Sports headlines for Sunday April 26, 1981:

• Watson's Birdie Binge Nets New Orleans Title
• Rookie Shepherd Wins Virginia 500

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Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (9-6) 1 7 1 12 San Francisco Giants (6-11) 3 6 1 5 Win: Doyle Alexander (3-1)   Loss: Gaylord Perry (1-2)   Save: Greg Minton (2) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:50 Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Atlanta Braves (9-7) 5 7 1 7 San Francisco Giants (7-11) 8 17 0 10 Win: Al Holland (1-1)   Loss: Tommy Boggs (1-2)   Save: Gary Lavelle (2) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:36   Att: 14,144 at Candlestick Park Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Boston Red Sox (7-5) 7 12 0 10 Baltimore Orioles (4-7) 5 9 0 5 Win: Dennis Eckersley (2-1)   Loss: Tim Stoddard (1-1) T: 2:39   Att: 24,922 at Memorial Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB California Angels (8-8) 7 8 0 10 Minnesota Twins (3-11) 1 2 1 3 Win: Mike Witt (1-1)   Loss: Roger Erickson (0-2) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:11 Boxscore

Team R H E LOB California Angels (8-9) 2 6 2 5 Minnesota Twins (4-11) 5 6 0 5 Win: Fernando Arroyo (1-1)   Loss: Jesse Jefferson (0-3)   Save: Doug Corbett (3) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 2:09   Att: 18,702 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Chicago White Sox (10-3) 5 8 0 3 Detroit Tigers (7-8) 4 10 2 10 Win: Britt Burns (2-0)   Loss: Milt Wilcox (2-2)   Save: Ed Farmer (3) T: 2:45   Att: 13,410 at Tiger Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Cincinnati Reds (8-7) 0 8 0 6 Houston Astros (4-12) 1 6 1 5 Win: Bob Knepper (2-0)   Loss: Mario Soto (1-3) T: 2:21   Att: 23,428 at The Astrodome Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Kansas City Royals (3-9) 1 6 1 7 Milwaukee Brewers (7-5) 11 13 0 8 Win: Randy Lerch (2-0)   Loss: Dennis Leonard (1-3) T: 2:34   Att: 24,398 at County Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB New York Mets (4-6) 4 6 2 3 Montreal Expos (10-2) 8 12 3 10 Win: Ray Burris (2-1)   Loss: Pat Zachry (3-1) 1st game of doubleheader T: 2:22 Boxscore

Team R H E LOB New York Mets (4-7) 6 12 0 8 Montreal Expos (11-2) 7 11 1 6 Win: Scott Sanderson (3-0)   Loss: Craig Swan (0-2)   Save: Woodie Fryman (3) 2nd game of doubleheader T: 3:00   Att: 41,697 at Olympic Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Oakland A's (17-1) 9 11 2 9 Seattle Mariners (4-12) 4 6 2 5 Win: Matt Keough (4-0)   Loss: Mike Parrott (0-1) T: 3:06   Att: 15,562 at The Kingdome Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Philadelphia Phillies (10-5) 6 10 0 10 Chicago Cubs (1-13) 2 8 0 7 Win: Marty Bystrom (1-0)   Loss: Bill Caudill (0-1) T: 2:40   Att: 10,093 at Wrigley Field Boxscore

Team R H E LOB San Diego Padres (6-11) 2 7 0 5 Los Angeles Dodgers (13-3) 3 10 0 9 Win: Jerry Reuss (1-1)   Loss: Gary Lucas (2-2) T: 2:38   Att: 50,533 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB St. Louis Cardinals (9-2) 3 10 1 8 Pittsburgh Pirates (4-6) 2 5 1 5 Win: Jim Kaat (1-0)   Loss: Grant Jackson (1-1)   Save: Bruce Sutter (4) T: 2:17   Att: 8,139 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Texas Rangers (6-7) 3 10 1 7 Cleveland Indians (7-4) 4 9 0 9 Win: Bert Blyleven (2-1)   Loss: John Henry Johnson (0-1) T: 2:57   Att: 13,777 at Municipal Stadium Boxscore

Team R H E LOB Toronto Blue Jays (5-10) 2 7 0 7 New York Yankees (8-6) 1 7 0 9 Win: Dave Stieb (1-3)   Loss: Tom Underwood (0-2) T: 2:38   Att: 37,306 at Yankee Stadium Boxscore