Sports headlines for Wednesday September 17, 1980:

• A.L. Gives Stamp Of Approval To New Owners Of A's
• DeBartolo Faces A.L. Owners; Optimistic About Approval
• Dodgers Beat Padres; Soto Beats Astros
• Phillies Win Squeaker Over Pirates; Expos Beaten By Mets
• Royals Clinch A.L. West
• NHL Overtime Could Still Happen
• Holmes Favored Over Ali, But Odds Downgraded To 11-9 From 5-2
• Judge Rules Illini QB Ineligible

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Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (76-69) 0 5 2 9 San Francisco Giants (69-76) 2 6 0 7 Win: Vida Blue (14-8)   Loss: Larry McWilliams (9-12) T: 2:11   Att: 2,164 at Candlestick Park Boxscore

Team R H E LOB California Angels (58-85) 0 3 0 4 Kansas City Royals (90-55) 5 11 0 11 Win: Dennis Leonard (19-9)   Loss: Ralph Botting (0-1) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:17 Boxscore

Team R H E LOB California Angels (59-85) 7 9 1 6 Kansas City Royals (90-56) 4 15 1 14 Win: Dave LaRoche (3-5)   Loss: Larry Gura (18-8)   Save: Andy Hassler (9) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 3:13   Att: 25,908 at Royals Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (61-83) 0 6 0 8 Seattle Mariners (53-92) 4 7 0 5 Win: Floyd Bannister (9-11)   Loss: Britt Burns (13-13)   Save: Mike Parrott (1) T: 2:17   Att: 5,435 at The Kingdome Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (74-70) 6 17 0 9 Boston Red Sox (76-66) 5 12 1 8 Win: Dan Spillner (15-10)   Loss: Mike Torrez (9-15) T: 3:25   Att: 15,321 at Fenway Park Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (74-71) 3 9 2 9 Baltimore Orioles (87-58) 9 10 0 9 Win: Sammy Stewart (5-7)   Loss: Roger Weaver (2-2) T: 3:01   Att: 9,915 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (82-63) 0 5 0 10 Cincinnati Reds (79-67) 7 9 1 4 Win: Mario Soto (10-6)   Loss: Joe Niekro (16-12) T: 2:37   Att: 25,092 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (64-80) 3 7 0 4 Milwaukee Brewers (77-68) 2 8 0 7 Win: Jerry Koosman (13-13)   Loss: Moose Haas (16-13) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:29 Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (65-80) 6 10 0 9 Milwaukee Brewers (77-69) 1 5 3 5 Win: Roger Erickson (6-12)   Loss: Paul Mitchell (5-4) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:40   Att: 6,980 at County Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Montreal Expos (81-65) 2 8 0 7 New York Mets (62-84) 5 10 1 6 Win: Dyar Miller (1-1)   Loss: Scott Sanderson (15-9)   Save: Pete Falcone (1) T: 2:42   Att: 5,723 at Shea Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Oakland A's (74-73) 6 12 0 9 Texas Rangers (70-75) 4 11 0 5 Win: Rick Langford (17-11)   Loss: John Butcher (1-2)   Save: Bob Lacey (5) T: 2:33   Att: 7,255 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (79-66) 5 12 0 8 Pittsburgh Pirates (76-70) 4 9 0 5 Win: Tug McGraw (2-4)   Loss: Kent Tekulve (8-10)   Save: Sparky Lyle (1) T: 2:35   Att: 23,650 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (64-82) 1 8 2 8 Los Angeles Dodgers (83-62) 2 8 1 6 Win: Don Sutton (12-4)   Loss: Juan Eichelberger (4-2)   Save: Steve Howe (17) T: 2:35   Att: 28,822 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (66-80) 8 11 2 6 Chicago Cubs (56-89) 5 12 2 8 Win: Pete Vuckovich (12-9)   Loss: Mike Krukow (8-15) T: 2:37   Att: 3,044 at Wrigley Field Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Toronto Blue Jays (61-84) 7 9 1 6 New York Yankees (93-52) 8 15 2 15 Win: Tom Underwood (13-9)   Loss: Jack Kucek (3-7) T: 4:08   Att: 22,516 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore