Sports headlines for Wednesday August 22, 1979:

• Knight Found Guilty On Assault Charges
• McCourt Refuses $3 Million Offer

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   1979 MLB team and player statistics as of this date:

   American League Batting / American League Pitching            MLB standings as of this date
   National League Batting / National League Pitching

Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (63-63) 13 18 1 9 California Angels (70-57) 3 5 0 4 Win: Dan Spillner (8-3)   Loss: Nolan Ryan (13-9) T: 2:29   Att: 30,625 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (68-56) 1 5 0 5 Kansas City Royals (65-61) 3 9 0 11 Win: Larry Gura (9-9)   Loss: Jim Beattie (3-5) T: 2:32   Att: 34,400 at Royals Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (56-71) 4 11 1 8 Milwaukee Brewers (76-52) 3 8 1 7 Win: Ed Farmer (3-4)   Loss: Moose Haas (8-8) T: 2:47   Att: 18,401 at County Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (76-48) 9 12 1 5 Minnesota Twins (66-59) 4 7 1 3 Win: Bob Stanley (12-9)   Loss: Dave Goltz (11-9) T: 1:59   Att: 24,356 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (66-60) 3 7 3 7 Oakland A's (40-87) 1 8 1 8 Win: Milt Wilcox (11-6)   Loss: Steve McCatty (8-8)   Save: Aurelio Lopez (13) T: 2:38   Att: 2,609 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Toronto Blue Jays (39-87) 3 5 2 6 Seattle Mariners (54-73) 6 12 0 5 Win: Rick Honeycutt (9-9)   Loss: Dave Stieb (5-4) T: 2:11   Att: 7,365 at The Kingdome Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (59-67) 7 9 0 8 Chicago Cubs (67-56) 2 8 2 7 Win: Charlie Hough (4-4)   Loss: Mike Krukow (9-9)   Save: Bobby Castillo (3) T: 2:38   Att: 31,249 at Wrigley Field Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (68-53) 2 8 3 6 Cincinnati Reds (71-57) 7 12 0 8 Win: Mike LaCoss (14-5)   Loss: Steve Rogers (11-8) T: 2:55   Att: 28,382 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (72-55) 3 8 2 5 New York Mets (52-71) 1 7 0 8 Win: J.R. Richard (13-12)   Loss: Kevin Kobel (5-7) T: 2:13   Att: 10,477 at Shea Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (50-78) 4 9 0 5 Philadelphia Phillies (64-62) 3 4 1 5 Win: Eddie Solomon (5-10)   Loss: Larry Christenson (4-9)   Save: Gene Garber (22) T: 2:39   Att: 30,349 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (58-69) 6 10 0 6 Pittsburgh Pirates (73-52) 8 9 2 6 Win: Kent Tekulve (8-6)   Loss: Gary Lavelle (7-8) T: 2:31   Att: 19,768 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (54-74) 5 13 2 8 St. Louis Cardinals (65-59) 8 12 1 8 Win: John Fulgham (6-4)   Loss: Bob Owchinko (4-8) T: 2:47   Att: 13,668 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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