Sports headlines for Thursday August 16, 1979:

• Ram Family Comes Apart: Steve Rosenbloom Is Out

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Angels placed Joe Rudi on the disabled list
•	Cubs placed Ken Holtzman on the disabled list
•	Astros placed Bert Roberge on the disabled list
•	Phillies placed Dick Ruthven on the disabled list

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   1979 MLB team and player statistics as of this date:

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Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (62-58) 4 9 0 8 Baltimore Orioles (78-40) 2 4 1 3 Win: Paul Splittorff (12-12)   Loss: Dennis Martinez (14-9) T: 2:31   Att: 18,932 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (53-67) 5 11 1 9 Boston Red Sox (74-44) 7 12 1 6 Win: Allen Ripley (3-0)   Loss: Mike Proly (1-5) T: 2:41   Att: 33,806 at Fenway Park Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (60-61) 1 8 1 7 Milwaukee Brewers (71-50) 4 10 0 6 Win: Lary Sorensen (13-12)   Loss: Brian Allard (1-1) T: 2:07   Att: 14,559 at County Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (63-56) 5 11 0 10 New York Yankees (64-54) 1 5 0 4 Win: Geoff Zahn (10-3)   Loss: Catfish Hunter (2-8) T: 2:31   Att: 22,036 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB New York Mets (51-66) 6 8 0 4 Atlanta Braves (47-75) 3 12 1 13 Win: Pete Falcone (4-9)   Loss: Phil Niekro (15-16)   Save: Neil Allen (5) T: 2:37   Att: 7,397 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (57-64) 4 14 1 10 Chicago Cubs (63-54) 14 17 0 5 Win: Lynn McGlothen (10-8)   Loss: Bob Knepper (8-8) T: 2:11   Att: 19,730 at Wrigley Field Boxscore
Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (53-69) 4 10 1 9 Pittsburgh Pirates (70-49) 5 10 0 10 Win: Bruce Kison (8-6)   Loss: Gaylord Perry (10-10)   Save: Enrique Romo (4) T: 0:00   Att: 14,201 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (55-65) 4 10 0 9 St. Louis Cardinals (60-58) 2 9 0 12 Win: Bobby Castillo (1-0)   Loss: George Frazier (2-3) T: 3:39   Att: 19,551 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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