Sports headlines for Saturday September 8, 1979:

• Austin Beats Navratilova; McEnroe Sidelines Connors

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   1979 MLB team and player statistics as of this date:

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Team R H E LOB 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	Team R H E LOB 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
Team R H E LOB 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	Team R H E LOB 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
Team R H E LOB 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	Team R H E LOB 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
Team R H E LOB 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	Team R H E LOB 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
Team R H E LOB 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	Team R H E LOB 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
Team R H E LOB 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	Team R H E LOB 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
Team R H E LOB 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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