Sports headlines for Friday August 31, 1979:

• Ozark Is Fired As Manager Of Flailing Phils
• Islanders, Nordiques Trade Goalies
• Austin Spoils Debut Of Latest Tennis Prodigy
• NFL Lifts The TV Blackout In Eight Cities
• Crowd Unrest Brings Fear To U.S. Open

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   1979 MLB team and player statistics as of this date:

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Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (69-64) 3 7 0 8 Baltimore Orioles (87-45) 1 6 2 8 Win: Dave Goltz (12-10)   Loss: Dennis Martinez (14-12)   Save: Mike Marshall (28) T: 3:03   Att: 30,816 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (64-71) 6 13 0 11 Boston Red Sox (78-53) 9 12 1 5 Win: Mike Torrez (14-9)   Loss: Steve Comer (13-10)   Save: Tom Burgmeier (3) T: 2:36   Att: 31,314 at Fenway Park Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers (81-55) 1 5 0 6 Chicago White Sox (58-75) 6 7 1 3 Win: Steve Trout (8-7)   Loss: Bill Travers (12-6) T: 2:15   Att: 12,953 at Comiskey Park Boxscore	Team R H E LOB California Angels (72-63) 9 14 0 7 Cleveland Indians (69-66) 8 10 0 5 Win: Mark Clear (11-4)   Loss: Paul Reuschel (1-1)   Save: John Montague (2) T: 3:02   Att: 10,501 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Oakland A's (44-92) 5 14 1 8 Detroit Tigers (73-62) 3 8 0 6 Win: Brian Kingman (5-5)   Loss: Dave Tobik (3-5)   Save: Dave Hamilton (4) T: 2:47   Att: 18,454 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (71-63) 3 6 0 5 New York Yankees (72-59) 7 10 1 7 Win: Tommy John (18-6)   Loss: Paul Splittorff (13-14) T: 2:23   Att: 35,229 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Seattle Mariners (57-79) 4 8 1 7 Toronto Blue Jays (43-91) 5 8 1 5 Win: Tom Buskey (6-5)   Loss: Byron McLaughlin (6-5) T: 2:31   Att: 11,254 at Exhibition Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (66-67) 6 13 0 7 Atlanta Braves (53-80) 2 5 2 3 Win: Doug Bird (2-0)   Loss: Tony Brizzolara (6-9) T: 1:34   Att: 6,009 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB New York Mets (52-78) 0 3 2 3 Houston Astros (76-58) 2 3 0 4 Win: Ken Forsch (9-6)   Loss: Craig Swan (12-11)   Save: Joe Sambito (18) T: 1:54   Att: 19,883 at The Astrodome Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (71-60) 4 7 0 5 Los Angeles Dodgers (62-72) 6 7 0 3 Win: Rick Sutcliffe (13-9)   Loss: Bill Caudill (0-6)   Save: Bobby Castillo (5) T: 2:55   Att: 35,648 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (77-58) 7 10 0 13 Montreal Expos (72-54) 8 14 3 9 Win: Woodie Fryman (3-5)   Loss: Tom Hume (9-7) T: 3:32   Att: 34,820 at Olympic Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (70-61) 8 21 0 15 San Diego Padres (57-78) 7 19 0 15 Win: Dan O'Brien (1-0)   Loss: Bob Owchinko (4-9) T: 4:30   Att: 11,414 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Pittsburgh Pirates (78-54) 6 6 0 6 San Francisco Giants (60-74) 4 9 1 10 Win: Don Robinson (7-6)   Loss: John Curtis (9-9)   Save: Grant Jackson (12) T: 3:08   Att: 19,377 at Candlestick Park Boxscore

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