Sports news and scores from Thursday May 31, 1979

`Sports headlines for Thursday May 31, 1979:`

Today's baseball transactions:

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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
Atlanta Braves (18-31)	1	5	0	4
San Diego Padres (24-29)	3	7	1	4
Win: Eric Rasmussen (2-5) Loss: Rick Matula (2-4) Save: Rollie Fingers (8) T: 1:57 Att: 11,143 at San Diego Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Boston Red Sox (27-19)	3	8	1	8
Texas Rangers (28-20)	2	10	2	12
Win: Dick Drago (4-2) Loss: Sparky Lyle (3-4) T: 3:05 Att: 13,600 at Arlington Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
California Angels (30-20)	10	12	2	5
Seattle Mariners (18-33)	12	11	2	7
Win: Byron McLaughlin (3-2) Loss: Mark Clear (4-1) Save: Shane Rawley (6) T: 3:12 Att: 5,266 at The Kingdome Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Chicago Cubs (20-25)	3	11	0	11
Pittsburgh Pirates (23-21)	4	13	0	14
Win: Bruce Kison (2-1) Loss: Bruce Sutter (1-2) T: 3:27 Att: 6,438 at Three Rivers Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Cincinnati Reds (26-23)	0	7	0	8
Houston Astros (29-23)	3	10	0	7
Win: Rick Williams (2-1) Loss: Fred Norman (2-5) T: 2:07 Att: 25,453 at The Astrodome Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Detroit Tigers (22-21)	1	6	0	5
Toronto Blue Jays (12-38)	0	3	0	3
Win: Pat Underwood (1-0) Loss: Tom Underwood (0-7) Save: John Hiller (4) T: 1:52 Att: 12,423 at Exhibition Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
New York Yankees (26-23)	4	10	0	10
Milwaukee Brewers (28-23)	5	12	3	8
Win: Jerry Augustine (3-2) Loss: Ray Burris (1-1) T: 2:53 Att: 24,707 at County Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
New York Mets (16-28)	6	13	1	7
St. Louis Cardinals (24-20)	9	17	0	7
Win: Bob Sykes (4-2) Loss: Mike Scott (1-1) Save: Darold Knowles (5) T: 2:41 Att: 15,110 at Busch Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Oakland A's (17-33)	2	12	2	9
Minnesota Twins (27-19)	13	13	0	6
Win: Paul Hartzell (2-3) Loss: Rick Langford (1-8) T: 2:11 Att: 4,345 at Metropolitan Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
Philadelphia Phillies (27-20)	0	6	0	4
Montreal Expos (29-15)	1	3	0	1
Win: Scott Sanderson (4-3) Loss: Larry Christenson (0-2) T: 1:52 Att: 22,388 at Olympic Stadium Boxscore

Team	R	H	E	LOB
San Francisco Giants (25-26)	10	17	2	11
Los Angeles Dodgers (26-26)	12	16	3	9
Win: Don Sutton (6-4) Loss: Vida Blue (6-6) Save: Bob Welch (5) T: 3:00 Att: 36,288 at Dodger Stadium Boxscore

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