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Sunday September 9, 1979
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Sports headlines for Sunday September 9, 1979:




Today's baseball transactions:

   • Cardinals activated Mike Tyson and Buddy Schultz




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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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Baltimore Orioles (94-46) 16 16 1 8
Boston Red Sox (79-60) 4 7 4 6
Win: Steve Stone (10-7)   Loss: Mike Torrez (14-11)
T: 2:55   Att: 34,419 at Fenway Park Boxscore

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Milwaukee Brewers (83-60) 2 10 2 9
California Angels (80-64) 5 10 0 7
Win: Frank Tanana (6-4)   Loss: Moose Haas (10-9)   Save: John Montague (6)
T: 2:39   Att: 27,341 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore

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Toronto Blue Jays (44-98) 10 13 1 6
Cleveland Indians (74-69) 14 11 4 9
Win: Sid Monge (9-9)   Loss: Tom Buskey (6-9)
T: 3:08   Att: 9,166 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore

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New York Yankees (77-63) 1 4 1 5
Detroit Tigers (76-68) 3 11 1 8
Win: Mike Chris (3-1)   Loss: Tommy John (18-8)   Save: Aurelio Lopez (17)
T: 2:06   Att: 30,836 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore

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Texas Rangers (71-72) 6 11 2 9
Minnesota Twins (72-69) 5 8 1 4
Win: Steve Comer (15-10)   Loss: Paul Hartzell (6-8)   Save: Jim Kern (26)
T: 2:23   Att: 9,261 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore

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Chicago White Sox (60-82) 0 4 3 7
Oakland A's (50-93) 3 7 0 6
Win: Brian Kingman (6-5)   Loss: Steve Trout (8-8)
1st game of doubleheader T: 2:14 Boxscore

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Chicago White Sox (61-82) 7 11 1 9
Oakland A's (50-94) 0 6 3 7
Win: Richard Dotson (1-0)   Loss: Mike Norris (5-8)
2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:38   Att: 2,382 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore

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Kansas City Royals (75-67) 3 10 0 10
Seattle Mariners (60-84) 1 6 1 6
Win: Larry Gura (11-10)   Loss: Mike Parrott (13-10)
T: 2:17   Att: 7,236 at The Kingdome Boxscore

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San Diego Padres (61-83) 4 7 1 5
Atlanta Braves (55-87) 1 7 3 7
Win: Randy Jones (11-11)   Loss: Phil Niekro (17-19)   Save: Steve Mura (1)
T: 2:10   Att: 2,782 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Boxscore

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Philadelphia Phillies (71-71) 2 9 3 7
Chicago Cubs (73-67) 15 22 0 10
Win: Rick Reuschel (17-9)   Loss: Kevin Saucier (1-4)
T: 2:29   Att: 20,922 at Wrigley Field Boxscore

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Los Angeles Dodgers (68-75) 3 7 0 5
Cincinnati Reds (81-63) 1 6 0 9
Win: Rick Sutcliffe (14-9)   Loss: Fred Norman (11-11)   Save: Lerrin LaGrow (3)
T: 2:42   Att: 39,066 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore

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San Francisco Giants (63-81) 1 8 0 7
Houston Astros (81-62) 4 9 0 6
Win: Ken Forsch (10-6)   Loss: Greg Minton (2-3)   Save: Joe Sambito (19)
T: 2:24   Att: 11,570 at The Astrodome Boxscore

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Pittsburgh Pirates (85-57) 6 15 1 9
New York Mets (55-85) 5 11 2 6
Win: Kent Tekulve (9-7)   Loss: Ed Glynn (1-3)
T: 3:07   Att: 9,093 at Shea Stadium Boxscore

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Montreal Expos (81-55) 4 8 1 7
St. Louis Cardinals (76-64) 1 8 1 7
Win: Rudy May (9-2)   Loss: Pete Vuckovich (13-10)   Save: Woodie Fryman (9)
T: 2:38   Att: 46,351 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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