Sports headlines for Friday August 17, 1979:

• It's A $3.3 Million Haymaker
• Brewers Have Luck Of The Draw
• Alzado-Gray Connection: Big Trades Over Big Money

• Red Sox traded Mike O'Berry (acquired 10/23/1979) to Cubs for Ted Sizemore
• Red Sox placed Jerry Remy on the disabled list
• Royals released George Scott

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Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (47-76) 0 6 2 7 Montreal Expos (65-51) 1 9 3 12 Win: David Palmer (5-2)   Loss: Eddie Solomon (4-10) T: 0:00   Att: 31,503 at Olympic Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (54-67) 4 7 0 6 Boston Red Sox (74-45) 1 5 3 7 Win: Ross Baumgarten (11-7)   Loss: Bob Stanley (11-9)   Save: Ed Farmer (9) T: 2:22   Att: 35,114 at Fenway Park Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (61-60) 3 7 0 6 Oakland A's (37-85) 5 5 0 4 Win: Steve McCatty (8-7)   Loss: Dan Spillner (7-3) T: 2:22   Att: 2,059 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (63-58) 9 8 0 5 Seattle Mariners (50-72) 2 11 3 10 Win: Milt Wilcox (10-6)   Loss: Rick Honeycutt (8-9)   Save: John Hiller (9) T: 2:51   Att: 11,074 at The Kingdome Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (63-58) 7 8 0 8 Baltimore Orioles (78-41) 1 3 2 5 Win: Craig Chamberlain (2-0)   Loss: Jim Palmer (7-4) T: 2:34   Att: 29,348 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (56-65) 7 9 0 6 Pittsburgh Pirates (70-50) 6 14 0 12 Win: Dave Patterson (3-0)   Loss: Jim Bibby (9-3)   Save: Bobby Castillo (1) T: 3:05   Att: 22,416 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (64-56) 5 7 0 2 New York Yankees (64-55) 2 10 0 7 Win: Jerry Koosman (15-10)   Loss: Jim Beattie (3-4) T: 2:14   Att: 30,372 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB New York Mets (51-67) 3 6 0 1 Cincinnati Reds (67-56) 4 10 1 8 Win: Tom Hume (8-6)   Loss: Dale Murray (4-7) T: 2:15   Att: 32,854 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (62-59) 5 8 0 8 Houston Astros (70-52) 2 7 1 5 Win: Randy Lerch (7-11)   Loss: Frank LaCorte (1-1) T: 2:18   Att: 33,782 at The Astrodome Boxscore

Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (53-70) 6 9 3 5 Chicago Cubs (64-54) 9 12 1 7 Win: Dick Tidrow (9-3)   Loss: John D'Acquisto (8-11)   Save: Bruce Sutter (30) T: 2:52   Att: 19,099 at Wrigley Field Boxscore

Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (57-65) 0 2 0 2 St. Louis Cardinals (61-58) 3 9 0 9 Win: John Fulgham (5-4)   Loss: Ed Whitson (5-8) T: 2:11   Att: 22,327 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (60-62) 1 7 0 5 Milwaukee Brewers (72-50) 5 10 0 6 Win: Moose Haas (8-7)   Loss: Steve Comer (12-8) T: 2:22   Att: 24,074 at County Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Toronto Blue Jays (39-82) 6 10 2 6 California Angels (67-55) 5 9 0 5 Win: Dave Stieb (5-3)   Loss: Mark Clear (10-4) T: 2:43   Att: 25,050 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore