Saturday September 8, 1979
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Sports headlines for Saturday September 8, 1979:




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Baltimore Orioles (93-46) 3 9 1 7
Boston Red Sox (79-59) 2 9 1 5
Win: Mike Flanagan (21-7)   Loss: Dennis Eckersley (16-10)   Save: Don Stanhouse (18)
T: 2:33   Att: 33,819 at Fenway Park Boxscore

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Chicago White Sox (60-81) 1 8 1 6
Oakland A's (49-93) 2 8 0 11
Win: Steve McCatty (10-9)   Loss: Mike Proly (2-8)
T: 2:32   Att: 1,596 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore

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Kansas City Royals (74-67) 2 6 1 6
Seattle Mariners (60-83) 4 9 0 8
Win: Floyd Bannister (8-14)   Loss: Dennis Leonard (11-10)
T: 2:32   Att: 12,340 at The Kingdome Boxscore

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Los Angeles Dodgers (67-75) 1 6 2 9
Cincinnati Reds (81-62) 4 5 1 5
Win: Bill Bonham (8-5)   Loss: Jerry Reuss (5-13)   Save: Tom Hume (14)
T: 2:21   Att: 40,345 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore

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Milwaukee Brewers (83-59) 2 7 0 6
California Angels (79-64) 3 7 1 5
Win: Jim Barr (9-12)   Loss: Jerry Augustine (6-6)   Save: John Montague (5)
T: 2:27   Att: 37,624 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore

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Montreal Expos (80-55) 7 11 0 5
St. Louis Cardinals (76-63) 2 9 0 7
Win: Bill Lee (15-10)   Loss: John Fulgham (8-5)
T: 2:24   Att: 28,434 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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New York Yankees (77-62) 5 8 3 5
Detroit Tigers (75-68) 4 6 0 3
Win: Ron Guidry (16-7)   Loss: Jack Morris (13-7)   Save: Rich Gossage (14)
T: 2:16   Att: 30,069 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore

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Philadelphia Phillies (71-70) 9 14 1 10
Chicago Cubs (72-67) 8 14 2 3
Win: Rawly Eastwick (3-4)   Loss: Bruce Sutter (4-5)
T: 3:05   Att: 20,767 at Wrigley Field Boxscore

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Pittsburgh Pirates (84-57) 2 9 0 11
New York Mets (55-84) 3 14 0 14
Win: Dock Ellis (3-7)   Loss: Jim Rooker (3-7)
T: 4:18   Att: 8,095 at Shea Stadium Boxscore

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San Diego Padres (60-83) 9 10 1 5
Atlanta Braves (55-86) 2 5 0 4
Win: Bob Shirley (7-14)   Loss: Rick Matula (7-9)
T: 2:14   Att: 4,261 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore

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San Francisco Giants (63-80) 2 7 0 9
Houston Astros (80-62) 1 9 1 8
Win: Greg Minton (2-2)   Loss: Joe Sambito (7-5)   Save: Gary Lavelle (17)
T: 3:00   Att: 32,300 at The Astrodome Boxscore

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Texas Rangers (70-72) 6 14 0 12
Minnesota Twins (72-68) 2 7 1 8
Win: Doc Medich (8-6)   Loss: Jerry Koosman (18-12)   Save: Jim Kern (25)
T: 2:27   Att: 15,382 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore

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Toronto Blue Jays (44-97) 4 9 2 6
Cleveland Indians (73-69) 5 9 0 9
Win: Rick Wise (15-7)   Loss: Dave Stieb (6-6)
T: 2:45   Att: 4,439 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore


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