Sports headlines for Sunday August 19, 1979:

• Renner's First Win Worth Waiting For -- $72,000
• Norton, Ledoux Fight To Draw
• Petty Slips Past Baker For 188th Career Win

Today's baseball transactions:

•	Mets sold Wayne Twitchell to Mariners

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Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (64-59) 11 13 1 8 Baltimore Orioles (79-42) 7 10 1 8 Win: Steve Busby (6-6)   Loss: Don Stanhouse (6-3) T: 3:49   Att: 32,058 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (55-68) 3 9 0 5 Boston Red Sox (75-46) 2 6 0 7 Win: Rich Wortham (13-11)   Loss: Dennis Eckersley (16-6)   Save: Ed Farmer (10) T: 2:29   Att: 33,475 at Fenway Park Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Toronto Blue Jays (39-84) 2 8 1 6 California Angels (69-55) 4 10 0 10 Win: Don Aase (9-8)   Loss: Balor Moore (3-4) T: 2:32   Att: 23,814 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (61-63) 3 10 0 7 Milwaukee Brewers (73-51) 4 4 0 3 Win: Mike Caldwell (13-5)   Loss: Sparky Lyle (4-8) T: 2:15   Att: 37,376 at County Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (64-58) 3 6 0 4 New York Yankees (66-55) 4 10 0 5 Win: Ron Guidry (12-7)   Loss: Darrell Jackson (3-4)   Save: Rich Gossage (10) T: 2:16   Att: 47,723 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (61-62) 2 6 0 6 Oakland A's (39-85) 3 7 0 8 Win: Mike Norris (4-5)   Loss: Rick Waits (12-11) T: 2:12   Att: 2,317 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (64-59) 4 7 2 9 Seattle Mariners (51-73) 8 11 2 7 Win: Floyd Bannister (7-12)   Loss: Bruce Robbins (2-2) T: 2:50   Att: 7,262 at The Kingdome Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (53-72) 1 5 1 7 Chicago Cubs (66-54) 3 7 0 5 Win: Rick Reuschel (14-7)   Loss: Randy Jones (9-9)   Save: Bruce Sutter (31) T: 2:19   Att: 31,750 at Wrigley Field Boxscore
Team R H E LOB New York Mets (51-69) 5 9 0 7 Cincinnati Reds (69-56) 6 10 0 7 Win: Doug Bair (8-6)   Loss: Dale Murray (4-8)   Save: Tom Hume (8) T: 2:29   Att: 34,765 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (64-59) 3 11 0 9 Houston Astros (70-54) 2 2 2 2 Win: Steve Carlton (12-10)   Loss: Joaquin Andujar (12-9) T: 2:21   Att: 30,631 at The Astrodome Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (47-78) 1 7 0 7 Montreal Expos (67-51) 5 7 0 2 Win: Bill Lee (11-10)   Loss: Tony Brizzolara (6-8)   Save: Stan Bahnsen (4) T: 2:07   Att: 34,880 at Olympic Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (57-66) 0 4 0 4 Pittsburgh Pirates (71-51) 2 7 0 5 Win: Kent Tekulve (7-6)   Loss: Burt Hooton (11-9) T: 2:03   Att: 28,382 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (57-67) 0 6 1 9 St. Louis Cardinals (63-58) 4 8 0 5 Win: John Denny (7-10)   Loss: John Curtis (8-8)   Save: Mark Littell (8) T: 2:26   Att: 42,622 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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