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Friday September 28, 1979
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Sports headlines for Friday September 28, 1979:




Today's baseball transactions:

   • Angels activated Joe Rudi




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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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Seattle Mariners (66-94) 1 8 0 10
Chicago White Sox (72-86) 3 11 0 7
Win: Steve Trout (11-8)   Loss: Rick Honeycutt (11-12)
T: 2:19   Att: 8,835 at Comiskey Park Boxscore

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Baltimore Orioles (102-55) 14 15 0 8
Cleveland Indians (79-80) 6 8 0 5
Win: Jim Palmer (10-6)   Loss: Len Barker (6-6)
T: 3:03   Att: 6,462 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore

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Boston Red Sox (90-68) 7 12 0 9
Detroit Tigers (84-75) 4 10 3 5
Win: Mike Torrez (16-13)   Loss: Milt Wilcox (12-10)   Save: Tom Burgmeier (4)
T: 2:35   Att: 17,846 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore

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Oakland A's (53-107) 1 3 4 4
Kansas City Royals (84-76) 13 15 1 10
Win: Larry Gura (13-12)   Loss: Steve McCatty (11-12)
T: 2:29   Att: 20,908 at Royals Stadium Boxscore

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Milwaukee Brewers (94-65) 10 17 0 8
Minnesota Twins (81-79) 1 5 0 6
Win: Mike Caldwell (16-6)   Loss: Roger Erickson (3-10)
T: 2:37   Att: 14,376 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore

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Toronto Blue Jays (53-107) 3 7 1 3
New York Yankees (87-71) 7 16 0 10
Win: Luis Tiant (13-8)   Loss: Butch Edge (3-4)
T: 2:15   Att: 17,647 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore

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California Angels (87-73) 0 5 0 3
Texas Rangers (82-78) 5 8 0 5
Win: Fergie Jenkins (16-14)   Loss: Nolan Ryan (16-14)
T: 1:53   Att: 11,965 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore

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Atlanta Braves (64-94) 0 4 1 6
Cincinnati Reds (90-69) 3 9 2 8
Win: Frank Pastore (6-7)   Loss: Eddie Solomon (7-14)
T: 2:18   Att: 33,142 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore

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Houston Astros (87-73) 5 8 0 2
Los Angeles Dodgers (79-81) 6 8 0 3
Win: Charlie Hough (7-5)   Loss: Vern Ruhle (2-6)   Save: Bobby Castillo (7)
T: 2:09   Att: 27,719 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore

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Philadelphia Phillies (83-77) 3 10 1 8
Montreal Expos (94-64) 2 6 3 8
Win: Ron Reed (13-8)   Loss: Woodie Fryman (3-6)
T: 2:59   Att: 40,303 at Olympic Stadium Boxscore

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Chicago Cubs (79-81) 1 4 2 7
Pittsburgh Pirates (97-63) 6 10 0 8
Win: Jim Bibby (12-4)   Loss: Rick Reuschel (18-12)
T: 2:41   Att: 14,778 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

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San Diego Padres (67-92) 2 5 2 6
San Francisco Giants (70-90) 0 1 0 4
Win: Eric Rasmussen (6-9)   Loss: Ed Whitson (7-11)
T: 2:19   Att: 2,861 at Candlestick Park Boxscore

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New York Mets (60-99) 6 10 0 9
St. Louis Cardinals (86-73) 2 9 0 5
Win: Juan Berenguer (1-1)   Loss: Tom Bruno (2-3)   Save: Jeff Reardon (1)
1st game of doubleheader T: 2:24 Boxscore

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New York Mets (61-99) 7 14 2 14
St. Louis Cardinals (86-74) 6 19 4 12
Win: Neil Allen (6-10)   Loss: George Frazier (2-4)   Save: Andy Hassler (4)
2nd game of doubleheader T: 3:36   Att: 9,245 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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