Sports news and scores from Thursday October 5, 1978

`Sports headlines for Thursday October 5, 1978:`

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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
Los Angeles Dodgers (2-0)	4	8	0	5
Philadelphia Phillies (0-2)	0	4	0	3
Win: Tommy John (1-0) Loss: Dick Ruthven (0-1) T: 2:06 Att: 60,642 at Veterans Stadium Boxscore

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