Sports headlines for Sunday September 30, 1979:

• San Diego Fires Craig; Toronto Axes Hartsfield
• Hinkle Wins Golf's World Series

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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

Team R H E LOB Seattle Mariners (67-95) 1 5 1 5 Chicago White Sox (73-87) 6 10 0 5 Win: Ken Kravec (15-13)   Loss: Mike Parrott (14-12) T: 2:14   Att: 12,715 at Comiskey Park Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (102-57) 5 13 2 9 Cleveland Indians (81-80) 6 11 0 8 Win: Sid Monge (12-10)   Loss: Dave Ford (2-1) T: 3:37   Att: 12,995 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (91-69) 1 7 0 6 Detroit Tigers (85-76) 5 11 0 7 Win: Jack Morris (17-7)   Loss: Bob Stanley (16-12) T: 2:01   Att: 20,167 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Oakland A's (54-108) 6 12 3 6 Kansas City Royals (85-77) 5 11 1 9 Win: Brian Kingman (8-7)   Loss: Dennis Leonard (14-12) T: 2:48   Att: 23,842 at Royals Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Milwaukee Brewers (95-66) 0 9 0 8 Minnesota Twins (82-80) 5 9 1 7 Win: Jerry Koosman (20-13)   Loss: Lary Sorensen (15-14) T: 1:54   Att: 10,277 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Toronto Blue Jays (53-109) 2 7 1 7 New York Yankees (89-71) 9 16 1 11 Win: Ron Davis (14-2)   Loss: Dave Stieb (8-8)   Save: Mike Griffin (1) T: 2:29   Att: 28,150 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB California Angels (88-74) 11 14 2 9 Texas Rangers (83-79) 5 8 1 9 Win: Chris Knapp (5-5)   Loss: Steve Comer (17-12) T: 2:36   Att: 9,086 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (66-94) 7 11 0 9 Cincinnati Reds (90-71) 2 6 0 6 Win: Phil Niekro (21-20)   Loss: Bill Bonham (9-7) T: 2:21   Att: 50,932 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (89-73) 3 7 0 6 Los Angeles Dodgers (79-83) 2 10 1 8 Win: Joe Niekro (21-11)   Loss: Rick Sutcliffe (17-10)   Save: Joe Sambito (22) T: 2:42   Att: 46,741 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (84-78) 2 6 1 8 Montreal Expos (95-65) 0 3 1 6 Win: Steve Carlton (18-11)   Loss: Steve Rogers (13-12) T: 2:19   Att: 50,824 at Olympic Stadium Boxscore
Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (80-82) 3 10 0 6 Pittsburgh Pirates (98-64) 5 11 0 8 Win: Bruce Kison (13-7)   Loss: Lynn McGlothen (13-14)   Save: Kent Tekulve (31) T: 2:40   Att: 42,176 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore	Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (68-93) 5 7 2 6 San Francisco Giants (71-91) 3 6 1 7 Win: Bob Owchinko (6-12)   Loss: Gary Lavelle (7-9)   Save: Mark Lee (5) T: 3:00   Att: 19,340 at Candlestick Park Boxscore
Team R H E LOB New York Mets (63-99) 4 10 1 8 St. Louis Cardinals (86-76) 2 6 1 6 Win: Roy Lee Jackson (1-0)   Loss: Mark Littell (9-4)   Save: Jeff Reardon (2) T: 2:32   Att: 13,618 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

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