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Wednesday August 29, 1979
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Sports headlines for Wednesday August 29, 1979:




Today's baseball transactions:

   • Mariners traded John Montague to Angels for Jim Anderson (acquired 12/5/1979)




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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

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Seattle Mariners (56-77) 4 9 0 5
Cleveland Indians (67-65) 5 8 0 7
Win: Sid Monge (8-9)   Loss: Shane Rawley (5-7)
1st game of doubleheader T: 2:40 Boxscore

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Seattle Mariners (56-78) 1 6 1 3
Cleveland Indians (68-65) 2 4 0 6
Win: Rick Waits (14-11)   Loss: Wayne Twitchell (0-1)   Save: Victor Cruz (10)
2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:16   Att: 6,598 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore

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California Angels (71-62) 1 8 0 9
Detroit Tigers (72-61) 2 6 0 6
Win: Jack Morris (13-5)   Loss: Dave Frost (13-9)   Save: Aurelio Lopez (16)
T: 2:37   Att: 19,880 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore

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Milwaukee Brewers (80-54) 8 11 1 4
Kansas City Royals (70-62) 18 19 0 6
Win: Dennis Leonard (10-9)   Loss: Jim Slaton (12-8)
T: 2:29   Att: 22,761 at Royals Stadium Boxscore

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Baltimore Orioles (85-44) 4 6 2 5
Minnesota Twins (68-62) 0 8 1 11
Win: Scott McGregor (10-4)   Loss: Roger Erickson (1-8)
1st game of doubleheader T: 2:14 Boxscore

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Baltimore Orioles (86-44) 7 9 1 9
Minnesota Twins (68-63) 4 7 0 4
Win: Dave Ford (2-0)   Loss: Geoff Zahn (10-5)   Save: Don Stanhouse (15)
2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:47   Att: 11,470 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore

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New York Yankees (71-58) 7 9 2 7
Texas Rangers (63-70) 5 11 1 11
Win: Ron Guidry (14-7)   Loss: Dave Rajsich (0-3)   Save: Rich Gossage (12)
T: 2:27   Att: 18,117 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore

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Oakland A's (43-91) 6 12 1 8
Toronto Blue Jays (42-90) 4 10 1 6
Win: Mike Norris (5-6)   Loss: Tom Underwood (6-16)
T: 2:19   Att: 13,071 at Exhibition Stadium Boxscore

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Pittsburgh Pirates (77-54) 4 8 0 5
Los Angeles Dodgers (61-71) 1 7 1 9
Win: Bert Blyleven (11-4)   Loss: Jerry Reuss (4-12)   Save: Kent Tekulve (24)
T: 2:19   Att: 32,816 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore

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Houston Astros (75-58) 3 9 0 8
Montreal Expos (71-54) 5 8 0 5
Win: Bill Lee (13-10)   Loss: Joe Niekro (18-8)   Save: Elias Sosa (15)
T: 2:15   Att: 25,064 at Olympic Stadium Boxscore

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Atlanta Braves (53-79) 5 8 1 6
New York Mets (52-77) 4 12 4 11
Win: Rick Matula (7-8)   Loss: Ray Burris (0-1)   Save: Joey McLaughlin (3)
T: 2:22   Att: 6,602 at Shea Stadium Boxscore

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Cincinnati Reds (77-57) 7 10 2 5
Philadelphia Phillies (65-67) 6 9 0 5
Win: Mario Soto (2-2)   Loss: Kevin Saucier (1-3)   Save: Doug Bair (16)
T: 2:31   Att: 30,133 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore

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Chicago Cubs (70-59) 1 6 1 5
San Diego Padres (57-77) 3 8 0 4
Win: Gaylord Perry (11-11)   Loss: Lynn McGlothen (11-10)
T: 2:12   Att: 12,906 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore

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St. Louis Cardinals (69-60) 5 15 1 9
San Francisco Giants (59-73) 1 5 1 5
Win: John Fulgham (7-4)   Loss: Vida Blue (10-12)
T: 2:13   Att: 6,099 at Candlestick Park Boxscore

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Boston Red Sox Game postponed due to wet grounds.
Chicago White Sox

at Comiskey Park

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