Sports news and scores from Friday October 5, 1979

`Sports headlines for Friday October 5, 1979:`

Today's baseball transactions:

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MLB standings as of this date
MLB team and player statistics as of this date: American League Batting / American League Pitching

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Baltimore Orioles (2-1)	3	8	3	8
California Angels (1-2)	4	9	0	6
Win: Don Aase (1-0) Loss: Don Stanhouse (1-1) T: 2:59 Att: 43,199 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Cincinnati Reds (0-3)	1	8	1	7
Pittsburgh Pirates (3-0)	7	7	0	8
Win: Bert Blyleven (1-0) Loss: Mike LaCoss (0-1) T: 2:45 Att: 42,240 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

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