Sports headlines for Tuesday August 26, 1980:

• Brett Reaches .407 On 5-For-5
• Czech Brothers Defect, Sign With Quebec Nordiques
• Yanks' Jones Out For Season, Same For Padres' Jones
• A.L. Tells Rangers Not To Pitch Jenkins
• Canadian Kicker Breaks Blanda's Record
• Veteran Kickers Yepremian, Stenerud Cut

• Yankees placed Ruppert Jones on the disabled list

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Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (62-63) 4 11 1 7 Pittsburgh Pirates (70-56) 2 5 1 6 Win: Gene Garber (5-5)   Loss: Kent Tekulve (8-6) T: 2:34   Att: 14,695 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Baltimore Orioles (74-50) 1 4 1 6 Seattle Mariners (46-79) 2 7 1 4 Win: Floyd Bannister (7-10)   Loss: Scott McGregor (15-7) T: 1:57   Att: 7,767 at The Kingdome Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (66-56) 5 12 0 8 California Angels (49-75) 1 4 1 5 Win: John Tudor (5-2)   Loss: Chris Knapp (2-10)   Save: Bob Stanley (11) T: 2:26   Att: 29,007 at Anaheim Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Chicago Cubs (50-74) 4 8 1 6 Cincinnati Reds (67-59) 2 7 0 7 Win: Rick Reuschel (11-9)   Loss: Tom Hume (7-8) T: 2:10   Att: 20,632 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (65-58) 5 10 1 9 Chicago White Sox (52-70) 4 8 1 4 Win: Aurelio Lopez (10-4)   Loss: Rich Wortham (4-6)   Save: Pat Underwood (2) T: 2:41   Att: 10,061 at Comiskey Park Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (71-54) 7 14 0 9 St. Louis Cardinals (54-69) 2 7 0 3 Win: Joe Niekro (14-11)   Loss: Jim Kaat (5-6) T: 2:18   Att: 10,859 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (82-44) 7 17 1 9 Milwaukee Brewers (67-61) 6 11 0 7 Win: Steve Busby (1-3)   Loss: Mike Caldwell (11-10)   Save: Dan Quisenberry (31) T: 2:48   Att: 16,824 at County Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Los Angeles Dodgers (69-56) 8 10 0 5 Philadelphia Phillies (65-58) 4 13 1 10 Win: Bobby Castillo (4-6)   Loss: Bob Walk (9-3) T: 2:47   Att: 35,358 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (55-72) 5 10 0 6 Cleveland Indians (64-60) 1 8 1 7 Win: Roger Erickson (5-10)   Loss: Rick Waits (10-12) T: 2:37   Att: 6,483 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB New York Yankees (75-50) 1 7 1 5 Oakland A's (65-62) 3 4 0 3 Win: Rick Langford (14-10)   Loss: Luis Tiant (6-9) T: 2:03   Att: 32,146 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Boxscore

Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (52-74) 8 18 1 17 New York Mets (58-67) 6 14 2 16 Win: Eric Rasmussen (3-9)   Loss: Pete Falcone (6-8)   Save: Dennis Kinney (1) T: 5:01   Att: 9,844 at Shea Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (62-63) 8 13 0 6 Toronto Blue Jays (51-73) 0 5 0 7 Win: Charlie Hough (2-1)   Loss: Jesse Jefferson (4-12) T: 2:09   Att: 15,478 at Exhibition Stadium Boxscore