Sports headlines for Wednesday August 15, 1979:

• Kermit: 'Only Upset, Not Mean'

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Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (53-66) 1 5 0 4 Baltimore Orioles (78-39) 2 4 0 6 Win: Mike Flanagan (16-7)   Loss: Guy Hoffman (0-3) T: 2:54   Att: 14,170 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (62-56) 5 14 1 10 Boston Red Sox (73-44) 9 15 0 5 Win: Dick Drago (9-3)   Loss: Mike Bacsik (3-2) T: 3:03   Att: 33,539 at Fenway Park Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (62-58) 6 10 2 4 California Angels (67-54) 1 2 0 6 Win: Dan Petry (4-3)   Loss: Jim Barr (8-10) T: 2:37   Att: 31,885 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (61-58) 5 9 1 4 Milwaukee Brewers (70-50) 6 12 1 10 Win: Jerry Augustine (5-5)   Loss: Dan Quisenberry (2-2) T: 2:51   Att: 17,175 at County Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (60-60) 3 10 0 9 New York Yankees (64-53) 4 10 2 5 Win: Tommy John (16-6)   Loss: Jerry Gleaton (0-1)   Save: Rich Gossage (8) T: 2:18   Att: 25,905 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Toronto Blue Jays (38-82) 1 8 0 12 Oakland A's (36-85) 3 9 1 7 Win: Brian Kingman (3-4)   Loss: Jesse Jefferson (1-10)   Save: Dave Heaverlo (9) T: 2:42   Att: 2,151 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (61-59) 2 9 1 10 Seattle Mariners (50-71) 3 7 1 5 Win: Mike Parrott (10-8)   Loss: Sid Monge (7-7) T: 2:20   Att: 6,723 at The Kingdome Boxscore	Team R H E LOB New York Mets (50-66) 6 12 0 12 Atlanta Braves (47-74) 3 11 2 7 Win: Craig Swan (12-9)   Loss: Mickey Mahler (3-11)   Save: Neil Allen (4) T: 2:46   Att: 5,120 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (57-63) 5 9 1 10 Chicago Cubs (62-54) 6 15 1 8 Win: Rick Reuschel (13-7)   Loss: Pedro Borbon (5-5)   Save: Bruce Sutter (29) T: 2:48   Att: 31,358 at Wrigley Field Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (61-59) 3 9 0 9 Cincinnati Reds (66-56) 2 5 0 3 Win: Nino Espinosa (13-9)   Loss: Fred Norman (10-9) T: 2:19   Att: 36,678 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (64-51) 3 10 0 10 Houston Astros (70-51) 0 5 1 7 Win: Dan Schatzeder (8-4)   Loss: Joe Niekro (16-7)   Save: Scott Sanderson (1) T: 3:04   Att: 24,885 at The Astrodome Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (53-68) 1 4 0 3 Pittsburgh Pirates (69-49) 5 10 1 5 Win: Bert Blyleven (10-4)   Loss: Randy Jones (9-8) T: 0:00   Att: 14,219 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (54-65) 6 12 1 10 St. Louis Cardinals (60-57) 5 7 1 6 Win: Rick Sutcliffe (11-8)   Loss: Silvio Martinez (10-6)   Save: Ken Brett (1) T: 2:39   Att: 29,369 at Busch Stadium Boxscore