Sports headlines for Monday August 27, 1979:

• Blue Erupts, Threatens To 'Blow Away' Writers
• Yepremian Cut By Dolphins As NFL Teams Trim

• Red Sox placed Jack Brohamer on the disabled list
• White Sox activated Mike Colbern
• Tigers activated Dave Rozema
• Tigers placed John Hiller on the disabled list
• Twins activated Paul Hartzell

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Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (51-79) 5 13 0 12 New York Mets (52-75) 1 7 0 7 Win: Eddie Solomon (6-10)   Loss: Kevin Kobel (5-8) T: 2:25   Att: 5,474 at Shea Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (83-44) 3 10 1 7 Minnesota Twins (68-60) 4 8 0 5 Win: Pete Redfern (7-2)   Loss: Dennis Martinez (14-11)   Save: Mike Marshall (27) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:29 Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (84-44) 5 9 0 8 Minnesota Twins (68-61) 1 6 0 3 Win: Jim Palmer (8-4)   Loss: Dave Goltz (11-10) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:24   Att: 17,207 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (77-51) 4 9 2 8 Chicago White Sox (56-74) 3 11 0 7 Win: Bob Stanley (13-9)   Loss: Ken Kravec (11-12)   Save: Dick Drago (9) T: 2:23   Att: 10,977 at Comiskey Park Boxscore

Team R H E LOB California Angels (71-60) 2 5 1 7 Detroit Tigers (70-61) 3 7 0 4 Win: Jack Billingham (9-6)   Loss: Jim Barr (8-11)   Save: Aurelio Lopez (15) T: 2:27   Att: 22,874 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (69-58) 4 9 2 6 San Diego Padres (56-76) 5 11 0 11 Win: John D'Acquisto (9-12)   Loss: Willie Hernandez (4-3) T: 3:26   Att: 14,274 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (75-57) 4 5 0 3 Philadelphia Phillies (65-65) 2 2 1 3 Win: Tom Hume (9-6)   Loss: Larry Christenson (4-10) T: 2:16   Att: 28,421 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (75-56) 3 7 0 4 Montreal Expos (69-54) 0 2 0 8 Win: J.R. Richard (14-12)   Loss: Rudy May (7-2) T: 2:52   Att: 30,410 at Olympic Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers (79-53) 9 12 1 8 Kansas City Royals (69-61) 10 20 0 12 Win: Al Hrabosky (7-4)   Loss: Bob Galasso (3-1) T: 3:35   Att: 30,758 at Royals Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (70-57) 7 12 1 8 Texas Rangers (62-69) 4 9 1 8 Win: Tommy John (17-6)   Loss: Fergie Jenkins (13-11)   Save: Ron Davis (7) T: 2:28   Att: 24,922 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Oakland A's (41-91) 0 1 1 3 Toronto Blue Jays (42-88) 7 10 0 7 Win: Phil Huffman (6-14)   Loss: Steve McCatty (8-9) T: 2:00   Att: 12,047 at Exhibition Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (75-54) 2 6 0 5 Los Angeles Dodgers (61-69) 4 9 0 6 Win: Ken Brett (4-3)   Loss: Kent Tekulve (8-7) T: 2:38   Att: 35,705 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Seattle Mariners (56-76) 6 17 2 13 Cleveland Indians (66-65) 5 11 2 11 Win: Byron McLaughlin (6-4)   Loss: Victor Cruz (3-8) T: 3:45   Att: 5,048 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore