Sports headlines for Thursday September 18, 1980:

• Brett Raises Average To .398
• Dodgers, Astros Both Victorious
• Steinbrenner Boosts Martin As Manager Of The Year
• Rabbit In 3-Way Tie For Lead At Texas Open Golf
• Freedom Wins First America's Cup Race Over Aussies

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Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (77-69) 2 5 0 5 San Francisco Giants (69-77) 1 7 1 9 Win: Rick Matula (11-12)   Loss: Alan Hargesheimer (4-5)   Save: Rick Camp (18) T: 2:08   Att: 2,151 at Candlestick Park Boxscore

Team R H E LOB California Angels (59-86) 2 10 0 10 Kansas City Royals (91-56) 5 9 0 8 Win: Renie Martin (9-9)   Loss: Alfredo Martinez (6-7) T: 2:43   Att: 19,559 at Royals Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (62-83) 5 8 0 9 Seattle Mariners (53-93) 4 11 0 10 Win: Mike Proly (4-9)   Loss: Shane Rawley (7-7)   Save: Guy Hoffman (1) T: 2:55   Att: 4,293 at The Kingdome Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Cleveland Indians (74-71) 3 12 1 9 Boston Red Sox (77-66) 8 15 0 8 Win: Steve Crawford (1-0)   Loss: Wayne Garland (6-9) T: 2:38   Att: 14,845 at Fenway Park Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Detroit Tigers (74-72) 3 11 1 8 Baltimore Orioles (88-58) 7 13 0 7 Win: Scott McGregor (19-7)   Loss: Milt Wilcox (13-11)   Save: Tim Stoddard (23) T: 2:54   Att: 10,272 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Houston Astros (83-63) 10 12 0 4 Cincinnati Reds (79-68) 2 7 2 5 Win: Ken Forsch (12-12)   Loss: Frank Pastore (11-7)   Save: Joe Sambito (16) T: 2:37   Att: 23,861 at Riverfront Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (65-81) 8 14 3 6 Milwaukee Brewers (78-69) 9 11 1 5 Win: John Flinn (2-1)   Loss: Doug Corbett (8-6) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:50 Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Minnesota Twins (65-82) 0 6 2 5 Milwaukee Brewers (79-69) 5 8 0 5 Win: Lary Sorensen (11-9)   Loss: Pete Redfern (6-7) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:02   Att: 6,039 at County Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Oakland A's (74-74) 6 9 1 9 Texas Rangers (71-75) 10 16 1 15 Win: Danny Darwin (12-3)   Loss: Steve McCatty (12-14)   Save: John Henry Johnson (4) T: 3:09   Att: 7,560 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (64-83) 3 7 1 6 Los Angeles Dodgers (84-62) 7 13 1 5 Win: Bob Welch (13-9)   Loss: Rick Wise (6-8)   Save: Bobby Castillo (5) T: 2:52   Att: 30,738 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Toronto Blue Jays (62-84) 2 8 1 6 New York Yankees (93-53) 1 2 3 5 Win: Luis Leal (2-4)   Loss: Tommy John (21-8) T: 2:17   Att: 20,129 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore