Sports news and scores from Friday October 12, 1979

`Sports headlines for Friday October 12, 1979:`

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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)	8	13	0	9
Pittsburgh Pirates (1-2)	4	9	2	4
Win: Scott McGregor (1-0) Loss: John Candelaria (0-1) T: 2:51 Att: 50,848 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

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