankees Game postponed due to rain. Baltimore Orioles at Memorial Stadium

Team R H E LOB Oakland A's (35-83) 0 10 0 7 Minnesota Twins (62-53) 1 5 1 5 Win: Jerry Koosman (14-10)   Loss: Rick Langford (7-13) T: 1:43   Att: 14,500 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates Game postponed due to rain. Made up on September 19. Philadelphia Phillies at Veterans Stadium

Team R H E LOB Seattle Mariners (49-69) 3 8 1 6 California Angels (67-51) 4 11 0 8 Win: Dave Frost (12-7)   Loss: Randy Stein (2-2) T: 2:23   Att: 27,345 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Toronto Blue Jays (35-81) 0 2 1 5 Chicago White Sox (52-63) 7 12 0 5 Win: Ross Baumgarten (10-7)   Loss: Tom Underwood (5-14) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:15 Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Toronto Blue Jays (36-81) 7 11 1 8 Chicago White Sox (52-64) 5 6 1 5 Win: Balor Moore (3-3)   Loss: Mike Proly (1-4)   Save: Tom Buskey (4) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:25   Att: 14,712 at Comiskey Park Boxscore