Sports news and scores from Sunday August 26, 1979

`Sports headlines for Sunday August 26, 1979:`

Today's baseball transactions:

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MLB standings as of this date

MLB team and player statistics as of this date

American League Batting

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Baltimore Orioles (82-43)	12	12	1	5
Chicago White Sox (56-72)	7	10	2	3
Win: Mike Flanagan (18-7) Loss: Steve Trout (7-7) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:48 Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Baltimore Orioles (83-43)	4	11	0	13
Chicago White Sox (56-73)	3	17	1	18
Win: Don Stanhouse (7-3) Loss: Ed Farmer (3-5) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 4:43 Att: 25,605 at Comiskey Park Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Boston Red Sox (76-51)	3	6	1	2
Kansas City Royals (68-61)	6	11	0	7
Win: Paul Splittorff (13-13) Loss: Steve Renko (9-8) T: 2:13 Att: 34,915 at Royals Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
California Angels (71-59)	3	7	0	11
Toronto Blue Jays (41-88)	9	8	0	6
Win: Butch Edge (2-1) Loss: Nolan Ryan (13-10) T: 2:29 Att: 22,619 at Exhibition Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Chicago Cubs (69-57)	4	11	1	10
San Francisco Giants (59-71)	1	6	3	6
Win: Dennis Lamp (9-7) Loss: John Montefusco (3-5) Save: Bruce Sutter (33) T: 2:43 Att: 17,742 at Candlestick Park Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Cincinnati Reds (74-57)	8	15	0	10
New York Mets (52-74)	0	4	3	2
Win: Tom Seaver (13-5) Loss: Pete Falcone (5-10) T: 2:27 Att: 20,619 at Shea Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Houston Astros (74-56)	4	11	2	8
Philadelphia Phillies (65-64)	1	6	1	9
Win: Pete Ladd (1-0) Loss: Kevin Saucier (1-2) Save: Joe Sambito (17) T: 2:34 Att: 32,559 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Milwaukee Brewers (79-52)	6	8	0	4
Texas Rangers (62-68)	2	8	2	8
Win: Bill Travers (12-5) Loss: Steve Comer (13-9) T: 1:58 Att: 9,076 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Montreal Expos	Game postponed due to rain.
Atlanta Braves	Game postponed due to rain.
at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Team	R	H	E	LOB
New York Yankees	Game postponed due to rain. Made up on September 20.
Minnesota Twins	Game postponed due to rain. Made up on September 20.
at Metropolitan Stadium

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Oakland A's (41-90)	5	13	1	9
Cleveland Indians (66-64)	7	13	0	7
Win: Wayne Garland (4-8) Loss: Brian Kingman (4-5) Save: Sid Monge (17) T: 2:46 Att: 9,251 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates (75-53)	9	15	1	9
San Diego Padres (55-76)	2	11	1	10
Win: Bruce Kison (9-7) Loss: Bob Shirley (6-13) T: 2:37 Att: 13,006 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Seattle Mariners (55-75)	3	8	0	6
Detroit Tigers (68-61)	4	10	1	8
Win: Aurelio Lopez (7-3) Loss: Byron McLaughlin (5-4) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:47 Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Seattle Mariners (55-76)	8	13	2	12
Detroit Tigers (69-61)	9	10	1	4
Win: Dave Tobik (2-4) Loss: Randy Stein (2-3) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:46 Att: 31,770 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
St. Louis Cardinals (67-60)	1	10	0	10
Los Angeles Dodgers (60-69)	4	10	0	5
Win: Rick Sutcliffe (12-9) Loss: Silvio Martinez (11-7) Save: Bobby Castillo (4) T: 2:16 Att: 29,461 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore

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