Sports headlines for Monday September 3, 1979:

• Borg Meets Match Against Stockton But He Pulls It Off
• Pearson Ends A Slump With Southern 500 Win

• Blue Jays placed Danny Ainge on the restricted list

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Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (78-56) 6 10 1 6 New York Yankees (74-60) 10 12 0 6 Win: Ron Guidry (15-7)   Loss: Dennis Eckersley (16-9)   Save: Ron Davis (8) T: 2:42   Att: 46,298 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (59-77) 5 7 1 8 California Angels (75-63) 6 9 1 5 Win: Nolan Ryan (14-11)   Loss: Ross Baumgarten (12-8)   Save: John Montague (4) T: 2:43   Att: 34,684 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (78-60) 6 11 3 9 Atlanta Braves (53-83) 5 11 3 6 Win: Doug Bair (10-6)   Loss: Gene Garber (6-15)   Save: Tom Hume (12) T: 2:30   Att: 3,139 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (73-65) 3 5 1 2 Cleveland Indians (70-68) 4 8 0 5 Win: Rick Wise (14-7)   Loss: Jack Morris (13-6) T: 2:25   Att: 9,095 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (73-64) 1 7 0 5 Minnesota Twins (70-66) 0 4 0 4 Win: Dennis Leonard (11-9)   Loss: Geoff Zahn (10-6) T: 2:22   Att: 19,643 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (65-72) 1 5 0 4 Houston Astros (77-60) 0 2 0 2 Win: Jerry Reuss (5-12)   Loss: Joe Niekro (18-9) T: 2:04   Att: 19,280 at The Astrodome Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers (83-56) 6 10 0 9 Oakland A's (46-93) 3 6 1 4 Win: Jim Slaton (13-8)   Loss: Mike Norris (5-7)   Save: Jerry Augustine (5) T: 2:31   Att: 7,948 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore

Team R H E LOB New York Mets (53-80) 2 6 1 6 Montreal Expos (75-54) 7 13 1 7 Win: Bill Lee (14-10)   Loss: Ray Burris (0-2)   Save: Stan Bahnsen (5) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:23 Boxscore

Team R H E LOB New York Mets (53-81) 5 8 2 9 Montreal Expos (76-54) 6 7 2 7 Win: Bill Atkinson (1-0)   Loss: Neil Allen (4-8) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 3:20   Att: 48,366 at Olympic Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (69-67) 2 8 0 6 Pittsburgh Pirates (81-55) 0 1 0 1 Win: Steve Carlton (14-11)   Loss: Bert Blyleven (11-5)   Save: Tug McGraw (14) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:07 Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (69-68) 3 9 2 8 Pittsburgh Pirates (82-55) 7 9 0 5 Win: Jim Rooker (3-6)   Loss: Randy Lerch (7-12)   Save: Kent Tekulve (25) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:44   Att: 43,444 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB San Francisco Giants (60-78) 0 9 0 10 San Diego Padres (58-80) 3 5 1 7 Win: Gaylord Perry (12-11)   Loss: Ed Whitson (6-9)   Save: Eric Rasmussen (3) T: 2:36   Att: 7,333 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (73-61) 2 7 1 9 Chicago Cubs (71-63) 1 5 1 4 Win: John Fulgham (8-4)   Loss: Dennis Lamp (10-8) T: 2:18   Att: 31,120 at Wrigley Field Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (67-71) 4 11 3 9 Seattle Mariners (58-81) 1 7 1 13 Win: Doc Medich (7-6)   Loss: Floyd Bannister (7-14)   Save: Jim Kern (23) T: 2:47   Att: 7,302 at The Kingdome Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Toronto Blue Jays (44-93) 1 6 1 7 Baltimore Orioles (89-46) 2 8 0 8 Win: Tippy Martinez (9-2)   Loss: Tom Buskey (6-7) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:44 Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Toronto Blue Jays (44-94) 1 7 0 7 Baltimore Orioles (90-46) 5 8 1 5 Win: Mike Flanagan (20-7)   Loss: Dave Lemanczyk (8-10) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:01   Att: 20,432 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore